Submarine tender is the greatest sub place in forest park. This place is amazing, great atmosphere, great staff, great food and unbelievable prices. I've been coming here for years and will continue to do so. All of the food is fresh and the staff is unbelievable. read more

I dream about their cheese fries; I compare all others to this place and haven't found many that are as good or better. I love this place, it's only a few blocks from my parents house so I stop by frequently for some cheese fries or for a sub. The cheese fries are super cheap and come in this big paper cone-like contraption, a steal for the price. They are cheesy perfection. I will say the subs are just ok, they'll do in a pinch, but they're nothing to write home about. I guess I'm spoiled by the perfection that is Alpine Subs just across town. Sub Tender is much more than subs and fries, they have a little bit of everything: gyros, burgers, dogs, shakes, fish sandwiches and more. The staff, I assume they're all family, have been here for ages and work like a well oiled machine. Bottom line: If you're looking for some good fast food give this place a try, there's a little something for everyone; unless of course you're looking for a salad then you're SOL... TIP: They're known for their BG (butter-garlic) fries, lots of people rave about them although I'm really not a fan. read more

Outstanding old school submarine sandwich. Just like an Italian deli makes. You will not be disappointed!

3 words-Butter Garlic Fries! This place has the best. I also love the 'depth charge' submarine sandwich. My mom loves the 'ham/turkey ' submarine sandwich. I haven't really tried anything else on the menu so I can't speak on it. Whenever I come here I receive good customer service, food is prepared in a timely manner, decent prices and my bg fries are always on point. read more

My friends and I came here around noon on a random summer Monday for lunch. They have a huge selection of not only subs but other lunch fare. Super reasonable prices, amazing fries, and great milkshakes too. I ordered a Super cheese sub (6") and it was more than enough food. Definitely try the fries if you stop by. read more

Submarine Tender - The sheer size of the super sub - 6"! Fries on the side too, of course! - Sandwiches Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

Great fast food sandwich's. Much better than all other sandwich places in the greater area. Butter garlic fries come highly recommended. They're open pretty late too. read more

Pretty solid. Not as good as some of the independent small Italian deli type sandwich places scattered in the area, but a big step ahead of almost any chain sandwich store. Ordered a large roast beef sandwich and they didn't skimp on the meat. Normally I ask for provolone on these kind of sandwiches, but this one came with some kind of white American cheese - or so it seemed. The bun was pretty good. I ordered some fries to accompany and those filled the bill. Worth another visit at some point. read more

I'm from the east coast where Italian sub shops decorate every other block, so I'm a bit of a sub-snob. I recently went to this place and loved the old-style menu - the place literally feels like a time capsule inside. The workers are very nice, and it certainly has a friendly family feel. Prices are great for the size you get, but the meat quality inside the sub actually isn't great and not worth the price. The bread is amazing sandwich bread, so props there. We also ordered the butter garlic fries but they were so heavily seasoned with old bay that we really didn't enjoy them. I imagine this is an awesome place to get cheap food in the wee hours of the morning (it's open at 2am) but for a standard lunch it wasn't too memorable. read more

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It I could put zero on here I would! The Customer service here is a joke! I had come here a couple of times and I have ordered the exact same thing each time (gyro salad with extra meat extra veggies and extra pitta). This time I checked to make sure that they had the extras I ordered, they forgot the pitta, so I told them to give me one. I proceeded to go home assuming that they had put the extra meat, sat down to eat it and noticed that there wasn't extra meat. I immediately contacted them, they said you need to bring back the salad to get weighed. I went in to that it weighed and she said it was already eaten, when all I did was move the bread off it. The lady there didn't want to hear it or offer any solutions to my situation. Give us a refund or offer a new salad. Which is totally wrong. To keep this short, I PAID FOR SOMETHING I DIDN'T GET! I feel very cheated! Beware! for those that love this place, just check your order cause they ain't gonna do shit to fix their mistakes. read more

Oh submarine tender. So simple and yet so good. I live for the turkey and ham sub, and my husband loves the pastrami and beef. Their fries are thin cut and delicious even after a car ride home. Nothing fancy, but a great spot for an affordable meal. read more

I was in Oak Park and was craving a comfort food. I came across this sub place and so glad I tried it out. The subs are so delicious and reasonably priced as well. read more

I have been eating sub tender for my entire life. Good late night food. The workers there put up with so much on a nightly basis due to the drunk crowd, but continue to deliver good, honest business. ps: i love you sub t. read more

A very popular sandwich shop. I have never been disappointed. Prices are reasonable. The meat is cut very thin and scanty but worth the price. It is not a deli in the traditional sense. It's a step up from Subway. They have deli style large pickles. Fish sandwich very tasty. At this time it is open for takeout only, not for sitting. Recommended. read more

Three words: BUTTER GARLIC FRIES!...or as they call it BG fries. I've been coming to Sub Tender for over 12 years....never been disappointed! Great, friendly staff. Great sandwiches. SENSATIONAL BG fries! (I could live on these....it would be a short life, spent in a food coma though!). Overall great value for money. Parking's a little tight but the food makes up for that small inconvenience. read more

Grat sub and service was excellent. Perfect pickles and fresh ingredients. I will return in the future.

