Elm Grove subs — Restaurant in Wheeling

We went here on a recommendation from a friend. Let’s start with the bad; we ordered 2 subs and fries. It took over 30 minutes to get sandwiches and fries. It was not visibly busy, in fact, we were the only ones there when we ordered. A trickle of folks came and went, some picking up to go orders and some placing new orders, but it was not busy. I’m assuming it was the fries? They didn’t cut the sandwiches in half which was puzzling as we ordered the large subs. They placed inedible pepper ends on the sub so when I bit into it I almost broke a tooth, so I had to dig them out. We all buy the jars of peppers with the stems In them so I know they come in the jar. But I don’t feed them to my family, and my family doesn’t pay me for their food. So pick them out 🤨. Now the good, we ordered the large subs so we could take some home for later. We had no idea later would turn into DAYS later lol. These things were huge. And they aren’t shy about putting the meat on them either. This is no subway “can’t find the meat” sub. These puppies are loaded. They used good quality meats and were extremely flavorful. The restaurant was clean and well kept. I say give them a go. We certainly will do over but avoid the fries, tell them to cut it in half, ask for napkins and examine...

This place used to be fantastic. It still is about 50% of the time. My most recent 2 orders had no sauces, which I ordered specifically to go with the sandwiches/sides. Poutine was cold. Like COLD cold--cheese bits were straight out of refrigeration and there was clearly no attempt to warm them. The fried pickles I ordered in November are not the ones they've had since. (The ones in November were breaded, not heavily battered. Personal preference, but you can get heavily battered anything anywhere in the valley--it was nice to have something fried that was a touch lighter and WAY more flavorful.) The fries are consistently excellent. The pierogies were initially out of this world--spiced for max flavor and fried to perfection. But they've since grown floppy and bland. Fortunately these are all things that can be fixed. And hopefully will be.

My advice: Stay away when it's busy--these are the times they rush and you end up with cold and/or missing food. You can't go wrong...

Amazing subs that are packed full of meat and toppings. If you get a whole be prepared for leftovers. I don't know anyone who could finish one of their whole subs. I got a half and couldn't finish it. All 3 of us ordered a variation of their Philly steak sub and we all loved it. We also ordered the poutine which was good after being reheated but unfortunately it came to us very cold, which is the reason I removed one star. The subs were still warm as we only drove 3 minutes away to eat but would have loved for the poutine to be warm as well. I'd recommend this place to everyone I know who is looking for a great sub. The bread is great and seems fresh baked. Also I must add, the brown gravy is a quality...