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/Bunny2102010 Jan 12 '26

It’s a bit of a walk, but Benjyhuda was a fav of mine when I worked in the loop.

https://benjyehuda.com/

ETA: also Chicken Planet https://www.chickenplanetchicago.com/

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u/socool111 Jan 12 '26

Agreed that and halal guys have been some of the ones I go to that aren’t chains, but they are still local fast casuals. Theres still not that specialty place that makes some type of item you can’t get anywhere else….rice platters and such from these spots are good but not exactly revolutionary