Blue Pig N’ Fig
Pastoral
Chicago French Market
131 N. Clinton St
Chicago, IL 60661
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Pastoral isn’t cheap, but the quality justifies the price. They also charge weird denominations for their sandwiches, like $9.57, $10.02, $8.66 which reaffirms that it’s all accurately priced, right down to the penny. They have about 15 sandwiches that are all pretty outstanding, but the Blue Pig N’ Fig, is probably one of their most popular, and one of our favorites.
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The Super Bowl is just as much about gluttony than it is about football and commercials. But since we weren’t blessed with the insane talent to make this stunning (and impressively accurate) Soldier Field replica, we had to settle for a sandwich battle. Taking our favorite sandwich—the Italian Beef—and pinning four of Chicago’s best against each other seemed like the ultimate, culminating matchup. So, when we learned that two of the four spots were closed we were Bradying in defeat before the game even started. It was tough, but we dug deep, drew up another game plan, and went with Banh Mi.
