AK Subs is a great sandwich mainstay that has been slinging delicious subs in SF for a long time. The owners and staff are all super friendly, and you can tell they have a loyal customer base, since every time I stop in it feels like they are chopping it up with regulars. All of their sandwiches are absolutely massive and bursting with fillings, so they can easily be split into two meals. They have a pretty wide range of selections, but their pastrami (Tony's Hot Pastrami) is probably the most popular, and for good reason. It is so salty and savory in the best possible way, sliced thin for that perfect mouthfeel, and topped with melty Swiss cheese (you can also get it cold if you prefer), all on your choice of roll from six different options. My favorites are the soft hoagie or the seeded rolls. The Chris' Combo is another great option that you can get hot or cold, and it is a fantastic combination of roast beef, turkey, and ham. Pop on in to AK Subs for a great sandwich and even better service and vibes! read more

Hubby likes picking up sandwiches from here after his haircut. This most recent time, I called in an order for five sandwiches right around lunch time and the person who took my order was friendly, polite and patient. Even though they sounded really busy, the person repeated my order back to me to make sure they had it correct. All of us usually get the Tony's Hot Pastrami, but I didn't want something too heavy so got the BLT on rye instead. A tip for the hot pastrami is to order it lightly toasted. Otherwise, the meat comes out too toasted and hard. Portions seem smaller than they used to be but sandwiches are still delicious and satisfying! read more

AK Subs - BLT on rye with light mayo - Sandwiches Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Pastrami add bacon avocado on a soft sweet roll secret ingredient = sun dried tomatoes OMG out of this world and if you're feeling breakfasty they will toss an egg or 2 on top of it too literally the best pastrami sandwich on the west coast yes I've tried them all from the bay to LA AK subs has the goods! read more

Was in the area so I went in to grab a sandwich. I got there a little before noon and the place was pretty empty when I went inside but very clean and the workers were friendly most of the sandwiches are around $11-15 and they have some grilled items as well. Got the chicken pesto which was the weekly special and brought it back home to eat. It was still warm when I got back and the sandwich was amazing! The chicken wasn't dry at all and was grilled up well. The pesto was super garlicky and delicious. It got a little messy because of the oil but well worth all the napkins. I wish I got another sandwich just so I could relive that moment again the sandwich isn't a giant sub but I'm quite satisfied with the portion. Would definitely go back to try more sandwiches from here! read more

AK Subs - Chicken pesto sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - San Francisco, California

Best pastrami sandwich in SOMA area! I 'm not in this part of SF often but whenever I am this is a go to spot. Really nice folks and a delicious sandwich. If you haven't given this place a try do it, you won't be disappointed read more

AK Subs - Pasta Tonys Hot Pastrami - Sandwiches Near Me - San Francisco, California

Used to frequent this place when I was worked down the street back in the early 2000s. Terri & Chris are awesome owners. Still think about the hot pastrami till this day. read more

I got the tuna melt and man it was probably one of the best tuna amounts I've had. This place really makes great sandwiches and definitely be back for other sandwich adventures. read more

I only tried the scallop soup here and it was really good. Can't speak for the rest of the menu, but my coworkers swear by this place, and one of my best friends used to eat here 3-4 times a week. The staff is super friendly and always greet you with a smile. read more

A friend of mine turned me on to this place. He used to be a regular. He's retired now so he "passed the torch" to me today. I'm happy to report this is a great spot worthy of your patronage. We both had the pastrami sandwich. I thought it was excellent. They come out of the oven hot and toasted with melted cheese. Flavor is excellent. They had a decent lunch time crowd but one of the workers was telling us after the place emptied out that they lost almost all of their business with FedEx, Mercedes and something else moving out after the pandemic. She said they survived but barely. I will be working nearby and I plan to go here often because the food is great, the place is clean and the staff is friendly. What's not to love? read more

Fresh food and fast service. I love getting hot sandwiches from them and have it delivered to my work address.

