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| - Captain Bills.. aka "sub shop" to some. (disclaimer- I grew up right down the street, and therefore am somewhat biased)
I love this place. I know any food/sandwich snobby will likely berate this place. To the uninitiated, warning sirens might be blaring in the back of your head from the moment you pull in to the parking lot. From the sketchy run down strip malls, to the punk teenage kids smoking and joking on the patio, to the tasteless yet absolutely hilarious bumper stickers covering nearly every inch of the interior.
Manning the register will always be some pretty teenage girl with too tight shirt and impossibly short shorts, as the long time owner (Bill?) seems to have a not-well-hidden, creepy old perverted man vibe to him. Now that I think about it, in the nearly 25 yrs that I have been going to this place, I dont think I have ever seen a male employee.
Now to the food. This is not a gourmet sandwich shop. However the sandwiches are pretty good. And as for value?? Seriously I dont think you can beat it. As recently as 10 years ago you could get the Mini sub combo for 99cents which consisted of a 5 inch sub and a small drink, or you could pay $1.99 and double up to the 10 inch sub and medium drink. Due to inflation, this may cost a whopping $2.60 now.
Regarding the sub, its pretty good. The bread is fresh and chewy, with shredded lettuce, tomatoes,onions and standard sub meat, but the key component is this italian dressing that is amazing. Its secret ingredient must be crack because this stuff is addictive. Douse my sub in it and im happy. Spill it on to my shoe and I would probably try to eat that as well. And the drinks are made with the excellent crushed ice chips that i love. This stuff is almost snow cone grade ice. Yum Yum.
As for the rest of the menu? Yes there is more, but why bother. I've never had a need or desire to order anything other than the Double mini combo.
So if you live or work in the neighborhood, I recommend stopping by and getting the best lunch you will ever find for less than $3.00.
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