I started a new job a few months ago and just this past week discovered Americana submarine is a couple of blocks over. And now I'm going to order lunch there every single day for the rest of my life. The sandwiches are awesome. The people who work there are awesome. The shop has its own unique personality, it feels like a throwback to a Bagon era before endless chains of Subways and Jimmy John'ses read more

Period love this place friendly people good deals And good food. Came last minute and didn't disappoint read more

Americana assisted me through their 3rd party luggage storage and did an impeccable job keeping my valuables safe. could not recommend them more. Customer service remained professional yet friendly the entire time. 5 stars. read more

I was getting off of work around 10pm and on my way home I took a detour to find a 7/11 I ended up finding this little gem, I ordered me and my fiance a hot pastrami with jalapeno peppers IT WAS DELICIOUS for the place to be small with little options it was a hit and i live close so its my new spot! Very friendly customer service looks clean and it's quiet has all your basic stuff deodorants, aspirin,ice creams,chips lighters,ect great place for a quick bite. nice prices for the cooked food too! read more

If i could give this place zero stars I would, the worst place you can ever go to, do not waste your valuable lunch time on this place. First thing, I ordered a hot dog with chili chips and a pop. I paid for it all in food app, I come in and dude is barely opening up the place at 12, was supped to be open 30 min earlier. Hot place, running three fans,over nukes the chilli and gives me a hotdog with hard bread. I asked for the chips and drink and the guy laughed saying I did not pay for it. I showed him the receipt with the order details, very hard to fake a company food app, then he played dumb like he couldn't read the letters in the app and on his computer screen. Actually squinted lol smh its cool because i made sure everyone in my building knows to avoid this place like the plague. read more

We came here to store our luggage through Bounce, a service that partners with locations that watch your bags for $5.90 per bag / day. They are open 24/7 and located right by the blue line which made it super convenient for our late flight. The people who work there were also super friendly. It being our last day in Chicago, I still had yet to mark eating a Chicago style Hot Dog off my list. I didn't understand the hype about it...figured it was just a plain hot dog that you can make at home. Tomatoes, onions, relish, mustard, and chili. Wasn't sure why places charge so much for such a simple item. (Still not sure why since Americana Submarine obviously doesn't charge much for it). I saw that it was only $2.99 for their Chicago dog and we were already here to drop off our luggage, so why not? I bought it, I ate it, and now I want to always eat my hot dogs this way. I will skip the ketchup! The beef hot dog was delicious and the fresh ingredients gave it texture. The unnaturally green relish was less sweet and less tart than traditional relish and the pepper was also not as spicy or acidic. Obviously I bought two more when I went back for my luggage. I'm glad I did since I got to enjoy them at the airport and am now writing this review because my flight is delayed. If you're ever in the windy city and you want to try a local favorite, try this cheap, delicious, quick eat! I find it rare to come across something that ticks all 3 boxes for me. Oh, and maybe pick up some mints from them while you're there to avoid onion breath all day. Thanks Americana Submarine for making my first Chicago Dog experience a magnificent one! read more

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Was almost midnight and everything was closed except this place. Decided to stop in and got an italian beef. I've had MANY but this one was one of the best and at $10.something it was by far the best bang for your buck. Workers were super friendly too. read more

Sandwiches are great! I don't come in area that often so I always order my favorite ... the Bomber. Did not disappoint! The sandwich prep is inside a convenience store ... so it's take out only. It doesn't even look like they make subs here actually, it looks a little scary. It just looks like someone didn't bother to take down the HUGE sign above the store. Maybe a professional sign in the window would help. The man making the sandwiches said they converted the sub restaurant to a convenience store during the pandemic to survive. I'll keep coming back for my Bomber!!! read more

There's a 4% additional fee if you're paying with a credit or debit card. I got the pastrami for $5.39. It's the junior size which is 6 inched sub. It was a great size for what you get. Honestly, if you're looking for a sub that will fill you up, go to this place. The pastrami was like any basic subs I've had. It had peppers and sauce in it. I had a sub from a different place a couple days prior and was upset that there weren't enough peppers even though i had to pay extra for it. This place was generous with it and it was perfect. It's also very generous with its meat and toppings. It's like being in a bodega in NYC. It's a neighborhood store and it's one of those divey places you have to try. It's open 24/7. The guy that ran it was really nice. He was quick and friendly. No gimmicks. Just a really good person and service. read more

