The Original Suburpia

Did I not do a review before? I’ve only been to Suburpia a zillion times since the 70’s! Miles Standish is the best turkey sub I’ve ever had. You have to try one. The shop has just a very few tables and shelves to eat inside and is more for takeout.
They can be messy to eat in a car! Our preferred way is to go home and eat them over a plate so you can use a fork or spoon to get all the goodies that smoosh out if you are not very careful. A good original sub will have onions, cheese, oil and seasonings in the bottom of the plastic bag they are served in.
It’s a cult favorite for good reason.

I LOVE chicken and so when suburpia got one finally i was excited and it didnt dissapoint! This was why i stopped going to jimmy johns cause they dont offer chicken. I just wish suburpia offfered a foot long instead of just six inches

The sandwich of my dreams. The antithesis of organic vegan health foods everywhere. The first sandwich I think about in the morning. I’ve methodically conquered the menu and Cattle Barron is my favorite. Simply put: If you are near… you must go here!

I love the sandwiches here! They are affordable and they are different from the norm with their seasoning. And they are fast too. Recommended to everyone!

When they handed me my sandwich, I was warned not to eat it outside of the plastic bag it was served in. I knew it was going to be good.
I ordered the roast beef (Cattle Baron $ 5.59) with no onions. I just got off a plane from SF and had not eaten anything all day so I was really hungry. The sub was only 6 inches, but it was a fililng, greasy, delicious mess. The meat was falling out the back with each bite that i took. and I managed to NOT get any food on my lap! Success!
They were out of the soup of the day so I was disappointed by that.
1 sandwich, 1 bag of chips, a diet coke and a brownie for under $ 10 ($ 9.30). That’s a good deal. I was stuffed and couldn’t finish the brownie.
I’m hoping to come back later this week if i get a chance!
note to the newbies, take the advice. DONT EAT THE SUB OUT OF THE BAG. or you will need new pants. =)

Just get the ORIGINAL taste and seasonings and I and may more people will be happy.
Listen to your customers and don’t make up trash in a defensive manner to side track the real problem.
Just admit it the subs taste nothing like the ones that I have been eating over the years.
WHY?
Gold Coast does not use msg?
So why do they have the CORRECT flavors?

My older friend I’m with said it Tastes the same as in 1970s. Get it light on the spice and oil. Bread is the same too.

Love suburpia!!! Awesome prices, fast service, my go to sub place every thursday! Soup is always amazing too.

The Reuben James, which is corned beef is perhaps the best sub ever
Miles Standish, good as well.

I travel to Milwaukee regularly, this was my first visit to this sub shop, glad I went.
It’s a bit different than other sub shops in that they make the sandwiches behind closed doors. No big deal but its not like Firehouse or Subway where you can watch them make it.
Ordering was fast and easy, I had their Italian sub. It was very good, loved the dressing they put on it. But what I like most about it, the bread. It is a heavy, heartier bread than you get at other sub places — I really enjoyed it. I also think they give you way more meat, cheese and toppings than other places
I will definitely be back next time I am in town.

One of a kind sub shop. The bread is perfect and the dressing they put on all the subs makes them to die for

I started going to Suburpia in the 70s. They had a small place across the street from the Tosa Theater on North Ave. I loved the White House sub and truly it’s just as good now as it was back in the 70s. Nothing really has changed other than the location. They have the nicest people taking your order (always have). Your sub gets made in the back room dropped into a bin behind the counter and presented to you for your enjoyment.

Simply the best subs ever. I wish they had a location closer and I would be eating these more.
I used to go here regularly as a child till they all shut down. When I heard they reopened many years later I took the whole family their for subs.
The bread tastes exactly like it did back in the 80’s when I last went there.

This has NOTHING to do with the failure of your staffers or the firing of your GM. Decided to give it a try again today, and again absolutely NO FLAVOR other than plain unseasoned vegetable oil. Will not be back and would NOT recommend to others unless you prefer your sandwiches of a high quality ingredient (I will give you that) with little to NO flavor, basically a vegetable oily mess.

I am just digging on the Miles Standish right now. If you ask any Milwaukee baby-​boomer about this place, their eyes light up with nostalgia as they talk about how big of a thing Suburpia was back in the 70’s. It has a long and interesting history. My parents are crazy about this place.
When you walk into the flagship Suburpia, you might think you walked back into the 1970’s. Wood paneling as far as the eye can see. It’s weird, it’s ugly, it’s absolutely fantastic.
You’ll order your sub and the cashier will likely head into the back room for awhile. You can’t see anything that’s going on back there. It’s all very mysterious. What’s happening? Why can’t I see any of the ingredients being added?
The cashier will then emerge and open the sandwich slot and then hand it over to you. Did your cashier make the sandwich?!? Is this one person running the whole operation?!? Are there elves in the back!?! Beautiful oily sandwich elves??? Nobody knows, and it’s fun that way.
The reason you eat Suburpia is for the oil and spices they put on their subs. You need to leave it in the bag while you eat it. Newbs can see directions right on the wall.
*BOSS TIP* If you want to take your game up a notch, give your sandwich a 180 degree rotation when you hit the halfway mark. It really takes the flavor up a notch and helps coat the sandwich with that oily spicy goodness. My dad taught me that trick. He’s a real champion.
*ANOTHER TIP* In the event that you accidentally spill the delicious oil reservoir out of your sandwich bag and onto your clothing, please know that you are not the only person to have pondered sucking and/​or eating your own clothing during the consumption of a Suburpia sub. Once you’ve attained privacy, realize that nobody will ever know what happened and that this is just between you and your pants. And then… just let it happen.

