I went to Mr. Submarine for the first time today during my work lunch. I didn't know what to expect as I've heard many different things about the place, but decided to give it a try. It was quite the positive experience- everyone was friendly and quick. I was greeted immediately upon entering, got my food before my receipt, reminded to grab my chips and it only cost $5. Not sure what else you could ask for! As far as the food, its a typical sandwich place. You know what to expect, it's nothing too fancy...a yummy, satisfying sammy.
Review Source:Things I don't like:
The coupon pusher out-side, what's up with that? He's a jerk. Get someone else to pedal your crappy food.
The gum - I mean bread: chewy and gross. and what, do they put extra sugar in it?
The Gyro sub: great idea, not so great execution it's really gross. and when I say "easy onion" I don't mean that I want a half a pound of onions on my sandwich.
The Turkey sub: should be re-named "slick meat special" - slimy and gross
The cashiers: all seem really annoyed to be there.
Things I like:
For the price, good subs......I had the Italian Beef, it was pretty tasty and filling. However, there's no confusing it for a gourmet san- definitely deli style with everything processed. If's a little bit of a cluster at lunch time too, though they are pretty efficient at moving everyone through.
Review Source:We all love Mr. Submarine, Mr. Submarine, Mr. Submarine....
Needed a quick bite before heading to German class (speaking German on an empty stomach, no thank you!) so I popped into Mr. Submarine right off the Washington/Wells el stop. It's been a very long time since a Mr. Sub stop (I used to frequent the one on Fullerton when I would donate blood at Lifesource)...so this seemed like an AOK, semi-local option for a fast meal.
In and out within 3 minutes, a freshly made turkey sub with cheese, lettuce, tomato on still soft french bread (not easy to achieve at 5pm, I'd guess), and served sweetly by a girl and guy at the counter.
Only complaint was that it was a bit on the heavy side, and was covered in oil at the bottom by the time I got to my destination a few blocks away. Next time I'd get it without the "sauce" and just get mustard/mayo, but that's my own personal preference.
Oh, and all for $3.62. Can't beat the price for a downtown sandwich.
This is the last time I go to Mr Submarine. Â I swore off them a few months back after I got the wrong order twice in a week. Â Nice day out today, so I walked past and thought I'd give them another try. Â BIG MISTAKE!!!!!
How does the order of a tuna sub become roast beef ? Â It wasn't busy, but there seems to be a problem in communication. Â STAY AWAY from this place. Â They don't care, they just want your money.
I'm walking down Wells when all of a sudden out of nowhere some dude follows me trying to hand me a piece of paper( last time I received that type of treatment I was in Vegas walking the strip when some dude tried to forcefully hand me a booklet with digits to hookers!) I tell him no thanks but he was quite persistent so I take it thinking I'll toss it a at the nearest trash can. I give it the once over it's a coupon to Mr. Sub the cheap azz in me thought what the hell 5 bucks for a sub, chips and drink! I walk in there only to see everyone within a 2 block radius had a coupon for this joint and it was packed like sardines. I ordered my food (the line moves quick) it was not bad for the price I paid. I would rate them on par with subway. Would I go out of my way to hit this place again, NAH! If I was in the area and in a hurry I would eat there again.
Review Source:If growing up you had anything other than a 606xx zip code, there is a high probability of disliking this place and you should just zip zoom right over to Jimmy Johns. But, know that the Queen of England almost traded her kingdom for a sub from here in 1989, but had to renege because of import taxes. PLUS THIS PLACE SELLS RC!
Review Source:In my office, Wednesday is Mr. Sub day. Â It's a pretty simple formula that these fine folks got going, here: fresh and cheap sandwiches, fast. Â I get a 7" sub, chips and a drink (I get the Strawberry Sunkist) all for $4.97 with a coupon. You can't find anywhere else in the Loop that'll give you a deal like that.
I lean toward their meatball sub w/ cheese, but their other subs with veggies are also delicious. They also have pretty decent soup and chili!
