Lucky's Sandwich Company

Lucky's Sandwich Company
3472 N. Clark St.
Chicago, IL
Neighborhood: Lakeview (Wrigleyville)
Lucky's website

Lucky's Sandwich Company in Wrigleyville is home of the overstuffed sandwich (common in Pittsburgh and Cleveland): a sandwich stacked high with meat (or veggies), coleslaw and french fries. Yes, fries come ON the sandwich. We first heard of Lucky's after seeing the Chicago episode of Man vs. Food (Watch the segment here). While Adam attempted (and succeeded) to eat 3 sandwiches, we each made a valiant attempt to finsh just one.


I got the turkey sandwich and Jenn got the veggie. The sandwiches consist of either fried deli meat or fried veggies, and are topped with tangy coleslaw and a heap of french fries. It is a memorable sandwich, but more so for the gimmick and less for the actual taste. Not to say that it is a bad sandwich, but we did have a few complaints. It is a bread-heavy sandwich, which makes it very dry. We suggest asking for a side of mayonnaise or mustard (which we should have done) to alleviate the parchedness. I wasn't too fond of the tangy coleslaw although Jenn gave it a thumbs up. One thing we both really liked were the french fries, which were fresh cut and reminded me of Norm's Famous French Fries (for those familiar with the Upper Peninsula french fry staple).

Turkey Sandwich

All in all, it was a pretty fun experience. The sandwiches were pretty decent, but again, Lucky's is more about gimmick than anything. Still, Lucky's Sandwiches offers a great value (only $7 per ginormous sandwich) and a fun, laidback environment. We give Lucky's an 8.4 out of 10.
Quality of Food: 8.4
Value: 8.9
Atmosphere: 8.5
Customer Service: 7.7
Overall: 8.4