Suburpia and I go way back. Back to my pregnant days. There was a temp-​location on the corner of Port Washington & Mequon Rd (in Mequon) that was near my place of work. 11 o’clock would strike and I would head on over to Suburpia with my big olé pregnant belly. For me — the Miles Standish or Gold Coast did the trick. And now, here I am post-​baby, craving these delectable sandwiches again. Jimmy John’s is disgusting in comparison. Subway… not even an option. And Cousin’s… well, as much as I love a Cousin’s sandwich now & again doesn’t even come close.
See you soon, Suburpia! XO

Subupia subs aren’t for everyone. I’ve come to learn you either love them or hate them — there is no in-​between. When I was a kid, I absolutely hated them. Now as an (sorta) adult, I love them. The turkey and the corned beef are my favorites. Each sub comes in a plastic bag, and if you’re smart, you’ll leave the sandwich in the bag while you eat. It’s extremely messy. It’s extremely causal and my Dad said that it was a big hippie hang out when he was growing up in the sixties. It’s definitely not a «health conscious» place, but it isn’t too bad for you. Decent bread, good meats and cheeses, but they do however use real mayo (usually a deal breaker for me) that fits the sandwich perfectly. The corned beef has a nutmeg taste to it, but it’s very good.
My only complaint would be for people with any allergies — the will not disclose the ingredients which kind of sucks. My father has a tree nut allergy and with the thought of nutmeg in the sandwich, he will not eat there anymore.
It’s pretty quiet and they have high tables to sit at, but we always take it home or go to Greenfield Park to eat at the pond.

Yes, I am a fan of Suburpia. Now that I’ve enjoyed the MIles Standish a few times, I think they might be my new ‘go-​to’ place for subs. Every time I’ve gone in to pick up some subs, the service has been very fast and friendly, and the subs really hit the spot. Yes, they tend to be a little heavy on the oil, but that’s what makes these subs so awesome. I don’t know what they put in that oil but there is nothing like it that I’ve had in the Milwaukee area. The bread is also very good — fresh, kind of squishy, full of sesame seed goodness.
Yes, we will be back, and soon!

Best sandwich in Milwaukee! My dad would take me here as a child and I love it now just as much as i did then! I recommend the Miles Standish.
And don’t forget, EAT IT IN THE BAG! :)

You had me at Suburpia.
Literally. We were driving at 50 mph down Bluemound after a day at the Zoo and I spot a red «Suburpia» sign above a storefront in a strip mall. What in the world is Suburpia?!? If only there were some app that could help me figure this out-​oh-​wait. yeah. Unilocal.
Unilocal quickly clarifies that this place is the perfect combination of «Sub» «Burp» and «Suburbia» and I’m sold.
I read up on all of the tips and tricks: red chili flakes, rolling up the bag, the onions (which I may have skipped otherwise) By the time we made our date with Suburpia a few days later, I was ready.
We decided to get takeout so that we could share the goodness with the whole family at home. I’m glad we did, because there is not much in the way of «dine in» seating.
When you step through the door, be prepared. It is no ordinary door, but a time-​portal that will take you straight back to 1973. The wood paneling in the front room is straight out of your childhood home, last seen in your dad’s den or the basement rec room. The walls are adorned with some photos and instructional signage (the poster explaining the proper method of eating a Suburpia sub is particularly helpful)
You order at the counter and service is gruffly nice. The options are a bit limited and at first glance, I had a hard time deciding what I’d like. «American Cheese» is not usually my cheese of choice, since it is usually more cheese-​product than actual cheese, but at Suburpia, you don’t have other options. American Cheese or no cheese… that’s it. However, I should’ve known better, we are in WISCONSIN, for goodness’ sakes! I got my American Cheese and I liked it. I ordered the Miles Standish, sans mayo. I added the red chili flakes and went for medium. My family members got variations on the same thing. We ordered some dill potato chips which my son randomly adored.
Our food was incredibly delicious. The bread was just the right texture and flavor, there was just enough meat, the cheese was actually good, and the combo of the oil, chili flakes, and onions was as tantalizingly tasty as I’d been led to believe. Tons of flavor, a little spicy, ohsogood. If you are nearby, please go and eat one now, for me. Here it is, weeks later, and I’m still thinking about how fantastic it was. If I had one around the corner (or within 30 minutes’ drive), I would be there at least once a week.
The sandwiches aren’t huge but they were just the right amount, and the price was reasonable.
There was a bit of a kerfuffle with mayonnaise, a drive to/​from home to get it corrected, etc but they made it right and I was happy in the end.
My perfect summer evening would include a picnic from Suburpia in some lush, green park followed by a cold, melty icecream cone or cup of custard from one of the many options nearby. Regrettably, I’m much too far away to make that a reality, so be sure to check it out and enjoy it in my stead :)