I rarely give a Mr Sub a five-star rating. This one deserves it.
There's always a first for everything. Maybe I'm mellowing as time goes on.
I've been to this Mr Sub twice. Both times, I was on my way back from Circle K in Scarborough. I frequent this particular Circle K location because it has hot drinks and hot dogs. It's the closest store from my home that offers these items.
One evening, while heading home and figuring out what I wanted to get for dinner, Mr Sub came to mind. I did a search and found this location, which is on Markham Road, just south of McNicoll Avenue.
Both times, I headed northbound on Markham Road. It was straightforward to find the left turn lane to enter the plaza. There is a gas station near this Mr Sub. It seems perfect to eat and get gas... haha!
I got a prime spot during my first visit, steps away from the entrance. It was much later in the evening during my second visit, so I parked further away. There were U-Haul vans there. I'm thinking that the gas station handles those rentals.
What stands out are the staff members. They were nice and extremely communicative during my visits.
I've ordered the assorted and meatball footlong subs here. The former brings back childhood memories, except that I had half of a footlong back then. I was such a huge fan of cold meat sandwiches as a kid. The assorted sub was a fancier version that I still love today.
The ingredients were fresh in both subs. For my meatball sub, I went weird and got lettuce. It kind of threw the woman off a bit. She basically said that she'd add the lettuce at the end. She was more concerned about keeping the lettuce shreds crisp than putting it on the bottom before adding the meatballs and smothering the sauce over the lettuce. I appreciated her attention to detail.
It was rather messy having the lettuce almost as a garnish on top of the meatballs. I ended up moving the lettuce to be less of a slob eating my sub. It worked out nicely. The meatballs were yummy, especially with the sauce. I also got mushrooms, cheese, and green peppers. I could have done without the lettuce. It's fun experimenting and having a sub made the way you'd like.
There is a tip jar. I used it the first time and the man was thankful. I didn't have any change on my recent visit. Otherwise, I would have tipped again.
I paid both times with a debit card. There is no prompt to tip. I had no issues with the payment machine.
I know of at least three Mr Sub locations in Markham. It's funny to say that this one is Scarborough is closer for me to get to by a full kilometre.
I like it. I have a go-to Mr Sub. I'll be back.
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