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    Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop

    3.4 (268 reviews)
    InexpensiveSandwiches, Salad, Soup
    Closed • 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Alyssa C.

    Good sandwich! The workers preparing my order were both super nice and fast Each sandwich comes with a cookie

    "Got Beef"... skimpy tiny lilttle slice this aint right.

    Ordered the got beef "Got Beef" - but received a "Barely Got Any Beef". Order ID #AGN7CD

    mold spores on the bread, not cool, glad i inspected prior to consumption.
    Joey M.

    welp first time trying this place and the workers were very knowledgeable on the products but in the end it was for nothing because my sandwich hold spots of mold, so i had to return and get my money back because at that point appetite was gone for any sandwich from this place. perhaps they will inspect their breads better, or figure how/why this happened and how did nobody see this even when making the sandwich!

    A free burnt cookie with our sandwich
    Cindy M.

    4 stars for good sandwiches 1 star for having the audacity to gift your customers with burnt cookies. . . Oh no! I don't know why I've never tried Mr. Pickles. After all these years wanted to try something new. Very happy for the most part. Truly Vegan is satisfying, especially with the Dutch crunch roll. BBQ tri-tip was not my choice but told it was also very good. It came on the soft roll. Will return when craving a sandwich.

    James H.

    Ordering online and picking up went well. Small little shop with a few tables and two workers. Ordered a few sandwiches one of which was a kids sandwich; pretty simple just meat and cheese and bread, but thats ok. The reason Im dropping 3 stars is that when I got my sandwich, they left off the bacon I paid extra for, and I paid $5 extra for extra meat but what they did was take the total amount of meat for the sandwich and just divided it between turkey and ham, instead of doubling the amount. So Im out nearly ten bucks. I received a link from Mr Pickles to offer feedback which I did and the reply was "we'll get back to you if necessary" so I thought, great! Maybe theyll help me out. I waited two weeks and nothing. MIght give them another shot eventually.

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    Claire A.

    Yum!! I ordered an Italian without bread and they were able to accommodate me. The older gentleman was very nice. Definitely will be back!

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    23 days ago

    Friendly, clean and good sandwiches. Go all the time. Consistantly good! You can call ahead to shorten your wait.

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    23 days ago

    I always order their meatball subs, it tastes very good. I always like they put free cookies inside the bags

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    1 year ago

    Efficient, delicious, right amount of space inside, and all the employees are extremely nice

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    Bomb ass sandwiches! They are super fast, friendly and the sandwiches are consistently delicious!

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    Favorite sandwiches!! Would go at least once a week!! Staff is great always makes a great sandwich!

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    Service could be better and my son ordered a sandwich with no lettuce and he got lettuce and everything else he didn't watn

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