The Sub Station

Specialties

We seat over 100 people in a casual old school environment with an outdoor filtered patio. We serve great tasting «East Coast style» sub sandwiches, soups, salads and Bottled beer. Our sandwiches start with a fresh Italian roll filled with your choice of meats and cheese, garnished with shredded lettuce, fresh cut tomatoes, seasonings and our signature «Secret Sauce» dressing.

We serve up Hot, Cold and Vegetarian sandwiches. Our Avocado and cheese with marinated cucumbers on the Wheat roll is one of our popular health conscious options. Other healthy options include our selection of salads. Try our Chicken Garden Salad w/​7 vegetables, a pair of bread sticks and your choice of ranch, Italian or balsamic vinaigrette.

Our «lean» pastrami comes from the eye of the round, a special cut w/​little or no fat, East Coast style, with mustard and a pickle or West coast with lots of veggies on it. Our Meatball sub is in a rich red sauce with 3 kinds of cheese on the Italian roll.

History

Established in 1972.

The Sub Station is one of the oldest eateries in the city of Riverside. Founded right here near UCR in 1972 we have a stout reputation for great food, fun and employees. Under the same ownership for 42 years our East coast style subs have remained the same for 4 decades, because of our uncompromising effort and passion for serving great food.

Everything in the restaurant that you see and sit on is original. Every table and bench was built by hand by Richard and his Father. With a small budget Richard had to rely on all the carpentry experience he gained from his Dad growing up. Today his fathers passion for wood continues to live on through him.

The sub station has always been about people. Our great employees and «you «our loyal old friends and soon to be «new friends». Come experience the Sub Station… its like coming home!

Meet the Business Owner

Richard M.

Business Owner

Although Richard grew up a «Jersey Boy » he started college in Colorado and finished by graduating from Chico State up in Northern California. He was immediately drafted and spent 12 months in Vietnam. Upon returning home he grew a bodacious «afro“and shortly thereafter opened The Sub Station along with his college roommate who left the company a year later. Over the last 42 years The Sub Station has become a local favorite and one of the oldest eateries in Riverside.