This is the worst food. If you want to waste your money, go there. The people are very rude; they handed me a completely wrong order. When I pointed it out, they yelled at me they even yelled at my family and threw the food at me. It is the worst place, and the food is of very poor quality. I think I would prefer to eat almost anywhere else. On top of that, the people there are incredibly racist. I heard them say, "Oh, look, that old man is back again with his coins." It was a man begging for money simply so he could eat the people in that place are the worst of the worst. read more

Love this place been coming here since I was a teenager still taste the same the only good restaurant up north there no others with beefs the Gyro meat they Gyro meat pizza, puff in most of everything come with fries and can pop read more

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Not sure what happened -- everything used to be really good, but now their fries are horrible. They taste like old potatoes that have been sitting in water for few days. You ever tried spoiled potatoes? Exactly that. Also found two hard white bits in my burger. read more

After reading the reviews... I was hesitant. Decided to go for it anyway. Food was amazing!! Yea might be an old Currency Exchange turned restaurant, but hey who doesn't like security lol. Staff is humble, watched them deal with regular citizens and yes even homeless and arrogant people. For a late night spot and prices!!! Deff will be back. Think Mr. SubMarine ;) read more

We ordered food from Tasty Sub (not having checked out reviews ahead of time) for our first and last time. The shrimp in my 20-piece basket were overdone and tasteless. I am not sure what the dipping sauce was, but I doubt it was cocktail sauce, although it was the only thing that provided any flavor. And the fries were bland, not even a hint of salt. read more

Tasty has been around for forever. It's quick and cheap, sometimes you may have a bad experience sometimes you will not. The owner is pretty good about fixing any issue. I'll give it a 3 but worth the try. read more

Bullet Proof Glass between you and the 'Tasty Sub' employees so no need to speculate and robbing the place. This is what you order; Italian Beef, Hot and Sweet Pepper with mozzarella Cheese. TO GO This place "Tasty Sub" is the kind of place that you announce to the weakest person in the car with you (or ya) that's, 'it is OK, Imma run up in here without you to get the food, you just stay in the car, but give me the money or card for all the food; brother.' This place "Tasty Sub" is not the place you dine in at. Hence, to answer the question why "Tasty Sub" there are not tables nor not even (1) one chair. Not even a stool for you or anyone else. read more

They never fail me! 20 wings/fries well done lemon pepper!!!! So fresh! So much food only 30 bucks! read more

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The times I find myself visiting Tasty Sub is when I am very hungry in the late-evening hours prior to my work shift. The affordable, yet filling specials are hard to pass up when there is nothing else available on Howard Street that is open near and after mid-night. Tasty Sub is a grimy looking, tailor-made to the ghetto sandwich place with no restrooms, seats or tables inside, yet there are prize, tattoo, gumball machines and trash receptacles instead. Reasons behind that I'am not aware of, but it makes the restaurant designed solely for takeout purposes instead of dine-in enjoyment. Most of the times I visit, I tend to encounter the regulars who are seemingly drunk or high who give the employees behind the glass a hard time in a good way. As for the foods, the selections to choose from are a variety of submarine sandwiches, italian beef, gyro, burger & hot sandwiches, pizza puff, hot dogs & polish, chicken, seafood, and fish. And as I share this review, I have visited and ordered here on three separate occasions with one ordering the chicken nuggets, another ordering a beef hot dog, and another ordering a pizza puff which each costing no more than $5 w/ fries and canned soda. As for parking your only option is either neighborhood or street metered parking which can be limited at times. And on the topic of parking, I absolutely do not recommend parking in the Popeyes parking lot because your vehicle is liable to get towed or booted! And trust me there is someone onsite that will make that happen. If you are ever strolling down Howard Street on a late-evening or live in the area and looking to pick up takeout near or after mid-night, Tasty Sub is your place. Thomas G read more

