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Jerry's Sandwiches

1045 W Madison St
Chicago, IL 60607
Phone: (312) 563-1008
Citysearch
Price:
$
Cross Street:
Carpenter Street
Directions:
Bus: 20 to Aberdeen
Best of Citysearch:
Sandwich 2007, Sandwich 2007, Sandwich 2006
Hours:
Mon-Fri 10:30am-6:30pm, Sat-Sun 10:30am-4:30pm

Editorial Review for Jerry's Sandwiches – by J.P. Anderson

In Short
A young crowd of workers lines up at this stripped-down West Loop storefront, which offers a slew of creative sandwiches along with soups, salads, cookies and more. There's a dizzying array of bread, fillings, cheese and condiments; ham and roast turkey and gourmet fixings like tomato focaccia bread, marinated skirt steak and chipotle-mango chutney. Most customers grab and go, but the industrial space--exposed-brick walls, painted cement floor--offers some tables and window stools for dining in.

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Laptoppers can enjoy free Wi-Fi access in the cafe.

User Reviews for Jerry's Sandwiches

Citysearch (19), InsiderPages (1 ), MenuPages (1 ), All (21)

2 Star Rating: Below Average

03/13/2008 Posted by Sandbar67

I'll agree that the sandwiches here are pretty decent, and the ingredients are very fresh. The problem is that the employees making the sandwiches seem to be unable to read a ticket correctly. Each of my last four visits I've had to send my sandwich back to have it made right, and twice it came back wrong again, along with a big helping of nasty attitude from the staff. One complaint to the manager was responded to not with an apology, but instead with "well, we're very busy right now" .Too busy to get it right = too busy for my patronage. This place used to be good but its really going downhill fast. I won't be back anytime soon.

Pros: fresh, unique ingredients

Cons: can't be bothered to get it right - staff has bad attitide

1 Star Rating: Not Recommended

10/21/2007 Posted by amanibay

Probably one of the worst sandiwches I ever had to pay for. Stale bread. Roast beef was not fresh and was very salty. It tasted so bad, I threw it away half-way through it. I can't believe these guys are in this business. You almost have to go and see for yourself how bad their sandwiches and service are. There are 4 guys working behind the counter, but somehow we waited over 30 minutes in line with only 5 other customers in front of us. By the time we got our sandwiches, we had already finished 2 bags of chips and half of our drinks. They have not figured out how to run a sandwich shop: take order, take money, and serve sandiwch - it's really not that complicated. Chicago is sorely in need of a good, non-chain, sandwich shop/deli and this place is just pathetic.

Pros: No rodents sited.

Cons: Stale bread. Pre-cut, not-fresh, salty cold cuts. Unnecessarliy long line/wait for a sandwich.

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Editor's Review

Fresh gourmet sandwiches in a casual deli atmosphere.  See the full editorial review.

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Big squares of homemade cornbread are just 50 cents with purchase of soup, entree salad or sandwich.

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Restaurant Information

Smoking

  • No

Parking

  • Street

Hours

  • Mon-Fri 10:30am-6:30pm
  • Sat-Sun 10:30am-4:30pm

Payment Types

  • Discover
  • Visa
  • MasterCard
  • American Express

Cuisines

  • Fast Food

Meal Price

  • $

Amenities

  • Outdoor Dining
  • Catering
  • Kid Friendly

Recognition for Jerry's Sandwiches

2007 Editorial Winner - Sandwich
2007 Audience Winner - Sandwich
2006 Audience Winner - Sandwich

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