Sandwiches are good on a soft hoggie. Other bread/rolls available. My go-to are: Breakfast sandwich egg, bacon and cheese. A la cart eggs, bacon, pancake and toast Tony's hot pastrami sandwich BLT - lots of bacon in it Dies Decadence- turkey, avocado, sprouts... Spiros Special - veggie sandwich (they have another veggie haven't tried) Potato salad and fries. Always friendly service from Diane and staff. read more

Great little spot you'd never know of but they have delicious sandwiches. I was very impressed with the quality of the pastrami and how they got my order perfectly the way I wanted it. Friendly and great place will come back again. read more

AK Subs - Noms - Sandwiches Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Sandwiches are always extremely good and priced fair considering all the overpriced lunch options in San Francisco. Great people working there, definitely recommended. read more

Got to admit, this little sandwich shop tucked away on a busy SOMA corner is pretty dang good! Served hot, just like many of their sandwiches, and just the right amount of bread to meat ratio. Parking can be tricky but this is worth it. read more

AK Subs - Tony's Hot Pastrami - Sandwiches Near Me - San Francisco, California

Service: super nice Ambiance: love the neighborhood regular vibe Food: unfortunately the chicken salad sandwich I had was horrible. The chicken salad was super wet. They forgot my cheese and sauce. They also forgot all the condiments on my friend's sandwich. read more

Ordered the breakfast bagel and pastrami. Both very good. It's the type of pastrami I really like which doesn't have too much stringy fatty pieces. For any add on veggies it's like $1.10 which is pricy for a like a slice of tomato. read more

AK Subs - Bagel - Sandwiches Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Nice people and great cheap food. Soma staple good bread and drink choices too. Lots of seating

This is such a great place to grab lunch. I work from home and usually eat leftovers but there are times when there is no leftovers and I like to walk over to AK subs. I usually get the Philly cheesesteak and it just warms the soul. The price for the subs here is great and this place has a lot of regulars that keep on coming because of the subs and prices. The Philly costs about 13 dollars and you can't find that kind of deal in the city. They also are on doordash if it's to far to walk. I will be going back and I recommend this place to everyone who is looking for good lunch deals. read more

AK Subs - Willy's Philly - Sandwiches Near Me - San Francisco, California

The sandwiches are awesome and consistently great! The staff is even more awesome. This place is on point! The service is great.

Had never heard of this place before but I was craving a good burger and/or cheesesteak so I ordered pick up! We live nearby in Hayes Valley so it was easy. We got the burger, added avocado, and the philly with added mushrooms. Also got a side of fries and a smoothie. Everything was good, the cheesesteak def stood out, it had provolone but also some other sort of cheese or sauce that was white and tasted heavenly! The burger was also solid, cooked a perfect medium rare with good flavor and a good bun. Needed sauce tho. Only thing that wasn't great were the fries. They were close to closing so maybe that's why but they tasted like they'd been sitting out for 3 hours and reheated before serving. Just not good. I'm sure they're better fresh tho. read more

Super cool they've expanded east from their Richmond strongholds. I went with the Philly cheesesteak today and it was a pretty good one. Better than a lot of the places that just do cheesesteaks tbh. I'll give their meatball one a shot next time. read more

Pretty good pastrami sandwiches! Found this spot on Doordash. I love that they don't skimp on the pickles and meat. The pastrami was good quality and well-seasoned; not too salty. The bread wasn't amazing though. I got Tony's Hot Pastrami on rye. It was difficult to bite since the bread was really tough. Overall, a decent pastrami - but not worth the hefty price. If I come back, I'd get the same sandwich on different bread. read more

