OPEN MONDAY thru Friday 10AM to 6:00PM, Saturday 10AM to 3PM

"Limited" menu classic Italian Submarine Sandwich shop. Walk Up Window Take Out, Deliver and Catering

WHAT ARE YOU DOING FOR LUNCH

..."I AM GOING TO LUNCH - WYANDOTTE" 

WHERE DID YOU GO TO LUNCH

... "I WENT TO LUNCH - WYANDOTTE" 


As for the menu it is simple and limited so as to focus on making the best classic Italian Submarine Sandwich. Our theory is better ingredients make better sandwiches. Some additional menu items include soda pop and chips. 


We offer the walk up window, delivery and catering. Consider strolling through Wyandotte and coming to order a sub, soda pop and chips. Take it with you or sit in the city center park and view the downtown. 

 

We are located in a historic tiny building in the center of Wyandotte. Built in 1918 this 2 story building with basement access to the underground tunnels is thought to be haunted by the gangsters of the 1920's and 30's. The building was a clothing store, hat shop, gift shop and a few other things. Purchasing the building we are happy to find a purpose for this 185 sq. ft. per floor space. We thank you for your support.

*BAKED ALL NATURAL BREAD *MADE FRESH *mEATS SLICED IN HOUSE*

HOW TO ORDER

 Big Decision …   How Many Layers of Meats and Cheeses

Next Decision …   Regular Submarine Dressing or Spicy Hot Dressing (HOT + .50 )

Next Choice ….   Onion or Not (Unless noted the submarine will come with onions.)


Submarine sandwiches are made using a variety of Italian meat including Hard Salami, Mortadella, Smoked Ham and Capicola, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions and our homemade dressing. We also stock Turkey, Roast Beef and more depending on the day. A variety of Cheeses depending on the day as well. 

Menu / Price List

CLASSIC ITALIAN SUBMARINE SANDWICH

8 Inch submarine made with our expertise.

LUNCH SPECIAL NUMBER 6

$8.00

6 Layer of Meats, 1 Layers of Cheese Italian Submarine Sandwich 

-Capicola, Ham, Salami, Provolone Cheese, Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on a 8 inch soft bun with Italian Sauce 

LUNCH SPECIAL NUMBER 8

$9.00

8 Layer of Meats, 2 Layers of Cheese Italian Submarine Sandwich

-Capicola, Ham, Salami, Provolone Cheese, Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on a 8 inch soft bun with Italian Sauce   

LUNCH SPECIAL NUMBER 12

$10.50

12 Layer of Meats, 2 Layers of Cheese Italian Submarine Sandwich

-Capicola, Ham, Salami, Provolone Cheese, Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on a 8 inch soft bun with Italian Sauce   

LUNCH SPECIAL NUMBER 14

$11.50

14 Layer of Meats, 3 Layers of Cheese Italian Submarine Sandwich

-Capicola, Ham, Salami, Provolone Cheese, Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on a 8 inch soft bun with Italian Sauce   

LUNCH SPECIAL NUMBER 18

$13.00

18 Layer of Meats, 3 Layers of Cheese Italian Submarine Sandwich 

-Capicola, Ham, Salami, Provolone Cheese, Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on a 8 inch soft bun with Italian Sauce  


MORE SUBS

8 Inch submarine made with our expertise.

Chicken Salad

$9.00

 (Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on an 8-inch soft bun) 

Ham and Swiss

$7.00

 (Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on an 8-inch soft bun) 

Tuna Fish

$9.00

 (Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on an 8-inch soft bun) 

Turkey and Swiss

$7.00

 (Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on an 8-inch soft bun) 

Vegetarian

$7.00

 (Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on an 8-inch soft bun) 


Grilled Cheese

8 Inch submarine made with our expertise.

Sharp Cheddar Cheese

$7.00

 (Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on an 8-inch soft bun) 

Provolone Cheese

$7.00

 (Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on an 8-inch soft bun) 

Swiss Cheese

$7.00

 (Lettuce, Onions, Tomato served on an 8-inch soft bun) 


