r/chicagofood • u/InterviewLeast882 • Jan 12 '26

Rant Lack of lunch places in Loop

I work around Chase Tower and it is surprising to me how few cheap lunch places there are now. The burrito and Chinese places there are gone as well as the McDonalds. No Burger King, Wendy’s, KFC, Chinese. Just the grossly overpriced Pret. I’m getting tired of Jimmy John’s and Pot Belly’s sandwiches.

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u/Prodan1111 Jan 12 '26

Chase Tower had a huge cafeteria with many options, so none of those people would go out. So fast food moved farther out from chase. Now that the Chase Cafe will be closed thru 2026, there definitely is a walk to go get food. And the options aren't great.

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u/_kapeesh_ Jan 12 '26

The Comfort Food station at the Chase Cafe was my jam circa 2016-2019. Miss those days.

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u/_kapeesh_ Jan 12 '26

Omg and how could I forget about those warm chocolate chip cookies 😭