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Coming from the Dr office today 3/13/23, my friend and I needed to eat. We've been driving by Tasty Sub for a while now and My friend's usual spot is on Morse. We both decided to stop and try Tasty as some of the pics looked pretty good. Wow! So awesome wee stopped he got a double fish sandwich & I a gorgeous wet beef with mozzarella!! They both came with fries, and a drink - that's the "meal". Soooo delicious blows our usual place outta the water!! We are 66 & 57 love great food, Tasty Sub has great food! Go in, order out, they have an extensive menu!!! Enjoy read more

Food is not good! Coming from a person from the south side of Chicago. This place doesn't come close! Fries taste old and bland. Just not a good place. They don't listen to special notes on how you would like your order. Trash never again will I but from this place. read more

Good food, great prices! I love that they're open late and they're efficient. Definitely my late night food spot.

Great food cooked to order. I prefer the chicken to their other options but their patty melt and beef sandwiches are good options. Their mild sauce is more like a homemade ketchup but delicious anyways. If you want some fast food or deli sandwiches this is your place. Can't go wrong with the classic pizza puff! Prices so reasonable you can't even be mad. read more

food was good. I had the gyro burger. It was a hit! Will be back. Glad they are open late night.

I used to love their wings until I found a long hair intertwined in my chicken wing. Probably one of the most disgusting things I've ever seen. I definitely won't be going back. read more

Got hot wings they had no sauce on them. They gave me a side of sauce that taste like ketchup to put over them. 50 wings little cup of sauce. read more

Tasty Sub - Dry wings - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

This place deserves the reviews it has. Honestly. When you walk in, you're greeted by a glass window with unfriendly employees. Signs everywhere that encourage patrons to get out as soon as possible. Films of dirt and dust everywhere. Just not a good place visually. BUT a lot of times those are the best places to eat and that's what I told myself when I walked in. I tried really not to judge off first impressions but...lord. I ordered a Philly cheesesteak. Mediocre at best. Didn't finish the second half. Not impressed whatsoever. I went there out of convenience but never again. Maybe it's different depending on what you get but as Randy from American Idol often says, "it's a no for me dawg." read more

Tasty sub is not the cleanest restaurant I even eaten at not is it in the best area. Although that was said, the people who run the place are really cool to deal with and you can't beat the price for the amount of food you get. All items come with fries that they will smother in hot sauce or any kind of sauce upon request and a car of soda. With a huge selection of items to choose from you can't really go wrong. I always end up getting a 7 piece cheese stick and a 6 piece chicken meal. It's is always to much to handle and I end up saving half for the next day. For just over ten dollars I feel that isn't to bad if a deal.. They do accept credit card but with a ten dollars minimum. Not dine in only take out with no delivery. For anyone I'm the area, I do recommend tasty sub. read more

The place is not nice looking but it's been the place I go to for late night hungers after a night out. Philly cheese steak and fries with a can of RC. read more

Everything I've had here was great. Yes, it's fast food. But it's cooked to order and when it's late and you are hungry it does the trick. Way better than any fast-food around. The chicken and fish are both delicious. read more

I ate at this place for the first time a few days ago and I can, really, sum up my experience with one word: meh. If you're from Illinois, you already know the sandwich of choice is the Italian beef. So, how your Italian beef tastes can say a lot about your business. The Italian beef here was sub par; it really lacked flavor. It had everything else going for it, but the meat just failed my taste buds. They offer good size portions for the price, which one of the couple reasons I allotted them 3 stars. The French fries were golden, crispy, perfection! I would probably just skip the sandwich next time and opt for a bag of fries. To the point: Its an okay joint. Skip the Italian beef and opt for French fries. read more

This is a great place to get the bang out of your buck. If you want some really good food for a cheap price tasty sub is the place to go. Not to mention the hospitality of the staff that are always so nice to the customers in person or on the phone. read more

I love this place. I grew up in the neighborhood and the staff has always been so friendly. I love this place a quick on the go grab for any occasion. I'm there all the time read more

