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| - I've got three basic rules that have made me the singular successful guy I am and have kept me in the running to be a Darwinian success.
1) If someone comes at you with a knife or hard object in hand and shouts "we don't like your kind around here", you should run away.
2) Never argue with a woman who has a visible tattoo.
3) If someone asks "do you want gravy on that?" always, always answer in the affirmative.
I was pleasantly surprised when the guy behind the counter fixing up my Belly Buster sub asked "do you want gravy on that?". Yes. Yes, I do.
Gravy on a sub? What a fantastic idea. Now don't get me wrong. I like the $5 foot long at Subway, an innovation I feel rivals Ford's introduction of the production line to American car manufacturing. A foot of carbs, meat and cheese, for about 1/3 of what a movie ticket will run you these days is incredible.
But it's nice to mix up your sub experience some time with something different and I'm not talking that Mr. Sub crap. No. Belly Buster sub gives you a nicely meat stacked foot long on a really, really creamy fresh bread. The gravy is just the gravy on top.
Another trick, if there's an eponymous menu item, order that. Hence, if the place is called Belly Buster Sub, order the Belly Buster sub, not the fish 'n' chips.
Belly Busters seems like it's been around for a while, given their well populated wall of fame. They even have a photo of a Maple Leaf. I'm not sure who that is as I haven't paid attention to hockey since the days when Ken Dryden was an expert on goal tending, not education.
Clearly this place has its regs and does a brisk Friday take out. An interesting mix of house rich suited yuppies and people who look like they live on subway sandwiches and live in the subway.
You will pay a couple bucks more for one of these subs, over a $5 foot long, but the extra $2 sure worth it.
The opening hours seem at first like a misprint. They seem to be open to 3 am on the weekends and 2 am on week days.
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