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Not ever again! Ordered through Door Dash at 10PM on 12/14/2021, All 3 sandwiches were made incorrectly, either missing double meat or avocado. All were missing pickles and all had onions, when asked to not have them on the sandwiches. Dasher immediately apologized when delivering the food, stating that if the order was wrong, it was because the employee making the sandwiches was rather drunk. Not acceptable at all. read more

Looking for a late night craving such as a cold cut definitely a mediocre place to go and eat. Service wise it's fast and convenient. Ambiance isn't fully there but it's for your convenience. read more

I have walked by this place for 2.5 years that I have lived in the area. I never thought much of it as it looks like a normal convenience that sells juices, candy and chips among other normal convenience store things. I was wrong as its not just a convenience store; they also have pretty good sandwiches here. I saw someone say its not as good as Mr Submarine...well I disagree as its much better than bland ol Mr Submarine. The jr (basically medium) bomber sub is definitely the bomb as it contains 3 different types of meat, sweet peppers, lettuce, tomato and cheese. The place is 24 hours so stop in if you're hungry in the nighttime. read more

They're open again! Their subs are better than Subway or Potbelly, the staff is kind and polite, and it's clean and sanitary. I know peple say it looks a little sketchy, but I've never had any problems. read more

Starting to feel like this place is a scam. Ordered food through their website via menustar to be picked up. Went there and he said they don't have it and don't use menu star. He pointed at what they do use (uber, door dash, grub hub, etc). Ordered again 2 days later via door dash app. Went there and nothing. Im definitely done with that. Working on getting my money back read more

This is one of those places you pass by every day and don't go in because it looks a little sketchy at first glance. I was really craving a good sub sandwich from a stand-alone (non-franchised) store so I decided to give it a shot. Inside, they have everything from souvenirs to cookies to snacks, drinks, and (of course) subs! I think they also were holding bags for customers and letting them charge their phones which is incredible to find these days! There is a wide variety of both hot and cold subs. They also have a sub of the day with special discounted pricing! The subs are PACKED with meat, I'd say probably 2-3 times that of the commercial chains. Prices are: 6'' = 5.39 12" = 8.29 Double meat = 10.59 I got the ham/turkey (DOUBLE MEAT!) which is pretty basic but tasted incredible and everything was fresh. For toppings, they asked if I wanted everything, which includes lettuce, tomato, onion, mayo, American cheese, and spices. They also asked if I wanted peppers which I opted out of. A little sketchy on the outside, but I HIGHLY recommend checking it out!! I would recommend bringing cash because there is a 4% processing fee if paying with debit/credit card. read more

I had really high hopes for this place, but it let me down. I ordered a chicken breast sandwich, which was not made as I specified. Also, the chicken was definitely NOT chicken breast; more like two little pieces of chicken skin thrown on the outside of the sub. I didn't even end up eating the chicken, leaving me with some bread, tomatoes and lettuce for lunch. Super disappointing :( read more

This place has OK sub sandwiches. As someone said, it's not quite as good as Mr. Submarine, but they try to be like that. It's been kind of hit or miss at this place. Sometimes the sandwiches have been great and other times not. Basically, the ingredients aren't as fresh. One time I went there and they didn't have lettuce. I'm like... how do you run a sub shop and run out of lettuce? Some of the other stories and flies and moldy bread are scary. Ooh... hope I never experience that. One reason to give it an extra star that I did is that it's open 24 hours. So when there's nowhere else to go, Americana it is. read more

Roast beef sandwich is great. Turkey sub is great. I think there open 24/7. Americana Submarine is an absolute hidden gem and Chicago Staple. I highly recommend it, especially if you need more than j read more

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LOVE coming to Americana Submarine. It's open 24 hours and is conveniently located by the metra station as well as the L. It may seem like a small convenience store, but it's a lovely small business with awesome subs. I stop by here all the time because the food is great (they're always super generous with sandwich toppings, love that!). The service is always wonderful and very attentive. Aleem helped me out tonight, he made a great sub and was great to talk to. They have awesome deals that really can't be beat anywhere else in the city. Also, I love that they deliver! Especially when you want late night food. Love this place and will keep coming back! read more

