Old Station Sub Shop

We placed an order thinking we were getting pickles. Something as silly as a pickle would be an easy fix. Whenni called and talked to the manager she was extremely rude and started to chew me out. Apparently we have to say pickle on side to get the pickle on side that comes with the meal. Ok. But then she continues to read each order as if i am an idiot. I explained we are large company we had a small order 58 bucks but expect to be treated better. Then while handing out lunches. random, two meals had pickles. Explain that. And the one person doesnt even like pickles. Customer service fail. All aside you food cant make up for a crap service. Guess where we wont go again.

I LOVE this place. I work near the Capitol, and it’s my favorite place to grab a quick lunch. They work quickly, their ingredients are always fresh and they pack my half sub full of goodness. The staff is kind, and though there is limited seating inside, there is plenty of seating outside if you don’t mind the weather. I would highly recommend!

Pretty solid sub shop located close to the State Capitol. The area is pretty sparse on food establishments; I am sure you could get something a little more refined downtown… but why deal with the parking and people?
I ordered the Italian sub and I would definitely recommend! The combination of quality meat and cheese was the highlight. The portion would feed a very hungry person! The Italian dressing was also very good with a sweet yet herb-​y kick. The only negative was the roma tomatoes were under-​ripe and cut too thick. Potato salad side was average… next time I’ll just pick out something from the vast assortment of chips.

I usually get the Italian (sometimes half instead of whole) with a drink and Cole slaw. It’s really yummy. Definitely more meat in a sub than I’m used to and the vinegar with oil is a great mix with the meats.

I don’t know what people are bitching about. I’m not quite sure what about this place would ever even imply that it was a classy 5 star joint, but seriously, let’s face it, you can so totally tell by its outward appearance and menu that it’s not. What it is is a great place to get a fresh made sandwich in grab and go time at a decent price. You can also order for delivery or pick up, and the pick ups even have their own designated window outside, which is pretty sweet if you hit the lunch rush.
I haven’t had a sandwich here is didn’t like. Then again, I’ve only had two… A friend of mine that I like to call the Matador let me in on the little not so secret Old Station secret of the daily special for just under $ 8. Today was Ham & Cheese — which I personally think is the best sammy here. For $ 7.35 plus tax you get a 10 inch chewy white hoagie stuffed with thin sliced ham and swiss with all of the fixins, a side of crack-​like potato salad (or slaw or macaroni salad), and a 16oz beverage.
Yeah — so they don’t serve watercress soup and lightly dressed micro greens on fresh pressed white linens, but they do make tasty sandwiches quickly and for pretty cheap. And while I may or may not have once found a hair in my sandwich wrapper, I won’t hold it against them. That’s how much I love their ham and cheese on white and their potato salad…

Anyone who is in the know, knows to get their orders to go!
Their subs, soups and fresh bowls of fruit (especially in the summertime) are wonderful. You can never go wrong with the Daily Special! You will definitely want to call your order in and pick it up to go because there isn’t much seating in their dining room — especially around Noon on weekdays. They have a shaded and covered outside eating area, as well as a couple picnic tables. They have a walk-​up window to pick up called in orders, otherwise you head inside to order when you are ready.
Their soups, especially their cheesy potato, broccoli cheese and chicken noodle, are very hearty and good. Their subs are very filling on fresh, baked bread with fresh meat and cheeses. All subs are 10-​inches and made to order.
Want their daily specials faxed to your office? Just ask them to put you on their Morning Fax list! You’ll receive faxes daily, M-​F, before 8:00am. Plenty of time before lunch to plan your order!
This is the most jam-​packed and busy deli downtown! You will see all sorts of customers from state employees to government officials to sports figures to families and to firemen/​paramedics and even schools on field trips!

Old is right. This place should close. I’ve tried this place several times over the last several years and every time I have been disappointed. I’m not sure why I’m so lucky but 3 times I have found HAIR in my sandwich YUCK. Let’s just say that ended my lunch. They definitely need hair nets on the workers. Blech! Next time I’m calling the Health Dept!

Iceberg lettuce! Iceberg lettuce! Really?! They need to consider upgrading to finer vegetation. And to make the sandwich worse, the tuna fish was swimming in mayonnaise. WTF is this $hit?