In n out in less than a minute. From reading the reviews I learned that the way to access the parking lot was to take Harrison and stay in the far right lane while approaching 8th. I had called in my order 15 mins earlier. Pulled right into the lot. The kind gentleman told me to enter through their back entrance (right side of lot through black mesh curtain) I proceeded past the kitchen to the counter where my delicious sandwiches were calling to me. Friendly service behind masked staff and I was back to my car in under a minute. Process was perfect as was our early dinner. We will return to try out the other good eats on the menu. read more

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I work near SOMA. Around here, unfortunately there are not many places for lunch. Its very limited. What ends up happening is if I don't bring my lunch to work, I end up going to the same places over and over again! However, I don't mind going to AK Subs atleast once a week. They have a variety of different quality and hefty sandwiches that are great for lunch. I believe over the course of 10 years, I've tried almost all the sandwiches. My favorite? The Pastrami w/ Swiss. Lots of juicy Pastrami and full of flavor. The melted Swiss adds to the sandwich. The Philly sandwich is my second favorite. But everything here is pretty good. Friendly staff, social distancing and indoor and outdoor dining. Parking can be difficult. read more

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I can't believe I've been living in this neighborhood for so long yet never went into AK Subs. This part of town is a Mecca of great sandwiches and the sandwiches from AK have been some of the best. read more

Ordered the BBQ beef and Tony's Hot Pastrami. For the BBQ beef, the sweet roll was toasted and crunchy on the outside but soft on the inside. The beef was very tender but the BBQ sauce overwhelmed the overall sandwich. The sauce instead of complimenting the sandwich, obliterated the taste profile of the sandwich by masking the taste of the fresh roast beef to a tangy savory sauce. Tony's hot pastrami was more well balanced and very fresh meat. It was not overly salted but more so the perfect balance of a savory sandwich meat. read more

AK Subs - BBQ Beef sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - San Francisco, California

Great subs. Great breakfast Sandos as well. Great tasting pastrami, my personal favorite.

This place has been here since 90s? I went here few times years ago. I think last time was 2010. Moving jobs you loose touch of your favorites. All these years I have been going to all these hyped up hipster places for sandwiches. Way overrated, way over priced, big lines. Got tired of it. Some of them actually suck! But if an influencer recommends than people go. Fu&k that. This place has good sandwiches!!! read more

I went there to use my $10 doordash promo when I got there I waited 5 min at the window no body responding also the guy saw me and head me calling and pretends not gearing or seeing me at the window i kept calling then he finally came and told me that they don't take orders and that the register is down and that ihe is not able to take my order! What a lame excuse! So I give this place 1 star because of their rude and louzy service and misleading marketings. Place did not look clean and am not sure who is managing this place!!! read more

Waited 20 minutes for my sub. Everyone kept being called but me. Turns out they never made it. The cooks deer in the headlights look didn't help my frustration. When it did come minutes later was disappointing to see. I ordered a meatball sub. Classic right? Nope it was more like chili than Italian meatballs. 4 separate pieces of bread did a miserable job of allowing the sub to be eaten without spilling entire contents, The oil grease) soaked the bread which made trying to eat the sandwich even more challenging. read more

AK Subs - Sub sandwich? That's what they called anyway - Sandwiches Near Me - San Francisco, California

I accidentally ordered from here rather than AK Meats near my house. Not sure if these places are connected but they can't be more different. The people at "Meats" are friendly, treat you like family and offer amazing items made to order and pre-made. "Subs" is a whole different story. It's a hole in the wall in Soma and when I got there, they had my order ready which was good. They mistakenly gave me a Cherry Coke rather than a Root Beer and when I said "this is cherry coke" she snapped back saying "we don't have cherry coke (twice)". I know what cherry coke tastes like and somehow you gave cherry coke to me then wanted to argue. She then gave me the correct drink which was siting on the counter and it was over syruppy. I got a water instead. The burger wasn't bad. Basically a slightly better version of a whopper. Nice char taste but the ratio of bun to burger was off. A double would be better if they offer that. The fries sucked too. Over cooked and tasted like they were re-cooked. Never again read more