Small local neighborhood submarine shop that hit the spot. Ordered the combination sub and it was perfect.

Did you know that Sub Tender just made Chicago's Best for one of their sandwiches, gyro, and garlic fries? Yeah - I found out the last time I was there. But the Chicago cop cars that came from two towns away might be clear beacon that something good is happening here. Frankly, I love their garlic fries and that alone would make me want to go back again and again. I've gone for gyros (yum!) and sandwiches. The sandwiches are clearly better than anything you could get at Subway (which just tastes like a cheap hooker in comparison) and are well priced. Seriously. M and I went and shared a 12" signature sub (essentially Italian except with roast beef) and garlic fries for about eight bucks. The space is clean and well lit. That's good because practically everyone who orders to go ends up having a seat while they wait for their food to be made. Exactly. Making the food takes a good minute which could be obnoxious if you're accustomed to Subway. Let me tell you though: it's worth it. Some of the employees don't speak English well (I'm sure they know the menu items) and you can't count on getting answers to any questions. Also, the parking lot is poorly designed. Hey - I'm thankful they HAVE a small parking lot but it really is an accident waiting to happen. read more

Sub T will always be one of my fav stops in Forest Park. The staff is friendly, and the expansive menu is just oh so good (and not just for late night drunk food). I still have yet to find subs like this in the far west burbs. The bread is soft, the mayo is thick, and I'm getting really hungry just writing about them. You can't stop at Sub T without getting an order of BG Fries, it's like a sin. French fries soaked in a garlic butter (thus, butter garlic fries). They are amazing and you'll always want more. Haven't found anywhere else that makes anything like them. And I've looked! Just be sure if you're on a date that they eat some, too. If you both have bg fry breath, it's not so bad. If it's just you, your date may be shoveling a full tin of altoids in your mouth. p.s. there's no public bathroom here. and be careful in the tiny, oddly-shaped parking lot. read more

AWESOME. I don't think you can go wrong here, ever. My favorites are the BG Fries, Gyro with Everything Plate, King Turkey (Extra Mayo) - the SuperBurger (or called something like that) is great as well. They are sometimes kind of grumpy and if you don't order enough - there is a surcharge on using a card. This is new because FOREVER they didn't take cards and only took cash which was a pain. One of my favorites when I am back near my native Oak Park. They are open pretty late too in case you are hungry after you have been drinking (there is a bar across the street too) To answer an earlier comment - you can use the washroom next door at the laundromat but like any public washroom - watch what you are touching and use a paper towel to grab the door as possible. read more

We wanted to try something that wasn't a tourist trap. My boyfriend and I are staying in Forest Park for 3 days to visit Chicago. Before heading into the city, we stopped by this shop for lunch. I ordered a combination regular sized sandwich, mushrooms, and a drink. The sandwich was really good and best of all super affordable! read more

I love coming here whenever I'm in the area and want a GOOD submarine sandwich. The bread, meat, cheese, and veggies are always fresh. The prices are affordable and I always leave full. You can either dine in or take your sub to go. I've been coming here for years. The only negative about this place is the tight parking. However, they still serve a helluva sub. read more

Been going here since I was 13 years old! And it's still delicious to this day, and will continue to come! My entire family enjoys this restaurant read more

Here are your instructions... 1.Go late at night after some drinking 2. Order a Regular Cheese Sub with lettuce, tomato, mayo 3. Bring the sandwich home 4. Devour Sub 5. Go to sleep read more

We had seen this on Chicago's Best and were so excited to try it (5 minutes from our house). Service at the counter was fast, even with a long line (on a Thursday night at 7 pm). The sandwiches were all delicious. The garlic fries were not the best I have ever had (seemed like just garlic powder sprinkled on them), so we will get regular ones next time. Great find!!! read more

Throughout Junior and Senior year of High School, Submarine Tender was our local hang out spot: On weekends my friends and I would go there late night, order sandwiches and shoot the shit for 2 hours. This continued into summers during college when we all came back home. We liked it so much that we even got our picture taken there - if you walk in you can still see it hanging on the wall on the right side of the counter. To this day, it's sub sandwiches are hard to beat by anybody in the Chicagoland area and any trip back requires a stop at Sub-T. A few of the favorites over the years: The Depth Charge The Pastrami The Pizza Puff Sub-T is what it is: A place to go late night to get some good quick food. You order it, you sit down, you eat. After a night at the Madison street bars it's the only Worthwile place in town. I don't expect everyone to understand the five star rating, but to me, a place with so much history can get no less. read more

