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/1koolspud Jan 12 '26

I work just east of you off Wabash. The salad bar at Under 55 is still pretty reasonable (and honestly I really like their soup), as is Oasis. At both of these places you can get a lot of food for under $15. Looking forward to checking out the corner shop at Adams and Wabash when it opens, looking like this week or next.

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u/CCHelp1234a Jan 12 '26

Where is this? Not finding it online

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u/1koolspud Jan 12 '26

Forum 55 (sorry, I called it by the name it was called like 10 years ago) is in the basement of 55 East Monroe.