BUILD YOUR OWN SUBMARINE SANDWICHES

8 Inch submarine made with your expertise.

BYOS NUMBER 2

$8.00

 2 Layers of Meats, 1 Layers of Cheese Italian Submarine Sandwich 

BYOS NUMBER 3

$9.00

3 Layers of Meats, 1 Layers of Cheese Italian Submarine Sandwich 

BYOS NUMBER 4

$10.00

4 Layers of Meat, 1 Layers of Cheese Italian Submarine Sandwich 

BYOS NUMBER 6

$11.00

6 Layers of Meat, 1 Layers of Cheese Italian Submarine Sandwich 


Salads

Deli Style Salad Bowls.

Antipasto Salad

$9.50

Ham, Salami, and Capicola, Provolone Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, and Banana Peppers

Ham and Cheese Salad

$8.00

2 layers of Ham, Your choice of Cheese,Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, and Banana Peppers 

Tuna Salad

$10.00

Tuna Salad Spread, Provolone Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, and Banana Peppers

Chicken Salad

$10.00

 Chicken Salad Spread, Provolone Cheese, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, and Banana Peppers


SIDE DISHES

Always a good idea!

Cole Slaw

$1.75

Potato Salad

$1.75

 

Soup of the Day

$2.00

Check or Facebook page for todays soup


DRINKS and CHIPS

Why not?

Chip

$1.50

Uncle Ray's brand Chips.  RIPPLE CHIPS, MESQUITE BBQ and SOUR CREAM & ONION CHIP FLAVORS. 

Ray Jenkins grew up in Detroit Michigan in poverty. As a school dropout he open up his own food business, 'Uncle Rays” in 1965 selling out of his back seat of his car.  

In 1967, Ray bought 'Cabana,' a pork skins manufacturer and in 1983 bought the old Superior Potato Chip factory on the west side of Detroit. Today Lunch Wyandotte is proud to support Uncle Ray's that has its roots established in Detroit. 

Drinks

$1.50

Bottled Water, Coca-Cola, Diet Coca-Cola, Dr. Pepper, Faygo Rock and Rye, Faygo Root Beer, Mountain Dew, Verner's Ginger Ale

Extras: Peppers (.50) Cheese (.50) HOT (.50) Extra Sauce (.50)

Menu Items

Salad

    HISTORIC Photo Gallery

    Stairs leading to the underground bathrooms. Closed in the 1960's

      ORIGINS OF THE SANDWICH, SUBMARINe and associated names

      Earl of SANDWICH

      THE SUBMARINE SANDWICH

      THE SUBMARINE SANDWICH

      John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich

       

      In the Mediterranean, where Turkish and Greek mezze platters that served dips, cheeses, and meats were all “sandwiched” between and on layers of bread.

      The sandwich as we know it was popularized in England in 1762 by John Montagu, the 4th Earl of Sandwich. Legend has it that Montagu had a substantial gambling problem that led him to spend hours on end at the card table. During a particularly long binge, he asked the house cook to bring him something he could eat without getting up from his seat, and the sandwich was born. Montagu enjoyed his meat and bread so much that he ate it constantly, and as the concoction grew popular in London society circles it also took on the Earl’s name.

      THE SUBMARINE SANDWICH

      THE SUBMARINE SANDWICH

      THE SUBMARINE SANDWICH

       

      One myth puts the origin of the submarine sandwich town of Groton, CT home to a Navy submarine base and a large shipbuilding yard, both of which were bustling during world war II. According to this story, the big sandwich itself was invented by an Italian shopkeeper named Benedetto Capaldo in New London, CT, but was originally known as a "grinder." Once the sub yard started ordering 500 sandwiches a day from Capaldo to feed its workers, the sandwich became irrevocably associated with submersible boats.

      A nice story, but the first printed record of "submarine sandwich" dates to a January 1940 phone book for Wilmington, DE, where a restaurant was advertising "submarine sandwiches to take out." As we didn't mobilize for WWII until two years later, that pretty much torpedoes the New London legend.

