Been a bit since I had pockets and have to say I still love the pizza as a less heavy option. Would definitely order again.

The salad doesn't get any better than this. Easy to order online and food was good. Recommend to any who wants to eat a good salad.

Always fresh and healthy ingredients in both the wraps and pockets. Calzones are very tasty and filling too. Definite recommend you try

This place is so good. I would have it for every meal if I could! The combination of ingredients that you get to choose yourself makes it amazing. I highly recommend their house dressing. The service is great. They really do serve fresh, fast, food! The people are so nice and friendly and I am a definite regular here! read more

The calzone was great and the flavoring and texturing was amazing , I definitely will be buying again.

(PICKED) POCKET I don't get it. $10 for this salad explosion in a styrofoam box? And is it really that healthy when you add the carbs from the bread (almost 500 calories according to their website!) and the fat from the salad dressing? I'd much rather walk a few blocks up to Whole Foods and grab a salad there. read more

The online ordering process so extremely user friendly and seamless. The food was ready significantly before the estimated time. Workers were extremely friendly and the food was absolutely delicious! Def recommend stopping in!! read more

I've got no beef with Pockets and I'm not embarrassed to admit it. At first, I was sad when the Clark St location closed, but I've been ordering from this outpost for almost a year now and haven't had any problems. They're fast. Convenient. And somewhat healthy! My go-to delivery when I'm too busy to leave the house or I face a sad, empty fridge. No, it's not amazing... but hey, they're not trying to pawn themselves off as a foodie's dream. They do simple well, and keep it predominantly fresh. I've never had a problem with wilted lettuce anyway! I usually spring for the Southwestern chopped salad which comes with half a pocket. Large enough to make two meals, and cheap enough to keep me coming back for more. Every 10 orders you earn a $10 credit. I've cycled through two now, so yeah... I like my Pockets all right! read more

You won't get the friendliest service here, but the food is definitely worth the $8 (if you choose to include meat with your pocket). I don't eat in here; instead I always take it to go, and the service is very fast. And the southwestern pocket w/ chicken and ranch is a must! read more

Consistently fresh and dependable for decent fast food salads, calzones and small pizzas. This is a great location, and if you're visiting the Athenaeum, think of stopping if you want something simple. Their pizzas are surprisingly good. My favorite salad is the Popeye--a plentiful amount of greens and ingredients served with a tangy dressing. read more

Nothing you order from here has any flavor. You can make healthy food and add SPICES to make it taste like something other than lettuce. Don't bother. read more

I ordered a turkey pocket with just mayonnaise and lettuce. Seemed like a simple enough order. The guy behind the counter said that they don't have mayonnaise. I was shocked at first, but then I saw the five one gallon drums of mayonnaise on the shelf directly behind him. I pointed it out, and he said that it was for the salad dressing. I asked if he could slap a little of that on my turkey pocket, and he said no! What kind of a sandwich place doesn't offer mayonnaise?!!!! And the pockets are REALLY overpriced! read more

I ordered a salad here. It was soo delicious and filling. The staff was very friendly and service was quick. I will return

I am a HUGE Pockets fan. And have been for more than a decade. Today I went to this store location on Lincoln and was totally underwhelmed by the food. I was competely grossed out by the dirty tables, dirty windows (from the inside), filthy bathroom (no soap either), etc... eeeeew!! I won't be back to Pocket's for a while, and certainly will scratch this location off the list. Trust me - I'm super sad about this. :( read more

Advertised as fast food, it turns out this joint is anything but. Now, I gave them a pass as I ordered a pizza. But others ordered salads and stuff and still had to wait more-than-fast-food amounts of time for their things. Plus, unlike fast food, the offerings are excessively expensive. It's mostly Italian style food that requires some prep time, so why not brand themselves that way rather than fast food, which they certainly are not? Oh, because it's Chicago and the city's Italian options have them easily crushed. Right. So hopefully if they advertise as something with less competition they can win some of that market share. Except they don't do that genre well at all. Glad I tried it, if only to learn that it's mostly not worth the trouble going forward. The pizza was good, granted. But Chicago also does that much better elsewhere. read more

