Riddle & Martin Sub Shops — Restaurant in South River

This is the sub shop of my youth. That is both literal and figurative. Riddle & Martin is just like the sub shop from the imagination of anyone who grew up in Central New Jersey like I did.

That it to say that the menu is straightforward, stocked with a couple of dozen selections all prepared on the same sub rolls with the same toppings options. It is also like the figurative "sub shop" in that there are no dining amenities. In fact, there is no eat-in option. You walk into a tight, little storefront where customers who've received and paid for their orders squeeze past those still waiting for theirs to leave the establishment.

No amenities are needed, however. The quality of the sandwiches stands on its own. My personal favorites are the numbers 4 & 5; the Super Italian and the Special. These I of course prefer with the works: lettuce, tomato, onion, oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and oregano. Mayonnaise and mustard are also available if one is feeling saucy.

R&M also has a full selection of breakfast and other hot subs but it's the cold sandwiches that this place shines for. They also have small containers of potato salad, macaroni salad, and coleslaw as well as a selection of chips and soft drinks to...

Ordered 2 subs from them through doordash. My sub was perfect exactly what I ordered. My girlfriend's sub was a disaster. Ordered a ham and cheese sub with lettuce, mayo, salt, oregano and vinegar and she got ham and cheese with lettuce nothing else. I don't who made her sub vs who made mine but they completely dropped the ball. Don't think I'll be ordering from here again. Only reason they're getting 2 stars is because my sandwich...

The owners and staff were very kind to me because I walk with a cane and there are steps in front of the establishment to get entere so they saw me coming in and held the door for me. Upon leaving the owners said please come and use the back entrance which only had one step and was right in back to my car. The owners held my sandwich for me and the door so that I could safely leave her establishment. I appreciated...