Mancinos Pizzas and Grinders

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My go-​to place for pizza and/​or subs when I’m in Saline. A little pricier than the franchises you’ll find around town, but worth the couple extra bucks.

The quality and preparing of the food here has been on a downhill slide for the last two months, it’s a shame, they use to be good.

Not as good as the Carpenter Rd restaurant. I had the ham and cheese grinder, hubby had the steak and cheese grinder and we shared a small cheese and garlic bread and fries. Fries and my sandwich were OK, not great. Steak sandwich had less meat than the other restaurant. Bread was very different than the other place, hardly any cheese and overcooked. We will stick to the Carpenter Rd site!

The turkey grinders here are good and big size. I would liken the style of sub to something a little like tubby’a.

I have gotten the same thing from them for over a decade and will continue. In fact, I think I may get one tomorrow. I love the steak and cheese grinder, no onion, add green olive and banana pepper. It never fails to satisfy. They beat the hell out of the local sub shops.

I love their grinders! A half is about 8−10″ long and easily enough to be a full meal. Personally I prefer the roast beef but it’s hard to find a bad choice among them. The pizza is somewhat disappointing and is often greasy. Sides are pretty generic but most meals don’t need them.

Pizza is good, but the tuna subs here are the best. Baked so the cheese melts over it and if you really like tuna get it with extra. You will not be able to eat it all if you get the whole … but you could share it;) If you like roasted and tuna subs get one you will not be disappointed

Very good sandwiches and pizza. Also was cool to see you could actually eat here as I have only ever had them as carry out

I’ve had their pizza many times before. It was OK, with a nicely acidic tomato sauce. The balance of bread, sauce, cheese & toppings was right.
Today I had a grinder for the first time. The half sandwich is 8 inches, the full size is 16.
The bread was soft and spongy. I actually prefer my grinder bread to be thinner and chewy, so the bread was just OK by my standards. I got the «Italian» grinder. There are almost two dozen choices on the menu. The meat was tasty. There was a bit of cheese on there, since I noticed caramelized bits of it falling off my sandwich as I ate it. If there were any green peppers on my sandwich, I didn’t notice. I ordered extra veggies, and there was an abundance of shredded head lettuce and refrigerated (bland) tomato slices. It was hard to fold the sandwich over to contain all the vegetative matter, so the quantity was great, but I would have preferred some green peppers and red onions along with the rest.
So I’d rate this grinder a 2.5 out of 5, and I’ll be sure to try something else next time.

This Mancinos is but one of many in the southeastern MI area… I know there are some in Ypsilanti and Ann Arbor, and I’ve seen them in Southgate as well. I seem to have an affinity for the sandwiches of the south Ann Arbor area because I work around here.
I am reviewing the Grinders and Pizza only as I have never had the wings or salads. But the 8 in Stromboli, BBQ Pork and Italian grinders are hot deliciousness. Basically your standard white bread, but baked in the same pizza ovens as the pizza, the Grinders are hot, fresh and a good amount of toppings. I just had the Stromboli Grinder (italian sausage, cheese, green pepper and banana pepper) and it hit the spot. I also highly recommend the Italian (ham salami, italian sausage!). The pizza here is pretty standard; thinner crust than Jet’s across the way, but not really a thin crispy crust… i would say it’s close to Happy’s quality and more toppings than the Hot N Ready. If you want deep dish or hand-​tossed, do not come here.
Overall, for a hot baked sandwich joint, I would come here simply because Dibella’s is too far (to make a half-​hour lunchtime work) and the cold subs are best… Bread Basket in Ypsi is also too far and sometimes you can’t sit in an office for 4 hours with 2 lbs of meat in your gut… and finally Gabriel’s Cheesesteaks is 2 minutes farther down Michigan Ave, but doesn’t have the variety of choices Mancino’s offers. Definitely recommend if you’re in the mood for a fast hot sandwich for about 6 bucks (8.50 if you get the combo with chips or oven baked fries and a pop).