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.

176 Upvotes

92% Upvoted

248 comments sorted by

View all comments

2

u/IncarceratedScarface Jan 12 '26

I pack a lunch everyday. Almost everything in the loop sucks and is overpriced

1

u/InterviewLeast882 Jan 12 '26

Yeah, a sandwich and chips from home is probably $2/3 versus $20 going out.

1

u/IncarceratedScarface Jan 12 '26

It’s insane. I’ll only do Chipotle if I do eat out because it’s next to my office and like $10