Definitely have had more positive experiences here since the pandemic when it was extremely hit or miss in terms of safety. I've gone a few times over the past year and continue to enjoy the quality of the deli sandwiches. Ordered one that included corned beef, pastrami, and cap reuben style as I added thousand island. The other was a mortadella and salami Italian with 4 cheese cream cheese on a bagel! Counter service pizza shop vibes with bar seating on the other side. read more

Mr Zubs Deli - The Sam Rothstein - Jewish Italian - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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we had ignored the reviews and that was a mistake. the fryer oil stuff tasted like it hadn't been changed out in the last decade my sandwich was wet???? tiny bagel sandwich considering it was $14. insane. all around bad experience, would have asked for a refund if the staff guy up front didn't look like he was having a terrible day and two seconds from fighting someone read more

This is a weird one to rate for me. It's a neat place. It's in a trendy area. The food is good. The people are friendly and the food came out quick enough. However, the bathroom looked like a crime scene. It was awful. To top it off , after having to touch certain things within the bathroom, there was zero soap to wash my hands. Thankfully there was some hand sanitizer where you place your order. I've been in cleaner restrooms at truck stops in West Virginia. Then were the prices. I get it everything is expensive now, but $17 for a medium sized sandwich and two cans of Pepsi seemed a bit much for me. Throw in some fries or chips or something. I get it, it's a Highland Square institution and I really wanted to like it. I just don't think I'll be back. read more

Mr Zubs Deli - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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Best hangover food and amazing special deals. We got a medium pizza for the days special and only paid around $6-$7 bucks. If you are a college student, this was my go to place to eat before and after a night out on the weekend! Big Akron staple right here. Only reason I don't give it all 5 stars is the cleanliness of the place, it's slightly trashy on a busy night with all the college students on campus. But staff have always been nice and food is great! read more

Mr Zubs Deli - Pepperoni pizza medium - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

I love zubs it's been our go to spot for years now. Staff are chill, prices are fair and the patio is nice. I never win at the claw machine which is tragic but other than that we love it here bring back the large Marge sammy thank you read more

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Cool vibe! Some of their menu items straight from 80's-90's movies and characters!! My go to sandwiches are David St Hobbins with chips and the RickRocky Balboa with fries read more

Why am I paying $15 for a sub with stale bread? I keep asking myself this question this place has gone downhill.

Please ditch the unnecessary thick bread on the Ruben. It totally takes away from the sandwich.

Mr. Zub's used to be a favorite of mine. Now I'm done giving them chance after chance. TL:DR The food is bad and the service is worse. Let's start with the service. I ordered online, a very common activity in 2025, and when I received the confirmation email, my pickup time was for 1 1/2 hours later. This is a sandwich shop, that can't be right. So I called and it went to voicemail. Maybe they were busy so I tried 2 more times over a few minutes. Voicemail. I decided to go there immediately because either I'm getting my food earlier than 1 1/2 hours or I'm cancelling my order and getting refunded. I arrive and they seem very apathetic to my experience but my food will be ready in 5 minutes. For a Saturday night, they are slow imo, so maybe I'm not the only one fed up with their service. 10 minutes later I have my food and I leave. By the way, no one is at the counter anymore, they have a kiosk to order from. For the food. I get the food home and my Vincent Gambini, which is an Italian sub, is cold (I have an insulated bag because I get a lot of takeout and want my food to remain hot) and the hoagie is untoasted. They used to toast the bread and grill the meat but that seems to be a thing of the past. The tater tots were barely warm and verging on soggy. Same with the mozzarella sticks. This wasn't the first time I've been disappointed with Zubs but it will be my last. Hopefully a better business can take their place. read more

Mr Zubs Deli - Time ordered and pickup time. 1 hour and 24 minutes difference. - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

The sandwiches are good and pizza is VERY good. It's a fun place with cheap drinks and good service. Though the atmosphere is kinda weird and the customers stand all up in your business and smoke in your face and wander around you. Would still recommend though read more

Love their wings. They are the large ones and the Thai Chili flavor is awesome. Great patio in the summer too.

A wide selection of funky hot and cold sandwiches to choose from! Came here after a recent round of golf, and the weather was decent enough for me to sit on their outdoor patio and enjoy my lunch in the sunshine. The Rocky Balboa option was solid...a philly cheesesteak style sub served on a hoagie roll topped with grilled, lean steak, onions, green peppers, provolone cheese and slathered with mayo. Their tots were crispy and plentiful, but could have used a bit of seasoning. With so many options to choose from, I will most certainly be back to give a few other sandwiches a try. read more

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Fun atmosphere here. It's not like a typical deli, but more of a bar and sandwich place. Mr. Zubs is a longtime favorite with the University of Akron scene. Lots of booths. They also have a bar to get a drink with a sub. A thing like a regular deli in here is there's a counter. It's where orders are taken for sandwiches and other food. They bring it out to you. It's so crazy busy here at nights so it can take awhile. Luckily they have a bar you can drink at while waiting for your sandwich. I had the Margo Tenenbaum to eat. This is one of the vegetarian choices on the menu. It's about $5, so it's cheap. This comes with cucumbers, hummus, and radish. It's not like a normal deli. It's more fun. The prices are cheap for what you get for this. read more