The Good: Pretty much everything. I would say my taste buds were tricked into enjoying the food so much since I'm usually in a drunken state whenever I eat there, but I go there sober too. Highly suggest the BG fries if you're not a health nut. They can be made too salty at times but you could ask for another batch if that's the case. Subs are always good no matter what you grab. Even the pizza puff is good, and I haven't had 1 of those since high school. Gyros are huge and stacked. The burgers are average to above average depending on what you get. The key there is the subs though. I like the roast beef and pastrami combo, but everyone has a different favorite. Patrons usually grab to go as well so seating is never really a problem. The Bad: Never order a sandwich "hot." They heat them in the microwave for a bit, and it makes the sandwich worse. Sure the cheese is melted, but the bread becomes tougher. There have been many a times in an inebriated state I would think "A hot sandwich would be sooo good right now." Then after taking 2 bites, the rest of the sandwiches is either all over my clothes or on th wax paper since I would be wrestling with the bread like a dog and its chew toy. Also, cops always grab grub here too so if you're a belligerent drunk and underage stay away. The Ugly: No bathrooms! I mean I'm a guy so I don't mind peeing in the grassy alley to the restaurant's side, but I'm sure it will be a problem for the ladies. Also since everyone and their mama goes here after barring around Forest Park, you're going to lines so try to come a little earlier than everyone else to beat the rush. With all those bar patrons coming by you should get a fine fill of drunks. With those drunks you can get either the too loud too happy drunks or fights. Either one is a type I don't really care for when I'm eating. The people there are normally really friendly but this is just a warning of what could be confronted there... Other than that...great place with good eats read more

Finally!!! I found fries like back home in stl. Sorry, chicago but your truffle duck fat fries yuck no thanks. My highly salted light colored fries, how I missed you!. Anyway me and the hubby were driving back home from the doc from our monthly beebs check in. We were starving at that point after waiting forever and being poked weighed whatever I was dying. Yelp to the rescue! We wanted cheap, fast and easy. That's what we got forsure. I love supporting local family run places and it seems that this is that kinda place. Clean, mediocre decor good food. In my opinion better than mikeys by a long shot. Hubby got the roast beef I got the gyro meal. Both very good fresh and satisfied our grumpyness. Def check this place out hours are awesome as well. Will be returning for some womb service for the beebs soon. After I run ten miles to burn this meal off read more

I love this joint. Been going here since HS (two decades ago.. gulp) and it's always the same. Sammy yummy product. Drunk or sober, never fails me. read more

Submarine Tender - No one person should eat this whole thing of cheese fries (mind you, it's more than this, I already put a dent in it pre pic) - Sandwiches Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

Got the famous "depth charge" ,a chicken bbq, turkey and rueben. Family members were not disappointed. Took me kong enough to show them. They would definitely like to come back. Why go to those fast food sub places when this place is here! No reason read more

Submarine Tender - Sandwiches Near Me - Forest Park, Illinois

By far my favorite sandwich in the area! I love the corned beef Sammie with everything on it! It's been years since I've been in the area and it's just as great as I remember. It's open late nights as well as being the cheapest place around. A king size can fill up 2 people and it's only 6-7 bucks! Plus the service is super fast as well. read more

Sub T is the reason I cannot eat at sandwich chains. I've been coming here since it opened, many, many years ago. In over a decade, I have torn myself away from my usual "Sub T" sub order and had a Gyro maybe 2 or 3 times, but my go-to is the original "Sub T." It's their version of an Italian Sub, but it's so much better than your average Italian. I love their food, and everything that my friends and family has tried (Turkey Sub, Pattie Melt, Pizza Puff, Cheese Sub) has been well-received! I love shredded lettuce, which they use, and I'm a HUGE fan of cheese. The cheese on their subs are all pre-sliced to exactly fit the bread, but sometimes I wish the cheese was just a little bigger so I could eat more of it! So good. I'm a fan of the BG fries - I think you either love them or hate them. Their chocolate shakes make me soooooooooooo happy. They're thick, rich and delicious, but not so thick that you can't suck it through the straw. Perfect! I could eat a Sub T 4 days a week and not get sick of it. When I lived out East my parents would pick me up from the airport and go right to Sub Tender. I missed it, but I'm glad I'm back and have the luxury of enjoying it whenever I want! read more