Ew, I loathe Pockets. I used to work in the Athenaeum and got stuck eating there at least once a week. The bread tastes like cardboard, the sandwich stuffings are rarely if ever fresh, and the salads are always bland. In fact, there is a certain taste to everything served at Pockets: it all tastes like old, dead lettuce or something. The only good thing they serve is their clam chowder, which is still just good, not great. I'm still in this area pretty often but I always just go down the street to Jimmy Johns for a sandwich now that it's open. read more

lovely staff! they were so kind and helpful since it was my first time in the store, and the food was wonderful (calzone was worth the wait!) read more

Please note that this review is based on service and overall offerings... We never had a chance to actually taste the food! We needed to stop somewhere quick for food before heading over to the Lincoln Tap Room for a friend's event. We wanted something hot and would've stopped at any fast food place if we had seen one... Unfortunately, we didn't pass one decent fast food joint once we got off the interstate! We review the menu... I decide on a calzone. The woman at the counter says, "15-20 minuites." and precedes to stare at me. I ask her if that's how long it will take to make my meal and she simply nods... My bff asks if all of the pockets are served cold. The woman says no. She asks if they can be toasted and the woman nods blankly. The guy next to the woman realizes what my bff is asking and says, "No, all of our pockets are served cold. The meat and the veggies are cold. There is no toaster." I then try to order some Dip Sticks. Bread sticks can't be hard can they? The woman says, "10-15 minutes." *sigh* I gave up, grabbed a bag of chips, and decided to eat later. The bff asked if there were any baked potatoes ready or if they had to be cooked too... Nobody answered her! Nowhere on the menu does it state that it will take a certain amount of time for them to prepare these menu items for you. This place present itself to be like Subway or Quinoz, not a sit down dining experience! Honestly, I don't think I'll ever try Pockets after this experience! Why on earth would you be open at 7:30 pm on a Friday night if you don't have anything available to serve?! read more

I love this place. When I'm craving a tasty, large salad, and I don't want to pay froufrou prices, this is the spot. Plus, the signature wheat bread you get is soft and satisfying. The delivery through their app is fast, they offer discounts for repeat orders, and I've never been disappointed. My favorites are the Cobb, Asian, and summer fruit salads, and the BBQ calzone. read more

I was at Pockets once a long time ago. It was a brisk spring day in 2001, not long before I graduated 8th grade. I had been to the district-wide spelling bee representing my school and had lost spectacularly (the word was "Himalayan". No one told me there would be proper nouns, dammit!) Before bringing me back to school, my parents took me to Pockets to cheer me up since it was nearby and purportedly healthy. It was awful, easily the worst cheering up ever. It's the worst kind of "health" food where the bread is gritty and everything is low-fat and completely flavorless. Most parents would have sprung for a sundae or something. Not mine! I never went back. Until now. Boyfriend and I were out running errands and wanted something quick that wasn't deep fried or in a bun. Stopped at Pockets thinking, that was a long time ago! I'm sure my tastes have matured. My tastes may have, but Pockets has not. This location was empty except for one guy sitting by the window nursing a Pepsi. We ordered from a nice but very unenthusiastic lady at the counter, then sat with our food as another employee mopped around us. At 2:30 in the afternoon. With a solution that smelled like ammonia. While we ate. Despite the cleaning, this place is filthy. And it's a bad sign when your business is buying its straws, napkins, and TP from Jewel (Essential Everyday, wassup). Are you just not doing enough business to order from restaurant supply, or did you run out and have to run out to Jewel? The food is as bad as I remember, except the bread, since now I like gritty hearty breads with a lot of protein. But it's very dry and needs butter, so I guess there goes your low-cal meal. The chicken is the pre-cooked pre-chopped kind that comes in a sealed plastic bag. And the minestrone soup I had was on par with the icky Campbell's Selects minestrone soup. All in all it was very expensive for an experience that was pretty unpleasant. This location is obviously not long for this world. Goodbye, Pockets! read more

I don't think i've had this ambivalent of an experience in a while. There was nothing they did wrong, but nothing really all that right either. It was just was I was driving by and felt like stopping in since some sort of sandwich was needed. I got a southwest chicken pocket and some chicken chili. The "pocket" was really just a giant chicken salad with corn and beans along with a whole wheat roll. They gave some chipolte sauce too and it was pretty meh. The chili was okay, i've had better. The service was very fast. The cans of pop were a bit overpriced, but on the whole they were alright, but there are many many other places to go first read more

yum, quick and healthy. chili with onions was delicious and so was the baked potato