I had been a long-time customer of AK Subs going back close to 15 years. The owner who works the register recognizes me when I come in. On the last day I patronized AK Subs I had an hour for lunch and happened to be in the area. It was a weekday. There were a few customers inside but not the kind of crowd that they used to have before the pandemic. I ordered a pastrami sandwich which she called out to the sandwich maker who I had seen pretty much every time I had ever been there. He got a few other orders at the same time and evidently got swamped even though it was like 4 sandwiches total. I sat and waited an excessive amount of time, over 20 minutes, to the point where I thought about leaving. I went up and asked where my food was, and she told me it was coming. I waited longer. By then it had been about half an hour. Finally, my name was called. I went up to get my sandwich and it was the wrong sandwich with cold cuts instead of pastrami and not hot. I told her I got the wrong sandwich and she apologized. The sandwich maker gave me an angry look. I was about to leave but she told me no problem, they can rush out the correct order. I relented and said okay, I'll stay. Another 15 minutes went by and still my name was never called. I felt stupid that I had waited that long but by then I was very hungry. She asked the sandwich maker about it who again gave me angry look. He told her that he never started making it. I still had no food after 45 minutes. I couldn't have stayed any longer even if I had wanted to. I told her how I had wasted my whole hour, the entirety of the time I had to eat for the whole day. She refunded my money and offered me an apple as compensation. I felt like she should have offered me a free sandwich or something for wasting my whole lunch hour and leaving me hungry. I also didn't appreciate the hostile attitude. I had also previously seen her husband who works in the kitchen acting angrily on more than one occasion. Considering the service and hostility, I no longer recommend AK Subs. read more

Heck yeah! Great sandwiches. Wonderful daily soups. Really really nice people. Love the BLT. Fries are pretty good, too.

AK Subs. Stands for excellence in food and service. Small family business. Great value. Better food. I have posted about their wonderful sandwiches. I always get the seeded rolls. But today it's about the perfectly made omelette. Side of toast. It's a thing of beauty see attached photo..chris and terry run a nice business. read more

AK Subs - Ham and cheese omelette - Sandwiches Near Me - San Francisco, California

Just ate the first half of my pastrami sandwich.....delicious! I've tried to order this sandwich several times on Grubhub but it got "cancelled" I assume because it's so good they run out? Order ahead of time! My picky son just started eating his tuna sandwich...he loves it! 10 out of 10 for us. read more

TBH, I don't really know what an authentic hot pastrami sandwich tastes like, but when I tried it here, I was like, oh this is probably it. Huge. Juicy. Salty, but so incredibly meaty. Seriously worth a try if you, like me, are a pastrami noob. Probably still worth a try if you are a pastrami expert because I don't think it can really get thaaat much better than this. read more

AK Subs - hot pastrami - Sandwiches Near Me - San Francisco, California

Wow. We had dual hot pastrami's, mine on crunch roll and my compatriot's on sourdough. Sooo good. Very substantial, I made it through 3/4 of it. Thinly sliced, no chewy fat that often plagues pastrami, not too salty or overpowering with the bread crunch so satisfying. good foot traffic during covid, a small and a good eat in area in the back but most opted to take away. Yards away by a freeway exit so it's not a great area, but I would totally come again. It looked to be very non-touristy clientele. read more

Best pastrami sandwich in the city, we've been going here since it used to be located in the Richmond district and every sandwich I've had is amazing! read more

One of the best hot pastrami sandwiches around. Even through I've tried nearly everything on their menu, it's the pastrami sandwich that keeps bringing me back. Service is always friendly and great. This was a twice a week spot for me when I worked in the area. Since the pandemic, I've been working in the peninsula but have gone out of my, when I can, do drive down to the city and get that sandwich. read more

They forgot my husband's order, my tuna sandwich was on stale bread and the tuna was completely dried out as if they didn't add any mayonnaise to it. read more