Fontano's Subs
HINSDALE
Who We Are
In 1960, Fontano’s Subs opened our first location in Chicagos’ Little Italy neighborhood. News traveled quickly about the great sandwiches being made. Since then, Fontano’s has received recognition as serving Chicago’s #1 from the Chicago Sun-Times food critic, Pat Bruno. “A Serious Sub Shop. The Italian Blockbuster is a Meat and Cheese Extravaganza – Delicious Eating.” In addition, we are proud of our Zagat rating of 25! “It’s all in the bread” (and “finest deli meats”) at this “native” Chicago chainlet cranking out “awesome” subs “the way they should be” (“no wimpy” offerings); “you know it’s good because all the cops eat here”, but plenty opts for takeout since “it’s a slice of life, not a fine-dining atmosphere.”
Our History
Fontano's started as a small butcher shop and grocery store by our great grandparents in the 1930's. Our grandparents, Gilda and Aniello Fontano, turned it into the sandwich shop it is today in the 1960s and the rest is history. We have the same great sandwiches they created over 60 years ago that we craft to perfection right in front of your eyes. We love our customers and we do our best to make sure everyone who walks through our doors feels like family and leaves with a smile. We are a small family run business that takes pride in what our grandparents and parents created before us to continue on their legacy for generations to come! We hope you stop in to our small slice of Chicago's Little Italy in the suburbs of Hinsdale. Come on in and become part of our family and try our delicious sandwiches from our wiseguy to our homemade meatballs! We hope to see you soon!
-Dominic & Joey Fontano