Thundercloud Subs

Cute patio out back. Stopped by for a quick snack with the husband and the dogs before a hike.

This location had great staff and fast service. They were clean inside and their restroom was quite nice also. There was more than enough parking and their interior was very cute.

It’s my addiction. Can’t speak for anybody else, but this place is great. Wish parking was a little better during lunch. As far as the food goes, I say keep trying till you find what you like. The food is great to me.

This is a solid neighborhood sandwich shop.
That about sums it up, I’ve been there a few times and had their meatball, their Austin Club, Pastrami, and ‘The Office’ combo. It’s a cut above Subway and yet manages to play in their price league; also it’s a local chain staple with a kick-​butt location so I’m glad to see it here.
I can’t say that it holds a candle to Austin standout Hoody’s, let alone Jimmy Johns or Togo’s, but I’d call it on a par with Jersey Mike’s. The reason is that the subs are decent, but it’s hard to praise beyond that. The cold subs are best as the bread, while good, doesn’t have the moxie to hold up to heavy meat sauce. Also, I suspect that this location is slightly understaffed, as I’ve been in their especially slow moving lunch line more than once and their operations behind the counter look confused and haphazard.
Average it out, and it gets 3 stars on the ‘CTJ Scale’ as noted below.
5 out of 5 stars: Come-​to-​Jesus good. Would be OK passing on after finishing a plate here.
4 out of 5 stars: Come-​to-​Mary good. Would be OK being seen eating here by Mother Mary.
3 out of 5 stars: Come-​to-​Joseph good. Would be OK having a beer here with Jesus’ Dad.
2 out of 5 stars: Come-​to-​the-​Apostles good. Meh. Wouldn’t have my last supper here.
1 out of 5 stars: Come-​to-​Nobody good. I wouldn’t have my penultimate supper here, either.

First time here and I think last… my son is on his way to work so he wanted to eat.
I expected a nicer place, more organized, unfortunately they were short on staff so we had to wait and because of this staff can be friendly they hustle while taking your order. My son says his sandwich is «really good mom» that’s why the 3 stars.

The sub was good, but my biggest problem was with the service and the general way the shop was run. This was easily the longest amount of time I’ve ever had to wait to even order a sub, because of their ridiculous way of running their line, payment process, and sub making. There was only two people in front of me but I still had to wait probably ten minutes before someone helped me. The guy who was making my sandwich was also making four other sandwiches for some other unknown customer and so took about three times as long as he should have. And then they were running everything through a single cash register, like this is a mom and pop store from the 1950s, so I had to wait five minutes just to pay. Basically, the sub was good, but not worth the absurd wait. Unless you’re the only person in line, just go somewhere else.

«The Club» is delicious, even though it has extra or missing ingredients EVERY time I order it! Last time, tomatoes were missing. The time before, my sandwich had mustard on it that I didn’t ask for. Despite these oddities, the sandwiches were still great. In my book, Thundercloud is the best «fast food» around.

Don’t know what the hype is about Thundercloud subs. They are just sandwiches and nothing special here. What you will get is RUDE service and that’s a guarantee. The kitchen help is ALWAYS rude and quite obnoxious as well. I returned because it’s close to my house, but after 5 rude visits, I’m done. I can make a sandwich at home.

Great local sandwich shop! Always good. Usually go to the Dripping Springs location, but they’re all good.

Subway always taste so processed and packaged. I love this place. The staff is quick and efficient and there is something about the Thunder sauce that hit’s the spot.

Loved it! Just had it for the first time yesterday and it was awesome. All I wanted was something to fill my stomach and satisfy my hunger, and boy did it. I was expecting tastes close to Subway, but it tasted more like home made subs with a twist of Firehouse subs. I got the Austin sub with everything on it. The service was fast and it has a great view of the woodline next to the tables. There’s even a spot outside to dine. I’ll definitely be going back to enjoy another delicious sub :)

