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| - One of my coworkers came up with the idea of paying this place a visit for lunch--and it turned out to be one of my more memorable lunches in at least the last week. There is much that is unique about this place, enough to guarantee that you will never forget it.
The first characteristic that struck me as interesting or different was its curious location in what appears to be a typical office building. It's not in a shopping center, or standalone building--it's in an office building. This alone isn't enough to set it apart from other sub shops, however.
Even more curious is that distinct smell that hits you when you first walk in. I'm not sure if it's old meat, or asbestos, or what, but the procurators of this wonderful place have come up with the brilliant idea of deviating from such typical sandwich shop smells as freshly chopped lettuce or garlic or what have you.
If they're not already different enough, they decided to make an incredibly daring move--don't put the sandwich menu up on the wall, but instead keep it to a single sheet of paper. Why did they do this? Possibly because the menu has somewhere on the order of 50 or 60 different choices of sandwiches--for example, the #40, "Hot Pastrami, melted Swiss, sauerkraut, and thousand island dressing" (which most of us simply refer to as the "Reuben"), and the #41, "Hot Pastrami, melted Swiss, and thousand island dressing." Yes, they felt it necessary to make each available permutation of each basic sandwich a separate menu item. This is great because you can then make it a highly-entertaining game of finding your sandwich! It's like an adventure in itself!
The next interesting part about a meal at Luv-A-Sub is the food itself (amazingly enough, there is nothing all that distinct about the payment process!). I ordered the #30, "Roast Beef, Prosciutto, Swiss Cheese, Bell Peppers, and Mushrooms." My first observation when trying to pick up this sandwich is that the sandwich was incredibly hot, but the bread still managed to be decidedly non-crispy. Interesting! Even more crazy, however, is that the mushrooms--which certainly had the appearance of having been cooked--were still cold! How did they do that! Between the obviously-canned mushrooms and high-in-sodium roast beef, it certainly was a distinct sandwich, with a taste the likes of which I had never experienced up till now.
The last odd curiousity we noticed--which absolutely cements Luv-A-Sub's position as the most unique sandwich shop in the US--is the drink pricing system. One of my coworkers--who wasn't as wise as I in getting his drink without ice, and as a result ended up getting mostly ice--decided to ask for a refill. They were more than willing to oblige, provided he pay them $.25. They charge for refills--fair enough--so he decided to ask for a cup of water instead. He found that--wait for it--a cup of water costs $.25! Amazing! What an incredibly interesting and novel idea on their part. Now they'll almost guarantee that they don't get repeat business!
So, if what you want is an exciting, interesting experience with an ambience unlike anything you've seen, by all means, try this place out. But it's not for everybody--if you're one of those narrow-minded people who like a boring clean-smelling place with *typical* fresh-tasting food, it's probably not for you.
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