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| - Silver Mine Subs is a really good sandwich shop preparing interesting arranged subs.
One of my initial tests when evaluating a sub shop is the feel and weight of the sandwich after picking it up from the counter. If it feels light and mushy, well that's not such a great thing.
Weight gives you a good idea of how much meat is in the sandwich. While mushy tends to indicate too much veggies. I know that may sound arbitrary, but if you think about it, it's a decent first impression. My King Bullion was solid and felt like a pound or so. Good first start.
Other sandwiches on the menu that looked interesting (photo):
-Georgetown (turkey breast, bacon, provolone, avocado);
-California Gulch (tuna salad and provolone);
-Comstock (double roast beef and provolone);
-Silver City (salami, ham and provolone).
The Cold Subs run $4.49 for the small, $5.99 for the medium and $7.49 for the large.
My medium 8" King Bullion had roast beef, turkey breast and provolone (see photo), along with some veggies. The bread held up well and didn't fall apart while eating. It also came cut. Nice!
The inside of Silver Mine Subs reminded me of that industrial motif favored by Chipotle. Instead Silver Mine uses concrete board, in place of dry wall. It also has a "surfer dude" feel. Don't ask me why, I guess I heard too many "wow, man" on my visit.
I would give them 3 3/4 stars, rounded up to four after my first visit. I would rate them ahead of Subways and Bimpies, but behind Jersey Mike's, Capriotti's and Jimmy John's and worthy of a visit.
I would agree with Gabi M's take: " I'd go the extra 1/2 mile for Silver Mine over Subway any day." Hell, I go an extra 5 miles for a Silver Mine!
Enjoy!
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