I made my first trip to Church's last week and my god it was bad. Chicken was KFC quality, and the only side which looked interesting was some jalapeno poppers which, somewhat predictably, tasted like something microwaved out of the freezer. I will not be returning to Church's!
This week I'm back in Chicago and I got an Italian beef from Buona. It's a chain which I think used to only be in the suburbs but now it looks like they're in Chicago proper. It's not the best Italian beef I've had, but a mediocre Italian beef is better than a very good version of most other sandwiches IMO.