Dave’s Cosmic Subs

I am a huge fan of sub sandwiches but this place just doesn’t do it for me. I have tried it several times based on it’s reputation and on my most recent visit I waited 15 minutes for one sandwich. I even timed it because it was so slow the last time I was there. Given that I also had to park on the third level of a parking garage turned this into a 30 minute trip just to pick up a sandwich. The food itself is okay but it is not strong enough to overcome such a long wait and the parking is an absolute nightmare.

I had to wait 45 minutes for my corned beef, but I don’t mind waiting (it was peak hours and I’m not unreasonable). Staff was friendly enough, but the quality was mediocre. It was my first time trying Dave’s, so I’ll try something different next time.

The bread is fresh and I’m a fan of the Turkey Dave… The sauce is also very flavorful and they sell it by the bottle. Sometimes it takes a bit of time to receive your order, however, and parking can be problematic. I live in Avon and wish they had one closer here.

This place delivers! The workers are cool ! The tuna sandwich is good to go. I will be eating here again. Good stuff!

I have been a huge fan of DCS for many years now! This place, and Jersey Mike’s, are my 2 favorite places in NE Ohio to get a great, proper sub with meats cut fresh in front of you! The employees are nice too, which is always an added plus. And they have a great collection of various gourmet chips and sodas as well. What more could you want?

So the Subs are tasty and fresh, especially the bread, but the amount of time it takes and the price are not what I would expect. Every time I go it takes forever. I would recommend toasting your bread. I wish they delivered to near Avon!

Staff very friendly… sandwiches not so much… need to change the menu and make it simpler, change the bread to less dry, and change sandwiches so that one can bite into them.

Ehhhhhhh. Not bad, not great either. Hardly good. 8.95 for corned beef. Nothing in it!

This place is actually lucky I am generous enough to even give two stars. We walk in on 11÷4÷14 between 6 – 7 pm. Some shaggy haired worker walks to the register doesn’t say a word to us and just looked annoyed that we were there. My fiancé and myself look over the menu and decide what we would like to order and tell the worker that we’ve never been here so we might take a few minutes, still not a word to be spoken from him. VERY AWKWARD. Anyway, we tell him what we want we ordered two number 1’s and a kids chicken sub for our daughter. The worker tells us our price and took the money and walked to the back to make our food. A few minutes later it was ready and luckily my fiancé was just coming back from the restroom so he seen our food just sitting on the counter because apparently this guy working hates his job and doesn’t like to communicate at all with his customers. We are seated and begin to eat our food. It looks like a salad on a bun. I was just so disappointed! I had like a few drops of sauce, my bread was so hard it was uncomfortable to chew, barely any other toppings at all! A $ 7.00 sandwich for what?! My daughter was only able to eat what looked to me like lunch meat chicken inside. The whole experience was just bad. I’m not ever the type of person to write a review on food but after years and years working in food service I can say I know a thing or two about it. The worker looked absolutely miserable which clearly reflected in his ability to make a sandwich. I won’t ever return to this place!

Cosmic sauce makes every sandwhich better and the birch beer is good too!

My co-​worker and i decided that we wanted to try someplace new for lunch. We work near Crocker Park, so we always have a lot of options.
We decided on Daves Cosmic Subs today.
We passed the menu around the office and everyone found something they wanted. Which never happens. They have a very large selection of sandwiches.
We walked in with a list of 7 orders.
The gentleman behind the counter was very nice and took our orders. i used to work in restaurants so i know how annoying it can be when offices come in with all thier separate credit cards, but he was so friendly and gave us all separate receipts and even suggested combos to save us money on our drinks and chips.
The man in the back making the sandwiches was chatting with us as well. he was very nice and made topping suggestions and let us try the «cosmic sauce» because we had never had it before (we assusmed it would be mayonaisse based, but it was more like an italian/​caesar dressing, VERY GOOD!)
We got back to the office to hand out everyones lunch. When we looked in the bag, everything was labeled and had cute little pictures on the wrappers drawn by the guys at the shop.
everyone enjoyed thier lunch, and we will definately be going back.
As far as the food itsself… theyre subs… nothing too spectacular, but with service like that and a sauce that cant be found anywhere else, its a step above your average sandwich shop for sure!

Zesty is a made up media word but I think it applies here. The food here is delicious and very flavorful. The service is fine and the food is awesome.

Dave’s is fantastic.
The Crocker Park location is run by a great staff that remember their regulars and reward customer loyalty. Dave’s is the best sub shop in town!

