Popular Illinois Spot Serves The 'Best Sub Sandwich' In The Entire State

By Logan DeLoye

April 8, 2025

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*Disclaimer: This article will make you very hungry*

What does your dream sub look like?

Do you prefer your bread piled high with lettuce, bacon, tomato, and turkey, or do your tastebuds scream for buffalo chicken and cheese instead?

Regardless of your ideal sub toppings, there is one restaurant in Illinois that does subs better than all the rest. While there are a handful of sub shops scattered across the state, only one is known far and wide as the best around!

According to a list compiled by LoveFood, the best sub shop in all of Illinois is Fontano’s Subs in Chicago. This beloved store is praised for using high-quality and perfectly-paired ingredients to create delicious subs!

Here's what LoveFood had to say about the store that serves the best sub in the entire state:

"Born in Chicago’s Little Italy in 1960 and now on Michigan Avenue, Fontano’s Subs has stayed true to its roots and specializes in Italian-style subs – like the Blockbuster, with ham, salami, capocollo, and provolone and Swiss cheeses, and the Big Al, layered with mortadella, two types of salami, and provolone. The bread is especially good, as is the Italian Beef sandwich, served hot with peppers and a gravy dip."

For a continued list of shops that serve the best sub sandwiches across the country check out lovefood.com.

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