Capt’n Nemo’s Sub Shop

Not a sit down eatery, but a friendly atmosphere. Order a sandwich and in a few short minutes enjoy a delicious lunch. Plenty of variety, and made timely.

Don’t get all crazy with your expectations or trying to order anything off the wall. but you can never go wrong with the Classic’s like an Italian or Steak & Cheese sub which are consistently awesome! The pricing is more than fair and the food is delicious. They have a decent selection of chips too.

Amazing subs. I’m never dissapointed here.

Stopped here for the for the first time today, and split a couple of 8 inch sub’s a (steak and Italian) with my wife and was quite impressed with the size, and quality of the meat on the sub’s, and the cleanliness of the place. That is one of the cleanest small restaurants I have ever seen and the workers take pride in keeping it that way.

Huge subs with fresh bread and meat. Very clean interior, and good, fast, n friendly service. Large sub can last you two days. Would recommend to anyone who wants authentic subs.

Love these subs!!! When I was little my mom used to get me cold Italian subs from someplace and these remind me of my childhood, cold Italian and a pepsi :-) EXTRA DRESSING PLEASE!

Perfect lunch joint and great friendly service from the lovely ladies making the sandwiches. I felt like I was a regular the moment I walked in and the sandwiches were priced right. I will definitely be going back!

For some inexplicable reason (other than the subs are «sub-​lime here) I find myself drawn here a couple times a week! Michelle Webb (CEO), Michelle Varisto, Lisa Robledo and all the ladies that work here put that extra ‘je né sais qua» into their work! I HIGHLY recommend them!

Driving down Merriman on my way back to work, close to lunch time and I’m wondering what to get when I pass by a sign proclaiming «Capt’n Nemo’s Sub Shop». How wonderful! I didn’t know there was one of these small and elusive eateries out this way. What a find I’ve made! So I quickly make a u-​turn, blast through traffic with a wanton disregard for safety and screech to a halt in the parking lot. OK, this place is nothing to look at & the neighborhood is a little sketchy, but I don’t judge books by their covers.
I went in and the counter person was very friendly. I ordered a 16″ (hey…no judgement) chicken club sub. I hadn’t had one of these delicacies since I was a pre-​teen, and I was going to catch up in one fell swoop! The sub was most of $ 14, which is pretty expensive for both this area of town and the sandwich market in general.
It came out promptly, bag & wrapped and ready for the ride to work. Unwrapped I revealed a monstrous sandwich that I realized was going to have to be 2 meals. The bread was good and not made overly soggy by the dressing, which itself was god, light, and understated. The chicken was sliced, grilled breast pieces with good flavor. The cheese might well have been non-​existent, and the special seasoning distinctly lacking as well. Lettuce & tomato were both portioned well and good quality.
Overall it was a decent sub, but decent doesn’t cut it with the competition nowadays. What had happened to that sandwich champion from my youth??? Wait, I picked up the to-​go menu I snagged on my way out, and noticed the name. It reads «Capt’n Nemo’s Sub Shop», not «Captain Nemo’s Submarine Sandwiches». A subtle distinction, a misprint, or something else entirely. Something to maybe fool the hungry weary traveler to believe they’d found the famous Nemo’s of their past? Hmmmm… nobody’s admitting anything of course…
This is NOT in fact the Captain Nemo’s from my past or from the present. It is an entirely different undertaking with a eerily (purposefully) similar name. This in and of itself doesn’t make it bad, but I did feel cheated. If I’m in the area, I might swing by and give them another shot for a steak & cheese sub, but I’ll opt for the 8″ & leave my nostalgia blinders at home.