The 12 Absolute Best Italian Subs In The US
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- Опубліковано 13 тра 2024
- Call it by whatever name you want: a sub, a hoagie, a hero. By any name, an Italian sub is a truly delicious mountain of meat, cheese and bread. While you may assume that all the best Italian subs in the U.S. come from the northeastern corner of the country, the truth is that great Italian subs come from all over the nation.
So if you're curious if you can get one of the best Italian subs in the country where you live, watch and find out. Then get in your car and go to sandwich heaven. These are the 12 absolute best Italian subs in the U.S.
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The Godmother at Bay Cities Italian Deli & Bakery | 0:00
Hot Salami Sandwich at Gioia's Deli | 1:35
Monica's Original Italian Sub at Monica's Mercato | 2:41
Bub's Italian Hoagie at Bub & Pops | 3:50
Alyssa Milano Hero at Lioni's Italian Heroes | 4:50
Molinari Special at Molinari Delicatessen | 5:48
The Milano at The Italian Store | 6:51
Italian Combo at Sal, Kris, & Charlie's Deli | 7:49
The Real Italian at DiPasquale's Marketplace | 8:39
Pepper Steak Sub at Giamela's | 9:45
Real Italian at Amato's | 10:39
Mr. G at J. P. Graziano | 12:05
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Who do you feel has the best Italian sub?
Sub City in Iowa.
Feel? Felt is for pool tables. Which one do I think is best? Jury's still out on that.
Guliano's Deli in Gardena Ca
for chains? Jersey mikes hands down... #17 on rosemary parm bread +bbq sauce with banana peppers and black pepper on the steak. thank me later
The best as far as I have tried myself closed shop several years ago (crying still.) It was Captain Nemos and seemed like there were three shops within our county, then one day they were all gone. Best Italian sub EVER!
I remember over 50 years ago K-Mart had the best Subs when you entered the store we always grabbed them. they were fantastic..
How is a sandwich with "boiled ham and American cheese" from Maine on this list, but nothing from the Italian Market or Reading Terminal Market in Philly? This list is absolutely invalid.
Might have an answer. I was born in Portland. The sandwich is probably on the list because of sales. There’s absolutely nothing about the sandwich that’s Italian. They do have a more authentic sandwich on the menu but this one is called the original. Whenever I go back to Maine, it’s my first stop. Then lobster and steamers. But you’re correct in saying there’s nothing Italian about it. Still delicious though.
Says the man who eats plasic cheese 🧀 😂
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I had a great Italian sub at White House Subs in Atlantic City. The White House special was amazing and HUGE for around $15. It took us a few days to eat the entire thing. I think though that the Mom & Pop shops in Delaware are the best deal for subs. The bread and ingredients are all fresh & made to order. I could only eat half of my Italian sub from Casapulla’s.
I was wondering where white house was on the list.
@Bali Breeze 💯 Agree!
@Bali Breeze I wish I could get one here in Northern Cal! ☹️
I went to Drexel. Once John DeBella (or someone, I’m old) said to his wife, “Hey I’m going to the White House on Thursday.” She said, “Cool, get me an Italian.” He was talking about DC, not AC.
I just posted the same. I'll drive from Baltimore or OC MD. to get one. I might stop in The Bass pro shop while I'm there to. Sack o' subs is pretty good
I love Italian cold cut and hot sandwiches. ❤ There was a sandwich shop in Isla Vista, California called the New York Hero House. An Italian American family ran the shop during the '80's when I lived there. Their sandwiches were delicious and had colorful names. The Melvin (Sausage), The Marvin (meat ball), The Melvin-Marvin Combo, and Egg Plant Sandwiches were fabulous. They were made on an Italian roll slathered with tomato sauce, provolone cheese, peppers, onions, and mushrooms. Sadly, the family retired, and the shop is no longer in business, but what memories that place brings back. It makes my mouth water just thinking about it. 👍👍👍👍👍
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How could you possibly have this list without a place from Philly? The home of the hoagie. Amazing. There are dozens of places in our city that could have made the list.
I was thinking the same thing... I could name so many places, it's not even funny. The fact they also didn't add The Whitehouse sub shop. That place is legendary. Mind boggles me.
Forreal
Ever thought you might have never had a good Italian sub? Lots of world outside of Philly.
@@Das_Vert to be truly honest. There's no hoagies as good as the ones in Philly and jersey.. I've had good ones in other surrendering states. Such as Whitehouse is an all time great in Atlantic city. Other then that I think laspadas in South Florida is about as good as your going to get outside of the true north east.. it really honestly comes down to the roll. Which most places try to ship the Amoroso rolls in from Philly. But they become to soft on the outside.. they have to ship them in plastic bags. Which makes them to moist and softens the outside.. so no northeast Philly and jersey are the best.
