Port of Subs and Smoothie King

Rude staff with rude faces and same rude attitudes. The food was decent, I think I would try it again just never at this location!

The workers here did absolutely nothing to make the customer happy when there was a problem. I hope they enjoyed the sandwiches that I left on the counter when I walked out.

This is a very average sandwich shop shoved into the same location as a Smoothie King to more than likely save money on rental space.
The location isn’t disgusting like some of the previous reviews say but rather the set up and lighting made it seem unkept and untidy. I didn’t get the feeling that roaches were running around but at the same time the dimly lit corners of the store front make it seem worse than it is. A bright shiny paint job and lighting improvement would go a long ways.
The food was basically the equivalent of a Subway with the bread not being nearly as good.
The service was pleasant and efficient.
Firehouse Subs just down the road would be a better option.

I genuinely don’t understand the reasons for such poor reviews from other Unilocalers. Maybe they just came on off days, but every visit of mine to this Port of Subs location has been positive.
Granted, you’re not getting a gourmet sandwich, so don’t expect such. The subs are decent. Very average for a place like this. The meat and cheeses are always sliced fresh upon order, and the veggies are always fresh.
I always get the chicken Caesar salad and my boyfriend always gets a large turkey sandwich with cheese and mayo. The meals are enough to leave you full and maybe even take some home.
The service is friendly and personable. We come during the afternoons for lunch, and the older woman who works here is honestly a delight. We’re in about once a week and she’s memorized our order and always greets us with a smile. In my opinion, this is great customer service. The owner is usually always here and interacting with customers and/​or on the line making subs or smoothies. This is also a plus in my book, as it shows an interest in the business.
We’ll continue being patrons to this Port of Subs.

This place is gross. Bland tasteless meat, mushy vegetables, plain bread. There’s too many other sub shops to come back.

This is one of the best sandwich chains in my area. I think they are better than Subway. Deli sliced meats and soft bread. Mayo/​mustard is a must!

I am going to give this place a better rating because they made me a sandwich filled with meat and a smoothie for 12.50. I was starving and a their smaller size sub hit the spot. I went to this place with 12 people from a conference at the Marriott and they had all our food ready and smoothies in no time. great service great taste

Although the smoothies are delicious, they are overpriced. I live in the area and received a coupon in the mail for Smoothie King. I took my son and I there to use the coupon and get smoothies and was told they do not accept coupons that are not Desert Ridge specific. I will now go out of my way to another Smoothie King who wants additional business.

Stopped by to get a sub before my class at JoAnns. No sense of urgency whatsoever. Receipt didn’t have an item breakdown for my meal. So why my tiny sandwich was 8.09, I won’t know. Will not be back.

Not good service. Employees are disorganized and not proactive. I was waiting to pay and there was a man at the register and he was on his cell phone. On the other hand… The lady who made my smoothie was very welcoming and proactive so I thank her for the good service.

Terrible. For the same cash you can get a better subway or jersey mikes sub and good customer service.

Never going back here again. We used to go here often, but the service is horrendous. This was not my first time getting crappy service. We walked in for a sandwich and they proceeded to take care of any smoothie orders first, even if they walked in after us. The guy working then proceeded to clean the slicer with a gross wet towel. When he was done, he said I hope you don’t want turkey because we’re out. That would have been some helpful information 10 minutes ago when we walked in, as we both wanted turkey sandwiches. Not to mention what sub shop runs out of turkey on a Sunday? They didn’t seem to have a problem posting signs all over of the coupon they would not accept.

I am never going back.
I have been coming here for years because of the boar’s head meat, but this last experience grossed me out so much I couldn’t eat the sandwich. We returned it.
When I walked in the kid behind the counter was cleaning off the slicer with a wet towel AND his disposable gloves. He then proceeded to make my sandwich with the same gloves. This has happened to me a few occasions before, and I’ve had to tell the guys, «do you mind swapping your dirty gloves with some new/​clean gloves?!» I can’t believe I even have to ask. They seemed to have corrected that issue over the years, but yet again I’m dealing with it now.
When preparing the sandwich, the kid manhandled the sandwich through preparation, inadvertently smeared mayo all over the outside of the sandwich with his gloves, shaved meat with fat all the way around the roast beef and packaged the sandwich clumsily and sloppily. It disgusted me. I should have said something then and there, but it took some time to process what I had just witnessed.
I blame management. These kids are clueless and have no idea about quality control. How this kid can pass inspection and be hired is beyond me. It’s not just this kid. Most times I walk in, the presentation of the employees beyond the counter is slovenly and messy. How could management not see that. In fact, when the sandwich was returned, management was nowhere to be found. Maybe that explains it.

