so I made my second stop at Wawa's Eastgate, with my expectations much lower due to the meh italian sub from my first trip there
I skipped drinks this time since they are, as noted on my first visit, excessively expensive here
I used the touch screen to order a meatball parmesan sub. It looks like they have a second meatball sandwich, just called meatball sandwich, which I think is the same but doesnt have cheese.
The order screen did not let me order extra parm or extra sauce, so I clicked on "special order" at the end. The screen says someone will come talk to you about your special order, so I waited a bit, and the order was auto-cancelled after about a minute
I talked to a manager before trying again, trying to avoid the same result. He said a sandwich maker will call your order number after you place the order to go over special requests. I do not like this because then I am forced to order a sandwich without knowing if they can (or are willing) to do what I want done
The sandwich maker was very, very friendly, and answered all my questions, and did accommodate my special requests, which were for heavy sauce and heavy parm. The parm is just the green shaker can grocery store stuff, which isnt optimal but ok. He said he could put extra sauce on the sandwich and give me a cup of marinara for dipping. There was no additional charge for this cup of marinara, which I appreciated
I did also ask him about the "sweet pepper" topping. This is indeed sliced bell peppers. The picture in the order system shows red and yellow peppers, which I prefer greatly over green, but what you get is mostly green peppers. The big problem here is that these are NOT freshly sliced peppers - they come from a jar soaking in some sort of liquid. Maybe just salted water, but I dont know. They did not taste pickled. I ended up picking these out before I ate the sandwich.
The sandwich itself was meh. Bread was ok, meatballs were good texture but lacked seasoning. The onions were sliced fresh but were the bitter/sour type. The asked-for heavy parm was not detectable, and there was no extra sauce on the sandwich. I would say this made me extra glad I got the extra cup of sauce, but it was not flavorful at all
Overall, not good, but not terrible either. A little below Subway in food quality (and I should mention they do not have much variety in bread, unlike subway) but at a higher price. I'd eat it again if someone else paid for it.
I still think a place with this much space dedicated to ready to eat foods like this sandwich needs a space to eat indoors, especially when it is well below freezing like it was tonight, but there isnt even a stand-at bar for this.
All this said, does anyone want to suggest a different sandwich? Send me a message and I will consider it. I cant do mayo, mustard, or spicy. read more