Now this is one real sandwich place. This pastrami was great. Fresh bread! And unlike the chain sub shops, who will remain nameless, there's way more meat and fixings than bread. And believe it or not the staff here actually look you in the eye and smile. Great job to whoever runs this establishment. read more

Head West Sub Stop - Pastrami and it was great! - Sandwiches Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

I absolutely love a good sandwich and Head West offers some of the best. I love their menu, period, the sandwiches, the soups and the chips...every time, hands down without a doubt, I've never had a bad experience and some of the soups they will serve as a blend 1/2 and 1/2. I didn't think it would work so I secretly took home two different soups and mixed them...I was humming and singing. That soup was delicious. So be on the look out for their recommended soup blends. You'll be pleasantly surprised. read more

Ordered 4 subs for pickup. When I arrived 10 minutes past the promised time, they were not ready. Then after waiting 10 more minutes for them to make the subs the order was completely wrong. I ordered a veggie turkey, chicken marinara, turkey sub and pastrami. What I got: 2 veggie subs none with turkey, an Italian and a pastrami. So 1 sub out of 4 were correct. And I even gave a $2 tip to be nice. Wish I didn't do that. I don't understand how an order with a receipt with CLEAR words typed on it can be that messed up. Avoid. read more

Head West is a local sandwich gem that is soon becoming a favorite for my husband and I when we're in the mood for a sub. Its very unassuming with the vibe of a Ben and Jerry's, bright colors and tie dye included. You can select from the menu or build your own sub if you prefer to live outside of the box. Service has always been pleasant and quick. As a bonus, they have a coke fusion machine so sky is the limit if you're a soda drinker. On our most recent trip we got a meatball sub served with provolone. It was served hot, cheesy, and delicious. The bread was perfectly crisp on the outside. We also shared a BBQ chicken sub which was also served hot. Equally perfect. On a previous trip we also got a BLT, which was solid, but didn't hold a candle to the hot subs! read more

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My wife and I were visiting family and on our way back to Chicago, we found this absolute Gem of a restaurant on Yelp. Service was good. Our meatball sub was amazing and our turkey, bacon, ranch was equally awesome! Highly recommended. Their bread makes the sandwich. Good job Head West Sub Shop! read more

Head West Sub Stop - Amazing meatball sub!! - Sandwiches Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

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Huge fan of this place! I have loved coming here since I was 18 years old and they only had one location. I'm happy for them for having the ability to expand and create a larger presence within SPFD. I really think its the bread, which is a bit sweet and really fluffy. If they opened one in Chicago, i'd personally keep them in business through referrals alone. read more

My friend that lived in town said, 'we should try this hippie sub shop.' We went a little out of the way to eat there and it's worth it. I want to say it's like Potbelly's but minus the antiques, plus bright colors and if you up the employee weirdness factor by a factor of, oh, pothead you get the idea of what Head West is like. Nothing bad to say about the sandwiches though, they're huge and well stuffed with meat and fixings and there's plenty of fixings you can have. My friend ordered first and the guy asked him three times if he'd like his sandwich hot (he didn't.) Not to say the service here is terrible, it's counter service and they're friendly, just the kind of funny stuff that goes on here. Anyways, the sandwiches are great-it's one of the few places that serves Odwalla bars and they have the full line of Ben and Jerry's. You know what kind of hippie sub place this is? They're business hippies, dude! read more

Head West has the best subs and soups around! Everything is made to order with fresh ingredients. I always choose Head West over other sun shops. read more

I always like the fresh subs at Head West and the west side location on Robbins is now my favorite. Their "sweet" bread and wheat bread are both great, my kids love the turkey piled high with provolone cheese. My husband and I love the vegetarian sandwich options; my favorites are the "veggie" sub on sweet (which has its own list of veggies) but love the cold hummus sandwich on wheat with green peppers, while he prefers the heated Griller sub (veggie patties) on wheat. Their vegetable soup is good, too! I'm always happy to support this local business. My sons were loud today but hungry they actually asked to buy another sandwich (seconds)--so they got to go up, order, and pay--they were treated with respect, just like any paying customer. Thank you to the Head West staffer! Great food and service! read more

Head West Sub Stop - Half turkey provolone sub on sweet bread. (This was the kids' meal sub.) - Sandwiches Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Great food, particularly the sweet bread. Also highly recommend the brownies. We normally have a fine experience with the occasional fluke. They were not at all friendly when we informed them our latest delivery order was wrong, though. Be sure to emphasize if you have any dietary restrictions when ordering for delivery. read more

If not for anything else - The baked potato with bacon soup is absolutely the best I have ever tasted.

Awesome subs does not even compare to subway. The bread is over the top always so fresh.

This place was great! I got the Rueben. Everything about it was great. The people that worked there were super nice just high as fuck.

