D’ Atri Subs Etc

Love having this in my neighborhood. Awesome subs and other foods… but it’s all about the subs. Dranks and chips, walk in off the street or park in the back.

The BEST Cheese Steak Sub EVER! Fast, friendly, service and ALWAYS a delight! The Seasoned Lettuce is a family tradition and is to die for!

First of all. one expects in a small town people will be warm and smiling. The hospitality was opposite, everyone seemed to leaving in a huff. Though our server was cheerful compared to all others who spoke to us. Food was decent like a sine wave, flash of brilliance followed by pedestrian ware. Had pizza which was good, hoagie which after one bite was left for clearing, mac n cheese– the cheese was substandard and grilled sandwich which was standard. Bread was hard. probably should stick to Subway on travels.

I read on Unilocal about the well reviewed restaurant, so I thought I’d try out the sub shop version which was recommended by a local in town. This is a solid shop and I will definitely be back. I’ve only been here once but the large sub was huge, lots of meat, lettuce was flavorful as promised (if not a bit too salty), the roll was good and I have no doubt they can make a mean sandwich!
That said, my first sub there was just, okay. I ordered the cheese steak which seemed to be the one everyone raves about at the restaurant version of D’Atri. First time to a place I like to order it however it is listed on the menu to get a taste of the basic sandwich. There were two things that killed this cheese steak for me;
(1) The cheese wasn’t melted. I had a slab of provolone on there that just kind of slid around between the mayo and the toppings. A cheese steak should have cheese that is well melted to everything.
(2) That mayo was awful! Instead of a standard mayonnaise which I was expecting, it was more of a sweet mayonnaise dressing, like Miracle Whip, that overpowered the sandwich. So, I couldn’t taste that signature seasoned lettuce, the cheese, the steak, or the grilled onions… all I tasted was some unexpected sweet mayo. Yuck!
The fries were okay. Crisp, but tasted like old oil. I think with some salt or a better cheese steak, I wouldn’t have been picky about the fries.
That said, I can tell they know how to make a sandwich, I’ll just have to take a little more ownership for how I order it next time. I think I’ll try the Italian hoagie, which is the mark of any good sub shop.
Anyway, someone please review this joint and tell me how wrong I am and what I should be ordering. Like I said, I know it is a solid place and I just had a bad first experience. I’ll be back!

Very good, small local sub shop, the seasoned lettuce is outta this world