My first time here. Very small place and very crowded at noon. A good sign. It looked like most folks were ordering «to go.» I would say go early, if you are going to try this little shop. When we finished eating I was barely out of my seat before someone else was sitting in it. I felt like our spirit auras were going to collide.
I had the chicken salad sub. The chicken in the salad was in large enough pieces that you could tell it was CHICKEN.; Some chicken salads are so finely chopped you sometimes wonder. but not here. My dining companion had the special — roast beast and cheese sub. Must have been a good beast, because he ate it all; along with a cup of the chicken tortilla soup.
We then polished off two reasonably good choco-​chip cookies.
Food was good; not gourmet, but good. Best part was the service. Friendly and fast. They do know what they are doing with the products they have to work with.
Would I go back? Probably, if I’m ever in that neck of the woods again. .. but only before or after the lunch hour. Why? Well, because everyone else within a two-​mile radius was there from 12 – 1.

This place is amazing! They have the best subs in town. I would definitely recommend the meatball sub or the pastrami Ruben. They also have refreshing salads that are great in this HOT Arizona summers and they delish daily soups. It gets super packed during lunchtime so I would recommend calling in an order and picking it up if you don’t want to wait.

If only the food were as good as the atmosphere. This place has tons of character. It’s small but lively. The staff is really friendly as well and that’s always a plus. Problem is that the subs are nothing special. They taste like anything I could make at home in 5 minutes or less. When I end up going I feel like there is way too much bread like one of those pre made grocery store subs. Also the prices are high. It’s really close to work but honestly the DES building down the street has a cafeteria that does subs on Thursdays. Quality is the same, DES portions are about 50% bigger and with chips and drink it’s still about half the price.

Small little place to eat near the Capitol. I would never had tried this if a friend hadn’t suggested it. So glad she did. She LOVES the veggie sub but I got the tuna as a wrap.
You can make any sandwich a sub.
Great for vegetarians too!!!
Not bad but great place to grab a quick bite. You might see some colorful people outside since it’s downtown and a lot of ghetto around, but try it!

I went to the Sub Shop today for lunch. I split the chicken salad sandwich with my friend. The bread was hard and tasted not fresh and didn’t have very much chicken. We told the owner she said that’s how they received the bread when they received the order, but besides that the sandwich was perfect. So she was aware of the bread being hard, but was still selling it??? She offered to give us a discount on our next order, ok so why not give us the discount immediately. My friend and I definitely were not satisfied with the service or sandwich.

Old Station is a really solid choice for sandwiches — and we are sandwich snobs. There is a reason this place has been open for so many years. They have simple, good quality consistent sandwiches at a great price.
This is a colorful, local and fun place with great food. What’s not to love here? We always receive excellent service.

Stopped in after my internship
The exterior is cute and quaint
It looks as if it has been there for quite some time
Inside looks pretty much the same
The menu is small but you’re sure to find something to eat
I got the daily special which was an Italian sanny
The meat, cheese, oil and vinegar were all really good
The bread was also very good
I really enjoyed the sandwich, which came with mac salad and a soda
I was surprised by the O.S.S.S and I will be going back to try the other meal options
The workers were very nice and quick

Best sub place in town. Nothing else to be said besides that bold statement.

Really the only spot in the area, but that doesn’t take away from the quality. Get the daily special and you can’t go wrong.

It takes somthing special to make a good veggie sub, most places jut take a normal sub and throw away the meat, and some times if you are lucky add an avacado. This was the case here. Just some lettuce pickle tomato and cheese.
The Bread and cheese were decent but overall the sandwitch lacked any insperation, sprouts, a pesto, grilled portobello etc would have been nice ways to add some flavor and substance, alas, my quick meal selection left me disappointing and hungry and the price was aceeptable at ~$ 6 but not great.

I really want to like this place, because this is the only decent eatery for government employees in that area. But I am still not warmed up to its subs after 8 months. I like the Chicken Wild Rice Soup (Wed only) though.

Really I’m the first to review this place that has been here for a gajillion years? So I should preface by saying the few blocks surrounding the area are the oldest graves in Phoenix, a pioneer site.
I love this place, too bad it does not love to provide service. I was attending a conference at Civic Plaza and my hostess was buying. I scanned Unilocal as I had no idea what I wanted to eat and than it hit me. Tuna Wrap with the Zombies in the graveyard! Too bad when I walked in I requested a bag of sour cream chips be added to my tuna wrap — the cashier looked at me like I was doing crack and refused my request and the sandwich maker asked what was up so I made the request a second time when he refused I asked what the big deal was? He said because doing so would be a, «Pain in his ass» So I said Okay, as a customer it is a pain in my ass to spend my money here. and left. My $$$ spends any where and as long as I’m not making unreasonable demands or asking for free well than I worked customer service long enough to know making people happy keeps them coming back!