I was visiting a friend in the area and wanted to treat him to a meal. I am not a big fan of fast food but wanted something quick and convenient so we decided to try this place. We walk into the place and notice two men behind the counter. My friend walked to the counter as I walked to read the menu. I heard my friend teling the one of the men to "give us a minute while my friend decides what he would like to have". I figured out what I was going to order, then asked my friend if he knew what he was having he replied I'll have whatever you're havign. I walked to the counter. the guy at the register never acknowledged(after standing there for at least 15 seconds, so I asked if he were taking orders. The guy at the register replied in a very rude manner "what do you think I'm her for" or something to that extent. I replied "what is your problem? I'm here to patronize your establishment and that's your response. I should have known due to the bullet-proof counter. He obviously have no respect for most of the people they serve in these communites. I had a few choice words for the guy and this guy sticks his middle finger up to me. I couldn't believe it. One of the most rude, cowardly, and disrespectful thing you could do or say to someone attempting spending their hard earned money with you. Black people and their dollar will never be respected by some of these individuals that come into our communities no matter how much money they receive from us. read more

What a rip off!!! They burnt my chicken and fish. Even the fries were burnt. The burnt taste was very obvious. I took it back to get a fresh order and they replaced the chicken but gave me back the SAME burnt fish. What a disappointment! I paid good money and they gave me a shabby product. Buyers beware!!!! read more

Tasty Sub - What a rip off!!! They burnt my chicken and fish. I took it back to get a fresh order and they gave me the SAME fish back. Disappointed!!!!! - American Near Me - Chicago, Illinois

Food Is Great!! Has Everything There! The best restaurant on Howard, Very Nice ppl in the restaurant and always has your meals ready to go

I live in the neighborhood and have driven past Tasty Sub hundreds, maybe thousands of times. It's one of those places that looks like it belongs in a much rougher neighborhood, including the bullet proof glass. Driving past, I've always wondered if it's one of those hidden gems that looks bad, but the food is actually decent. It's not. Walking inside, the floor and walls are dirty. There are very faded out signs with pictures of the different sandwiches they offer. They have a sign that says something like Carry out only, don't stay. The man at the counter was very polite. I bought the 12 inch Assorted Sub which came with fries and a can of soda for $8.50 including tax. The assorted refers to what looked like extremely processed turkey, maybe ham, not sure and a processed American type cheese. I ordered it with everything, which was mayo, lettuce, tomato and onion. It wasn't completely awful, but I was really hungry and only ate a third of it. The fries were OK. The sub reminded me of something served in a high school cafeteria. I have tried the Captain Nemo's sub place in the neighborhood and that was more like 3 to 3.5 stars. I know this is going to sound snobby and elitist, but I really wonder if anyone will ever read this review. I get the impression that the vast majority of people who would go to Tasty Sub probably don't own or use computers, or know that YELP even exists. With that said, I ate there and now know I haven't been missing anything. read more

This place is horrible straight up nasty the place is nasty the service nasty and the food definitely ain't tasty at all if u wanna stay healthy and live long STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE read more

Purchased a turkey sandwich and the meat was spoiled.. they said it came in yesterday

no lie. this place is definitely a hole in the wall. But it has the best fried chicken wings I have ever had in my entire life. If you come here don't expect to sit and eat don't expect a fancy restaurant, just order your fried chicken fish etc. with lemon pepper seasoning and be on your way. I repeat I only recommend their fried food read more

Soooo good, love the chicken wings & fish yes as! Good at night time fursure go to tasty subs! Call in before hand so it's hot & ready

I can't honestly say this was much more than a good chance to clog my arteries. I had a six inch polish, which I was never a fan of much in general, but this edition just a left a not in my stomache. Not much season or flavor to the fries. The food isn't the worse but if you want to eat something that will take six months off your life, you've got better options. read more

