I ordered a LARGE Homeland Italian sandwich, with lettuce tomato onions, sweet & hot peppers. With mayo and vinegar. When I went to pick it up I asked in a joking manner if it was cut in half since many places in Berks count don't. The young man said , "oh was it on the order slip to cut it in half"? So he cut it for me, but said, "we usually don't cut them in half". Mind you this young man was very polite and was just shocked I asked for it to be cut in half. But when I got back home, I opened it up. And boom. No tomatoes, no peppers and a few slivers of onions. I Called to notify about the issue and they asked if I could return the sandwich (which was perfectly fine because I only want what I pay for) and they'd remake my sandwich. Well the second was skimpy but with a little more lettuce and the missing peppers but was cut in half as well as transversely. Let's just say I miss the days when a large was a large and you didn't have to ask for a LARGE to be cut in half. read more

V & S Sandwich Shop - The first "Large" Homeland Italian - Pizza Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

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Somehow they forgot the meat on my Italian sandwich, was a decent cheese, lettuce, tomato onion sandwich though. But 2 stars because my fiancé's sandwich was good. read more

Ordered 2 slices of pizza, a small cheese steak and a California cheese steak. Now I have been getting sandwiches from V&S ever since Vince and Sam were running the place. Today the slices of pizza were barely warm, the California steak was good but the small cheese steak was terrible. The meat was barely warm, and the thing that got me the most was the size of the small steak. It was at the most 4" long and the last inch of the roll was empty! Good bye SS, you saw me for the last time. I will drive to Lancaster Ave if I want a sandwich from now on. J. Hudack I would rate them 1 star max. read more

Stay away. Place just pales in comparison to the Fifth Street Highway location. Ingredients all seem to be inferior, and the finished product always looks so sloppy. read more

Went to pick up dinner for the family. Was craving for a good sandwich; to my memory V&S was great. Until now... so where to begin. Stood looking at the menu, not sure exactly what I wanted for myself. Noticed the following: one employee eating from the fry area, one employee training another employee being condescending to him "what are you doing, put the onions over there, ugh", one employee telling the cashier her telenovela guy problems. Whew! Then I ordered: the employee seemed like he rather have been shoveling horse stalls then working. Then my food was ready, so I took my $40 order and went home. Sandwiches were horrible... cheese steak looked like it was sitting out for hours, cheese Italian was soaked in oil, twin cheeseburger looked like it was dipped in runny mayo. Totally disappointed don't eat at this location you have a group of careless employees running this place to the ground and giving V&S a bad reputation. Eating at Mama's moving forward! read more

V & S Sandwich Shop - My horrible twin cheeseburger that seemed to be soaked in watery mayo... thanks for wasting my money V&S! - Pizza Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

If your life is terrible and a tsunami swept through Berks County and this was your only option......consider the following. 1. A trash can with leftovers. 2. Finding a log to float on and search for consumable debri. read more

They offer a great variety of both cold and hot sandwiches. The buffalo cheesesteak is amazing, but I would suggest the hard roll, as the soft roll has a hard time holding the sheer weight of the contents. They also sell Good's chips were are awesome as well, especially the BBQ variety. Another great aspect to this particular location is that they take credit cards and from what I have heard, the other locations don't. The prices for the food are reasonable, but the drink prices are a little high and their large size would probably considered a medium most other places. Overall, one of the better places in the Reading area for a cheesesteak. read more

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First off, let me say that I love the food at the V & S Sandwich Shop on 5th Street Hwy, Temple. Family members and myself have visited this particular V & S Sandwich Shop location multiple times over the years (to see if it got any better) and we have always had a bad experience with their food or their service or both. The most memorable thing that gets stuck in my mind is that their marinara sauce was always sour when I ordered the cheese steak special. At the other locations, their marinara sauce is fresh, sweet, and delicious. At this location, either their marinara sauce is spoiled or they use a different recipe which makes it taste sour and nasty. We have made it a point to avoid this location at all costs and only go to the 5th Street Hwy location for delicious cheese steaks and steak sandwiches. read more

I live in Interfaith Manor in Palmyra Pa; A wonderful caregiver who lives iin the area wrote down over 20 orders and brought all kinds of Subs And Steak sandwiches from this shop ! They were wonderful / fresh and the subs are so full of meat that is was like 2 sandwiches in one ! The best sub I ever had and everyone else is ready to order again ! Thank you so much ! WE are on lock-down so this was such a fabulous treat ! WE wont forget you ! We will order again ! Thank you Donna read more

I know!! 5 stars?!! But to be fair... I'm only going to give the 5 stars based on the service and sandwiches. I only go to V & S for the sandwiches. They are the best cheesesteaks and Italian sandwiches. The fries and onion rings are good as well but to be honest those are are pretty hard to screw up. Now you would think that with all the Italian restaurants and pizza takeouts in the area they wouldn't have a chance but the signs on their wall state it correctly. Voted best cheesesteaks in Berks! read more

Luckily, there is a great Chinese place right next to V&S. Years ago V&S was a great place. Then, over the years, the sandwiches became more bread and lettuce than anything else. I stopped getting my dinner there (always hit the Chinese place), but my wife and son get their food from V&S. Until last night. Last night I picked up food, brought it home, and one of the hamburger rolls had mold on it. That's right, folks, pre-processed penicillin. Beautiful green fuzzy mold. OK, I get it. You may have a moldy roll in your stock. But the person behind the counter selected that roll and used it. There is no way you could miss it. There was mold on the top and bottom. So if you decide to visit V&S, make sure you tell them to "hold the mold, please". read more

V & S Sandwich Shop - Yep. Mold. They gave me a hamburger with a moldy roll. - Pizza Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

