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Penn Station East Coast Subs signs multi-unit agreement

Penn Station East Coast Subs has signed a multi-unit agreement with Chicago native Tony Zagone.

December 4, 2015

Penn Station East Coast Subs has signed a multi-unit agreement with Chicago native Tony Zagone. Zagone has committed to opening three to five restaurants in the north suburbs of Chicago over the next three to five years and is targeting the north shore for his first location. Penn Station currently has locations in Skokie, Lombard, Bolingbrook, Grayslake and Gurnee, according to a company press release.

"I chose to invest in Penn Station for several reasons," Zagone said. "Penn Station offers great food served in a timely fashion by nice people in a cool place. More importantly, the company has had steady, solid growth, and the ROI meets my immediate and long-term financial goals. I believe combining my restaurant experience with Penn Station's awesome food will lead to several successful restaurants in the north shore."

Cincinnati-based Penn Station East Coast Subs features grilled sub sandwiches and cold deli sandwiches made to order. The menu also includes fresh-cut fries, hand-squeezed lemonade and chocolate chunk cookies baked daily in the restaurant. Penn Station offers eat-in dining, carry out and catering.

Zagone is a graduate of Loyola University and the Culinary & Hospitality Institute of Chicago (now known as Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in Chicago). He was previously general manager for Pizzeria Uno and Pizzeria Due, and he is currently general manager of the Red Robin Gourmet Burgers & Brews restaurant in Skokie, which he opened in 2009.

Penn Station has nearly 300 locations in 15 states.