I just can't say no to V&S. Although I've never actually set foot in V&S (at this location or the two others dotted across Reading), I find myself absolutely addicted to their subs. About once a month, a co-worker of mine says she's going to V&S and asks me if I want anything. I do indeed. And what I want is an Italian sub. They are so baller here. It's almost like a White House Subs level of fanaticism. So basically whenever I go down to AC, I make a point to stop at White House to pick up a giant sub before even checking into the hotel room. Then on the way out of AC after a weekend of debauchery, I stop by White House again and buy TWO more subs to take home. Whenever I order at V&S, I get subs by the pair. It's never just one. It's at minimum two, but I could definitely see myself ordering three at a time. That could last me the next day or two. A whole sub makes a great dinner. A half sub makes a great late night snack. The other half is a perfect lunch the next day. So what makes a great sub? Well, tons of high quality meat for one. Like, it needs to be piled high. Two or three layers just doesn't cut it. Then fresh cold ingredients, like tomatoes, lettuce, and onion. Next is high quality olive oil that pairs well with an exceptional red wine vinegar. Perhaps one of the most important components is a robust roll. And last but not least, a crushed red pepper relish that adds an extra bite to each, well.. bite. V&S has all of the above. In contrast, the hot dogs here are straight ass. I know, I know. Who gets hot dogs? Well, someone who relishes in the joys and heart complications of transfats for one. Mike from the Jersey Shore was known as "The Situation." You can call me "The Saturation." The hot dogs here are limp and shriveled. I'd wager 7-Eleven has higher quality dogs. On the plus side, if you ask for extra toppings - especially if you request them on the side - V&S is super generous. I asked for onions and they asked if I wanted them on the side. I said sure, so they included a big bag of fresh sliced onions. This was enough for the hot dogs and provided an additional cache of onions that I could sauté up with some chicken and veggies to make a completely separate meal. As I finish this review, I have a major hankering for one of their Italian subs. BRB, gonna place another order. read more

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Their pizza was the BEST !! My friends and I used to buy pizza there but stopped . Before the pizza had alot of sauce and the crust was thicker . It was actually one of the best pizza around . I had recommended it to many who also agreed . Now, many have stopped purchasing the pizzas because of little sauce and thin crust . What a shame ! We used to loooooove it . Looking for this same pizza everywhere. Anyone know, please let me know . I can't tell you how much we Loooooved their pizza. Bring it back and I'm sure you'll get a lot more customers . read more

Grew up on the food here. Love the value of the cheesesteak special. Both hot and cold subs are good. Always quick to take my order and make my food. Recommended. read more

The food was great. I had the steak Philly cheese, highly recommend, and the service was on point. The ambience didn't really pay too much too, but it was comfortable. read more

I grew up in the 70s/80s just walking distance from V & S. Birthday parties and other special days always meant V & S! The shop was always packed and bustling with happy patrons. Then I moved away for college and didn't have a sandwich from here in like 30ish years. Until this week when I went home to visit. Not sure what happened but this isn't the V & S of legend. It's actually really, really bad now. Not "it doesn't taste the same as when I was younger" bad. It's "this food is terrible and the service matches" It was a ghost town in there. Whoever got their hand on this place... please bring the "you're family here" back or sell it to someone who knows the gold mine that is a properly cared for V & S. The Reading area will thank you handsomely and loyalists will return. read more

Love the CheeseSteak Special! Still a great value for the money. It's quick and better than any burger.