I've been coming here a long time and not much has changed. You can never go wrong with one of there 10+ subs, gyro or steak sandwich. No matter what you do, you have to try a BG fries and then you need to try it with cheese. BG (butter garlic) fries come in a large 2 to 3 person twisty bag of golden goodness. Make sure to grab napkins and forks. read more

This used to be my go to place for subs and sandwiches when I was living in Oak Park. Subs and the sandwiches are exemplary. Gyros are good too. Don't miss the garlic fries. They are yummy. Highly recommend, if you are in the area. read more

This place is a classic, and I have fond high school memories of drinking at house parties and then having that one sober kid drive us to Sub T for some garlic fries and gyros. The garlic fries will make you kill a vampire, but my god are they delicious. The staff never changes, and they've always been friendly to me. Even though this place is known for being a drunk crowd staple, you can go any time of the day and the food will still be excellent. Not only excellent, but cheap as hell, too. Their subs are really good, and I love how they use sweet mayo. I don't think I have a single complaint about this place! read more

OK after quite a few drinks this is the place for late night greasy grub! My friend who grew up on BG (butter n garlic) fries said we have to come here! It was a great late night fix! They are open until 4 am on the weekend. I do have to warn you, you will need lots of gum and mouthwash after this place, but it's well worth it!! read more

Submarine Tender subs constituted 1 of 3 sandwich places in my "Sub-off" when my twin brother came to visit. After having tried 2 sandwiches from the Tender, it was the weak buffalo* of the group, i.e., it trailed so far behind the other two places (Pete's, which in its own right trailed way behind the subs from Alpine) that the other two almost lapped them for me. But Submarine Tender did manage to blow me away with their ever popular butter garlic fries. I feel like I can still feel the heart-clogging effects of the BG fries from when I had them 3 weeks ago. I wasn't a big fan of the sub--as stated above--but I find myself thinking about the greasy, salty fries whenever I have fries from somewhere else. I find myself thinking, "Well, i can get a burger from 'insert place X here' and can run over Submarine Tender and pick up some BG fries." That's always a sign of a sinfully good dish for me. Can't wait to go back and try items other than the sub (and maybe some heart-attack-inducing cheesy BG fries). read more

This place has been a quick dinner staple since I came to FoPo in '99. It's inexpensive, greasy, steak fry yumminess that you would expect from a Chicago joint known for sandwiches. A regular sandwich is about $4 and is just enough to get full. Layering of meats is perfect and for some reason I just love their bread. It's always soft and tastes great with all the meat combinations. I love the fries though so I always end up getting some even when I don't need them. Service is pretty quick with a call up order system known to Chicago places. Parking lot is tough to get out of, especially when there is traffic on Des Plaines or Washington. read more

Much like the other famous deli sandwich place up the street, this place is all about the bread. Either you love the bread and therefore the sandwich, or you don't. The reason being is that the bread makes up about 85% of the sandwich. Yes, you read that right. If you want to a sandwich that looks like one of the pictures on their website, you have to ask for triple-meat. And the guys behind the counter don't mess around either - by the time you step up to the cashier, you better have your order 100% correct and delivered in perfect high-speed velocity/clarity or they will chop you off at the knees. Think of this place as the daytime-sober Greek-sandwich version of The Wieners Circle in Lincoln Park. Mess up your order and they will abuse you. It's decent enough that I hit it about once a month - delivering my order in perfect, high-speed clarity, with no special instructions/requests (other than triple-meat), pay the $18 for my sandwich, chips and drink and then get the hell out of there. read more

Opted with something safe and got the butter and garlic fries and gyro sandwich combo, which came to about $8. Wasn't expecting much from the hyped "bg" fries, but they turned out pretty decent. Very messy from the grease and better to have when at their warmest from their soggy texture. Not sure if they're worth the hype, but at $2.79 for a generous portion, its worth a try. Gyro sandwich was above average and not skimpy with the meat portions. Can see some having a problem with the service as the employees all spoke with heavy accents, which were hard to understand. Despite any communication issues, they were pleasant to deal with. Credit cards are accepted for any purchases over $4. read more

This place reminded me of the late night food joints we would hit up in college. I came here after spending the night across the street at Old School Tavern ('nuff said). I was desperate for some grease, so we ordered mozz sticks, a large fry, and a double cheeseburger to share. All of this was under $10, and was definitely enough to share between two people. The burger tasted really good, but was a thin burger similar to what you get at Wendys or McDonalds. The fries were skinny, crispy, and the portion was huge. I think the large fry was $1.70 to boot! Deal of the day. The mozz sticks were hot, delicious and crispy. All the sandwiches being ordered by other patrons looked really good. I would love to come back for a sammy, especially when my focus is a little bit better ;) and I can truly enjoy it. read more