Salad in a pocket? Sure, I'm down. Everything in mine was fresh, and good. The house dressing is pretty decent as well. We even ordered it delivery, and while it took almost the whole hour to get here, it was still good, not soggy or anything. read more

I babysit and the mother orders this food for dinner for the kids (and me if i can't convince her "im not hungry") It's NASTY. The calzone is basically inside out Domino's pizza but stuffed into an entire loaf of bread. Picture a bread football. Their food is all bread. I am not a carb-psycho (i love bread) but this isn't even good. It's like going to Jewel and buying a huge loaf of bread and stuffing it with sauce and cheese. SICK. I was sick once and I had casually thought about Pockets and I ended up vomiting. Not a good sign that it literally makes me sick at the thought of it. PASS. Slowly they are closing all over (suburbs, clark st. etc.) read more

Pockets is sorta a healthy alternative to fast food that can take a lot longer. They are named after their signature dish, a calzone pocket filled with veggies, meats and cheese. They also have salads, baked potato dishes and soups. It can take a while for them to prepare the pockets, so it is good to call ahead for carry-out orders. The dining area is simple and clean with a large windows to gaze out of. read more

Pockets - Sandwiches Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

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I can relate to all the negative reviews of this place. When I first tried pockets about 3 years ago I thought it was disgusting and vowed to never go back. Fast forward to 6 months ago. I was REALLY feeling the lunch pressure. Basically, I was tired of jimmy johns and looking for a place to get some fiber and a semi-healthy lunch. My coworker mentioned pockets and I cringed. But, he talked me into it. I was way surprised! Maybe I built this place up in my mind as the worst of the worst and hence was pleasantly surprised when they didn't serve me cat vomit, but I'm thinking that its more likely that the food is just pretty good. I eat here probably around once a week and I'm always happy with what I get. I've never had a calzone from here though. I always get the small salad that I can design myself. If you go this route, get the greek dressing! Its delicious! For a relatively small price you get a HUGE salad -- the small usually lasts me two days. Sure, maybe some of it could be tastier, but who expects a gourmet salad when they pay 6 dollars for it?????? read more

Great food, unique, definitely a nice change from the usual sandwich shops around. They deliver too which is nice when you're in a pinch and can't get out. The food is really fresh, the calzones are great, I recommend the gobbler. read more

The concept of the pocket is a good one. The bread is tasty but the options they have aren't that great. A custom pocket is probably a better option and it wont be cheap. The calzones are large but average tasting at best. Food quality is good. All the ingredients are fresh. No issues there. Not the worst place but definitely on the low end of my list. read more

I wanted to love the hell out of this place. So much so that I endured its crappy food on not one, not two, but THREE occasions. Why the pockets suck: 1. It's mostly bread and hardly any other ingredients. 2. They're dry (Dip it in sauce or dressing you say? Well that kind of takes the point of eating healthy out of the equation, huh?) 3. Pretty expensive, considering I've never finished one due to lack of satisfaction. 4. The cheese has no flavor at all. 5. SO MUCH LETTUCE! 6. They fall apart almost instantly and you end up picking through the remains with a fork trying to salvage the money you just wasted. 7. The soup is the same sort of crap that Panera gets...frozen soup in a bag loaded with sodium and MSG. Not at all healthy. 8. The employees are straight up rude. On the phone and in person. 9. They take forever to make the simplest thing. Although, I guess all that lettuce is really time consuming... 10.The delivery is slooooow. And if you complain, see #8. No thanks, Pockets! read more

I have lived nearby for awhile but never stopped in cus it always looks like no one is inside. But wow, I will be back. I ordered the new buffalo chicken calzone online for pickup, one of the better calzones I've had and apparently not terrible for me. Got a fan in me tonight! read more

2 stars = "Meh. I've experienced better." And pretty much sums up this place. I had walked by Pockets a zillion times and never went in until yesterday for lunch. Why they are getting 2 stars is that the "pocket" is this HUGE piece of doughy bread that over takes the entire sandwich with flavor. I'm Italian and I love my carbs, but this is seriously too much. I enjoyed the "side salad" which is the 5 toppings you ordered on the side of your sandwich as the pocket is over $8 with tax; but they should tell you they're going to do that--what if I only ordered one topping? A one topping side salad? Probably won't be back again. I've been a Pita Pit fan since college and will continue to go there. Place also seemed kind of grody. read more

I used to love this place. Now it's good if you want food poisoning. Ordering online is fun because when you go to pick up your food at the time it was promised, they just start making it then and you have another 20 to wait. read more