This Hoagie had all the potential and at one time was probably great, but today the roll was in rough shape, meat was a bit scarce and the onions were sliced thick. Taste was good, but overall not great! read more

V & S Sandwich Shop - Homeland Italian 08062023 - Pizza Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

V&S has been around since I was a child. Whenever I come back to Pa to visit my parents we make a point to stop in. It's a simple place, but the sandwiches are delicious. I typically get the cheesesteak, but the Italian is also very good. The people do not always come across as the friendliest, but never to the point of rude. It's just an old school Pa sandwich shop and they get to the point. read more

Never again! One of the worst food experiences I've had from a sandwich shop. I ordered a large cheesesteak and 2 slices of pizza. The sandwich was more of a crushed up hamburger than proper steak sandwich meat. No evidence of cheese or onions, which I specifically requested. But there was sauce. So much sauce that in the 5 minutes it took to get the food home, half the bread had liquified and it had to be eaten with a fork. I ate one of the slices of pizza the next morning and it was horrible. No sauce and no seasoning. They hadn't even managed a little salt. It was like eating nothing, yet still managed to cause me a full 24 hours of gastric distress. I threw the other slice in the trash. I would have been much happier with a sub and a frozen pizza from the Giant across the street. read more

Homeland Italian. No hinge, not cut in half. Everything fell out when I unwrapped and picked it up. Place and people were nice but hoagie was not as good as people have claimed it to be. WAY more bread and veggies than meat which i was NOT happy with. This was my first time here, I'll probably try it again but my hopes aren't very high.. read more

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Always the best Italian sandwich in the area. If you're not getting your Italian sandwiches here, you're just doing it wrong.

V&S has amazing french fries! Those who recognize and respect the greatest french fries in the whole world will, I'm sure, have nothing but great things to say about these amazing fries! read more

V & S Sandwich Shop - World's best french fries! - Pizza Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

I ate here today in the Shillington shop, and let me say it's a shame you can't get a descent steak sandwich from this place I ordered,then tipped $5 because you pay right away The young kid must of thought I was new here I sat down and my order came out to the table I wondered Where Was The Beef it was all roll ... no kidding I ate 1/2 of a Sm Ch steak .. I added all the meat on to one half of a roll I worked at a sandwich shop at one time and Noway would we ever make a sandwich like this one Haa Haa If their going to cut back on the meat they need to use smaller rolls I realize times are tuff all around but for Pete's sake you gotta serve a good sandwich to keep the costumers coming back I will Never go back to this location for anything ! I'll stick with the S Spring shop for a nice sandwich And by the way they do have TVs here .. X2 read more

I got the cheesesteak. I really liked this place. Plenty of seating. Big menu. Very tasty, inexpensive. I got my Cheesesteak the V&S way with sauce. The counter people taking orders were miserable BUT servers and young woman that helped wrap my leftovers were delightful. Big seating area BUT there was a screaming baby. I liked this place BUT.... read more

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I have been going to V&S for 30 years. My brother turned me onto this stop; and I stop every time I am in town. The steak/cheese steak hoagies are the very best, and I've eaten at Pat's in Philly - the birthplace of the steak sandwich. This past visit, I ordered the large...be careful, it's the boss. Okay, I shared it with my wife. -Larry read more

I'm not sure what's going on here, but the last two times I've walked in and ordered I've had cold cheese steaks. I live close so travel is not the problem I was the only order so no excuse it was so busy. I realize you make some meat ahead of orders as I worked in a sandwich shop already. Come on folks you gotta put the meat back on the grill n get it hot. If the meat is hot (not warm to get cold faster) the cheese on the roll will melt. There was plenty of meat on the sandwich for the size and all ingredients were on it as ordered. The fries were dbl dipped cold and hard. read more

V & S Sandwich Shop.....An Icon in the Berks County Reading area noted for there Excellent Italian subs & Cheese Steaks. When I moved here from Miami, Fl., I remember being with a work crew....It was lunch time. I remember when I heard how happy the work crew was when their supervisor said he was ordering from V & S....That was back in 1989.....The rest is history for me....this is my "Go To" Sub Shop when in Berks/Reading area....There prices are standard and the quality has always been consistently Good. This location has its dining room open as of January 2022. Can I tell ya local secret?...Yes?...ok....if you go to a grocery chain in this area called Redners Quick Shoppe, go to the deli section and check out there Italian/ham subs! They Are Fattys Stuffed with Meat! When in town and If I want a Italian or Ham sub.....I go to the Redners Quick Shoppe off Carsonia Ave Reading, Pa, kenhorst, Pa or Freshly made in West Lawn, Pa. read more