They will slice the meat and cheese for your sub right when you order. It was good. Reminded me of subway. I was hoping they would have some type of special sauce or sandwich.
Where they really turn heads is their catering. The price is better then subway and you don’t have to give them a big notice a head of time like subway. A much better choice when ordering lunch for the office. Even better, they deliver.

The only reason I am giving two stars is because I love the subs, but the service at this particular one sucks. I asked for jalapeños and they only put 4 individual slices on a 12″ sub. Next they failed to charge me for a second meal deal so I had to pay extra for that. Finally my wife went to throw some trash away and heard the workers talking s#!t about us while we were eating in the store. I will never go back to this store ever even if I have to drive 5 miles or more out of my way just to avoid going to this store.

I used to go to this place all the time but it seemed to be run by drug smoking hippies. You would order, they would lose focus, you would re-​order, and it repeated. If they got the order correct you would be amazed.
I ventured back and no more drug smoking hippies. Service was friendly, sandwich was as ordered, and I only had to ask for it once. Totally shocked. I’m hoping the real staff wasn’t just vacationing in Colorado and I just got lucky. I’m actually going to go back and have another sandwich there so we’ll see.

At first I wasn’t a huge fan of this Port of Subs — or any for that matter. But as happens occasionally convenience trumped all else and I ended up eating a sandwich from here about once every couple of weeks. It took a few trips worth of trying different sandwiches before I found the one to my liking, none were bad per se; but now that I have a favorite I haven’t changed it in almost a year.
In my book fresh sliced meet always beats out the pre-​sliced stuff at Subway. Add to that fresh assortment of vegetables like you can find anywhere else and you’ve got a passable sandwich. The location is often busy at the expected times and the restaurant itself is nothing special, but if you are looking for a good sandwich without having to leave north Scottsdale in search of a Blimpies or Mr. Goodscents this place will do.
For my money it’s the #18 on wheat with the mayo/​mustard mix, black olives, pickles, lettuce and tomatoes. Yum.

I went to Port of Subs for breakfast thinking it would be a good meal. First of all, their eggs are heavily manufactured. They put their «yoke» in a microwave and surprisingly something that looks like eggs came out. They barely put any lettuce on my sandwich and the cheddar cheese didn’t taste too much like cheddar. The service wasn’t all that great either.

I love Port of Subs but this location seems like their ingredients are not as fresh. The bread maybe is a little old but I am not for sure. It stinks because this is my favorite sub sandwich place and when I go to the I-​17 & Thunderbird or 19ave & Deer Valley location the sandwich is always great. I always get the peppered pastrami on wheat with the mayo-​mustard mixture (its addictive as crack). So when I go out of my way to stop here when I am in the area it is a let down and yesterday was no exception. I hope they improve things here so I can feed my addiction when I need to.

I thought I would do one of my comparison tastings. Today, I stopped by and ate here and ordered the 8″ number 7; which to you and me is a medium roast beef sandwich. This evening I’ll try Jimmy John’s on Scottsdale Road.
The wait in line was nil since the place was empty when I arrived just before noon. The folks behind the counter seemed friendly enough and took my order. The wait time from ordering to paying was about two minutes.
The sandwich bread was generic soft white sub, nothing special. The roast beef was shaved and reminded me that when I get old and lose my teeth, then this is the place to come. The sub ran $ 5.79, plus $ 1.59 for a small drink, with tax the total was $ 8.07.
I would say my original impression that: «Port of Sub is really good, not great, but really good» was generous.
I believe the sub was bland and they didn’t have anything interesting, except for banana peppers and shaved lettuce and tomato to put on it.
So, I’m revising my rating to two stars instead of three. Unilocalr’er Kelly B. might be closer to the mark then me and her review is nearly five years old!
So, in the future I’ll pass on Port of Subs!