D'Amato's Bakery

"A Chicago classic, this old world bakery produced Italian breads, cookies, cakes, and more. The bread alone is what has made D’Amato a city legend. Everything else is literally icing on the cake. They’re been around since 1970. And don’t forget about the cannoli." - Ashok Selvam

"The best parts of this sub from D’Amato’s in West Town are the fresh fixings and housemade crusty bread. Unfortunately, you can’t taste too much else. The heavy amount of lettuce and tomato overshadow the salami, capicolla, and provolone, and makes the whole thing a little bland. If an overzealous coworker suddenly shows up with the three-foot version for a team lunch, take some photos with it but temper your expectations. " - adrian kane, nick allen, john ringor, veda kilaru

"D’Amato’s is an Italian bakery in West Town, with a factory down the street (the latter gets a shoutout in the season three montage). Their decent vodka chicken parm can scratch an itch for breaded chicken and tomato sauce. But for a more memorable sense of D’Amato’s homemade goods, go for their fluffy arancini and cookies. " - adrian kane, nick allen

"The legendary Italian bakery has both a public-facing storefront, as well as a bakery facility down the street on Grand Avenue where it bakes breads for wholesale customers. As part of the Episode 1, Season 3 montage, cameras capture footage of the bakery facility." - Samantha Nelson, Ashok Selvam

"D’Amato’s is a small family-owned Italian bakery and shop in West Town. Along with breads from their factory just down the street, D’Amato’s has sheet pan pizza slices and a decent vodka chicken parm that can get wet from the heavy sauce. The walls are covered with family memorabilia, and there is some standing room. But given how busy D'Amato's can get with locals and people who heard about that chicken parm via TikTok, the better move is to get their fluffy arancini and some of their homemade cookies to go." - Nick Allen