Erbert and Gerbert's Sub Shop

This sub shop is located on 218 East College Avenue in downtown Appleton located across from the Wooden Nickel Bar and Grill. It is part of a sandwich chain in Minnesota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin. When you walk in the door, there is a large print menu on the left wall. You have a choice of 15 sandwich and club combos with names like The Comet Morehouse, which is a sub on white or wheat bread with Maple River smoked ham, Wisconsin provolone cheese, lettuce, mayo, and tomato.

The Boney Billy is a turkey breast sandwich accompanied by fresh alfalfa sprouts, ripe red tomato, crisp lettuce, and Hellmanns mayonnaise.

But I was feeling like a carnivore today, so I ordered the Halley's Comet on 6 inch wheat bread, with prime roast beef, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise.

The sandwich artist (if I may borrow a term from a lesser sub sandwich chain) got to work on my sub right away. Restaurants in downtown Appleton don't play around at lunch time, they know that they have a lot of busy customers who need to get back to work, and so they kick it into overdrive.

I liked how they took a strip from the inside of the wheat bun and put it on top of the sandwich as a sort of a side item I guess. Oftentimes, when you eat a sub, the bread overwhelms the taste of what is on the inside, and Erbert and Gerbert's alleviates this by putting the inner part on top of the sub.

I then sat down with my sandwich at one of the ordinary table booths (much like one you would see at a Subway). I must tell you that this was one of the best subs I have ever had! The wheat bread was soft and fresh. The lettuce was crisp and clean. The cold prime rib roast beef was tender and juicy. I was telling myself, "Now since I am counting calories, I am only going to eat half of the sandwich." But in 5 minutes, that thing was gone. It was so good! I found myself wishing that all Subways would turn into Erbert and Gerberts.

You can either buy the 6 inch subs for $3.99, or you can get a bag of chips and a 21 ounce Coke product for and additional $1.79, which I did.

I give Erbert and Gerberts a big thumbs up, better than Subway or Quizmos. The only problem someone might have with this place is that it only has two kinds of bread: white or wheat. Those who are used to having more choices might be tempted to walk the extra two blocks down College Avenue to the Subway.

But I still give Erbert and Gerbert's a hearty recommendation. And you know what else I like? The delicious 6 inch Halley's Comet is only 394 calories! A similar sandwich at Jimmy John's Sandwich shop will run you 800 calories.

I am looking forward to going back and trying out another sub.