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It's time for another Food Fight. Today, we square off with a Chicago staple — the sub.
Justin's pick: The Mr. G at JP Graziano's.
- I'm a sub sandwich purist. It has to be on Italian bread with Italian meats. That's why my choice is the Mr. G sub at JP Graziano's ($12).
- I could wow you with descriptive language, but I'll just let the ingredients speak for themselves: Hot sopressata, prosciutto di parma, volpi genoa salami, imported provolone, marinated artichokes, basil, lettuce, red wine vinegar and hot oil.
- Runner up: Mr. Submarine. Not for the sandwiches, but more for the old Scottie Pippen commercial.
Monica's pick: In my memory, the best subs come from Plumper's on Bryn Mawr, or Hero's on Western, because they were across from my grade and high schools.
- But if we must live in the moment, I choose the Dante sandwich ($14.75) at Tempesta Market on Grand.
- It features a crusty Aya bakery baguette filled with musically named ingredients like soppressata, mortadella, finocchiona, coppa and porchetta, giardiniera, nduja aioli, lettuce and tomato.
- It may not exactly match subs of my CPS youth, but it comes close.

🥪 So which would you go for? Let us know here.
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