Tony's Subs and Pizza — Restaurant in California

Went there for lunch today after seeing the 4.5star review rating. I ordered todays special - the steak sandwich. I got it with a salad.

The place is western themed with a small salad bar. There isn't much to offer in way of the salad, lettuce mix, mushrooms, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, eggs(which was empty and they didn't refill), jalapenos, croutons, bacon bits and breadsticks. A variety of dressing, oil & vinegar, ranch, 1000 island and italian. I was a little worried to eat the salad, especially the tomatoes. I hope I don't get food poisoning. The steak sandwich was over a roll, some tomates, mayo and lettuce. The steak was just placed on top of the bread and the fixings. The steak really didn't have any flavor and I had to borrow the japalepnos from the salad bar to give it a taste other then mayo. The special cost about $6.75

I did see people getting pizzas and burgers. The pizza looked generously sized for $1.85 a slice (pepperoni) and the burgers were decent sized. For the price, I will probably check out this place one more time and try something different on the menus. This place definitely has a good price point ( about $7-$8) but the sandwich felt like something I could make at home with cheaper quality...

The staff were just fine in handling my order; courteous and friendly. My review is about their spaghetti and meatball special, which was very, very disappointing.

As you can see in the photo, it came with only 2 small-ish meatballs, meeting the technical use of the plural word “meatballs”. But seriously, shouldn’t there at least have been 4 or 5? Cutting them up to spread them out didn’t go very far, so it was essentially meatless.

They also skimped on the tomato sauce. There simply wasn’t enough to mix with the noodles, so it was kind of bland. I ended up bringing it home from work and adding my own seasonings to get some flavor out of it.

The special cost me $10, but it only had about $2 worth of ingredients in it (I know paying the cook figured in too), most of which was noodles without much sauce. A very dull experience.

Their other dishes might be better, but I’m not willing to come back and try again. If you visit, definitely avoid the spaghetti and...

The food was actually incredible. They use an excessive amount of cheese while still staying behind the line of "too much", plenty of herbs sprinkled on top, good pepperoni and perfectly crunchy and thick crust. Fries were crisp and crunchy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. The restaurant was clean with ample space between tables and seats. My only complaint is the service. The employees are so nice, enthusiastic, and friendly, but they need a better system for getting food out. Too many people taking turns sending orders out, they aren't very loud people either so it's hard to listen to your order unless you're right at the counter but you don't want everyone crowding the space. If this place invested in establishing a proper organization to serving, they wouldn't ever slow down because their employees, food, and restaurant...