Best Sub Shop – Yello Sub

Local sub shop trumps chains

By Nikk McCollum, The BudgetDecember 30, 2014Leave a Comment

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Located at 1814 W. 23rd St., Yello Sub draws students from across Lawrence. The shop offers a variety of meat and vegetarian combinations for about $7. (Photo by Mary Brady, The Free Press)

Location: 1814 W. 23rd St.
Hours: 10:00 a.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Total votes: 256
Best known for: Subs and salads
Year established in Lawrence: 1979

Aquariums, plants and murals pull together a small sub shop. Smells of warm whole wheat bread flood the noses of customers while sandwiches bake in the oven.

Yello Sub, though in an unconventional location, draws high school students into its doors with warm subs and fresh salads.

“You just can’t get a sandwich like ours anywhere else,” Yello Sub general manager Nic Beck said.

Students are found there regularly, carted by family members who enjoy the convenience.

“I go there a lot for dinner with my mom and my sister,” Free State senior Jody Willmott said. “We order it to go and we take it home. I think it’s better than Subway, the sandwiches are bigger, and they have really good bacon.”

Lawrence High junior Makayla Belcher says the taste of Yello Sub beats any other sub shop.

“It’s bomb because they make their whole wheat bread from scratch every morning and it tastes fresh,” Belcher said.

2nd Place: Sandbar Subs – 1548 E. 23rd St., 745 New Hampshire St., 9th & Iowa St.

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