Cousins Subs

I would normally reserve a 5 star review for a fancy restaurant but I am breaking that rule this time. The staff is so incredibly friendly and they treat you as if they have known you for years. The bread is delicious and in my opinion, better than Subway or Jimmy John’s bread. I am not a big meat-​eater, I got the I veggie sub. The veggies were fresh and crispy and most importantly, the cheese was good quality and not that tasteless triangle shaped garbage cheese you get from the ‘other’ sub places. So glad I stopped in and grabbed a bite. Even got a free cookie!!! :)

At approximately 12:30 PM, my wife and I walked into the Cousins Subs in Scottsdale (90^th and Shea), and attempted to use our coupon for a free 7.5in. sub with a purchase of one and a drink. We were told by the cashier (who later told us he was the owner), that our coupon was not valid. I explained that it is from the Savearound Coupon book I bought at my school. It has the location’s address printed on the coupon, as well as a certificate number. He explained that he does not accept those. I proceeded to say that students are buying those books, and there will likely be more customer’s in the future attempting to use them. He said that he would not accept them, as no one from «corporate» cleared it with him.
I am extremely disappointed, as I traveled about fifteen miles from my home, specifically to go to Cousins for lunch. I passed several competitors, but chose Cousins.

It makes a lot of sense why Cousins Subs keep going out of business! Rudest person (Manager) I have ever met in my entire life! I was nearby the property, working and this older gentleman comes storming out of the sandwich shop demanding I tell him who I am, what I am doing and then proceeds to yell in my face, demanding I leave the property and calls me stupid in front of customers walking by. And to think I actually contemplated eating at his establishment and giving him my hard earned money. I explained to him that I work for Truly Nolen and that I was called out to the property by the property owner at a specific time. He then continued to tell me to leave and that I am scaring away customers because they think there is a bug problem. I told him that I am working just like he is and he still continued to belittle me in front of anyone who would listen. I will now be telling all my friends and family not to eat her and I ask anyone who reads this not to support such rude establishments. I remember eating at Cousins when I was a lot younger and enjoying it, but now my opinions about this company are the complete opposite!

These are the nicest guys in the world. Love coming in the shop and they make a great sandwich.

Best place to go for a great sandwich if you are in the area. Their bread is fresh and is way better than jimmy johns or subway. Been going here for years. Their meat and veggies are also fresh. They’re located next to dunkin doughnuts near frys at 90^th & Shea.

Went to Cousins for dinner on a quiet Thursday evening. The guy behind the counter was very nice and the sandwich was great too. The store isnt anything fancy, but I would come here over Subway any day.

I have been going to this place for years. Owner is very friendly and always pleasant, the food is always fresh. They probably should be in a more visible location and they would get more foot traffic. The min-​subs are a perfect size — half a sub is still way too much food! Nice place.

I really like this place. I was in here on Sunday afternoon, and the staff was polite and friendly.
The food tastes SO much better than other chain sandwich shops.
I typically get the small tuna sandy with lettuce, tomato, onion, oregano and a little olive oil.
The roll at this store is always fresh, and coming from this East Coaster, that’s key.
Great place for a great lunch.
Two thumbs up.

Staff is consistently ahead of the curve, easy to reach location, plenty parking great food and friendly atmosphere-:)

Good sandwich for what you’re buying. Definitely better than subway! Low prices and good daily specials. I’ll be back.

I just love this little sub place. They have the best bread around, nice variety of subs, quick service and nice workers. So glad I discovered this yummy place.

This was my first trip to this brand and it was very pleasent. The staff was friendly and greeted me warmly as soon as I walked in. I ordered two of their limited time subs and was back out the door quickly.
The food was good but I was a little disapointed with the size for the price. I’m sure I’ll go again as it did taste good.

Random stop this AM as I saw the door wide open and they had decent breakfast deals. Ordered the small egg, bacon and cheese on an Italian roll for under $ 3. This was a decent breakfast sandwich, eggs were freshly made, bacon was a bit dated, but cheese melted nicely. The bread was the best part overall and it was a different way to start the day, which is exactly what I was seeking today.