Pro tip: if you're not using a coupon with your purchase, then you're doing it wrong. There's almost always a guy outside who will enthusiastically give you coupons on your way in.
TWO huge Italian sub sandwiches for $4.97 (which includes tax). In the Chicago downtown area, this is unheard of (at least by me!). Â But now that I know about this place, I am coming back here repeatedly! The sandwich had a sufficient amount of meat and cheese. Â The veggies were seasoned very well and the sandwich lasted me about three meals! Â The bread for the sandwich never got soggy. Way better than Subway subs.
Review Source:I love Mr. Submarine. This affair started many years ago-wait I'm not that d@#$ old! I would walk twenty-four blocks to get one of these sandwiches when they had a shop on 47th and Ashland. my favorite is the cheese sub with banana peppers-mmmmmmmmmmm. I'm like the reviewer who said that he couldn't pass one up-me either! In fact I'll be going this weekend because .... I have coupons!!!!!!!!! Heyyyyyyyyyy now!!!!!!!!!
Review Source:Dear Mr. Submarine,
I understand you want people to get coupons. Â However, could you perhaps hire people who don't harass people who walk by to other destinations? Â If I want a coupon, I will take it. Â If I don't, I won't. Â Having a man follow me down the street while trying to get me to take a coupon does not make me want to eat at your establishment. Â I'm about to start walking a block out of my way to avoid your corner.
Thanks,
Gail
Yay: Â
1) Good vegetable soup with properly cooked (not flimsy, mutilated) ravioli pasta within. Â
2) Large, delicious pickles to enjoy all afternoon at work and loudly crunch while my coworkers try to work. Â
Nay:
1) processed, groty cheese on subs.
2) unfortunately located next to the "bum pee" alley. Â If you don't know what I'm talking about, you will. Â Stings the nostrils.
This is my favorite place for cheesy sub sandwiches in the downtown area. Â Hey, it's definitely not health food... no doubt there. Â But if you want a really good tasting King size sub that will stuff your stomach, this is one of the best.
Only two suggestions. Â I wish they had Coke or Pepsi soft drinks instead of RC. Â But I usually take it to, and don't get a drink. Â Also, I wish they didn't charge so much for the hot peppers. Â Oh well, nobody is perfect. Â :-)
Being a little flaky when it comes to maintaining my lunch budget (or remembering to take my lunch with me) - my keister has been saved many-o-times by the downtown Mr. Submarine. Â Keeping my choices basic, the Turkey sub with soup & drink was a standard for me.
With the blizzard (and earthquake) making me a little crazy - I shifted to the Greek Salad with soup & drink.
Are you KIDDING ME?!?! Â Fantastic! Â Less than $6. Â Lots of veggies - tons of olives - really REALLY good chunks of Feta as well as anchovies (for those who don't fear the look of a salad with eyebrows).
I look forward to the next time I leave my lunch on the counter. Â I may do it intentionally a couple times-a-week.
Where else can you go to get a decent lunch for under $6 in this economy. If you work in the loop, and got a taste for a sub, this place is worth the trip. For a little over $5, you get a 7" (Any) sub, cup of soup or chips and a medium drink.
Don't let the long lines scare you, they are pretty quick on making your sub. If you're lucky, you may catch them handing out lunch deal coupons during lunch hours, which can give you more bang for your buck.
I love Mr. Submarine. Â It's cheap, salty, no-nonsense goodness. Â The service is whipper snapper fast, and the sandwiches are yummy. Â It's old-fashioned white rolls with meat, cheese, a little veg, and special sauce - which I'm pretty sure is a vinagrette of some kind. Â Personally, I stick with a classic Mr. Submarine special, but I do hold the onions because I have to interact with people after lunch and all and their onions pack a punch. Â For five bucks, you get a sandwich, chips and a soda. Â Cannot be beat. Â The decor and location leave a little to be desired, but the people here are nice and the food is good. Â I'd pick Mr. Sub over Subway any day!