Definitely only come here if you are out of money,options, or need something late night DRUNK. I've only been here a handful of times, but thats with reason. The best thing they offer is their mild fries. Fries are usually pretty fresh. The exterior and interior will throw you off since its not really the cleaniest of places to frequent. The staff are RUDE, hate having to deal with them since they act like helping their customers is the worst thing on the planet, but they're pretty convienent since they are open until 4am. I haven't really attempted to try much here, seems like one of those places you stick with what you know. Mozzarella sticks are pretty good and fresh. Never do the hot dog, yuck. Never again. Tenders weren't bad, but look at the prices of the food. Definitely just a place to come when you have no where else to go! read more

The people who rate this place two stars on the basis of cleanliness and healthiness are literal idiots. Seriously. You can tell by the name you're not going to get a gluten free kale wrap from here nor will you experience a sit down expensive meal with a violinist playing next to you. Sooooooo that's that. Tasty is your neighborhood "hood food" (I'm half black I can say that, ha). The mild sauce is great, the fries are crispy, the burgers are huge and if you're polite to the owners they're polite to you (Because we're human and all get annoyed with each other). You're not paying $50 dollars for a burger so expect noone to kiss your ass when you decide you want to be picky because you were not clear about how you wanted your food in the first place. Personally I love Tasty. Food is delicious and super convenient (they're open til 4AM for heaven's sake). However keep in mind if you're not used to the kind of food served you're inclined to not like Tasty. As stated above it's hood food. If you think the best burgers come from [insert over priced burger joint, no pun intended] then ya probably should frequent a place like.. oh idk, Burger King or McDonald's. Just sayin'. read more

Terrible .. Ordered gyro had no flavor .. Out of all the places I've ate at this was gross very disappointed ... And he barely put any mild sauce on my fries . They give you flavorless food then charge u more for mild sauce or peppers. And the pita bread tasted like it was fresh out the freezer smh read more

Is this healthy? No. But it makes up for it with tasty food in large portions and a very big menu. Each item on the menu comes with fries and a can of soda. While the fries are somewhat bland and could use some salt, all the main entries are delicious. The Hotdogs are piled high, the Italian Beef is dripping with juice, and the Gyros are so filled that its hard to fit it in your mouth! My mother tried the Gyro meal, which came with two pitas and a pile of gyro meat and toppings, and even after both pitas were used she had extra meat. Trust me, you will not go hungry eating here. Heck, the Fries and Soda even comes with the 2 dollar Pizza Puff! Bottom Line: If you want a lot of food that's both tasty and cheap, come here. Also, every time I've been here, the staff have been friendly and courteous. I've come here multiple times, and look forward to giving them my business in the future. read more

The foods okay if you need an quick meal,large portion yes,health no,clean not to bad for with I saw.

I have gone here twice and my complaint is not about the taste of the food but about the people who work there. They always just give you what they want. I ordered 1 pizza puff which on their sign says it costs $2.72 and I ordered a whopper style burger which is $5.09 and comes with a free pop and fries. I am thinking this is what I will be charged for so I hand him my debit card. The man tells me my food is ready and asks me what kinds of Pops do I want. I said 7up and then he tells me "and the other one?" I was confused and I said "what did you charge me for?" He refused to tell me so then I proceed to tell him I only ordered one meal and one pizza puff. He said "yeah that's okay it's only a .50 cent difference" but when I get home I check my account he charged me $10.25 !!! I called them and I explained that I was over charged. The first man that answered hung up on me when I started complaining. I called again and explain to that man that I was definitely over charged. The man proceeds to tell me "but I gave you double fries" I said "I don't care I didn't order a pizza puff meal, just a single pizza puff" He still refuses to return my money and instead tells me he will give me a discount next time I come in. I'm never going back there because they are sneaky crooks and every time I have gone there they always just give me whatever they want. And charge me whatever they decide to charge. I hate being taken advantage of!!!! read more