Brings back so many memories of high school when I visit. I'm so glad they've kept it going! Love visiting and having an amazing hoagie, pirogies and some icy tea to wash it all down. read more

there cheesesteaks are actually really good and their mozzarella sticks taste good as well

Im from Texas and when my boyfriend took me up to PA. we went on a hunt for the best Philly cheese steak. He took me to Philadelphia to Genos and Pats etc needless to say the best place ended up being this local shop right by his place. The price was $7 and we both walked out stuffed and needing to walk it out. They take credit cards and the line moves fast THEY ARE HUGE SANDWICHES We got the soft roll and it was awesome the meat on our cheese steak was hard to contain in the roll which is always a plus for us.We got the sauce on it with just American and steak For $7 each it was Superior to any other cheese steak place I have come across. read more

A Reading staple. Best ham on roll in the state. I may be a bit biased because I grew up on them almost bi-monthly so every time I take a trip back to where I grew up it's a must stop. I've had almost everything on the menu and nothing seems to disappoint the only thing I don't like is the setup when walking in. It's like a cluster of customers waiting around to grab their food or place an order... even with the number system it's a cluster. read more

Terrible sums up their sandwich. they gave me a lettuce sandwich and a very crappy Italian. These place doesn't know how to make a hoagie. chapmans. screpesis, stricklers, turkey hill are better than this . read more

This place is amazing. Very , very good Italian heros. 7 bucks will make you save one half for later. The staff is very friendly and efficient. Best deli shoppe in town. Try it. read more

Ordered a large cheese steak on a soft roll, plus a side of fries, to go. After a 6 minute ride home the grease from the sandwich has leaked through the plastic and wax paper and through the bag. Leaked enough to leave a grease spot on my car seat. 6 minutes. I opened up the wrapping paper and couldn't even get it onto a plate without it falling to pieces. VERY disappointed in the poor quality of the packaging AND the steak itself. This appears to be very low quality beef. I don't know if V&S gets beef for all their locations from the same supplier, but at the Temple location I've never had anything as disgusting or disappointing as I had at the Sinking Spring location. The store location itself is old and tired. The blonde girl behind the counter seems miserable. The unlit neon signage has enough grease and dust on it that you might not be able to tell if it's lit. The display cases sit empty, looking very forlorn. It was either this or Five Guys, and I chose poorly. read more

Sinking Spring store - Went here on Sunday, 1/10/21, after seeing online they were open until 8:00 pm. Got there at exactly 7:15 pm and doors were locked. About 5 or 6 workers were standing around doing nothing. Did they close at 7:00, 6:45, maybe 6:30? Never will go here again if it's 90 minutes before closing time, they might be closed already. read more

I ordered a chicken cutlet with roasted red peppers fresh mozzarella and balsamic vinaigrette on a long roll and I got a sandwich made out of chicken fingers shredded mozzarella and a spicy Thai sauce. Idk what this place is doing calling them selves a sandwich shop but it was disgusting and I will never return again. Extremely disappointed and a waste of money. Highly recommend to everyone to not go here. read more

Went in at lunch on Thursday. Had a cheesesteak . Was so greasy, hard meat, hardly any cheese and roll was stale. Waste of money. Not the friendliest worker either. read more

This is usually decent but I ordered a chef salad and got no meat. There was hardly any cheese and the French fries were over done! I just had a knee replacement and I was in pain so going back was not an option! I called and their response was sorry for your bad experience!! Never going back read more

Since the new owners took over I won't go back. Horrible customer service. They also for sure started using really cheap meats. Been going the since the store first opened. Same owners from the Lancaster Ave. store. I don't go there because how rude they are. I won't go again! read more

Great food. But i tried to order food at 530 on a sunday and was told they close in 20 minutes soooo only cold food was available. They're posted open till 6. Is that really being 'open' till 6? read more

Very rude people behind the counter some Spanish guy with a cocky attitude i asked for a menu and he said rudely " yea right above me and everyone behind the counter laughed made me feel like an ass. I can obviously see the menu behind his swelled head i wanted a paper one!!! I never ordered a sub and never will because of his service read more

As far as food goes V&S is a classic Berks county sandwich shop. I have always enjoyed all the food I have ever eaten here. Italian sandwiches are yummy! Yes they have a bit extra lettuce compared to some but I like them that way. Also steak sandwiches are not exactly like Philly versions but are very filling and mostly fresh made. I make a point to eat here every time I visit southeast PA. read more

Great sandwiches! I've never been disappointed with a sub from V&S. I've never tried their pizza, but plan to soon, But the subs are great!! Very fresh, thin-sliced meat and cheese...delicious! Plus everyone who I have encountered that works there is very nice. The prices are a little high, but worth it for a really good sub. read more

I give it three stars because I like the food. The staff is not particularly nice. Some of them are ok, like the manager, she's very nice. There's one girl who works there who couldn't be any more miserable, very typical of people in greater Reading/Berks. I'm not someone who expects really good service, just as long as someone is marginally pleasant and does the job right. So in conclusion, good food in my opinion, marginally friendly staff, the interior of the place could be cleaner. read more

Will not be returning to this sandwich shop, very unprofessional. The entire shop can hear the staff socializing while making your order blaming one another for not translating the customer's order correctly. While eating a customer calls to speak to an employee about the food she did not enjoy the previous night. Once again, we all hear the employee talking to them on the phone and when finished, relays the entire conversation to the staff. Speaking very harshly of the customer and poking fun. As for the food, I enjoyed the roll, very soft, fries were good but the Ketchup tasted rancid. The place needs a manager who cares if they were there they participate in the bad behavior. So, disappointed. read more

I've gone to this place for years and the food is usually very good, however, the past year and a half almost every order I've place has been wrong. I'm not sure what the problem is and why the kids they hire there can't get the orders correct but I think I'll go elsewhere from now on. read more