One heckuva sandwich shop. I enjoyed every bite of the Italian I bought. The shop was clean and the workers were friendly. Definitely one of the best sandwiches I've ever had. read more

We had lunch here today and it was really good. Staff was friendly and made some great suggestions. I had the Italian. My husband had the turkey bacon ranch. Definitely will be going back there on my next road trip! read more

I lived in Springfield for about 15 years and watched these guys grow from one shop to a handful. Apparently, they are now closing in on a double-digit number of stores. The wife and I used to refer to their product as "stoner subs" and it was my opinion that they made the best sandwiches in town. Naturally, when I found myself in Springfield and in need of a quick lunch I knew I had to get to one of their locations. If you're a local you already know these dudes. You may prefer Monty's but I won't hold that against you. Actually, I will hold it against you - Head West makes far better sandwiches and the atmosphere is much more enjoyable. If you're not a local, you need to know this: sweet bread is what you want unless you're getting a reuben. In almost all cases, you also want your sub toasted. I really like their meatball, the turkey-bacon-ranch and the ham & cheese. Their vegetables are always really fresh and the employees are generous with the veges if you ask for a little more of anything. One last note...contrary to what you might think, you aren't getting a pot brownie for a buck here or anywhere else. The Coca-Cola Freestyle machine was a nice upgrade from my last visit which would have been sometime in late 2012. read more

Great sandwiches. Piss Poor Customer Service today. I stood in line 8 minutes as the next to be waited on. Employee refused to acknowledge me, worked on one customers order which seemed to never end, in fact it's still going on. I would have appreciated him telling me how long it was going to be. Or tell me He'll be with me in a bit. Another couple walked in and were also completely ignored. 4 people ate their sandwiches and left. I'm going to wait for him to ask me what I want and then walk out. Fuck This Place. 20 minutes! No sandwich is worth this shitty treatment. read more

I don't know of any sub purveyor in Chicago that compares to Head West Sub Stop. The "sweet bread" which cradles the guts of these huge, delicious and incredibly fresh sandwiches is superb. I had the #9: turkey, ham, roast beef & provolone: toasted. To make the whole experience even more terrific: they delived right to the north entrance of the Capitol, despite that my order consisted of only one sub and a drink. They have lots of half-sub/soup and kid specials, and they cater. Too bad they can't deliver to Chicago. read more

Awesome bread & the portions are huge. Hippy-environment - and you can order Ben & Jerry's ice cream by the pint. I recommend getting your sandwich with sweet bread & toasted. Don't know what's up with the price point listed - their prices are what you'd expect for a sub shop. Avoid delivery, however - they're not reliable & you'd be better off heading to the store. read more

By far my number one preference for an excellent sub and/or soup. The brownies are something super special too! Best Aspects: Large variety of food choices Includes vegetarian and vegan options Food is always fresh and you can definitely taste the difference Their breads are truly delicious and fresh _ definitely try the sweet bread option if you've not had it before. Friendly staff Clean environment with bright and friendly interiors Delivery available Web ordering available Menu is online I've had numerous sandwiches from their array of crowd pleasing and tummy satisfying subs and soups. I've never been disappointed. My fav sandwich is the rueben, hot with lots of sauerkraut. Makes my mouth water just thinking of it. The baked potato soup is by far the most superb potato soup experience on the planet! While the caloric intake isn't perhaps of the healthiest choices, it's most definitely worth it too splurge a bit as a special treat for one of their brownies. Don't leave the place without one - your mouth will thank you! read more

I always stop here if I need lunch or dinner while driving between St. Louis and Peoria. The subs are super filing, and every kind I've tried has been tasty. The employees have always been very friendly and ready with suggestions. Pros: service, speed, quantity Neutral: price read more

One of the best sub shops! They slather these subs with a healthy portion of meats and veggies on their awesome home made bread. Their Italian dressing on a salad or sub is the bomb! read more

This is the best sandwich place my family has ever eaten! We used to live within an hour of Springfield and we would eat here every so often. Then we moved and are now about 4 hours away. We STILL drive up to eat here every few months. We love the homemade bread. The sandwiches are our favorite! I have never eaten a bad one! The staff has always been super friendly! If you e never eaten here, stop in and try it! It is superior to other sub sandwiches!!! read more

Eat here at your own risk!!! The food probably won't kill you but the insanely bad customer service will. I waited over an hour for my lunch until to be told that my entire order was cancelled, no reason or explanation. Hopefully they will close their doors permanently so that no one ever has to experience them again. read more

There subs are outstanding! No matter what you get, get it on the sweet bread! Can't go wrong with anything at Headwest!!

