I have a weakness for bbq. Something about the smoky aroma that teases you before you even look at the menu.
That aroma promises meat that has absorbed the smoke and adds delicious flavor to otherwise plain meat. I was excited to see smoked beef brisket on the menu at Firehouse Subs.
I ordered the Smokehouse beef sub with bacon, lettuce, and tomato. The sign said the beef was smoked for 16 hours. I believe it as there was a delicious hickory smoked flavor to the beef. Bacon had a delicious savory flavor with a hint of sweetness. White bread roll was fresh and had a mild flavor. This is the best beef brisket sub I’ve had.
Staff was nice and showed me how the beef brisket arrived. A supplier smokes it and then ships it to Firehouse Subs.
I’ve visited a few firehouses. They have some of the coolest items here.
The main thing missing is the cool pole you slide down to get to your fire truck quickly.
I visited again to try a $4.99 sub. Roast beef with lettuce and tomato. The bread, lettuce, and tomato were very good just like last time.
The roast beef was coated in melted cheese. It took a few minutes to remove it. Roast beef was light in flavor and the beef to everything else ratio wasn’t that high so the sandwich tasted mostly of bread and lettuce.
3rd visit I ordered the Smokehouse beef sub with bacon, lettuce, and tomato again. I think I need a sign stating I don’t want cheese on my sub. I tried removing it.
The bun was a lost cause as it was melted in. I tossed it. It was hard work scraping the cheese off the beef. I didn’t get it all off. Sub didn’t taste that great with the hated cheese flavor and aroma permeating throughout.
I love the Smokehouse beef sub without cheese. They keep trying to make me eat cheese though. I don’t trust them with takeout. Now that I can’t eat on premise I’d only come here if I was planning on eating in my car as I’d go back inside and ask for a replacement sub with no cheese if they sneak more cheese in.
9187 Clairemont Mesa Blvd #3
San Diego, CA 92123
(858) 569-7827
Poor Soo they keep giving you cheese! It is nice that they are still open during the pandemic. Just love their subs!
I love their subs when they don’t have cheese on them.