Review Source:Mr. Suuuubmarine!
Ah, yes, the low-rent ads from my youth have been blaring in my head for nigh on twenty years. At long last I acted on that burning desire to stuff myself with greazy, filthy goodness, and let me tell you it was awesome.
Noon in the Loop is disgusting. Every damn place you go to is packed. Mr. Submarine was overflowing with polo-clad, thirty-somethings clamoring for their hoagies, and more than once I had to stick a broad in the abdomen to keep my place in line. Hey, I'm from Waukegan. I play for keepz.
Anywho, I ordered the gyros sub, regular size, sandwich only. Cost? 2.79 before the city got its cut. That is a deal, son! You can't get food like that, on the quick, for such a small grip o' bones! And check it: They got PATIO SEATING. Sure, it's right under the El tracks and you're really crammed in the patio, but it's out of doors and tyght in every way, shape, and form.
Let me level with you: You check out Mr. Submarine if you want a real urban, gritty, hard-boiled sub experience. Otherwise I hear there's a Potbelly nearby, you wuss.
Man Friend loves this place and when we have a lunch date 8 out 10 times we end up here. I've had their chicken noodle soup and it's alright. I've had bites of MF's favorite sandwich, regular Mr Sub no onions, and it's not bad. The only thing I don't like is how hard the bread is to chew. I've also tried their cream of broccoli soup and it was a good consistency, but ICK! I hate cream of broccoli soup.
I notice more men in here than women...maybe it's a man thing or something because while it's one of the cheapest options in the Loop, it sure isn't the best, especially if you want a sandwich.
I think I just forced myself to scarf down the worst sub of my life.
I walked in and ordered the Mr Sub with everything on it on the recommendation of my manager. I took about 30-45 seconds for my sub to be prepared and it cost $3.11. There was no long line (surpise surprise).
The meat tasted very bland and the cheese was very untasty. If it wasn't for the onions, there would have been no taste at all. I have gone to Mr. Submarine before and I don't remember it tasting that bad.
Maybe I will try the roast beef or turkey sub if there is a next time
You gotta love this place for what it is. Its not Subway or Potbelly's so don't think it is. Its just subs on the super cheap. There's no options here so if you don't like what they are offering, this is not the place for you. I go here once in awhile because I do enjoy their turkey sub minus the onions and who can beat lunch for under $4 in the loop? I really wish they offered at least wheat bread though. My system doesn't really know how to handle white, its just pure glue. The place is always packed and their staff is crazy fast, I don't think I've ever been in there for more than a minute.
Consensus, if you're looking for a super cheap, probably cheaper than anything you could even bring from home lunch, Mr. Sub is your man. If you're looking for options though, cross the street to Subway.
I like Mr. Submarine. Â I like the Super Mr. Sub and the Roast Beef. Â Both are very simple with shredded lettuce, tomatos, onion and a light dressing/oil. Â I usually have them hold the oil so I can save the 2nd half ot the gigantic King-sized sub for lunch the next day so it doesn't get soggy.
I go to Mr. Submarine on days when I'm feeling cheap and Perry's overly-generous portions are just too much meat to deal with.
I have to give it to them, although its a small shop and many may not respect their way of fixing subs, I THINK THEY FREAKING ROCK!
Easy access, cheap prices, TASTY subs and they always have coupons.....I LOVE IT!
Recommend for easy access (I work around the corner, lmao), light food (summers) and decent prices
Honestly, the only thing this place has going for it is it's prices. Â Sub-par meats on average bread w/ thinly sliced, tasteless toppings. Â I loathe Subway, but Mr. Â Sub is a notch below that.
Seriously, I would only recommend this to someone looking for a sub $5 meal in the loop and even then I'd give them a disclaimer.
