With the Italiano Cubano ($12.00), Francesca's Forno pulls from the neighborhood's Latin roots to put a Mediterranean spin on the classic Cuban entree. More

Don't let the name deceive you, Lakeview's Salad House has far more to offer than just the green stuff. Aside from the seemingly limitless combination of fresh salad toppers, the tiny storefront offers an assortment of wraps as well as a make-your-own sandwich bar. More

I've held a long-standing grudge against Feast thanks to a rather disappointing brunch experience more than a year ago. What brought me back in? A mix of my love for sandwiches and the Grilled Chicken Club. More

As far as sandwiches go, Siboney offers a handful of options on its lunch menu. And a stand out among them is the Guajirito. More

Toast has a sizable brunch menu that puts some crafty twists on morning staples like pancakes, waffles, and omelets. The exception to the everyday American approach to dining, though, is the Ahi Tuna sandwich ($11.00). More

Cafe Bolero is a quaint restaurant that's known for its upscale though reasonably priced Cuban fare. Specializing in traditional dishes like boliche and lechon (and killer Mojitos), Cafe Bolero aims to transport its patrons 90 miles south of the border to give them the full island experience with its cuisine. More

Rather than using fish, Kingsbury Street Cafe's Vegan "Tuna" Melt ($8.00) mashes up chickpeas with celery, red onions, parsley, and vegan dijonaise (a mix between dijon mustard and mayonnaise) to make a filing with a comparable, though grainier, consistency. More

Bite Cafe's Open Faced Tuna Melt ($11.00) features a hearty mound of mayonnaise-drenched tuna salad dolloped on top of a thick slice of grilled sourdough bread. Tomato slices and pickled red onions serve as a buffer between the fish and an ample heap of cheddar cheese that's melted on top. As far as tuna melts go, this one's among the best to be found in Chicago. More

At $12, the Italian sausage sandwich at Small Bar is steep in price, as far as sandwiches usually go, but well worth the financial indulgence. More

Beyond Borders Farm to Food Truck's Roasted Portobello Mushroom sandwich ($8.00) features a well-cooked mushroom patty, which is also topped with pesto goat cheese and roasted red peppers. Too bad, the bread couldn't hold up to the ingredients. More

When Chicago native Amy Le decided she wanted to jump into the trendy food truck scene last year, she drew on years of instruction from her first culinary teacher—her mom. A Vietnamese refuge and now business co-owner, Le's mother and her vast knowledge of traditional Southeast Asian cuisine served as inspiration for what eventually became the Duck n Roll Food Truck. More

I was initially skeptical of how the sweet doughnut would mesh with the quasi-sacrosanct breakfast sandwich combination at Bleeding Heart Bakery, but tickle me a convert to the cause. The sweet vanilla glaze was an excellent compliment to the salty bacon and cheese. More

Co-created by Dion Antic, the man who brought Chicago the breakfast hot-spot, Toast, Bagel on Damen is a no-frills morning meal destination that puts some interesting spins on the traditional bagel sandwich. More

Blue Line features traditional American grub, from hamburgers and chicken sandwiches to Cobb salads and flatbread pizzas. It's a solid option as far as Wicker Park restaurants go, largely because Blue Line takes some subtle liberties with these classics. More

Albany Park and adjacent North Park make up an area that's well known in Chicago as ethnic melting pot of cultures. Billed as "one of the most diverse zip codes in the nation" (both share the 60625 code), these north-side communities are home to sizable Central American, Indian, Middle Eastern, European and East Asian populations, and boast a food scene that's equally as multi-cultural. While there's plenty of food options to choose from in the area, I recommend Orga Tea Cafe & Grill for a Falafel Sandwich ($3.75). More

At first glance, the Smoked Turkey Piadina sandwich ($5.25) looks a little, uh, flat. Like really flat. Flatter than Illinois' landscape flat. That's because the sandwich—all of Letizia's Fiore's sandwiches—are served on piadina, a thin, Italian biscuit-like bread that's both crunchy and slightly crumbly. More

Lula Cafe's Ham and Raclette Panino ($10) is no exception to the cafe's standard of deliciousness. An upscale version on the traditional ham and cheese sandwich, the panino takes locally sourced ham and mild raclette cheese, and tops it with a fried farm egg. More

those looking for a deli sandwich akin to the stylings made famous along the East Coast, Bergstein Deli is the truck to track down. Or at least follow on Twitter. More

Estrella Negra's Gorrito Croissanwich is a lighter, slightly more healthy option than the typical egg-cheese-meat trifecta. The end result is a refreshing, crisp way to start off the morning, so long as morning starts after 11 a.m, when the restaurant opens. More

While the atmosphere at Caffe DeLuca boarders on kitsch, that doesn't make the food any less worthy of sampling. Take, for example, the Mandoria ($11.00), which is aimed at striking the oh-so-delicate balance between savory and sweet. More

Located just west of the Damen/Milwaukee/North intersection, this Sultan's Markets is a long-time staple of the neighborhood for good reason—it's as delicious as it is reasonably priced. The falafel sandwich costs just less than four dollars, giving it one of the highest taste to cost ratios in the city. More

strong>Red Hen Bread has been providing freshly-baked goods to city folk and many of their favorite restaurants for nearly two decades. Given the role bread plays in sandwich making and Red Hen's place atop the list of Chicago's bread providers, it's hard to figure out why it's taken us sandwich bloggers so long to check this place out. Yet here we are, more than four months after the Chicago site's launch with nay a Red Hen sandwich post. No longer. More

Wicker Park's Cipollina, a sister restaurant to nearby brunch destination Milk & Honey, follows this formula: simple, made-to-order sandwiches crafted from the freshest ingredients to be found. That's most evident in the Italian-style deli's vegetable-heavy artichoke and red pepper sandwich ($6.75). More

Las Aadas is a favorite in the northwest neighborhood for its late hours and made-on-the-spot Mexican cuisine. It's hard to go wrong with anything on the menu, but for the purposes of this blog, we'll stick to the torta menu. More

Longman takes a few liberties in crafting their pork belly cubano sandwich.The combination of pork and ham slices remain, but the Longman sandwich strays just slightly from the typical assemblage from there. More