Mr Zubs Deli - The Margo Tenembaum - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

Against my better judgement I gave them a second chance...they won't get a third. Tater tots undercooked and falling apart. Only way to eat them was with a spoon. Royal Tannenbaum aka Rueben was beyond disgusting. The bread was not grilled or toasted, they forgot the 1000 island dressing, burnt grill bits throughout the sandwich, majority of sauerkraut on one half of the sandwich and the corned beef was like jerky. If you're using DoorDash beware that it's a possibility to not get your whole order if they are out of something. The last time we ordered only 1 of the 3 people in our family got their order. You are not told that they are out of something nor asked if you'd like something different. They just cancel whatever you ordered that they are out of and family members are left with no food. The only thing I can say was the ambience great because we were at home. You should expect sub par food...that is if you get food at all. read more

Mr Zubs Deli - Burnt grill bits on sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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So we were on a search for a great Philly cheesesteak. We decided on this place. We got there and it's the type of place where you go up to the counter, order and wait to be called. First, we were hoping they had some sort of cheese whiz type of cheese you could get on the Philly (like an authentic Philly) they said that all they had was the nacho cheese that they serve with their sides. We are cool with that. We were going to get 2 orders of cheese fries anyhow. Whoops Actually, they are out of the cheese sauce. Huge bummer but we can order the teasers instead. Ouch. Out of those too. We got our subs after waiting about 10-15 minutes which we didn't mind but oh man... they were just disappointing. Just dry, wrong kind of cheese and just utterly lacking flavor. Probably won't revisit read more

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Yummy sandwiches totally dive bar vibe. I do miss the tuna melt sandwich. The employees are always attentive and friendly.

Zubs is awesome for food and for partying. Great atmosphere great music. I recommend.

Pretty decent sandwiches. I had the Rocky Balboa cheesesteak. It was decent, not amazing. My wife the Uncle Buck which was a Rachel style sandwich. She was disappointed that it was placed on a griddle, the bread was just toasted. We shared an order of tater tots which was huge. It's a place where you go to the counter to order and then grab a seat and wait for your name to be called. They also have a bar there that you can get drinks at and sit. Huge menu. read more

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I'm a big fan of Mr. Zubs. I've eaten here more trikes than I could possibly count. If you are in the mood for serious pizza, fried chicken, or a monster sandwich with some tasty suds than this is a great option to investigate. Pro-Tip: Teezer Tots!!! Somewhat spicy tater tots are the bomb! read more

Very bland food. All of the sandwiches we got were so close to being good. But they were all missing something to give them any flavor. No seasonings or sauces in sight. My French fries were the most flavorful thing. The tater-tots were burnt to hell. For the price I expected more. The atmosphere was unbelievably average. It screamed look at me I'm unique while doing nothing new or interesting. Like the gross sticky tables and cigarette smell was a part of the ambiance. To cap it off the Galaga mechine ate my friend's quarter. The service was good at least. read more

So lucky I live near this place! Unpretentious + kind service + an amazing selection of crazy delicious sandwiches.

The food is decent, but service is very slow. Music is almost always too loud. The patio is nice in summer.

Placed a large to go order in person and it was ready super quickly. The menu here is vast and delicious! Will definitely continue to come back when I'm by highland square. read more

Love me some Zubs! It's the perfect drunk food, greasy and hearty! They have so many variety of sandwiches for everyone-meat lovers, vegetarians and vegans! My friends and I love to one here in the evenings to grab a drink, or get food after drinks. Their sandwiches are named after people's and movies, it's pretty awesome! I'm determined to try all of them. P.S. their tator tots are THE BEST. I always get them Pictured: Rocky Balboa and Ren McCormick. read more

Mr Zubs Deli - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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Kinda upset that I spent $45 on wings and pizza and everything was burnt and or WAY over cooked the chicken was so dry I don't think the sauce they drowned it in would have helped either the pizza was so chewy cause they baked it so long the sauce soaked into the dough the cheese was burnt off and tough and the meat on the pizza turned into char and they made us wait 30 minutes for some wings and pizza lol wtf fr I'm pissed I spent $45 on this tf y'all doin read more

Mr Zubs Deli - Burnt pizza and over cooked wings yummy and for the low low price of $45 dollars you too can have vinegar for ranch lol - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

BIANCO PIZZA IS THE BOMB! I know all the sandwiches are good too. Chill atmosphere, and there is a full bar. But seriously the pizza is so good. read more

Mr Zubs Deli - Pizza Bianco Pizza - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

