Picnic Basket

Welcome to The Picnic Basket Restaurant and Gourmet Food Works Catering Service. From here you can browse our restaurant menu and catering menus, find out our location, learn more about us, see pictures of our taste tantalizing foods and much more.

With everything homemade from scratch everyday and over 25 years of experience and excellence in the food service industry join us for lunch or any meal and find out why the Picnic Basket was voted "Best Sandwich Shop" in Lake County. The Picnic Basket features only the best in gourmet soups and salads. And don't forget the amazingly huge and tasteful sandwiches and wraps that we boast as the best in the mid-west. We also have delicious desserts and cookies for your sweet tooth as well as cold home-brewed iced teas to quench your thirst. Eating healthy never tasted and felt so good. Just remember We Make the Difference.

The Picnic Basket was established in 1980 as a sandwich shop with a ?down home? atmosphere. It began as a place where folks could gather to discuss the day?s happenings over a cup of coffee and a delicious dessert, or where friends could go for a quick casual, yet delicious and nutritious lunch. Over the years the menu selection has grown. It includes soups, grilled specials, delicious desserts, a wide and constantly expanding selection of unique salads and of course, our huge delicious sandwiches we have become known for?the most popular of which is the #4 and the ?Sunken Sub?.


We take pride in maintaining the highest standards of food preparation and service. All trays are artistically displayed with the freshest and finest ingredients. Experience our quality food and prompt service, back by our 25 plus years experience and dedications to you---our valuable customer.. Gourmet sandwiches