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Aloha All!!! Had to come all the way from Hawaii to get a proper cheesesteak! Many Mahalo's to Sam and his wonderful staff! read more

V & S Sandwich Shop - Pizza Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

Love V&S sandwiches, i grew up in Reading Lived a few blocks from this store. I been living in Charleston sc, when we go home for a visit we have to go get a sandwich atleast 3 times that week... Wish you could send us some down,they dont make it like we like them down here read more

Picked up a to-go order on a Friday evening. Pretty busy but the staff was friendly. Cash only at this location. read more

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Garbage food for garbage people. I've kept myself from leaving a review like this for this V&S location 'cause it's so easy to be mean in a bad review, but this spot deserves it. I've had a few things from the menu, but not everything, and I still feel confident saying that nothing here is made with skill or love. I've had subs prepared half-assed with chunks of onion skin, weird multi-grain long rolls that look like rye, barely warm sauces, you name it. No consistency or quality--just bad. These are cheesesteaks for people who don't know a good cheesesteak, and also who hate themselves. People who like the cheese fries here like canned cheese sauce and shaking salt shakers directly into their mouth. They're edible. I can say that. Actually the eggplant parm used to be something I'd willingly order, but man does it give Tommy the tum-rums. Most employees I've encountered have an attitude and aren't enjoying what they're doing. There may be exceptions. Always are. Ordering can sometimes be a Soup Nazi-esque ordeal depending on how busy it is. Clearly some people like this place, and I initially gave two stars to be fair. But forget that. Stop giving this place your money. Just stop. read more

This sandwich and 5 others traveled 3000 miles to make us happy... We don't have deli's like this out in California. They all so cheap with the meat. Such a yummy sandwich. Your all so lucky!!! (But we got ya beat on mexican food)! read more

V & S Sandwich Shop - Pizza Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

Cut the roll all the way through my food fell out onto the paper! Very expensive for crappy food!!!

This restaurant has the best steak and cheese sandwich I've ever had. Try the steak sandwich with cheese, sautéed onions, sweet peppers and banana peppers topped with pizza sauce! read more

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First things first, ordered a Cali chicken cheesesteak, no cheese on it at all. The bigger problem, the "now hiring" sign in the window. $8.50 to start, a maximum of $10 an hour for "experience." My sandwich cost more than an hour of a humans time according to them. No surprise the food sucks when you pay people so abysmally. Completely unacceptable for a business with multiple locations in the area. Pay your workers a decent amount. Save your time, money, and tastebuds. Go eat somewhere that doesn't suck. read more

Just ordered a steak a sandwich and an Italian - no meat on the Italian - and steak super average - no wonder I never went there for 15 years read more

Great food! Eaten there many times in 2 years never an issue! Great for lunch time! Don't let what others say on here. The fries are the reason I and my coworkers and friends go back! read more

Purchased 2 large cheese steak, xtra onion. NO CHEESE OR ONIONS ON STEAK! Also ordered fries $27.67. Called sandwich shop and was told bring back, I'm 40 minutes away. Steak was like slices of Philly Minute steak. VERY DISAPPOINTED. WILL NEVER GO BACK THERE! They didnt even want to hear about it! Also forgot, no sauce either. V & S I believe stands for VERY SAD! Temple has a V & S also, I have no idea if together. But will NOT go back. Customer service RUDE! If good credit is due, but after this experience NO WAY! read more

I also got sandwiches here years ago. All the time. My family got food today and I could not believe the awful change in the place! My Italian sandwich hardly had any meat on it and the lettuce was wilted as heck. I heard the one on Penn Ave in Sinking Spring makes the best food. But I don't think I want to chance it. No thanks. I will go to Tony's in Robesonia. They make the best! Also Subways are good too. read more

Thanks for an awesome cheesesteak. Stuffed with mushrooms, fried onions, provolone. I add my own hot sauce. Really good. Jeep it up !