@@Das_Vert that area pretty much made Italian hoagies famous. And the whole sandwich concept to another level.
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The best Italian subs in THE WORLD are at PRIMO HOAGIES in Philadelphia. Rolls are baked specially for the shop; meats and cheeses are imported from Italy. I would kill for one right now!
Not anymore = Primo's are run by people that shouldn't be running a business
I'm from Jersey and I have worked all over this country. You gotta try, The White House Sub Shop in Atlantic City NJ. No place else in the world has the Italian bread made in AC bakeries. It's in the wooder. The place is iconic with the walls covered in pictures of hundreds of famous patrons from the past 100 years.
Not a 100 years.... since 1946
@@johnparisi7370 close enough. their subs are the best!
Even the Beatles ate there.
I ate there in 1981 and I never forgot.....Five of us drove back and bought 15 large Italian subs...........they never made it back to Ohio. Lol lol. Lol
Philly Rolls are better
I grew up in the Philly area, you can make great subs at home, the key is finding the right sub rolls or make them yourself, use genoa salami, proscuitto or another type of deli ham will work, mortadella, coppa and/or soppressata, and provolone for your meats and cheese. If you have access to a bigger variety of imported Italian meats you may find porchetta, its excellent on subs too, its roasted pork with herbs.
Put olive oil on the roll, and vinegar if you like, and sprinkle with dried oregano or fresh if you have it and black pepper....salt isn't necessary since the meats are loaded with salt. Then layer the meat and cheese, then spread a layer of minced hot cherry peppers, often labeled "hoagie spread", or if you buy them whole just chop them up....many people use banana peppers and thats fine if you prefer them but traditionally its hot cherry peppers. Then layer thinly sliced onions, tomatoes and finish with shredded lettuce and another sprinkling of dried oregano.
John's Village Market in Wayne was a godsend to all Valley Forge Military Academy cadets. I had a roast beef hoagie made by one of the new guys back in the late 1980s that weighed in at almost 1 1/2 lbs. They were closed the last time I was there so I'll have to make another trip back soon. Best sub-style sandwich I ever had.
Bread is the key!
My friend if u grew up in the Philly area u would call them Hoagies not subs
@@nicholasmiglino7299 I do call them hoagies, though they're called subs in this article, why? Because not everyone knows what a hoagie is, its a pretty localized term for sub, which is far more widely recognized. I hope that meets your approval...what an a-hole.
@@MG-ot2yr It doesn’t, the Hoagie originated blocks from where I’m from & live my friend a sub is an imitation of a hoagie pure & simple
Yep! Mona Lisa in the Little Italy neighborhood of San Diego, too.
Never toast an Italian sub. Sacrilegious
A friend of mine used to work at a deli his boss told HIM toss the expired meat and cheese out he called me and told me what side of the dumpster to look so I got the plastic bag of goodies AND made the best ever sandwich I ever had ,,,, used the money I saved to get beer even better now! 3 days worth of free food
Southeast Pennsylvania subs are the bomb! Mustard on a sub? No way!!?
I agree. Especially during the summer when tomatoes are nice and red and juicy! We certainly have some excellent sub shops here in SEPA!
I've had more than half the subs on this list, and the Milano at The Italian Store is still the best one I have ever had. It may be because I live in the area and have been eating that sandwich for 20 years. There is always something better out, but I have yet to find it! Italian Store all the way for the win!!!
I've had a couple that were better, but the Italian Store is fantastic. I say that at a New Englander.
I agree completely. The subs at the Italian store are on another level. The pizza is great too.
You should try the Knuckle sandwich at Sinful Subs Las Vegas. They're Champaign dressing is to die for
Most outstanding!!!
I live in the St. Louis area and I am proud to say once I saw they (Gioia's) was on the top list of best Italian sandwiches on the news and other places I had to go 😋 and it did not disappoint!!! I got the hot salami on garlic bread with all the condiments...so happy I stay near a city that serves great food like other places all over the world 😏☺️😌
I live nearby. The hot salami and roast beef is even better than the plain salami but really the best sandwich there is the meatball sub. It's the best one I've ever had.
@@sama2965 I have been wanting a meatball sub lately lol I will have to try them...thanks!
I live nearby in Alton, I will definitely go there and try them. Thanks!
Kinda surprised they made the list, STL tends to be flyover country. Great damn sammich though!