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I haven't eaten here in a long time but they had a really good tuna and cheese sub that I liked. It's been in the same location for years and still gets a good following especially the corrections officers who eat there between their shifts. It's a two block walk from the train on the corner of Clark and Van Buren you can't miss it. read more

Crappy late night service , always out of something and they won't cancel the order. They are willing to send you slop because they don't want to lose a dime read more

Ok I've tried this place twice now, and it's really just left me with a gross taste in my mouth. Americana Sub is a mini mart/sub place, which basically means you can spice up your sub combo meal by adding Swisher Sweets and condoms instead of the boring old chips and a drink. The first sandwich I had was the Bomber, which was ham, salami (I think), and some kind of mystery meat, which scared me. Maybe not the best choice, so next time I went back I went with a standard turkey sandwich. I honestly could only put down half of the footlong sub before tossing away the rest. All in all, the service is friendly, the meat is gross, but honestly what should I have expected when walking into this place? read more

WTF! You don't get what you pay for or what the menu says. That is my opinion of American Submarine. This sub shop convenience store, in my opinion, stays open because of the ploy it uses to get people in the door. The fact that it's open late night and nothing else does is how it stays afloat. It's right by the Metra to the south suburbs people coming or leaving the city stop in for what they hope will be a good bite. I wouldn't recommend this place to people who've been out drinking all night. And they have the nerve to have a rewards program. Service sucks! I ordered a turkey bacon sub and got a turkey sub with ham put on as bacon, or what I thought was ham at the time I saw him put it on the sub. I've also ordered the Italian beef before. They have a regular and a super beef that's supposed to be loaded with meat. No need to buy extra meat I, thought. However, there was less meat on the super beef than when I got a regular beef. When I said something, I got attitude and one more strip of meat added to my beef. Not Cool! The prices suck too, for what you get. read more

The best thing about this place is the pickle they slap next to the sandwich. I would probably recommend the Bomber sub which is essentially an italian sub with a few types of salami and ham. This place is basically a worse version of Mr. Submarine, but more expensive. The hot dogs are boiled, not grilled and are pretty pedestrian. read more

I really wanted to like this place but I don't. Or I got the wrong type of sandwich. I poured over the menu before I went. I decided on the hot barbecue beef. I envisioned slow roasted barbecue marinated beef on a toasted baguette. What I got was deli-style sliced beef with barbecue sauce. As for hot - it was microwaved. Plus, we all know what happens to microwaved bread. To add insults to injury, they forgot my peppers. I will go again but I will get a cold sandwich in order to preserve the integrity of the bread. read more

I will take this over Subway any day. It's a little more expensive then your standard sub/sandwhich shop but it's also a mini-convenience store and it stays open 24 hours as well. If I skipped lunch during the work day I will sometimes grab one of their large subs which seems to be like two feet long at first when you're lugging it around. read more

The best sandwich in the world! I am from New York and every time I visit Chicago, I always stop and get my Bomber. I've been going there since 1992 (30 years) when I was studying at DePaul University. Since moving to New York, I always try to visit Chicago and can not pass this place up! Delicious! A+. Bomber Sub Sandwich, the absolute best! read more

This is a place I would normally ignore in downtown Chicago, since there are so many options. However my circumstance lead me to this little corner eatery. I have to say I was plesently surprised with with my Bomber sub sandwich. They have 3 different sizes you can order 4",6" & 12" and everything was fresh and tasty and reasonably priced. They not only sell sandwiches but the sell some sundries as well and they are open 24 hours in an area that needs something like that. Also all the staff are great. Mohammed(the owner) was very sweet and friendly along with José and Arned. Mohammed has shared with me that this establishment have been here many many years and he has owned the store for 12 of them. Anyway this is a small place and most of the customers take to go. There are maybe 8 chairs and 3 tables that you can sit at and eat if you want. This is my new southern loop sandwich shop read more

Americana Submarine - Sandwiches Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Great sketchy sub place in the loop. $5 lunch special is great, you get lovely off brand chips w ur sandwich. Good deal for quick and cheap food. read more

