Emilio's Homemade Italian Subs — Restaurant in Watertown

Emilio’s has been my family’s go-to for their fully-loaded steak bomb subs and Greek salads for decades. It is unpretentious and lovely, run by a terrific local family. Yes I am biased, but it is such good comfort food and I am so glad they are there for my family when we want a no fuss, familiar evening old-style subway shop dinner.

Yes, my dad does complain about the bread, which is definitely on the soft side and not sourced, say, from the increasingly twee bakery Iggy’s (which used to be right around the corner).

Usually (still) we call in ahead, park in front, hop inside for our dinner, and are off again with no fuss.

A Watertown institution, for those who enjoy this casual...

The hots and the bread supported each other and worked in harmony, most Italian subs they try and out shine the other which obviously leads to a lack of bread integrity. The meats, so thinly sliced but plentiful none the less. The cheese was perfectly placed like a blanket on top keeping everything together but not too tight that it blocks the salami from the spot light.

I feel like Michelangelo himself could be left speechless by this gift from the gods. No color on canvas could do this heavenly creation justice.

I look forward to exploring the rest on the menu, customer service...

My mother grew up in Watertown 50 years go. We came up for a visit to see her old neighborhood. She remembers loving the American Subs with chopped pickles when she was growing up. I found Emilio’s on google and we went to see if they had them. They made a couple for us and they were absolutely delicious. But there’s much more. We were so excited to learn what a neighbor institution the place is. Along with the wonderful service, we also learned that they knew people who my mother grew up with. Emilio’s is the real deal - a true...