@@tylerbuchholz1553 I'm not surprised - the Italian community in STL has opened so many great restaurants and delicatessens
-I've always loved Amighetti's on The Hill, though it changed ownership a few years back I think (?)
- Next time I'm in town will definitely stop by Gioia''s
You didn't mention one of the BEST subs...The White House Sub shop in Atlantic City NJ. LOL Moe Russ right on. I only get the White House special lol a must stop in ACY
Again a member of the club. There is no better sub in America.
Hmmm they all look fantastic!!
I love an Italian sandwich! All the "coastal" Italian sammies seem to be getting the press here...
But I'll take my local Italians in "flyover" country who didn't settle on the coasts...
Still gave you a thumbs up tho, Mashed...
OMG they all look delicious! I feel like going on a road trip to every deli... lol
New York, New England, Chicago, and the West Coast!!!! (Oh, and one stop in St Louis) It is good to know that these places seem to be the only places for good food according to you.
When talking about authentic Italian cold cuts, that’s mostly true. Not that there isn’t plenty of good food elsewhere, but not Italian subs
Shamrock Deli Audubon NJ.
Best italian hoagies are in the Philadelphia metro area.
Case closed.
Durham Delicatessen in Langhorne Pennsylvania would blow some on this list out of the water. $8 for a hoagie big enough for two, meat cut to order for each sandwich, giant dill pickles you fish out of a barrel and bread you pull from a bin. 👌🏻 it’s the best sandwich I’ve ever had
I agree 100% - As a Sales rep going to Lower Bucks Hospital , I stopped at Durham Deli many times. Great Subs and Chicken Salad and all the food was made to order and Great .
Silvio's in Hatboro is pretty good too. I would say most most Hoagie / Cheesesteak shops in the Delaware Valley would beat all 12 of these.
Gree up in Philly, High School in Warminster and agree with the comments about many in the area beating these
"Big enough for two"
Also the hoagie: 12 in.
:/
My nephew played WR at LVC. My college roommate’s kid is now trying to break his records. Something about SE PA that makes for great hoagies.
No white house in Atlantic City? What about a muffalata from central grocery in new Orleans?
The best
I have been to Amatos in New England several times while visiting Was definitely worth the trip EXCELLENT SANDWICH
Maybe one of these subs looked like what I grew up with in the Philly area....and there is no mustard on an Italian sub...lol.
Yeah I don't know who's putting mustard on these... but noo.
Gooey Looies
Yeah. Northern DE girl here. Oil and red wine vinegar.
@@nataliestory2614 Home of capriotti's, and Claymont's in Wilmington. I am a fan of oil and vinegar on my hoagie...
Just like the videos of making a “Philly cheesesteak” is always loaded with bell peppers and mushrooms.
You have to try the Special at Amaghettis in St. Louis on the Hill!
The italian sub is easily one of the best sandwiches ever put to bread. Which I suppose isn't surprising when you consider how many incredible cured meats that Italy is known for
A list of subs without a single offering from greater Philadelphia????
This was a good one. Sal, Kris & Charlie's is a must for native New Yorkers and tourists alike. Their sharp provolone is so good with the meats and hot cherry peppers. Their sandwiches are Tier 1.
The bomb is great, you can assault some one with that sandwich. It's up to $17 now though.
Steak sub from Geno's in Philadelphia. Is the best steak sub but jersey Mike's has best Italian sub.
'Kryptonite' at Ike's Place SF is a great sandwich, but the classic Italian on a fresh Armaroso roll is hard to beat 😋
My all time favorite Italian hero is Leggio's in Bay Shore, NY . Local delis make their sandwiches with a personal touch that you can taste.
Monica’s in Boston is excellent! However, I would recommend trying the New Deal Fruit market in Revere. Insanely good!
The "Top Shelf " Italian with vinegar peppers from New Deal is easily the best I've ever had.
Lennys s in Asheville NC and The New Yorker in Roanoke, VA have great Italian subs 😀
Cannot believe you don't have the White House in Atlantic City. Probably the best subs in the country. The White House Special is the best.
Eastside Pizza in Wallingford,Ct makes an awesome Italian grinder and the well worth the trip.
Ah I love hoagies from Philly! Grew up in that area, and almost every corner deli or pizzaria had delicious hoagies. The most underrated sandwich in the US.
Nobody underrates them, you fool.
TKB Bakery & Deli, Indio, CA was named the No. 1 restaurant in America on Yelp.
Wegman's Danny's favorite. Thanks for playing.
