Good food, good price, good service. What more can you ask for. I wish half of all Subway in America was replaced by this place or something similar. read more

Such a good lunch spot. Pesto Chicken Panini is so delicious. The combo with chips and a drink is a fair price. Enough seating even at the lunch rush. read more

I flew into town and had to wait for a train in the evening. Walked over to Arturo Express and had a great experience. The minestrone and Genoa sandwich was great and there was a great Basque cake. It was so good I got a brown bag for dinner. read more

Great food and service! We order catering for the office all the time and it never disappoints!

Quick and easy place tomato for lunch. They have specials every day! Some pizza, sandwiches and other combos. Staff is so friendly!

It's pretty hard to find a place for lunch in Chicago where everyone is polite, professional and knowledgeable. I found one when I was recommended by a co worker to try Arturo. I have had lunch there at least once a week since I found it and I have yet to be disappointed read more

Arturo Express - Sandwich Case - Italian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Awesome quick service restaurant with salads, sandwiches, soups, and some hot foods. The prices are beyond reasonable! It's hard to get a salad anywhere in the Loop that varies from $10-15, but at Arturo Express it is easy to do. The portions are large and the food fills you up! The people are also very friendly. If you're a regular, they remember your name and who you are. It's not your typical Chicago Loop joint where you are just a number. Everyone that works there has been there for a while. There's plenty of seating and they are quick to get you your food. They also have a loyalty card you can get stamped for each meal. You buy 10 meals and get a free one. I love it. It's locally owned, friendly faces, delicious food, wonderful cost. This is a great place. read more

Casual little place good for lunch. It's just a basic deli with salads and sandwiches. Arturo has most of the classic favorites of an Italian deli. Prices are kind of high for things that are pretty basic to be honest. This is a good stop not far from Union Station and Ogilvie Transportation Center, so it's convenient for travelers. Basic looking place with a counter and a few tables inside. It wasn't busy when I stopped in before getting on a train. This was lunch time but no one else was inside besides the workers. It's open at breakfast and lunch. The lunch menu is pretty much salads and sandwiches. Greek Salad looked pretty good. It's about $12, which seemed like a lot. The salad was a pretty good size. It had the classic ingredients. The rest of the menu has stuff like hoagies, and Italian meats like salami. Good place to get okay Italian food. It's just too expensive for what you get. This place is only open at breakfast and lunch and it's closed on weekends. read more

Arturo Express - Greek Salad - Italian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

They won't listen to you the food is generally fine when they hear you correctly you could yell and they still a make the wrong thing. They'll ask you if you want your sandwich toasted and you say yes just to get your sandwich and it not be toasted. It also quite expensive for pretty basic menu items on top of the lack of effect service is the reason I've given 2 out of 5 stars. read more

The reason I gave Arturo Express 2 stars instead of 5 is not because of the food. It's because of the extra slow service at check-out. I returned to working on-site three days a week in September at the office building next door of Arturo's. Prior to the pandemic, I used to go to Arturo's for lunch several times a month. Since September, I've only been there two other times because of the slow service. I thought I'd try it again today, and the situation has not improved. Sorry to say, this will probably my last visit. read more

Great lunch spot, food is fresh and fast, lots of great sandwiches, pizzas and goodies to choose from and reasonably priced

Love this place!! My sister and I were looking for somewhere to get a quick bite and I'm glad we ended up here. Everyone there was very welcoming and friendly. We got the croissant breakfast sandwich, a pesto chicken panini, and an old fashion brownie. Highly recommend the panini but everything was amazing! I'll definitely have to comeback soon. read more

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Food is decent. I've tried the sandwiches, pizzas, and pastas, and they're good enough. Service is good as well. They are pretty speedy with getting orders and making the food. Ambiance is fine, as it's a typical deli and or fast casual type of setting. The reason for the low score is because they advertise daily specials, but they don't actually charge you that price. I've looked at the past few times I've been there, in which I know I ordered the daily special, and I never got the receipt. When I look at the charges on my credit card, they didn't charge the daily special price. WTF. If you've eaten here in the past and ordered the daily specials, I can almost guarantee that you were overcharged for it. Since they seem to be doing this on purpose, I don't recommend this place at all! read more

Good food and friendly staff, but slowwwww. Even short lines take 15 to 20 minutes just to pay.

Love the employees and variety of items. Great breakfast spot for a decent price! One of my go to spots.