Oh man. I really just love this place. If you like chopped salad and warm delicious bread, you have to try this place. It's bursting with veg with really quality dressings, too. I tend to get the Popeyes pocket with Italian dressing. It has spinach, mushroom, swiss, tomato, bacon, green peppers and carrots. The swiss has this buttery taste and the whole wheat pocket is always fresh and warm and more like a baguette than a pita. It's like a warm blanket on a cold day. A warm edible blanket. No, I'm not sure what I mean by that. Today, I broke from tradition and added avocado. Er mer gersh. It was like, amazing. I also sometimes get the Greek dressing. That is also great. I have kinda been eating here for awhile. In fact, when I was in the hospital after giving birth, I demanded a Popeyes pocket. That's how much I love it, ok? They have a bunch of new intriguing things, too. So, maybe I ain't fancy, maybe I'm not rococo, maybe I'm not the jet set, just the ol Chevrolet set, but sheesh, you need to try it. Sigh, I love this place. read more

Pockets - Sandwiches Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

LOVE their quinoa bowls! Tasty, affordable, healthy, and well-prepared. So glad to have Pockets in my neighborhood!

So sad :-( I loved this place. Would eat here when I was in the neighborhood. There was a service mistake today that was quite upsetting. I will not be returning. I'm sure the food continues to be good, but there are other options in the neighborhood that I will choose in the future. read more

If you are looking for a good calzone, then you have found the right place. I have eaten at this location for several times and it is only here that I have tasted and experienced the "real" delicious, hearty and satisfying calzone in the city. The chicken is tender. The veggies are fresh. The cheese is really cheesy. Calzone really tastes homemade. They also have a pretty interesting menu, which you would surely like. Though the restaurant doesn't evoke any Italian or Mediterranean atmosphere just like other similar places, I would still recommend pockets for their delicious food and smiling staff. read more

Love pockets but their website for online ordering is typically missing the checkout button. So after I spend 20 minutes looking through the menu, collecting everybody's orders with special individual toppings and sides, and drinks, I get to the checkout page and there's no checkout button. This happens all the time. I always end up calling in the order only to have the Manager, Javier, who says, "I don't know what you're talking about. I see the checkout button right here online." Yes, Javier, that's because you're using a computer I am on my iPhone using Safari. read more

Pockets is waaaaaaaay overpriced. It's like $10 for a sandwich. Oh ya, and the last time I went here my sandwich was served with a side of sexual harrassment from the guy who made it. Great. In what universe is that acceptable employee behavior? read more

I'll preface this openly admitting I might be wrong about something. But when I hear "quinoa bowl" I think hot food. Not cold food. I hear quinoa bowl and my mind thinks of a rice bowl but with quinoa. Rice bowls are hot, so quinoa bowls would be hot, no? Apparently no. I was very excited that pockets offered a design your own quinoa bowl only to discover that their bowls are served as cold or colder than a salad. The veggies inside aren't cooked veggies but raw ones. I was picturing a bowl of hot quinoa with cooked veggies and meat. But I got cold quinoa, raw veggies and cold chicken. Was this advertised ANYWHERE on their site? Not that I could find. I tried to nuke it in my microwave but it really wasn't responsive. Also, as others have stated in other posts, this place is anything but fast. Like I said - this was my assumption and maybe I'm wrong. Maybe quinoa bowls are supposed to be cold but wow was I surprised. Maybe that should be advertised on the dish description. I can't be the only person who thinks the bowls are cooked, hot food. Also, we live nearby so we chose pick up. It told us the order should be ready in 20 minutes. To be safe we waited 30 before walking over. Our order wasn't ready and we had to wait an additional ten minutes. If the placed had been packed I wouldn't have considered this out of place, but there was only one patron inside with at least five employees working. I wanted to like this place so much as I am a massive fan of any restaurant that allows you to customize your orders so much. Had this gone well I would have probably been in there on a weekly basis considering how close I live to the location but I don't think I'll be going back. read more

Pockets is like the McDonald's of salads. They basically shred up a head of iceburg lettuce and toss it into some soggy bread, and then douse it all in dressing. I just don't see what the attraction is. Iceburg is nutritionally worthless, and a big slab of bread + lots of dressing != healthy. I honestly think I'd rather have a McDonald's salad these days - at least they use romaine. read more