You have missed De Fontes Sandwich shop in Brooklyn!
The Godmother from Bay Cities is everything.
Everytime we are in San Francisco we have to stop at Molinari Deli and get a sandwich & buy several sticks of their Salami to bring back to Hawaii it's the best 😋
There can only be one that is the best - the Rosie Special from Carmen’s in Bellmawr, New Jersey.
I'll have two of each, Thanks!
😂 ok period!!!
V&S Deli in Boca Raton, FL. Real deal on the hard sesame roll! Only thing I miss about Boca.
pretender
Italian sub are great made fresh,ingredients and flavor tastes great,what makes a great Italian sub to me is the bread and the ingredients and flavor inside your sub.
Paul's Deli in Mystic Island, NJ is the best. Everything is high quality and fresh.
NJ/NY area best subs,bagels and pizza in the US
Maryland checking in New York Italian deli in Brandywine is a great spot very small classic tasty big on flavor and size a must try
I've never been close to any of those places and don't expect to be in this life. Three unmentioned places in chain form I have eaten from on my list from best to worst are Shwts Firehouse Subs, and Subway. No ranking for Wawa since I don't get those kind of sandwiches there. If you order a whole sandwich at Schwts, expect to carry it out in a six-foot long box. That could feed four people unless one of them is really hungry.
White House Sub Shop in Atlantic City NJ.
No Philly??? Cmon!!
Growing up, we had a massive sandwich called the Garbage Can. It was awesome!
I remember that sandwich, it had a metallic taste to it
Come to Vermont. Gil's Delicatessen in Rutland makes an amazing Italian sub, according to my significant other and his General Electric coworkers...
I could not agree more. Gil's is world class. I lived in Rutland through my senior year of high school and all 4 years of UVM, and many years later when I attended New England Culinary Institute. I live now in the Cleveland, Ohio area, where I owned my own retail and wholesale bread bakery, and here there are many excellent independent sub/hoagie/grinder shops, and they are good to great, but nothing in the world beats a Gil's. I miss it so much.
@@willardcombes63 I'm partial to their #7- turkey, swiss, bacon, romaine, tomato and mayo. We'd go there every day if it were possible! Union Jacks in South Burlington is really good too.
@Hank Lawton If you can visit at least! There are some great hidden gems around the state.
OMGAWD YESSSSSSSSS PLEASE LOOKS SOOOOOOOO DELISH MUST HAVE SOME NOW PLEASE PLEASE, LOOOOOOOVE ITALIAN SUBS
Porfido’s Deli & Market in Littleton, NH
Banger
What about the Kmart subs from the 70s? Those were delicious 😆
Absolutely the best sub I ever had was made by my then to be mother-in-law in Stonington, CT in 1954. That dear lady was the worlds champ sub builder.
The Italian Beef from Pickleman's in St. Louis Missouri ❤️
Very interesting...
I just knew Di Pasquale’s had to make this list! #iykyk 🤤
Omg I love a good Italian Sandwich. That’s my favorite.. My oil & vinegar has to be on the side bc I hate soggy bread.. And I’m from NY. I pure it on every bite and the bread is still fresh
I hate soggy bread. I have to make my own sandwiches in order to try and cut out the soggy bread problems.
Genoa in Ridgefield, CT
I've been mourning the demise of Mama Lucia's in Wheaton Maryland for years now. A few storefronts away was "The Nut House" selling hot fresh roasted peanuts in their shells. Big Friday tradition: Mama's subs and fresh hot peanuts.
Mama Lucia wasn’t in the the best in Wheaton …marchones(now fillipos)
I can attest that The Italian Store in Arlington, VA had the best Italian subs in the DMV area. The Capri is the best though.
I agree. Their subs are the best in the DMV. When I visit friends that have moved away they asks me to bring them subs from The Italian Store. I prefer the Philly with Pepperoni but you can’t go wrong with any of their subs. Make sure to try the sweet and/or hot peppers. They take the subs to the next level. The pizza is good too.
Nah Filippos and RJs are better
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Significantly missing is DeFonte's of Brooklyn. Simply sandwiches, hot and cold! Already a hit on Triple D, when in Brooklyn, don't miss it.
These are almost all exclusively in New England and Northern places. Where are all the southern shops that serve them?
Cousin’s Special - the GOLD STANDARD OF SUBS !!!!
Triangle battleship in Swissvale pa just outside Pittsburgh
We get them at least once a season for Pitt tailgates
they are the best I've had anywhere
@@robertwilson1456 I agree with that
Live in central pa now but first had them 40+ years ago
My son is 26, so many hoagies consumed in many places, he agrees with you
Triangle has the best subs but in a shady part of town....don't go there late at night, Lol.....also the best pizza is not far away.....Vincent's pizza, if you haven't had it your missing out.
