Bari Foods
Tammi Yamaji · 123 Google reviewsBari Foods — among the best italian in Fulton Market. Order the Italian Beef. Nothing about this place is trying to impress you, and that's the point, and fast service. Fred Sus: "The Barese sausage is incredibly flavorful and juicy when grilled on a gas grill and even better over charcoal" [$]
What 1,430 diners keep saying
What 1,430 diners keep saying
verbatim, from Google
“One of the best Italian beefs in the city. Easily top 3. Huge portions at a fair price.”
“The Best Italian Deli in West Town. Great, friendly staff, delicious subs, always consistent and the portions haven't changed since I started coming here in 2012. Love this place.”
“Delicious Italian. Got one ordered and it was a great size and fresh for $12. Good ratio of meat to bread. Soda $1.69 is a tall can.”
“I'm not usually a beef sandwich guy, but theirs was very good and definitely worth ordering. The real standout for me was the Italian sub—loaded with flavor and one of the better ones I've had. A solid spot when you're craving a great sandwich.”
“This is one of the best italian beef sandwiches in the Chicagoland area. The beef, fully baptized, with hot giardeneria was amazing. Beef was peppery and full of flavor and the giardeneria had great heat. The size of their sandwich is bigger than many of its competitors but the price is fair. The bread held together even though there was so much au jus on this sandwich!!”
“First stop on first visit to Chicago. Italian beef sandwich is super juicy and delicious. Hot peppers bite you back in a good way”
“Excellent italian sub! Nice place to stop when you gotta head downtown”
“Look. Let’s cut to the chase. If you go to Chicago for ANYTHING, go for the Italian beef. I was first introduced to this holy grail of meat on a bun at Portillo’s and it’s been a rollercoaster of a ride ever since. Now, if Italian beef is even mentioned in conversation, I eavesdrop like the KGB. I need the meats (sorry Arby’s). Bari’s was introduced to me by a person who I hold near and dear to my heart. And no, no spoilers (Sorry River). The fact that this Ark of the Meat-anent™️ is located inside an actual Italian deli is just another special layer, like an onion (Sorry Shrek). Entering the deli, you’re met with your classic deli acutremant (sorry spelling). It looks exactly what you would picture a deli looking like. You don’t even need your imagination. Walk your way to the back, shipping as you go, and BOOM, deli counter. This is where the magic happens. Service is your normal deli style service. Guy asks what you want, patron tells them. I ordered the 9” Italian beef. Hot. Dipped. If you don’t order your Italian beef dipped, you don’t even actually like Italian beef. Buddy. My guy. Pal. Did you see those pictures? I’ll be honest with you, this is my second time there. I just forgot to review it. And unwrapping that sandwich was still better than any Christmas morning (sorry mom and dad). It was heavy, it was wet. The bun falls apart it’s so wet. You know how weird it is to say I love a wet sandwhich? The only ONLY sadness I had in me heart was I feel there were not enough giaderna? gierderna? gardienna? The spicy relish stuff on it. But, the flavor alone makes up for it. If I had the Midas touch, I would want everything I touched to turn into Bari’s Italian Beef. I’d call it the meat touch. Well. Maybe not that, but something catchy. Sandwhich wetness 12/10 Chicago staple 10/10 Parking 3/10 (parking was rough. Traveled probably 30 miles looking for a spot)”
“Benchmark Italian deli offering made-to-order sammies along w/ a solid array of packaged Italian foods.”
“I am not sure how they didn’t have a huge line. This was the best of the best. Hands down it’ll be in my dreams. Great price point, friendly staff & clean location. 🤌🏽”
“The giardinera on the Italian beef is under the meat!! Honestly kind of brilliant because the peppers aren’t falling out as you eat 🥖🥩❤️ Cup of the jus really elevated the sandwich 🌟”
“I had the 12 inch chicken cutlet. The portion size was massive. I didn't like the chicken cutlet since it was overly fried and overly breaded giving it a KFC like texture. But the lir "super hot" giardiniera was incredible and suprisingly spicy. Next time i'm in the area I am definitely buying a bottle of that. I could see myself getting sandwiches from other places and putting the giard from here for a homerun sandwich. Honestly if it wasn't for the delicious giardiniera I would have taken one bite and thrown out the rest, instead I ate half thr sandwich and threw out the rest since it wasn't worth putting these extra calories into my body on something that was sub-par. I did think the bread was above average. D'amato's chicken cutlet is definitely better and more authentic NY style chicken cutlet. Update: I came back and tried the italian sandwich. It's the best Italian in Chicago (tied with Freddy's) in large part because I love the super hot Giard. If they did not have the super spicy Giard I dont think i would rank it so highly.”
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