I found this place average at best. Problem is the bread, it's hard to put my finger on it, but it's very preservative tasting. The rolls were nice and soft like I usually like, but soft like out of a Pepperidge Farm Sub Roll Plastic bag. Now because of the packaging that they took the roll out of, I could tell they get the rolls baked somewhere especially for them and they aren't just store bought. But man they tasted like it. I'm guessing that it would still be soft 3 days from now as well. It was completely nondescript. So what about the rest, the problem is, if you don't like the roll, it's hard to really enjoy anything else.
I tried 2 subs an Italian (genoa, capicola, ham, provolone) and a Turkey, Roast Beef, Ham, and Provolone. The meat wasn't the best quality, but wasn't the worst either. Kind of just like a mild step up from Subway. We aren't talking Boar's Head here for sure. The Turkey and Genoa were the best of the bunch, with the capicola being my least favorite. Strange capicola, because usually it's spicy and this was very mild for a capicola. Since Capicola is a very fatty meat, a mild capicola isn't really a good thing, because then all you taste is fat. The roast beef was well, rather than rare. I like mine a little pink or red even, but this was subway brown all the way through. The taste wasn't bad however, it had an ok flavor. The meat content on both subs was very good so no need to order double meat or anything. You definitely get your money's worth for this sub. I think they were only like $6 for a footlong or something.
The onions were sliced nice and thin, shredded lettuce, and sliced plum tomatoes. All veggies were fresh, so no complaint there, could have had a few more tomatoes maybe. The dressing was very good. Kind of an Italian with a slight lemony taste to it. Other reviews here have praised it and I agree it's good and it helps cover up the average meat quality. I also enjoyed the potato salad. Kind of a baked potato salad thing going on with a sour cream and chive taste to it. But not chunky like other baked potato salads I've had. Potatoes were sliced.
Perhaps some of the hot sandwiches are better than the cold ones. And I didn't have any ice cream or slushies. I will stop back sometime for a slushy. I doubt I'll be back for a sub sandwich though. I suppose there is the chicken salad and tuna salad to try, since I liked what they did with the potato salad. I'll get it in a pita, since I didn't like the bread. But then it's not a sub anymore and that's what I was really looking for at this place.
I think the bar has been set pretty low in LA/OC for subshops. So perhaps that's why D W Subs has such a high rating. To see what a real 5 star sub shop looks like check out www.laspadashoagies.com Sure it's 3,000 miles away in South Florida but it's worth the plane ticket :) read more