@@cryptocrazy4735 yes have had Vincent’s too, long ago
We usually hit there in daylight, lol
But when I go I’m with my old college buddy who is a judge and we both have firearms, usually 2,
I just adore JERSEY MIKES SUBS. I watched this episode and had to go out and get one. Your fault guys 😂.
For a chain Jersey Mikes is very good.
Whenever I visit Houston, I make a point of going to Antone’s and ordering the Super Original with extra chow chow. It’s my vote for best sub sandwich.
I grew up in Houston and the best Po Boy I ever had was at Memorial City Mall at a Italian shop inside the Mall they where like already wrapped in Foil and made I know of Antone's but I don't think it was them but I've never had one as Good wonder if know of that Mall.
Amato’s is great but you have to have those toppings or it does not work. I think the strong olives and pickles are the key. I was skeptical until I had one.
Gloriousos in Milwaukee Wisconsin.
Sometimes the best is not well known. Tutto Italiano in Boston’s Hyde Park has the best Italian sub I have ever eaten. My coworkers and I had a pool. The winner of the pool Had to buy. I somehow became the regular delivery boy. It was a labor of love. I’m planning on a return to Boston soon. In large part to savor one last Tutto Italiano!
The North End in Boston 8s bangin!!!!!!
Here is our first problem…there are “Hoagies” here in Atlantic City to Philly.
Subs are from some foreign place far away . So an Italian Hoagie is a whole new playing field if you want a contest.
What Bozo puts mustard on an Italian Hoagie?
Oil & vinegar is Italian.
Gaetano's in CT is an amazing sandwich shop
DiBella’s subs in the north east is pretty good
I agree, there’s one on the Berlin Trnpke.in Newington Ct Pretty good 👍
I miss Italians im from Maine but now live in north Carolina that's the one sandwich I think of late at night
The first one is not an Italian sub. It is a ham sandwich salad sub. Where’s the salami, prosciutto etc? Monica’s is ok, but mortadella should be replaced with hot cappi. Also NO PEPPERONI IN AN ITALIAN SUB. These are not Italian and drift far from the original hoagie which was first CREATED in Philadelphia, PA. What, mustard sauce! Are you kidding? You said Italian, not German. It may be good BUT IT IS MOT ITALIAN WITH MUSTARD.
New Deal Fruit in Boston should be on this list
The key to a great sandwich is the Bread! A lot of sandwich shops and pizzeria's use cheap/ very poor quality sandwich bread/sub rolls (to increase their profits). Where I go they make sandwiches with Semolina bread, which is way better then the standard sub roll you get at most places. Also, when I order cold cut meats at the food store, I always ask for Boars Head brand (they make imported Swiss cheese and sandwich spreads/dips as well that are very good). Also I never get lettuce on sandwiches or Burgers, I don't get why it is so popular.
The bread and the spread
The bread at Lioni's in Brooklyn is baked in a shop on the same block. It's crusty outside and soft & chewy inside as it should be.
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You forgot in Connecticut one of the best if not the best nardelli's grinders, check out their store and their food, amazing!
Nardelli's F-ing awful !
monica's validates this list!
White House Subs hands down the best. Don’t know how you don’t have them on the list
Too salty
best Italian sub is at my house. local Italian bread. my homemade top inside round roasted rare and sliced thin, Columbus brand soprasotta, provolone, mayo, lettuce tomatoe, oregano, olive oil and malt vinegar.
O:49 was that Jay Leno standing in line?
Yessiiir. That's how you do it, Mashed👍
Santoros in Burbank, Ca knocks them out of the park every day
For DC Folks, I would add: Mangialardo's, A. Litteri, Capo, and the Italian Store
I still like Subway!🤷🏽♀️🤷🏽♀️ and Jason's deli
I'll eat an Italian B.M.T. from Subway any day of the week. I don't care that it's lower quality than these places, it's still bangin.
I’m a Fire House Sub or Jimmy Johns
@@abenben1512 Have you ever had that Spicy East Coast Italian sub from Jimmy John's? I gotta make a trip there one day and try it
Wtf
@@jasonanderson3202 All Italian subs are good in my book. Even the "garbage" ones. The overall flavor just works.
Philadelphia has lots of great sandwich places.
Half the battle to be the best - after top quality meats & toppings - is the bread. No. 1 go to sandwich for me. Thanks.