Stefono's Sapori D' Italia

"I love Italian beef sandwiches. However I would rate Stefanos as mediocre. The meat wasn’t as tender or sliced as thin as it should be. The juice was good. I was concerned about the food preparation. I watched as the lady who took my order, handled the cash register and took my money, then put her hand in the bucket to pull out strips of meat. This is not sanitary. She needs to be wearing gloves. At the least, a thorough hand washing. I also felt the prices were too high. The sandwiches were huge. Maybe a smaller sandwich with a more reasonable price. And a small bottle of coke for $3.25- just not competitive. I won’t return."

"Legit Chicago-Italian style sandwich shop! Hearty and delicious, authentic style, they will fill your belly! This place makes you feel like it's just another day in downtown Chicago and you're grabbing a bite at your favorite local shop down the block. The rolls are hearty with the right mix of a crispy crust along with a fluffy soft and thick interior. The meat portions are abundant and the fixin's are juuuuust right. They have so many dogs and sandos to choose from, I'm looking forward to trying a different one with each visit. Pastrami, beef, sausage, different hot dog styles and so much more. The Owner was super nice and personable and the service was quick and tidy. The atmosphere is easy and low key, take it to go or enjoy some sunny fresh air outside at one of their tables. They also have an assortment of goodies, from gelato to cannolis and more in between."

"Great hole in the wall! Been meaning to try this place ever since I saw a review of them online and it was just as good as described. Had the tri tip Italian dip which was probably the best dip sandwich I've ever had. Glad to have found this place. Need to try their gelato next."

"It gives me pleasure to review Stefono’s Sapori D’ Italia this evening. I give them 5 stars because of the way they treated my girlfriend and I tonight. This is our second time visiting but the first time we left with no hotdogs due to the fact that THEY STOP SERVING FOOD 30 MIN BEFORE CLOSING. I’m bolding that for new customers as I didn’t know that until my second trip tonight only because I asked. I guess they only serve dessert 30 min until close. This evening we showed up at 5:45Pm and they close at 6Pm. They told me they had stopped serving food but some times they have some left they would sell to late patrons. And they also sell some half off. Just so happened they had two jumbo dogs left and they sold them to us. Anyways I forgot to take pictures but we both got a Chicago style hot dog and it was fantastic. We had never had one but I can say it was worth the money. I also got a meatball sandwich, it was humongous and definitely worth the money. For the 3 items I paid less than $20. (We got one dog half off.) I left them a tip of 25% and still didn’t even break a twenty for dinner. I thanked them and I will be back. Big shout out to John for serving us happily this eve even though we we running late!!"