This was my first visit to a Dave’s Cosmic Subs. I had a Super Dave, and it was absolutely the best sub I’ve ever had! The coleslaw was amazing. I would totally go back just to get a side of the slaw. I really loved the texture of the bread — it was sturdy and chewy (not soft and wimpy like Subway), but not crispy/​flakey either. And I also really liked the Dave’s cosmic sauce, which was similar to Italian dressing. I really appreciated the way the sandwich was assembled — bread, then sauces, then lettuce/​tomato, then meat, then slaw. I liked that there were flavorful things both on top and beneath the meat, and I always prefer when the sauces are adjacent to both bread and lettuce. Another huge plus for me was the birch beer in the soda fountain. An unexpected opportunity to try something new is always great for me!
I typically only give 5 stars to places that are consistently excellent, but I didn’t think it was fair to knock off a star simply because I’ve only been here once. I have nothing to complain about, and my experience was far better than I had expected.

Cleveland dances to its own music which means do not expect here what you can find elsewhere. Subs are a perfect example. Most cities have a sandwich that may be called a hoagie, submarine, Italian hero, or po’ boy. You can buy them all over and most are made quite well. They contain deli meats piled on good bread with onions, lettuce, and tomatoes. The lightest sprinkling of oil and vinegar dresses the sandwich. So simple, so pure, and so delicious.
No where in Cleveland have I had a good sub. And worst of the attempts is Dave’s Cosmic Subs. Bad bread, bad meats, bad sauce, and the most unsavory shredded cheese. The woman who made my sub was so darn nice I hated to have her see me toss it out after a few bites. Perhaps a food truck will specialize in making this simple sandwich if I am lucky.

I’ve been to this location about 3 or 4 times and I keep saying to myself «Why are going back, this place always sucks» Well, It does and Ive learned my lesson and will never go back. I think the bread sucks, kinda tough or stale, very overpriced, and they skimp on the meat.
I hate to say it, but I think subway is better.

For me a sub sandwich is all about the bread, and Dave’s Cosmic Sub must have been out back lighting one up and missed that point.
I’ve given this location 3 tries now, and each time the bread seemed to be stale/​borderline hard. I mean I understand having a nice crust and all, but my mouth shouldn’t feel like I was trying to chew on sharp rocks!
I suppose they have some decent choices for types of subs, and I do like their own branded sodas. That’s why they got 2 stars.
Also be warned that when they say that they slather their subs in the special sauce they REALLY mean it! It was close to the Gulf Oil Spill with the amount they put on there. Maybe the the over abundance of oil is there to help soften the bread.
Oh, and I don’t know what type of onions they use, but expect to have that onion smell linger on you for the rest of the day.

Wow, these subs have coasted on a cosmic wave of reputation waaaay to long. Not only are they blah but Dave is a complete Ass. The pretentious and self centered boob hangs pictures of himself from a failed hair band all over the restaurant. If you ever have the unfortunate opportunity to meet Dave, it will insure you NEVER enter another Dave’s Cosmic subs again.
Its amazing how deprived Cleve-​landers are for good food, that they consider these subs fantastic. I have had better sandwiches out of machine. If this is what you consider amazing, then try Dibellas. That will wake you up to what a real sandwich/​sub is supposed to taste like.
Dave, you owe me $ 7

Anyone who says that Dave’s has «the best subs around» or that they are better than DiBella’s is CRAZY!
I mean, I rarely complain when it comes to sandwiches. But there was something so odd about this sandwich. It was pretty much a turkey and cheese with some fixin’s. The guy kinda gave me a hard time (well, maybe he was just mocking me) about taking things off or substituting them. But in the end he knew better than to argue with a pregnant lady waiting to get her sandwich on. So I switched the Swiss to provolone and asked for no banana peppers.
We waited way too long for these sandwiches. They were not exciting in the least! The cheese was shredded, like on frozen pizza. The turkey itself was good and not at all slimy (big plus), but Dave’s «cosmic sauce» was like salty Italian dressing and there was way too much of it. The bread was boring. Plus, I like to have options when it comes to sandwiches, and these subs, while chock-​full of ingredients, were not exactly appealing to me. There was nothing I’d want to have exactly as-​is without making changes. And there’s only one bread option, the sorta bland Italian bread without much character.
I generally hated the décor and theme of this place too. Maybe I just think the ‘60s are played out. Sorry to be like that, but it’s just not my taste or style.
The bottle of water I had was delicious, though.

Why go to Quizno’s or Subway when places like Dave’s exist? The subs are awesome, complete with wild names and far-​out ingredient combinations. From Reubens to garden burgers to hot dogs on a sub, this place has everything!
The Crazy Dave (prosciutto, capicola, hot peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, fresh garlic, provolone cheese, sprinkled with crushed red peppers, herbs, and Dave’s Cosmic Sauce) was voted #1 sandwich in Cleveland, but order anything off the menu and I doubt you’ll go wrong. And while we’re on the subject of Dave’s Cosmic Sauce. AMAZING. Adds worlds to the subs.
The subs are usually around $ 6 or $ 7 and they also has a wide variety of kid’s subs and fresh salads.
The ambiance is also great. There’s always a classic rock DVD playing on a flat screen and the whole place is decked out with vintage band posters/​memorabilia.
Check out the sodas in the cooler… crazy flavors!