My sister went there twice over the course of a month, and both times she ran into a bartender who was the biggest bitch to her. One night, my sister was trying to get some work done on her laptop when a skinny, black-haired, bartender wearing glasses walked up to her and slammed her laptop shut and walked off! No word! Just shut her laptop and walked off! I have no complaints with Zub's deli side. However, their bar employees are very rude. Do they not get paid enough or what? They all seem to have beef with customers. Then another time my sister went into the bathroom and found the same bartender lighting another girl's cigarette (can she even do that???). She stared at my sister and warned her "if you tell anyone, I will kick you out of the bar." My sister is not very confrontational so did not know what to say and just quietly left. But she was terribly upset and came back and told our family and friends. My sister was a paying customer and did not deserve to be bullied by the bartender like that! read more

Seems like a super local place. Food was good (pizza delicious) and well priced. There is plenty of parking behind the building. read more

Mr Zubs Deli - Gouda Mac and cheese bites - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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Food was great! Recommend the Henry hill and the royal tennenbaum! Tots were delicious as well!

Good drunk food, probably even worth waiting for - I at least think so since I do at 2AM (before Covid). It tastes delicious, I swear it eliminates the possibility of a hangover and there is always enough for you to soak up the rest of your booze in the morning. It's also probably good food to enjoy but you can read someone else's review for that ... if you want to eat something bc you are feeling tipsy - this is the place to go. Although I don't know if I would wait so long for it. read more

Literally blown away by everything I order, the menu is not kidding. I continue ordering the same thing because I like it that much, so what I do now is order my thing and something else to pursue the menu. I haven't been let down once! I'm riding off a 25/25 right now. read more

A local favourite and one of the best of the college bars on the block. Don't be fooled by the name, this isn't much of a "deli"-- it's a bar and eatery. That said, this place is always busy and for good reason The food is fantastic, and fantastically priced. Buyer be warned-- the drinks are poured with a heavy hand, so if you aren't into a strong drink, you'll need to specify. read more

The food wasn't bad for the price, but didn't really shine in any appreciable way. The place echoes from the bar half so badly that you can't even carry on a conversation. Best prepare the kids to hear "fuck" screamed a lot. read more

i recently visited with his bar after a love one's graduation and to my surprise they refuse to provide water to drinking patrons. I feel like it should be illegal to serve alcohol with an anti water clause but here they do it happily. I will not be returning to this establishment. read more

I've recently ordered pieces of Pepperoni Pizza a few times and then the Rocky Balboa Cheesesteak with Tater Tots. It was all delicious. Good service. read more

Ordered and paid for double meat. This is all I got. Flavor was great. But not worth what I paid for. read more

Mr Zubs Deli - Vincent Gambini ordered with double meat - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

I love coming here great food and not to costly great staff I enjoyed my night it didn't take long for my food to be made I had two bud lights and a sexy on the beeech cant wait to cone back and have another good time ill bring friends read more

Mr Zubs Deli - Loaded fried and the Duke hmmm - Sandwiches Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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Great sandwiches. They actually are in a new location and it's my first in the restaurant. My husband would normally order take out but we decided to go out together and found out that they MOVED across the street. They are now servicing pizza and wings from Capri Pizza. So it's a two in one type of deal. And the best part is is that they have a full service bar!! And a patio. Can't wait for summer. The atmosphere is very welcoming with loud variety music playing. I ordered the Rick Deckard and Tots. So delicious. read more

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Always great food, good portions, quality ingredients, and interesting choices. Awesome standard menu and fun seasonal menus to make things even more interesting! read more

First time visiting this Highland Square staple. Admittedly, I didn't know the first thing about it. I assumed it was a typical sub place, along the lines of Jimmy Johns/Penn Station/Subway etc. When i got there, I quickly realized it was more of a sit down kind of place, with a bar. They have an order counter, and then they bring your food out to you. I was in a bit of a rush, so I just ordered to-go at the counter. The only slight downside to this place, was it took forever to get my one sandwich. Ordered at 12:45, and didn't get it till 1:07. I feel like 22 minutes for a to-go sandwich is way too long. With that being said, I came in thinking it was more carry out friendly, so it's partially my fault for not knowing that it wasn't. So what did I get? The Philly Cheesesteak. I think it was called the Rocky Balboa. Came with your standard fair: steak, hoagie, cheese and onions. The nice young lady taking my order suggested I add mushrooms. I concurred. So how was it? If we're keeping up on the Rocky theme, it was a knockout. Fresh hoagie roll, packed with juicy, lean steak. Gooey melty cheese, and perfectly done onions and mushrooms. A slather of mayo to top it off. One of the better Philly cheesesteaks I've ever had to be honest. At $8.99, it kinda felt like a steal. Great value for what you get. I think the girl behind the counter felt bad my order took as long as it did. She was very apologetic. And lo and behold, I found a brownie in my sub box. One of the sweetest "we're sorry" treats ever! TO SUM IT UP: the food is awesome sauce, the service is very hipster cool, but don't come in if you're in a hurry. If you've got time, i can think of no better place for a casual, relaxed sammy. read more