So what if it's not good for you---Mr. Sub is delicious. I wanted to give it  3.5 stars, but that's okay. Â
Three cheers to the guy that passes out coupons on the corner of Washington and Wells to get you a less than $5 Â lunch of a regular sized sub, chips and a drink. My co-workers go here all the time. The bread is never stale and the mayo/sub sauce combination gives it this sweet delicious flavor. I also have to say that I appreciate that they have cans of Diet Dr. Pepper because the fountain drinks are RC brand and who still likes RC? ew!
I also love how the girls in there that take the orders shout--"TURKEY NO MAYO!" I don't recommend trying to eat there because you will smell like sandwich for the rest of the day!
I also enjoy the location on the southside on Western Ave. that has a drive through that friends and I used to walk through on late nights after one too many at Cork and Kerry.
The many times I walk out for work to scour the urban jungle for provisions and end up at Subway or Pot Belly's, I'm getting burned out from. Â After turning the coupon guy on the corner down for so long, I decided to take him up on his coupon. Â They are quick and fast. You might feel like a sardine in a can while standing in line, but it moves fast with the "samich" builders making as fast as they are called out.
I typically get the King Gyro Sub, which is good. You might want to order it "easy sauce" because the middle slides out of the bread from too much sauce. Yes, just say "easy sauce"...they'll know what you mean! Â Nothing fancy, just quick and filling. Â Scoop up a bag of chips and soda, while you are at it. $6.05 for King combo. Grab the coupon from the guy outside and save 50 cents. Yes, Mr Sub is kinda like my women...quick and easy. Can't go wrong...
I was on my way to Pot Belly's...and bumped into a co-worker on the way to lunch. I asked where he was going and he told me Mr. Submarine. I am not from Chicago and only visit on business so I had not heard of the place. I was about to continue on my way when he told me he had just discovered it and had been eating there for the past two weeks! I wondered how this could be...
We walked up to the unassuming front door and once we entered I was amazed my the level of activity we witnessed. There was shouting, ringing from the register and a high level of energy. The lines were moving fast and fairly orderly. I was in and out in less than 5 minutes with my sandwich, chips and drink for cheap!
I wasn't overly impressed with my Mr. Submarine sub...being there signature sub I have my doubts about other choices.
When speed is a necessity I might hit them up again...but I won't be eating here for two weeks in a row. The sub was only average.
Oh Mr Sub...I have distant but happy memories of eating at your establishment, reveling in the joy that was a giant sandwich for only pocket change. Â
Happy as those days were, they are past.  They went out with my penchant for 40 ouncers, my tendency to drink tequilla/Jaeger shots until blacking out, and my living in a rat-infested apartment in Hyde Park.  It seems that once a decent paycheck  started arriving on a regular basis, it just wasn't the same between us.
Oh sure, I peek in whenever I walk by, remembering the good times. Â But life has moved on and we both need to as well. Â No, we can't be friends, I just don't trust myself. Â You invite me in for a giant italian but I know in my heart I would be back the next day for a gyro sub and a massive case of heartburn...we're just no good together, you and I.
So don't make this any harder than it has to be Mr. Sub. Â Let's agree to be adults about this and part ways for good.
Sincerely,
John O.
P.S. Â stop calling me at Hannah's Bretzel. Â We are very happy together as our relationship is organic, guilt-free, and completely wholesome. Â Why can't you just let us be happy?
Sure, it looks like the place will give you botulism, but Mr. Submarine is a solid choice for a cheap lunch. Â They make the classic Chicago-style sub. Â Sesame seed bun, lettuce, tomato, onion, cold cuts, and white processed cheese topped with sub dressing and mayo. Â A tasty way to add 1000 calories at lunch while under the guise that it might be healthy. Â The soups and salads are good too.
Mr. Submarine is a staple of the outskirt neighborhoods of the city and some of the more urban areas. Â I wished they'd open one up in LP/LV. Â The closest one on the north side is 5700 Lincoln Area.
If you want a cheap lunch downtown, this place is one of your best options. One of the few places left in Chicago you can get a decent sized sandwich for under $3. The subs aren't exactly spectacular, but they beat the heck out of Subway, and you actually get enough to eat. A rare thing it seems.
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