Ok. I simply ordered a jalepeno bagel breakfast sandwich combo. $8 with coffee and sandwich? Best value in area. Manager or owner checked up on me to ensure I was satisfied. I will return for lunch when I am in area. Great service. Smiles. Good food. Fantastic value. read more

A fantastic restaurant in downtown when you crave delicious inexpensive Italian food. They offer excellent homemade lasagnas including my favorite spinach version. How good are their lasagnas?? Their lasagnas sell out daily - that's how good they are!! Their Italian sandwiches are awesome - my favorites are the Italian Sub, Tuna Salad, and Turano. They offer daily specials including sandwich with chips and drink for $10 which is inexpensive for the downtown area. They have a large dining area if you want to dine-in. Please note they are open only for breakfast to lunch 6am to 3pm on Mondays to Fridays. They're closed on Saturdays and Sundays. Service is always friendly. read more

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Best little lunch spot. Super quick service, fresh food, and friendly people. Their chicken pesto panini is the best and they always have a great soup selection. Their punch card is great to have if you live locally and eat there often. Also love their potato salad! Prices are very reasonable too. read more

Best breakfast bagel sandwich I've ever had. I can't speak for lunches, but the sandwiches, salads, and entree they have fresh on display every day certainly look good. Arturo Express is a little Italian cafe right on Canal near Union Station. They seem authentically Italian with old black and white family portraits hanging on the wall, and Italian newspapers modge-podged on the columns in the center of the cafe. The breakfast bagels come with fresh eggs, your choice of cheese, and sausage or bacon, put together hot off a panini press. They have a variety of bagel types but jalepeño cheddar is definitely the best. The bagels are not too bready and nowhere near bland, and squished down just right on the panini press. Perfect proportion of all sandwich components. I should also mention the bacon is fresh, crispy, and high-quality! Service to get your bagel is fast- you'll be in and out in five minutes. All the guys working behind the counter are friendly and are usually smiling when I come in. Only thing I would not recommend is the "fresh squeezed" orange juice they serve in clear plastic cups with a lid. It would appear as if they did just squeeze oranges into the cups, but it actually comes out of purchased gallons and you can immediately tell it tastes like any grocery store bought orange juice. They got me to try it for $1.50 extra to my bagel sandwich, and I was sorely disappointed, especially with how good the bagel sandwiches are. Last item- ask for a frequent buyer card for your bagels. Buy 9 get the 10th free! I didn't know they had this till like my 4th or 5th bagel and someone in front of me had one. Highly recommended for a breakfast sandwich on your way to work! read more

Arturo Express - Outside - Italian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I have had the chicken tortellini salad & it is exceptional! You will never go back to a franchise crap chain like Potbelly's for an overpriced/over processed salad once you have had a primo JUST MADE THIS SECOND FOR YOU salad from Arturo's. Fresh, crisp greens all cut up bite-sized, generous portions of chicken AND tortellini. Your choice of Newman's dressing to go, AND they give you a fresh baked dinner roll & butter. This place is a tightly run ship from AM to PM afternoon when it closes. Everyone that works in this place is at the top of their game. Next to Lou Mitchell's Arturo Express is the last of the restaurants around Union Station that not only gives you your money's worth in these rough times, it consistently delivers good food and consistent service to the last of us who are stuck working in the west Loop food desert. I f I could give this place 10 stars, I would! :) read more

I really enjoy the food , service and Great Hospitality from the staff always, My favorite Meals are the Tony Special , Beef sandwich and Spaghetti and Meat balls are very filling!!!!!!! and the pastry section is wonderful. This location is a DIMOND in the rough in the HEART!!!!! of the west Loop between 2 of the busiest Train Lines and a stones throw away from the newly Remolded Post Office, This is why Arturo Express is a FANTASTIC!!!! Business to patronize Regularly. read more

I ordered from wild berry because I heard of how good they were. I ordered carry out because they had such a long wait. They ended up forgetting my gluten free pancakes so I called back to see if I could pick them up and they were overly apologetic and made my pancakes right away and gave me a gift card for the mistake. I came in, not only to an amazingly friendly cashier, but the manager LeAnne greeted me with a smile and apologized profusely for their error. I have never felt so welcome in establishment I highly recommend this place for both the quality of food and the aspect of having hospitality that is absolutely phenomenal. read more

One of the best breakfast sandwiches around. You choose the bread type (I go with the toasted buttery bagel), you choose the egg type, and you got some good meat selections (bacon, sausage, etc.). It might sound unimpressive, but only a few can really pull off this classic combination. Arturo's nails it. And the price is on-point too. read more

Yes! Quick, friendly, tasty, unpretentious. Spots like this remind you why there are some benefits to working downtown. Everyone working seemed chipper and happy to work for the establishment. I like that. Also, I got a delicious Italian beef with cheese, giardenera, and a fountain drink for $9 at 9am. GTFO. read more

Arturo Express features sandwiches, pizza, salads, or pasta - with an Italian skew. Every day - there's a daily special which I've never been disappointed with. They have a loyalty card; on your 10th purchase, you get a free lunch. Service is fast, many of the options are visible behind glass. Ingredients are never stale. Good options with turkey, italian beef, and meatball sandwiches. At noon - the place is always packed (telling you they are good) - yet 11:45 is a good time or 12:30 - and you can get in an out quickly. Be mindful that lunch time is lunch time. It is a somewhat popular spot at noon, but on the good side they keep the line moving :) read more

