The Truth About Publix's 'Pub Sub'

Southern Living praises the Pub Subs' freshness — each one comes on a thick loaf of bread so freshly-baked that the yeasty aroma fills the whole store. Unlike your standard store deli offerings, you can have your sandwich built to spec. In fact, Publix's online sub builder allows a choice of bread (five grain, white, wheat, flatbread, tortilla, or lettuce/spinach wrap), six different types of cheese (cheddar, provolone, muenster, Swiss, and white or yellow American), extras including bacon, hummus, and guacamole, and a wide array of fresh vegetables and condiments that let you customize up to 30 different sub varieties.

If you want the quintessential Pub Sub experience, you should probably start with the chicken tenders, lauded as the most crave-worthy by Post Grad Problems. But folks also get all giddy over the thought of "luscious honey maple turkey and warm roast beef. Italian sandwiches filled with fresh salami and Cubans filled with tender pork and sweet ham..." In other words, no single sandwich can truly satisfy the Pub Sub craving, since once you're hooked, you'll be hungering for all of them. What's more, by learning to love this most celebrated of sandwiches, you may find that you've earned the status of honorary Southerner. After all, in the words of Post Grad Problems, "The Pub Sub is not just a sub. It's not just a sandwich. The Pub Sub is, for most of us, home. A giant, gleaming, envy-inducing home."