Update: I’ve spoken with TC, they heard me, and listened to my tale. They wanted to improve, and the fact they followed up softens my frustration. Thanks TC for caring!
I’ve been a Thundercloud Subs fan my whole life, been going to one Thundercloud or another as long as I can remember. In just a few short visits to this location I’ve had a complete change of heart. I’m angry because I loved them and they’ve hurt me deep. I went to TC over Subway or Quiznos because of the super Texas-​style friendly sandwich makers. Always with a smile and good small talk. The sandwiches were always full and flavorful, I smile just remembering them. No longer though, this TC has the most depressing robots for sandwich makers. They are short with customers, impatient, rude, and without any heart or soul. They care nothing about the sandwich, the TC heritage, or the customers. The sandwiches have gotten worse and worse, with each subsequent visit I believed less and less that I was going to get a good sandwich and enjoy it. This last visit was the last straw. I came in the evening, an hour and a half before closing time. The sandwich maker was incredibly skimpy on my sandwich, even after I paid for double toppings I was still eating 90% bread. I went and asked for even more toppings, and was charged again, so triple toppings now I’ve paid for, and it is only 50% of the sandwich it was in the past. Which makes it worthless. So I’m eating this worthless sandwich, the TC doesn’t close for another hour and the same terrible fella comes over and starts cleaning all around me, blocks me in with chairs, benches and dirt. After 20+ years of TC I’m done, this place, this sandwich maker, has killed it for me. I won’t be recommending TC in the future, and will dissuade others from going. Subway, Quiznos, Jimmy Johns, all of those are great alternatives, don’t waste your money or your evening trying to enjoy TC. Go somewhere else.

So ordered ahead of time and they had about 20 min to make my sandwich (and get it right). Now I eat Thundercloud all over Austin and was thinking that this location was going to make it right also,…
So nope. I ordered a: Gluten Free veggie sub W/​O Mushrooms and ADD Jalapeño to the sandwich. Now what did I get? A GF «veggie» sub with only tomatoes, onions, lettuce, hummus and avocado!!!
They missed about 40% of the ingredients that I said yes too. how does that happen? So you have me wait AND you screw up my order. Now you ask «why didn’t you take it back?!» … well that is because I had to go to work in Lakeway and couldn’t go back.
I ate the sandwich because I was starving, but literally felt as if I was eating a hummus sandwich and that was it.
Oh yeah my sandwich was soggy too, because of too much hummus. Whole experience a no go. unless you live in this area, don’t go to this location unless you can stand in front of them and critique their sandwich making skills!

Heard this place had awesome sandwiches. I was completely let down. When I received it — it looked like a child’s sandwich. It was a 6 inch with a pinch of lettuce, a very thin amount of turkey, a tsp full of peppers that they charge you extra for (???), and a large amount of mayo. The bread was good that’s about it. What a lousy sandwich. Thundercrap subs.

I made a special trip to get some subs, arrived right at 9:00 PM closing time (they post a false 9:30 closing online) and Thundercloud was already turning customers away.
It’s not like the service was ever great (they love to screw up my order) but at least my Thundercloud from 10 – 15 years ago cared enough to feed hungry customers — even close to closing time.
I can’t take the continuous decline any more. The goodwill is gone. After 22 years of eating Thundercloud subs, I’m taking my business elsewhere. Please join me in putting them out of business — Austin needs a new sub shop!

Try the Austin sub it has great flavor and you have to try the blues smoothie it’s awesome!

Casual and very well placed in the intersection of 620 and 2222.
The guys here are helpful and very quick so had my veggie delite on wheat bun in a minute.
The vegetables are fresh and so is the bun. Overall very good healthy option in the area.

Fresh, Fast, and Healthy!
Its a simple atmosphere here. Nothing fancy a bit trashy, a bit dirty. Well the lunch rush just ended. I got the California Club. Its pretty darn tasty. Turkey, bacon, avocado, lettuce, tomato, onion, provalone, mayo and thundersauce. I took a bite and got something crunchy… It was the bacon. Wow! Never knew bacon could be that crunchy without being burnt. I also got the Corn and Green Chile soup. Pretty tasty as well.
Within walking distance to my apartment. Maybe I can be a regular :-)

It’s quick. It’s cheap (especially if you get whatever the daily special is). It’s healthy (if you don’t load it up with mayo).
Service is always prompt and usually with a smile. The bread is gluten free, which makes me feel less guilty. I feel like the subs have more fresh, higher quality, ingredients than a Quizno’s, which is higher quality than Subway, and the portions are larger.
Also, it’s a local chain with an Austin vibe, which is always points from me. I’d give it five stars, but the employees at this location seem to be trying to hard to be hipsters. Or maybe they’re hipsters out of their environment, as this *IS* suburbia.
Don’t feel bad, though, Thundercloud 620. I think the same of the Freebird’s up here — everything loses its Austin touch when it’s staffed by yuppie high school kids.

I don’t really like giving Thundercloud a 3 because other Thunderclouds are actually nice but this particular Thundercloud deserves the «A-​OK.»
The people working at this Thundercloud… I feel like they hate their lives or something.
There’s not pleasantness in their voices, eyes, or body language. It’s pretty sad.
I got the Meatball sub and it was so tasty and warm. The only thing to be forewarned is that they come as two large meatballs in tack (at least the small sub comes with two). This made eating it a bit difficult. Maybe next time I will ask them to cut the meatballs in half or something.