I seriously considered not stopping here because of all the low ratings - and only a couple of…read morereviews in the past year - but decided to try it out anyway. So glad I did! I've never been to a Jersey Mike's so had no other locations to compare with but I've been to other sandwich/sub shops so that comparison was easy to make.
The sub I got at the Oregon City Jersey Mike's was top-notch delicious and very filling. When I stepped up to the counter, I told Mallory the Sub Maker that I'd never been to a JM's before and she took great care to explain everything to me, even going so far as to tell Oliver, the other sub-maker behind the counter, when he asked if I wanted my sandwich "Mike's Way" that I had no idea what he was talking about since I'd never been there before. Now that's good customer service, right? Looking out for your customers!
I ordered a medium Original Italian (provolone cheese, ham, prosciuttini, cappacuolo, salami, and pepperoni) with added pickles and pepperoncinis, as well as a small fountain drink. The sandwich was huge! I was sure I wouldn't be able to eat the entire thing but I was long past hungry and found myself inhaling the whole sandwich before I even knew it. All the cheeses and meats are sliced fresh for each cold sandwich and placed on the roll of your choice: white, wheat, and rosemary parmesan (I chose the rosemary parmesan just because and I wasn't disappointed at all). Since this was my inaugural experience at JM's, I decided to go the whole way with Mike's Way (onions, lettuce, tomatoes, olive oil blend, red wine vinegar, oregano, and salt) plus the added pickles and pepperoncinis. The bottom of the sub was a little damp (not soggy) from all that "juice" but it was perfectly fine.
The parking at this location can be a lit of a challenge but it's well worth the hassle of finding a parking spot just to have one of these amazing subs, made up by a couple of people who want to do good by their customers. That Mallory deserves a raise! The inside of the shop was clean, sandwich prep area was clean, table tops were clean, restroom was clean, self-service fountain drink area clean. (If I had one suggestion to the staff, it would be to put a trash container of some kind near the fountain drinks for people to throw their straw wrappers in. For some reason, people can't seem to walk 5' to a trash container and will just leave their trash on the counter.) I'll be going back here for sure!