Stopped by for lunch around 11:30 and it wasn’t too busy yet. Looked at the menu and ordered:
Big Daddy Sandwich (Cappacolla Ham, Coteghino Bologna, Genoa Salami, Ham, Pepperoni, Provolone, Black Olives, Pepperoncinis, Lettuce, Onions, Tomatoes, Parmesan Asiago, Oregano, Oil, Red Wine Vinegar, Mayo), $ 7.49
Chips & Drink, $ 2.59
The old guy working the register was super nice and suggested that I get the Sandwich cut in half to make it easier to eat. I followed his advice and it paid off. The Sandwich is stuffed full of the ingredients and is quite messy to handle. If it wasn’t cut in half, it would’ve been even messier.
The Sandwich tasted pretty good and the Bread was also above average. Their house brand Chips were also above average and had a unique taste to them… to me they were almost like Sour Cream & Onion more than Jalapeño.
Overall, a good lunch experience.
Return Factor — 80%

Coming from the East Coast, I never had Cousins prior to living here. This was a store that was close to home and I was looking for something different one night.
They have a pretty good selection of types of sandwiches. I favorite the turkey subs. They do have a few specialty sandwiches that you won’t see regularly anywhere else (Memphis Steak), and their main selling point is their fresh flavored bread. The food tasted pretty good, it isn’t a high class restaurant so I wouldn’t be expecting something better than the Boars Head taste. I definitely like their bread over what Subway has to offer
However, the only reason why I would rate this lower than subway is because of corporate. Because of them, Inconsistency occurs. This location used to serve Gyro meat, but because it didn’t fair well in another location, they decided to take it out of the menu. The specialty sandwiches change not because of poor sales here, but because of poor sales in another location. Just imagine if Mcdonalds took away their Quarter Pounder cheeseburger because it was selling as much as it did in Mesa or Goodyear, way to show faith in your product!
Corporate is also the reason why this place will not offer toasted subs and limit their hot food.
A good thing is that the staff on deck is friendly. These guys are awesome to talk to and cool to know.

I normally try not to write one and two star reviews.
I know I may be alone on this one. Mostly, I feel bad for the owner, or small business person. They have enough working against them, after investing a few hundred thousand on a franchise. It’s simply bad ju-​ju, or Karma.
My friend and I came here yesterday for lunch. It didn’t seem all that busy (photo), maybe five or six patrons inside. It was clean and well lit place. We ordered the Italian Special (photo) and a Roast Beef. The sandwiches were okay and the staff friendly. We also used a coupon for a few dollars off. It ran us about $ 12.00

The problem with subs is 6in isn’t enough but 12in is too much… ha!
Anyway, 7.5 is perfect and a 15in sub split just makes sense which is what Cousins has :)
The subs are yummy, the service is superb. The owner is SO nice, remembers you from last time and is concerned about your food/​order.
We love coming here to support this small business owner and his yummy food.

I had the chicken sub. It was pretty bland, very little flavor.

Had @CousinsSubs for lunch Tuesday.
The person at the counter was very nice, and gave me the combo price for a bag of chips, even though I didn’t buy them at the same time.
That being said, the 2-​for-​$ 5 sandwiches were not anything remotely approaching «a good value».
The floor had visible mop streaks, likely from already-​filthy water, the tables were sticky, there was a large collection of baskets on top of the trash can.
I would not return here unless there was nothing else available.

We had just finished a round of golf at Vista Verde, and were heading home, when we decided we were hungry. So we decided to stop at Cousins, and get some sandwiches to go.
This is a little sandwich shop similar to Subway. However, you do not get to choose your ingredients for your sandwiches in an assembly line manner. Their main selling point seems to be the price and their different types of breads, and quality of ingredients.
Nothing special, and not the best sandwich shop in the area. But it was good, fast, filling, and convenient.