What makes a great sandwich?  Delicious bread, juicy meats, high quality cheese…okay, now I’m drooling.  Illinois has tons of restaurants that make a great sandwich.  So it was really hard to just pick fifteen, but what I’ve done is list the fifteen best sandwich shops in Illinois:

  1. Publican Quality Meats (Chicago)

Publican Quality Meats/Facebook

  1. Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (multiple locations)

Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop/Facebook

  1. Max’s Deli (Chicago)

Max’s Deli/Facebook

  1. JT’s On the Hill (Zeigler)

JT’s On The Hill/Facebook

  1. Black Dog Smoke and Ale House (Urbana)

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House/Flickr

  1. Kaufman’s Deli (Skokie)

Kaufman’s Deli/Facebook

  1. B Easy (Peoria)

B Easy/Facebook

  1. Humboldt Haus Sandwich Bar (Chicago)

Humboldt Haus/Facebook

  1. J.P. Graziano Grocery Company (Chicago)

J.P. Graziano Grocery Company/Facebook

  1. Sandwich Factory (Rockford)

Sandwich Factory/Facebook

  1. Al’s Deli (Evanston)

Al’s Deli/Facebook

  1. Schmaltz Delicatessen (Naperville)

Schmaltz Delicatessen/Facebook

  1. Arnie’s Sandwiches (Carbondale)

Arnie’s Sandwiches/Facebook

  1. Bari (Chicago)

Bari/Facebook

  1. Zenwich (Elmhurst)

Zenwich/Facebook

Several great sandwich shops missed the cut. What are some of your favorites that didn’t make my list? Let us know in the comments.

Publican Quality Meats/Facebook

Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop/Facebook

Max’s Deli/Facebook

JT’s On The Hill/Facebook

Black Dog Smoke and Ale House/Flickr

Kaufman’s Deli/Facebook

B Easy/Facebook

Humboldt Haus/Facebook

J.P. Graziano Grocery Company/Facebook

Sandwich Factory/Facebook

Al’s Deli/Facebook

Schmaltz Delicatessen/Facebook

Arnie’s Sandwiches/Facebook

Bari/Facebook

Zenwich/Facebook

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