New name, same sandwich: Galesburg's Maid-Rite becomes Red's Sandwich Shop
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New name, same sandwich: Galesburg's Maid-Rite becomes Red's Sandwich Shop
Becky Willer, left, and Chery Lundeen behind the counter at Red’s Sandwich Shop, formerly Maid-Rite, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (JAY REDFERN/WGIL) A Galesburg institution known for its loose-meat sandwiches has a new name and a new owner, but the same U-shaped counter, the same recipes, and mostly the same faces behind it — right where it’s always been, on Grand Avenue on the southeast side of town. The restaurant long known as Maid-Rite closed fo…
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