      THE GRINDER SANDWICH

      THE SUBMARINE SANDWICH

      THE GRINDER SANDWICH

       "Grinder" shares some nautical roots with the sub. Grinders was a slang term for Italian-American dockworkers who were often sanding and grinding rusty hulls to repaint them. Subs, with their Italian bread and piles of fixings, were harder to chew through than your typical ham and cheese on white bread. It’s possible that was translated into "grinder," since that's what your teeth had to do to get through a bite. Don’t get caught up in the concept that a grinder has to be hot. It’s been considered both over the years. 

      THE HERO SANDWICH

      THE HOAGIE SANDWICH

      THE GRINDER SANDWICH

       Hero: The hero's journey began with the wonderfully named Clementine Paddleworth, who probably coined the word in a food column for the New York Herald Tribune in 1936, since the sandwich was so large "you had to be a hero to eat it." 

      THE HOAGIE SANDWICH

      THE HOAGIE SANDWICH

      THE HOAGIE SANDWICH

      The Hoagie Sandwich

       Hoagie: There are several stories about the origin of Hoagie but I am telling you this one. A jazz musician turned sandwich shop owner named Al De Palma in the late 1920s saw some fellow hepcats eating a sub, and commented to himself that you "had to be a hog" to eat a sandwich that big. So when he opened a sub shop during the Depression, he started calling his big sandwiches "hoggies," and eventually opened chains across the city. As for why "hoggie" turned to "hoagie," the best explanation out there is probably the Philadelphia accent itself. Ever heard those guys speak? 

      THE PO-BOY SANDWICH

      THE HOAGIE SANDWICH

      THE HOAGIE SANDWICH

       

      Po' Boys: The only strong contender for the true name of the sandwich outside of the Eastern Seaboard comes from New Orleans, where the sandwich goes by "po' boy," "po-boy," or the original, "poor boy." In the summer of 1929, 1,100 New Orleans streetcar conductors went on strike with the support of the city residents. Strikebreakers were sent in to bust picket lines. A crowd of 10,000 New Orleanians gathered to cheer on strikers.

      Two brothers named Bennie and Clovis Martin, Cajun who used to work on the streetcars, sent a letter of support to the union pledging free meals to union members. They followed through on their promise, giving out large sandwiches to any strikers that came by their shop, commenting to each other "here comes another poor  boy" whenever one walked through the door. To maximize the food load, they worked with an Italian baker, John Gendusa, to come up with a rectangular sandwich loaf more efficient than the tapering baguette. The name then spread and history was made. 

      THE SPUKIE SANDWICH

      THE SPUKIE SANDWICH

      THE SPUKIE SANDWICH

       The term spukie ("spukkie" or "spuckie") is unique to the city of Boston and derives from the Italian word spuccadella, meaning "long roll". The word spuccadella is not typically found in Italian dictionaries, which may suggest that it could be a regional Italian dialect, or possibly a Boston Italian-American innovation. Spukie is typically heard in parts of Dorchester and South Boston. Some bakeries in Boston's North End neighborhood have homemade spuccadellas for sale 

      THE WEDGES SANDWICH

      THE SPUKIE SANDWICH

      THE SPUKIE SANDWICH

      Wedge or Wedges: This is only familiar to natives of Westchester County, NY, and Fairfield County, CT, the two counties directly north of New York City. Some sources indicate the name is based on a diagonal cut in the middle of the sandwich, or a wedge cut out of the top half to make more room for fillings. A better story is "wedge" is just short for "sandwich," and comes from a Yonkers deli whose Italian owner got tired of saying the whole word. 

      THE BIMPIE SANDWICH

      THE SPUKIE SANDWICH

      THE BIMPIE SANDWICH

       In the same way we call any adhesive tape “Scotch tape” and any tissue a “Kleenex,” many New Jerseyans have taken to calling a sub a “blimpie.” The sandwich chain Blimpie got its start in Hoboken and named its sandwiches for blimps to indicate that they’d be bigger and better than the typical sub. The quintessential blimpie is stacked with Italian meats and cheeses. 

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      3050 Biddle Avenue, Wyandotte, Michigan 48192, United States

      734-407-7011

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