Hoagie Bros knows how to make a good sandwich, so much so that I have ventured in twice in the past week since discovering them!
Hoagie Bros is a local sandwich shop, with this being it's sole location. It is situated in in the Kroger shopping center on Canton Road and sits right in the middle of the complex in between Mr. Wonton and Anytime Fitness. Given their location in the complex, parking is never an issue!
In my two trips, I have made sure to begin my sampling of the menu. My first visit I scooped up a meatball sub and some chips. The bread was super soft, the meatballs were tender, well seasoned and well sauced. The bread held up remarkably well given the amount of sauce on put on it. In addition, they topped it off with some nice parm to bring it all together. It was a good meatball sub...I mean, I could have used an extra meatball or two to balance out the bread/meatball ratio...but that is just me being a meatball hog.
My second trip I decided to get another signature sub, the Chicken Cheesesteak. Even though it was a pressed sandwich, the bread was still super soft on the inside and perfectly toasted on the outside. Inside was the grilled chicken, cheese, onions and mushrooms. I got this one sided with fries, again for the sake of sampling the menu! The fries come in salt or Cajun, I am a purest for the most part for fries, so I just got salt. The fries were fried well and were a good amount as a side. The chicken cheesesteak was decent, but I will say it seemed dry. I am not sure how all the ingredients are prepared, but it could use a sauce or a little more oil in the preparation, or maybe additional melted cheese.
The menu features hot hoagies, cold hoagies, signature hoagies and a build your own hoagie section, in addition to salads, children's, sides and drinks/desserts. Most of the sandwiches can be either 4" or 8", but the hot hoagies come in the standard 8" size only. And bread is standard Italian only.
Prices for a 8" sandwich meal (side and drink) will run you, on average between $11 - $14. Take about $4 from that if you decide to get the 4". The ice cream is served by the scoop and ranges from $3 for a kids scoop to $6 for a double scoop. In addition, they have a hefty toppings list you can add to your scoops, and they even offer soda floats and lava cakes! This is of course in addition to those bomb cookies and brownies they got chilling by the register!
I have quickly learned that while they serve us some solid sandwiches, people also return for the owner, Avi, who is an absolute gem and character! He is quick to welcome you in and welcome you back with a smile and his quick wit. He is a good dude slinging good sandwiches and tasty scoops!
They also offer a loyalty program with a punch card that you can use to redeem for a free sammy down the road.
Overall, Hoagie Bros is a solid spot that I will certainly be visiting frequently and sharing with all my fellow sandwich lovers! read more