There are many ways to have a sausage sandwich in America, but two of the best are made in Illinois.

Mashed examined the best-ranked sausage sandwiches in the United States, covering meats like Polish sausage, brats, kielbasa, and chorizo.

THE BEST ITALIAN SAUSAGE SANDWICHES IN ILLINOIS

For us in Illinois, much like the Italian Beef, we do the Italian sausage sandwich pretty well, too.

That's because the Italian Sausage Sandwich at Johnnie's Beef in Chicago was named one of the best in America.

Food Network has sung its praises, it's top-ranked on Tripadvisor, and the customer reviews elsewhere are consistently stellar.

Yelp
Yelp
loading...

Yelp reviewers like Billy M. agree, saying Johnnie's has the "fourth best beef in Chicago but the best Italian Sausage, IMHO."

BEST BREAKFAST SAUSAGE SANDWICH IN ILLINOIS

If you're not feeling like an Italian sausage sandwich, you can always do something more breakfast-like.

Mashed also says the goods are the Sausage Egg & Cheese at Loaf Lounge.

The consensus is that Loaf Lounge makes a perfectly executed sausage egg & cheese.

Yelp
Yelp
loading...

That might be putting it lightly, as Michael K. said the sausage, egg, and cheese breakfast sandwich at Loaf Lounge "lives up to the hype" and is a "must-try."

97 ZOK logo
Get our free mobile app

Whether you're looking for breakfast, lunch, or dinner, Loaf Lounge and/or Johnnie's Beef have you covered.

Loaf Lounge is located at 2934 North Milwaukee Avenue in Chicago, while Johnnie's is at 7500 West North Avenue in Elmwood Park.

Highest-rated restaurants for special occasions in Chicago, according to Tripadvisor

Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated restaurants for special occasions in Chicago from Tripadvisor.

Gallery Credit: Stacker

Highest-rated restaurants for special occasions in Rockford, according to Tripadvisor

Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated restaurants for special occasions in Rockford from Tripadvisor.

Gallery Credit: Stacker

LOOK: Highest-rated restaurants in Chicago, according to Tripadvisor

Stacker compiled a list of the highest rated restaurants in Chicago from Tripadvisor.

Gallery Credit: Stacker

More From 97 ZOK