Jersey Giant Submarine

Wow, what difference a few years make. It’s been awhile since my husband and I have visited this place but thought we would give them another try. All we could taste was bread, lettuce and oil and that was with extra cheese. If you want a good meaty tasty sub try Captain Nemo’s. They have a place in Flat Rock and Wyandotte and the prices are a lot better.

I really liked the subs at this place, but due a bad marketing ploy, I probably will not go back. As part of their «frequent flyer» program, I received a text message this morning for Leap year saying :
«Leap into Jersey Giant today and Combo ANY sandwich with chips & fountain drink for ONLY 29 cents! Just show this text. Valid 2÷29÷16»
Ok, so very excitedly, I read this as Combo being a noun. ANY sandwich, chips and fountain drink for only 29 cents for just today. Hey, I’m a frequent flyer, let’s go.
When I presented my 29 cents, they said, oh no, your sandwich costs $ 10 plus some change, that’s just 29 cents for the Combo portion (chips and drink).
Ok, so you got me, Combo in this case is a verb… well guess what… fool me once, shame on you…
Hence, I will not be going back. Call me stupid and I should have read it more carefully. Why would they give a sandwich to a frequent flyer for only 29 cents? I don’t know, maybe cause I «frequent» the business Let’s just say that my «frequency» will be A LOT less.

This place makes some big ass subs. This is the best sub joint I’ve been to since I moved to the downriver area.

Went to Jersey for the first time. I was really impressed. When it comes to making a sub, the one in Woodhaven knows what’s up.

The one time I attempted to give them a shot they were out of bread. At 6pm on a Tuesday. I contacted them via Facebook and the owner was borderline attitude ridden with me over it.
Edit — I have since this visit given jersey giant another shot and they didn’t disappoint this time. My husband and I both scarfed our subs down and have no complaints. Make sure to always have bread and you will have happy and loyal customers.

Always good. Way better than subway! Clean place with good service.
They load their subs with all the extras.
Great for road trip or day at park!

My favorite is the #8. The meat and cheese are very thinly sliced which I LOVE. Cut in four its either a share with my hubby or at least two meals for myself. The people who work there are really nice.

Being from Jersey, one of my first food searches was for a place that actually made good subs, a location that makes or comes close to making subs that I grew up enjoying back in Jersey. The Jersey Giants in Woodhaven, MI definitely hits the nail on the head when it comes to making Jersey style subs!

I spoke with the owner today and could feel his passion for wanting to get it right and convinced my poorly made sandwich was an anomaly.
When someone is sincere and cares — that will earn my business.
I had JG in Howell and it was awesome — so my visit to this one was just a «bad day/​one off».

I like this place, subs are very good. But am wondering why the last time we ordered a sub a couple weeks ago, we couldn’t get the dressing on the side? It wasn’t going to be eaten for a few hours, therefore we didn’t want it to be soggy. That’s a strange rule. I’ll pay extra for the little plastic container if need be?

If you want a sandwich that your mother used to pack for you to go to school with then you’ll probably love this place. But if you’re and adult that actually likes items besides lettuce and tomato then you should go somewhere else. It was the most bland sandwich ever.

It’s great if you’re in the mood for mediocre variety. The only good thing about this place is that they slice the meat in front of you along with the one type of cheese they offer onto the two types of bread they serve.

I’m not one for sandwiches but Jersey Giant Subs has converted me.
They slice their meat individually for each sub which is awesome but I’m not sure if this adds freshness as its a prepackaged log of meat anyways. However, it’s nice to know my meat was fresh off the slicer!
The toppings seem limited but theirs subs don’t need fancy toppings or dressings. A simple lettuce, tomato, onion with some hot peppers is just enough paired with oil and vinegar.
Their bread is also fresh for a chain place like this and quite large! I only wish they had half sizes as the 12″ is pretty large. (Feels bigger than a 12″)
Overall, great sub!

