Pete's Tom & Jerry's, Belvidere

The cooks Pete's Tom & Jerry's three outposts specialize in all things American food. Line cooks sling everything from charbroiled 1/4-pound burgers to steak sandwiches. The main draw here is their roster of sandwiches. Cooks put together a range of traditional handheld eats, from their specialty gyros—they proudly stake their claim to the gyro throne with the tagline, "King of the Gyros"— to deli classics such as reubens. For those not wanting dinner between two slices of bread, chefs also create 7-inch personal pizzas, 21-piece shrimp dinners, and desserts such as traditional baklava, apple pie, and milk shakes.