Joseph’s Sub Shop and Pizza

Amazing pizza, orders are ready in like 10 minutes m, & they’re open super late! Also really convenient for the area.

Pretty good food and opened til 3am on the weekends. Order the steak bomb or a sicilian slice, you cant go wrong.

If it’s The last available option and you can’t just eat a snack and wait for the next meal, and you don’t want the Chinese across the street, and all delivery places are closed, then maybe think carefully about still going here.

I walked by this place many times and finally went inside because it sounded really yummy. I was not disappointed. Their pizza and popcorn chicken are absolutely delicious that I just had to write a Unilocal review. I want to go back and try their subs, burgers, and cheesesteaks. The owner is very friendly and you can tell that they really care about their customers. Take some time to read the hilarious posters on the wall. Note that they do accept credit and debit cards now.

YES! this place is just what you need so you wont be hung over in the morning. EMPANADAS! get them, they are so good and come in a few different options. My favorite is buffalo chicken and the regular beef. I also really like their pizza and steak bomb sub. Everything I’ve had from there is pretty food (sober and drunk). I lived not to far from here and have since moved. I truly miss it and will have to stop by one day to get my empanada fix.

Solid pizza and hours, but try the chacerero sandwhich, a Chilean specifically, you won’t be disappointed! This sandwhich is made with a special spicy sauce, beef/​chicken, cheese, tomatoes, avocados and green beans with salt and pepper all on a homemade flatbread. It’s unlike anything you’ve ever had before and ridiculously hard to find anywhere else around the city.
Plus being open til 3AM IS HUGE, they’ve been going strong for 40 years for a reason. Some people complain about the service but I disagree. Don’t worry about the service, it’s simple and straightforward and nothing more. the food is the reason I still go out of my way to stop at Joe’s. When you do something well the product speaks for itself.

Has been a neighborhood staple for over a decade. Best pizza around, subs are delish (but do get extra cheese), steak fries are fantastic! Don’t miss out on this tasty gem

I came here a couple times, when in the neighborhood, and up till today I’ve never tasted better chicken tenders anywhere else! Joseph and his crew get their customer’s orders quickly and efficiently. I highly recommend coming here.

Only good if you are wasted and its 2:00 am. Crowded and they run out of stuff. Food is great when you are totally wasted.

Still the go to spot after hours… Joseph and his staff don’t mess around, they bang out orders quick, the ingredients are of high quality and the portions fit the prices. BBQ Steak and Cheese is still my all time favorite but the combination with the sausage in the center of the steak and cheese is for those nights you just wanna be naughty and cheat on that diet. There will never be a better sub shop.

Joseph’s does it again! I’ve had the chicken parm here twice and it is DELICIOUS! The empanadas are also great. They have a special buffalo chicken empanada too! It’s the best!

Never in my life have I encountered a better steak and cheese sub. In my 24 years of living, I’ve had many a steak and cheese — but after trying Joe’s, I can’t eat one from anywhere else. The flavor and quality of the food here is amazing for being such a little hole in the wall shop. Contrary to other reviews, they DO take credit/​debit — I’ve never had a problem with it. The pizza is also pretty great. I just wish they delivered!

It’s your typical neighborhood pizza takeout place. Never had their pizza, but for the love of life please don’t order the chacarrero. It’s NOT a chacarrero, they put some old veggies in it, I don’t know what it was, but I got sick after eating it. Oh god, if I could only turn back time. No amount of pepto bismol was gonna save me.

I don’t get the hype. I am pretty sure my confusion is because I consumed this food while sober. I gave Joseph’s an extra star because it is one of the few places around that is open so late. Also the guy working the counter was brusque and rude despite the fact that he was chatting it up with the girl that was before me in line.

Rude service by the guy who works there. 4 chairs for seating. The BBQ steak sub was bland, though the size was appropriate for the cost. Don’t waste your money & time.

Pizza in the ghetto. Down the street were hookers, drug dealers and other shenanigans but we all have to eat. Corner shop, near the bus stop, a little less precarious. Typical rough pizza owner bark your orders to the back, taking his time to do his thing. There was plenty more on the menu other than pizza, some good looking empanadas. A few tight stools to grub but mostly people got their stuff to go.

I love pizza. Like, my last meal on death row would be pepperoni and extra cheese, thin crust from Lorenzo and Sons in Philly, love pizza. And let me tell you, Joseph’s is damn good pizza. Let’s go through the anatomy of a good slice:
Cheese: If there’s one knock on Joseph’s pizza, it’s that the cheese is cheap. Does it work well enough, yes; could it be better, yes. There isn’t a ton of flavor in it, but it does the job.
Sauce: Joseph’s has a sweeter sauce (probably cheaper) than most other places, and I like that. Also, they use enough that you can actually taste it, unlike many places that barely use any.
Crust: Joseph’s gets this just right, and that’s the important part. It’s decidedly thin crust, but also soft and chewy. It’s substantial enough that the toppings don’t fall through, but thin enough that it’s not like chewing a load of bread. Really this is the strength of the pizza, and what makes it so much different than most of the pizza in Boston.
Lastly, the rest of the menu. Joseph’s makes wonderful cheesesteaks, something else lots of places in Boston get wrong. The fries are standard fare, nothing to write home about, but the subs are good. At this price, believe me, Joseph’s is a steal. And they’re open until 3 a.m., so happy midnight munchies. Now if only they delivered…

Joseph’s has become one of my go to lunch spots! With limited options in the area, they are quick and convenient. Their pizza is great — good italian style pizza and their calzones are HUGE! They fold a small or large pizza in half and that is the calzone, so even the small can feed two people. Also, they put the sauce on the size usually and you can dip it. Their subs are good and I usually get a turkey bacon sub. The only thing is occassionally when I call, they just hang out without saying bye, which annoys me.
They take credit cards now and they have a good soda/​drink selection. Also, the best part is the décor of the place. Squirrel photo with his reproductive organs hanging down… yep.

It’s not the best pizza around, but at 2am what the hell else are you gonna do? It’s really not bad though. Admittedly, it has gotten better over the past several years, and they now take credit cards so I can only assume that things are on a positive upswing here. Kudos to them. You live on the hill, you’re trashed, and you need some late night grub… it’s not gas station food, and they are opened until 3am.
I’m fairly certain you’ll be okay with it if the above statements are relevant to you.

You know what usually tells you a place is good? (other than the Unilocal rating, of course)
When it is cash only. And when it is so small that only a handful of people can sit and wait on misplaced stools. And the line gets so long that it snakes out the doorway onto the sidewalk (and NO, it is not release day at the Apple store). And when the guy taking your order is tall, with a round belly under his plain T, has a gray pony tail and clearly doesn’t give a f$&@, cause he’s staring right through you like the only part of you that even exists is the sound escaping your lips that forms words that are items on his menu.
THAT is when a place is good. And this place is good.
Go for late night munchies. Go for a hot slice. Go for spicy empanadas.