Go for the subs and sandwiches; they're excellent and big. Depending on your tastes, you may want to skip the baked goods section.
The first time we went, while our subs were being made, we picked up a slice of what was labeled "banana bread" (although we'd never seen banana bread that looked like this) and an oatmeal cookie. Never again. The banana bread reminded me of the hard, dark breads that my mom would pick up every Christmas; the ones that we had to slather with cream cheese to give them any moisture and make them chewable. This piece was dense, didn't really have any smell (certainly not a "banana bread" smell), and there was no discernable evidence of a banana being anywhere in the kitchen when this was baked. It was uniformly dark brown, with none of the usual banana flecks.
The oatmeal cookie was huge and looked delicious, but instead of allowing the natural sweetness of oatmeal to be highlighted with just a minimum of sugar, this cookie clobbered you with sweetness that seemed like a molasses flavor. There was so much sweetening happening here, that it was crystallized on the cookie!
Speaking of sweetening where it's not needed, we eagerly awaited the beginning of "chili season", and when it finally arrived, we got ourselves over to Italian Kitchen for a bowl. I nearly gagged on the first spoonful from the over-sweetening. This must be some modified "east coast chili" recipe, because real western chili has little or no sugar, and definitely not enough that it's the first thing you taste. It was, like, sugar soup with an undertone of beans and tomatoes. I ate a couple more bites and threw the rest away.
They have a good assortment of chips and a "Quickie Mart" section where you can pick up butter, milk, orange juice, or something from their wide assortment of soft drinks and fruit juice. There's a small eat-in area in the front, and parking seems ample. When it gets crowded, someone comes out to the front and starts taking orders without waiting for the customer to get to the counter. That's considerate, and really moves things along.
I'll try their salads, at some point; salads are hard to wreck. I had been hoping to try a pizza, too, but wonder if they over-sweeten the pizza sauce, same as the chili. I'd rather drive to Woodstown for pizza that we already know is delicious than take a chance on a pizza that we can't eat. Maybe they'll let us taste a sample first.
Hubby is quite taken with the place, so we'll be back often, but we'll be sticking mostly with subs and chips. read more