The sandwiches were very dry and there was too much meat. The bread was hard and the sandwich was absolutely not enjoyable. Rather have Montys subs. read more

This place was better than I had expected! When I arrived i thought the place was closed because the lights were really dim. Sandwiches are surprisingly really good read more

Always one of my favorites to stop in and get a sandwich, I tend to go with the BLT on sweet bread. You can never go wrong with that choice. The atmosphere is chill and the employees are very friendly. read more

I haven't eaten my sub yet,so I can't rate Head West for the food. The two young men who were working there & made my sandwiches were not friendly and never cracked a smile during the whole time I was there. They seemed to be bored & annoyed to be working. It wasn't just that they didn't like me - they were unfriendly to everyone who came in. The atmosphere in the store was kind of creepy because of it and my grandson & I couldn't wait to get out of there. We will eat our sandwiches tomorrow, I hope they're delicious, but I don't think we'll go back there with other options in the area. read more

Great sandwiches, but the $5 delivery fee sucks! They don't even give their employees that deliver any of the delivery fee, and they have to use their own vehicles? Sounds like greedy owners! read more

#amazing all you need to know is eat here and subway is a thing of the past and get the sweet bread and a brownie let's be real you deserve it lol read more

I visit Springfield a few times a year to visit family. I've tried Head West a couple of times for late evening dinners. The subs are good, but they don't quite give me the "wow, these things are great!" feeling that so many others seem to get. The sweet bread is OK, but it gets a bit soggy for my tastes. I had a meatball sub that I thought was just OK. The second time I got a tuna sub that was quite good, with a more-than-generous amount of tuna salad, but it needed more veggies to counter the heaviness of the tuna salad. read more

Having always been a huge fan of Monty's for many year I'd had a few people tell me that I needed to try Head West so I did. Definitely not impressed. Once I got it home and unwrapped the sandwich looked really thrown together and it was incredibly messy to eat. I don't know, maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see myself going here over Monty's every again. read more

This was a regular stop for my mom and I when I still lived in Springfield. The subs are always very good. In the end the bread is what makes the difference between a good sub and a great sub. Chain sub shops are just OK because they use generic bread. Head West is great because they make their own sweet bread that is wonderful on it's own but when used for a sub is awesome. I would highly recommend Head West. read more

Crunchy hippies makin great sandwiches . The bread is really the star here. Its mucho good bread. The sandwiches are always good . The soups are very solid. Except for the veggie chili which is just awfull. Saw someone compare it to Potbelly's ...I'd have to disagee. Potbelly is one of those corporate chains that wishes for the Head West karma. Not only can't they get the karma they can't make a sandwich like these hippies. Always some jam band music on the box. Stop in and let your freak flag fly.Power to the people! read more

Pretty good sandwiches. I got a nice amount of turkey in mine. They're kind of expensive tho when compared to the subway next door. The quality is definitely better than subway read more

So I just visited Monty's subs upon recommendation but left a little disappointed compared to how much it was talked up. After a little yelp research, I found Head West and decided to give it a shot. BLOWN AWAY! Food was so good. Everything was noticeably fresh. I ordered the 2 for 6$ deal and my half sandwich was still pretty big for a half and was overstuffed with the turkey and provolone. I also topped with all the fresh veggies that were offered and the sweet bread just made the perfect yummy storm to tame my hunger. I also got a bowl of the roasted veggy & radiatore soup which had a great flavor, odd pairing for July I know but it sounded to good to resist and I had no regrets with the decision. My only regret was during my visit to Springfield I only visited Head West once, they have lots of very appealing sandwiches and upon my next visit this might just be my lunch stop for the duration of my visit. Great place serving amazing food, super friendly staff, and cool vibe with this hippy-esque theme that sets the laid back tone. Service is reasonably quick, facilities are clean, and prices are reasonable. read more

Head West Sub Stop - 2 for 6... half turkey and roasted veggie soup with radiatore. So good! - Sandwiches Near Me - Springfield, Illinois

Wow! The white bread is awesome! I'm glad he didn't ask what kind of bread I wanted because I probably would have said wheat and would have been missing out huge. The sub options are pretty standard what you would find at a sub shop. I had the the #9 turkey, ham, and roast beef, the standard comes with mayo and italian dressing with veggies. I was a little skeptical of the lettuce being toasted but who really gives a shit. This sub was awesome. Matt had the #9 as well and Brad had an Italian. They had both been before. As I was the last one fishished, I figured we would start our drive home, but first Brad needed to let his food digest a little I suppose. Well me being my impatient self, and not sure of the next time I would make it into Head West, had to order another sub. The bread was too good to pass up! The meatball this time. The meat balls were kinda small and seemed to get lost in the bread, but that bread! Matt got another sub too, the Italian this time. The workers were decent enough. I'd have to agree with the other reviews and the shop is cool, painted all different colors. If I'm here on a Sunday when everything else is closed in Springfield I just may stop in. We wanted to try Joe Rogers Chili. read more

Head west is AMAZING! The owner is great and the staff is down to earth. Thanks Head West!!!

These are the best sub sandwiches bar none. For starters there is no measuring protocol for how much meat goes on a sandwhich which is completely opposite of all of the sub shops which count out the slices or weigh it. At Headwest, they make you a great sandwich which means there is a substantial amount of meat and toppings. I wish I knew the recipe for their sweet bread which is flat out addicting. I have taken many a disbeliever here and turned them into converts that they truly do make the best sub sandwiches. If you spend any extended time in Springfield and have never had Headwest, you have to make a stop off and see if you too will be a convert read more