I was eating a cheese steak from v&s n as I ate it i felt little hard pieces that kinda felt like burnt pieces. Ignored it because i was hungry. In my last bite I feel something bigger. I spit it out n it's a piece of metal... I call up n complain. Manager tells me it's from a metal sponge. He's so sorry, bring my sandwich back n he will make me a new one. I tell him I don't want another sandwich from u. He tells me sorry...... didnt offer refund. Like I'll ever want to eat there again read more

V & S Sandwich Shop - Pizza Near Me - Reading, Pennsylvania

The original location which has been here since the 1960s. Not much has changed here since I worked here in the mid-1990s in high school. They finally did add an indoor seating section several years ago with TVs. This is a place though that was always known for their takeout business and it is still their mainstay business. The 'cheesesteak/steak' specials on an ATV bakery hard roll is still a great value but you have to like pre-mixed fried steak and onions. Sauce and hot peppers are also available. Biggest seller by far and what they are most well-known for. The fries have changed though and aren't as good as they used to be. Cold cuts on the Italian sandwiches also seem like they are from a different provider too that isn't as good as they used to be either. It is annoying that Sam Mollica Jr (owner) still only accepts cash but I understand the reasons for that from both a cost and tax perspective. Sam treats his employees well and always paid notably higher than minimum wage. Customer service is a bit surly too but that seems to have been the status quo here for a long time even before I started working there. V&S Sandwich Shop is a decent sandwich shop but not for vegetarians let alone vegans. Berks County tradition but it is more because there really isn't a great sandwich shop around. Screpesi's Sandwich Shop down Lancaster Ave has been around forever and makes a better Italian sandwich. Lavigna and Sons is probably the best one I have been too recently but you have to drive 15-20 minutes over to Sinking Spring. read more

$3.75 for an order of onion rings would be okay if you have more than 4 rings in the order And charged for tomatoes ( billed as " peppers " ) , Ridiculous read more

When we arrived, the 27 employees at the counter were just staring awkwardly into space as if they didn't know each other. However, the prices were dirt cheap, they were very nice, and the food was decent. $23 fed 4 people with drinks. I have to admit the outdoor decor gives you that Walking Dead, 5-years post apocalypse kind of look, or maybe a nice spring day in Chernobyl. Still the inside is spacious and clean. You order, and they bring your food out to you, which in the age of the modern pizza parlor is refreshing. Hell, they even wrapped up our leftovers. read more

Solid experience. Don't expect to be wowed. You get what you pay for! I really liked the peppers in the Italian sub. They were tasty, and added a nice sweetness to the sandwich! read more

This sandwich shop sucks you order cheese and you don't get it do you order a ham and cheese hoagie and there's no cheese on it plus the owner has an attitude last time I'm dealing with them so pound sand VNS sandwich shop You don't get your moneys worth read more

Food was decent. But three things. 1. Older lady with short reddish hair taking orders looked like she's going to snap if you asked the wrong question. No smile on her face. Just give me the damn order and step aside. 2. It's 2016 and no credit or debit cards??? Luckily my brother had cash. By the way prices were not low because they didn't take credit cards. 3. Just walk in and look at their tv's. Maybe they have binoculars behind the counters that they hand out to customers so the can watch their 6 inch tv's mounted on 10ft high wall. read more

Still great, the best "Reading Style" cheesesteak. These are not Philly Steaks, learn the difference if that is what you want. WTF is with people who expect a sandwich shop to have sports-bar TV's?? Also, grow up and carry some cash. read more

After asking for a salad with no croutons or cheese due to a severe food allergy the rude lady decided to hide crumbs in the bottom of my salad. Thanks for the rash and diarrhea. Don't eat here. read more

First of all, the business listing in Google for the Lancaster Ave location says your shop is open until 9. I was adamantly told by a few employees at the location that your "winter hours" dictate that you close at 8. Well, all summer you also closed at 8 so please fix your hours on Google. Secondly, I have called at 735 pm before and the phone just kept ringing. (I know for a fact your employees stop answering the phone after 735/740 because I was in your shop last night and the phone rang at 740 and the grill girl told everyone working to ignore it.) I guess you dont like money. That is all. read more