Y'all have no idea how good this place really is. This is a must when your in the area. If I could have intercourse with a restaurant I would honestly choose this one. Because Ik how good it would feel. Everyone is so nice and friendly. It doesn't feel like a eatery. This place is like the holy grail in the city. read more

Great place for breakfast or lunch. Excellent daily specials Good food nice staff check it out! read more

Stopped in on a Friday, lunchtime. It's popular spot that had a ton of people coming in. Orders are taken and quickly processed. I had a Genoa sub--it was true to the good Italian sub tradition. read more

Arturo's can do no wrong. Everything I've had from here is awesome - especially the pesto chicken sandwich. Great stuff

I used to work in the building right next door to Arturo so this was one of my go-to places for lunch back then. All of the Italian Specialty and Deli sandwich selections were great -- you really can't go wrong with any of these. My favorite was the Sicilia (Tuna Salad) sandwich -- hearty and delicious. I never tried anything other than the sandwich offerings, but I'm sure that everything else on the menu is as good as these. Service was efficient and prompt even during the lunchtime rush. read more

I've stopped in here a handful of times as it is near my school. Be aware it is a morning and afternoon place, they close at 3pm so it is not an option for dinner or before hopping on Metra for a commute home. It's an Italian lunch counter with fairly quick service and the option to eat in or take out, there are a decent amount of tables but there is a lunch rush to be expected around noon. They have all kinds of sandwiches, pasta, salads, and pizza. I've only had the Genoa, Firenze and Turano sandwiches before. They were all pretty tasty, a decent size portion and used fresh meats and toppings. The daily special meals for $7 are a very good deal. Usually it's a sandwich, regular chips and fountain drink for $7 even with tax. That is a good deal for a Loop lunch. Another added bonus is the punch card, where after 9 lunches (even the $7 daily special) your 10th is free. Good incentive to keep people coming back. Service is fast and friendly. Almost all the food is on display, so you can see exactly what each item looks like (as well as how big or small it is). Nice little non-chain spot that's convenient for those west of the river in the Union Station area. read more

The best thing about Arturos: delicious food prepared at a fast pace. As many have mentioned, walking distance from Union Station, Arturos is a cute little Italian joint located near the CVS on the corner of Canal. When I walk into Arturos, I immediately get an amazing vibe. Co-workers laughing, eating good food, enjoying the small but quaint seating in the storefront. I've tried a few different things from Arturos. I've tried their buffalo chicken pizza, which was super good. Not too greasy, good buffalo flavor, and a nice amount of chicken on the pizza. I've had their broccoli cheddar soup, which is my favorite. Super creamy, super flavorful. I've also had their Caprese sandwhich which is also very good and very filling. Their portions are pretty large for the price. I usually walk out of Arturos only spending under $10 which is an accomplishment for being lunch in the Loop. Overall, I really enjoy eating at Arturos. All of the employees have been super nice and helpful. The line always moves fast. Good eats, good ambiance. Give it a shot! read more

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Food is VERY excellent. Service great. People very friendly. Fast. Prices are reasonable for downtown. Family owned. You can blindfold pick anything off their menu and it will be wonderful! read more

Kind & helpful staff, fast service, great food & a price you cannot beat in the city for an informal breakfast or lunch! We would recommend & eat at Arturo again! read more

Arturo Express - Menu boards and 1/3 of indoor seating - Italian Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

I come here weekly for lunch when I'm in the office. The food is delicious and there are TONS of options! I've started to bring my coworkers and we all love it. The staff is extremely polite. Great environment and great people! Lots of indoor seating and they also have a few tables outside in the summer. YOU GOTTA TRY!!! read more

Fresh food! Friendly staff & welcoming atmosphere. The chicken Cesar salad are good, as well as the Turkey samdwhich! Affordable prices as well! read more

I dig Arturo's! My breakfast sandwich option guaranteed to be great every time!

Great Italian food - best marinara in town, and I come every Wednesday for the spaghetti and salad special. Delicious sandwiches and salads. Super friendly and efficient staff. One of the best independent lunch spots left in the Loop. read more

This place is great and it has a little bit of everything. At first the menu can seem a bit overwhelming, part of it may be that there seem to be a lot of regulars who come here and know exactly what they want and where to order it. For first timers it takes a little longer. They have great salads, sandwiches, pizza and pastas and don't skimp on the portions. The staff is very friendly too. If you're in the loop and tired of the train station food court's stop by, you won't be disappointed. read more

One of the things that excited me the most about moving back to Chicagoland was the Italian beef. After A couple of disappointments with Portillos, I decided to give Arturo's a try. This is the beef I remember from 20 years ago, and my new destination close to the train station. Also very clean inside! read more