I like the fact of the gimmick that they slice the meat in front of you. The bread for the subs is soft and tastes great. I also went with the hot relish that they charge like and extra 50 cents or $ 1 for I thought it was a nice addition to the sandwich. I will be back again.

The biggest and best subs around! I’m sure some might prefer the chain sub shops but this place is the real deal. Fresh meat and cheese sliced in front of you, fresh bread and your choice of toppings. Simply the best!

Went here a few days ago when I was starving and this looked to be the quickest & healthiest option in the surrounding area.
I got the #6 — The BOSS! — (Ham, Capacola, Salami, Cheese, Prositini, Pepperoni) at the employee’s recommendation since I was a first-​timer. It’s a 15″ sub and you get your choice of white or wheat bread — which I love is an option because I’d pick wheat any day over white! The meat is sliced to order, and is topped with lettuce & tomato, and your choice of dressing and toppings. I opted for the oil & vinegar dressing, and only topped with pickles. They did have banana peppers (Michigan grown) and I think there was also a jalapeño topping, can’t remember what else.
They cut it in 4’s and packed up half of it for me to take home, and tray’d the rest for me to eat there. I got a bag of chips which I believe is $.99 to add on to a sub. Not 100% on that though. I think the sub was $ 8.99. Didn’t get a drink cause I rarely drink soda and generally stick with water. They do sell bottled Faygo soda which I thought was pretty awesome. They also sell fountain sodas and I believe there was another cooler that had some other beverages — Yoohoo was in that one if I’m not mistaken.
The sub was delicious! Seemed completely reasonable price wise considering how much food you get. Plus it’s freshly sliced meat! Not some prepackaged nonsense that’s been sitting around for who knows how long!
Okay, so my only gripe is the Bettermade potato chips. That’s the only brand they sell. I get it — Michigan made — but I never eat them. They’re too salty! I’ve hated them since a kid and probably haven’t had them since then. Decided to give them another try (many years later) and they’re still just as salty as I remember. Yuck! I like chips with my sub, but I can’t accomplish that here. It’s be nice if they brought in a different brand. Until then I guess I’ll order out, get chips elsewhere, and eat at home. No big deal.

Jersey Giant is the BOMB! I love the taste of their subs. The bread is amazing! Didn’t think bread was a big deal until I had a sub with crappy bread somewhere else… bread is a big deal! Love the simple oil and red vinegar they put on their subs! Beacome a loyalty member and the send you coupons (and jokes) vial email. AWESOME!!!
Rick

Very good sandwiches, just pricey. Don’t plan on getting out of there for under $ 10. A great treat though for sure.

I don’t live in the area but just happened to be over here one night and we had to stop in. My husband is from Jersey, he wanted to confirm if it was legit. The place has a lot of Jersey décor. Photos of people from New Jersey, road signs, maps, etc. I was surprised not to see any pics of Snooki or JWoww, I mean when I think of Jersey, they are the first that pop in my head (Yikes! Just Kidding). I was looking for Springsteen and Bön Jovi.
The subs are huge, we had to split one. Turkey, provolone and all the fixings (including tons of pickles). A sub, drink, and small bag of chips-​$ 11.00.ouchie. New Jersey prices for sure. It was good, the bread wasn’t my favorite. Not sure what I was expecting with that, just kind of bland I guess.
The guy behind the counter was super nice and very welcoming. I don’t think I would drive the 1 ½ hours from my house to come here, but if I was ever in the area again I would come back.

Hands down… the BEST cold sub sandwich that you can buy downriver. Maybe it’s the MSU roots (we visited our son in E. Lansing & he took us there). Everything is so fresh (love the wheat bread) and you can ask for extra lettuce & tomatoe for free…& extra meat only $ 2.50, extra cheese is $ 1.25.
We always get them cut into 6 pieces, wrapped, and take it to concerts, the Toledo zoo, the airplane, etc. travels great. You can take your own little Tupperware dish to put the oil &vinegar in to it for later. (I hate soggy bread) the staff is fun, too!
Try it… You’ll LIKE it, for sure