Rudino’s Pizza & Grinders

Call it a Grinder or a Sub or a Hero or a Hogie, it’s still a good sandwich.
Decided to try Rudino’s over the Christmas holidays but they took an extended break but we did manage to make it by today.
It’s is a tiny strip mall that butts right up to Old Statesville Rd so traffic is tight. Once you get inside, it rather spartan but I did observe that most of their business is either carry out or delivery.
Primary items served are Grinders (Subs) made with fresh baked bread and cuts of meat. Most shops have 6″ and 12″ as their standard size but Rudino’s standard sizes are 9″ and 18″. They don’t skimp on the fillings either.
My wife had the Angus Grinder and it was quite impressive. She enjoyed it and her only comment wa that she wished they had put the veggies on the sandwich prior to putting it in the oven as opposed to putting raw veggies on at the end.
I had a 9″ Meatball Grinder that was very good but unfortunately did not have a bold robust flavor that jumped out. The Marinara could have had a bit more zest to it and it would have been perfect.
Staff is very nice and efficient. When we placed our order, they had it back to us in just a few minutes. Both sandwiches were still hot out of the oven and I do mean hot.
Good place and I will be back.

The owners are great, very nice and welcoming. The personal pizza tastes and is priced amazing! We eat a lot of pizza and this is our favorite place. Their grinders are also incredible I’ve had a few and loved them all. The bad reviews are several years old I believe it’s come under new management since then.

I tried Rudino’s today with a take out order for my wife and I. She had the Italian Grinder and I had the French dip grinder. We both said they were absolutely great and had very fresh ingredients. We will try their pizza next and will do the grinder thing again. Great grinders.

I had a 18inch steak grinder and was very impressed with the amount of meat they put on their grinders. As a truck driver I eat a lot of mom and pop restaurants and this one would be in my top 5.

Will never order from here again! Their medium pizza is the size of a Dijorno but w thin crust! Totally overpriced and not worth the money! I’m from NY, and we eat real pizza w real sized slices!!! The website pics are a farce. Went there only bc it was recommended by a friend. Won’t listen to her ever again!

Went back and tried again. MISTAKE.
What they call a buffet is a joke. Two half eaten pizzas and about 3 pieces of garlic bread. The pizza was hot and very cheesey which s good, but otherwise nothing worth mentioning. Also, for an all you can eat buffet, you’re going to draw eat in customers. Very little seating in there. But the place is very small and I don’t know how they would fit any more tables in there. Kind of a mismatch of menu and space really.
Plenty of better lunch spots in the area. I won’t be back. Go two doors down to Bobee O’s and have some BBQ.
BTW-​The photo shown with this listing is not from this location.