Best late night sub place. Owner is very clean and uses really clean and lean cuts of meat. He's really nice and is always there, definitely going to give him my business again. He's open 24/7/365 #supportLocalSmallShops read more

If I could give this place less than 1 star, I totally would. I've literally contemplated calling health inspection on Americana Submarine. The night I moved out of my Columbia College dorm, my fiancee and I decided that we should go to Americana Submarine because we were hungry and there wasn't much else around. What a mistake. First off, our initial sight is a bunch of meat, bread, condiments (especially mayo) all sitting out, Subway style. The only difference is...Subway usually follows health code. There were flies everywhere and the mayo had this strange hard greenish yellow coating on the top of it because it hadn't been refrigerated for at least several hours. So we're waiting in line and there is one guy making everyone's food. I would usually cut someone like him some slack because that seems like a lot of work for just one person, however, this man was the meanest unhappiest thing I think I've ever encountered in my life. At one point, I asked him why we get a can of pop, when the menu shows we get a fountain drink with the meal. He literally said "Just fucking take the drink." When I replied with "Sir, can't you just answer my question?" he said "Because we ran out of fucking cups you retard." Hmm, so we get out sandwiches...mine was a simple turkey with cheese and my fiancee's was a BBQ Beef which turned out to just be roast beef with barbecue sauce squirted on it - not toasted, but microwaved. We're eating...and its absolutely disgusting. 14 dollars later, we bring the other halves home and our dog gets into the bag and literally tries to eat both. Good thing we stopped him, first. Wow. I guess this stuff is as good as dog-food. read more

I visit this place just about everyday and I love it. My special is the gyro love it. The people are very friendly and there is never a long wait for food. I recommend this place to everybody read more

Pretty good place. I've been here a few times. It's definitely better than Subway. Standard no frills sandwich place/ convenience store. read more

Do you like gas station quality subs in a place that does not sell gas? Then this is the place for you. Chewy bread and mystery meat all stored out in a nice warm environment that is barely clean. What could go wrong? The only thing this place has going for it is that they are open 24 hours (which is how I ended up there). Oh, and they sell condoms. read more

Yep, it's as sketchy as it gets but hey it's open 24 hours and the guys working the counter always make me laugh. Go here when you are drunk and you will thank me. Go here when you are sober and you will understand my 3 star review. It's underneath the L tracks on what has to be one of the darkest and ugliest corners in the Loop but if you need something to combat the alcohol, you could do much worse than this place. Prices aren't bad and at 3:00 a.m. you have Americana Submarine, 7-11, or the 24 hour McDonalds on Adams. Ya, you'll thank me later... read more

This place was actually pretty good? I had the rueben on rye, and then followed it the following night with the gyro. Decent food for the price! And the guy behind the counter was friendly to an out of towner from the South. And that ain't easy to find in Chicago....... read more

This place is terrible! We wanted to try it, because we passed by it a few times on the way to Union Station. The owner is rude! We ordered the BBQ Roast Beef, and they took out a stale bun, and put some BBQ sauce on it, put a few slices of cheese, and when I asked my Husband if it would be toasted the clerk wrapped the sandwich in paper, and stuck it in the microwave!!! My daughter said the Hot Dog she had was not too bad, but she's eight years old, it probably wasn't even a Vienna Hot Dog!! Save your $12.00 and go somewhere else read more

Great service + well made and affordable Sandwiches! Love it! Came here by accident about a year ago and it's been my go to quick eats spot for Van Buren read more

Best smoke shop in all of downtown. This 24/7 munchies spot has an elaborate selection of CBD oils, and lowest prices I've ever seen for blunt wraps and oil cartridge batteries. read more

if i had to choose between eating at americana submarine and a long, painful death, i'd choose death. husband and i wandered into this 24-hour establishment post-lollapalooza to get some grub while waiting out the foot traffic. worst decision ever. i ordered the meatball sub and got what appeared to be semi-microwaved mini meatballs, drenched in sour tomato sauce, nestled in stale bread - a battery-acid sandwich on cardboard. husband had two hot dogs, which were slightly better than the multipack of dogs you'd get at aldi. junk food coupled with disturbingly untended and unappetizing surroundings made this an experience i hope to never repeat. read more