Carnelli's Deli

It was ok. Much better sandwich places out there...nothing to write home about. What happened to flavor? Its so hard to find these days...

It looked so promising.  And the line at the hot dog place was so long.

Subs, panini, and such.  It should have been a much better experience than the McDonalds and other food court denizens.  But it was pretty wretched.  I had a chicken n pesto panini called the Grand I think.  Version 1.0 was still frozen on the inside.  I took it back for revision A (heat the mutha up for me) but they decided to upgrade me to version 2.0 and individually heat all the chicken pieces on the sandwich press.  If it were big chunks of breast meat, maybe that'd work.  But it was deli chicken and ended up being rock hard.  I could have used some of the sharper pieces to carve my initials into the table if I had been so inclined.

Once I got past that, I realized it had absolutlely no flavor whatsoever.  This is quite an achievement, but I don't know if it's one they'd brag about.

My "date's" sub was passable, but for 2x what a similarly fulfilling meal would have cost at yon Golden Arches, I felt plenty cheated.  And considering the oil-soaked bread it might have ended up healthier.

Now I know why the line was so damn long at the hot dog place.

It seemed to be one of the healthier options at the Navy Pier food court.  

Carnelli's had some panini and sammich options to choose from, or you could select your own meat/cheese/condiments to create your own.  My corned beef with swiss on wheat cost $7.50, but the upcharge for this touristy spot was expected.

The sammie hit the spot.