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
2. Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop (multiple locations)
Maid-Rite Sandwich Shop/Facebook
3. Max's Deli (Chicago)
Max's Deli/Facebook
4. JT's On the Hill (Zeigler)
JT's On The Hill/Facebook
5. Black Dog Smoke and Ale House (Urbana)
Black Dog Smoke and Ale House/Flickr
6. Kaufman's Deli (Skokie)
Kaufman's Deli/Facebook
7. B Easy (Peoria)
B Easy/Facebook

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8. Humboldt Haus Sandwich Bar (Chicago)
Humboldt Haus/Facebook
9. J.P. Graziano Grocery Company (Chicago)
J.P. Graziano Grocery Company/Facebook
10. Sandwich Factory (Rockford)
Sandwich Factory/Facebook
11. Al's Deli (Evanston)
Al's Deli/Facebook
12. Schmaltz Delicatessen (Naperville)
Schmaltz Delicatessen/Facebook
13. Arnie's Sandwiches (Carbondale)
Arnie's Sandwiches/Facebook
14. Bari (Chicago)
Bari/Facebook
15. 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.

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