DiBella’s Old Fashioned Submarines

I ordered ahead on the way to a concert and the gentleman answering phones told me 10 minutes. I arrived 15 minutes later to my order not ready and ever better, not yet started. There was only one person talking orders /​cooking and three others hanging by the register having a conversation. I waited to pay and 5 minutes into me waiting I interrupted to ask someone to ring me out. Spoke to who seemed to be the manager cooking /​taking openers about the wait and all she said was ‘oh sorry’. I had to wait an additional 25 minutes for my food to be ready! That’s 40 minutes! Genuinely disappointed with this location. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!!!

Gross. Got a chicken philly which was very bland, the menu said try t with grilled onions and peppers but apparently that also meant mushrooms… surprise! Eat here if you like a bread sandwich as that’s what dominates every bite.

good sandwiches period plenty of meat not like jimmy johns or subway if you want a good sandwich with a little bang for your buck try this place

I just left the restaurant with a sub meal to go. I was greeted promptly and everyone seemed very nice. While waiting for my food, the woman making my sandwich at the grill corrected another employee about the prep, which quickly turned verbally combative in nature. All of this while 3 customers, me included, stood by not knowing what to do during the exchange. If the woman was a manager, she should know to bring up needed information away from customers, not call employees out on the spot, for all to see AND hear. I was so embarrassed by the spectacle, I will NOT be returning. The sandwiches are very good, but not good enough to suffer through the humiliation of fellow workers. Great job on loosing a customer.

The 1 star represents the service not the food. Came in at 3 pm in the afternoon and nobody was in there. Two people behind the counter socializing and didn’t even acknowledge we were there until 10 minutes of standing there. By the way we were only a foot away from them and said they would be with us soon while doing nothing.
Took our order by asking «what do you want». Only ordered two subs and my wife’s sub she said no olives and don’t toast it in which the ignored both requests. Took there good old time making it.
Only writing this because we love the food and hope service gets better so they can last. We know the chipotle down the street had to fire rehire everyone and start from scratch because of service issues. Looks to be a trend.

Very good subs, they have great bread and they load the sandwich up with meat. We order at work all the time for meetings and people absolutely love them. They are also reasonably priced for what you get. My favorites are their tuna, the Dagwood, and the Godfather. Make sure to get their «everything» bread, it is just like an «everything» bagel. Delicious.

I drove by this place so many times wondering what they were all about. I could kick myself for not stopping in sooner. I don’t think I will ever go to subway again after finding this gem. The sandwiches are gigantic and EXTREMELY tasty. I highly recommend the Italian Meatball on Sesame. Medium size is plenty for even the hungriest appetites. Get large if you want leftovers or are sharing, which is always cool. The staff is super friendly.
I don’t know how long it is going on, but they are currently running a promotion where if you round up your purchase to the next dollar for charity, you will get a $ 1 coupon for your next visit.

The food here is really really good. I would eat this over Subway or Firehouse any day of the week.

Pretty. Good. Cheesteak Sub.
I. Ate. The. Whole. Thing.

I love DiBella’s. Absolutely fricken love this place. I wish soooo bad that there was one closer to me so if I had a complaint that would be it.
The subs here are unlike any other place you will get them. Blows subway, penn station… you know what. You can’t even say those names in the same breath bc DiBella’s is that much better.
I have got the got the Dagwood and the godfather before and they are both just ridiculously good. I have heard good things about their cheesesteak as well and I imagine that will be my next one I try.
Just move close to Cuyahoga Falls please!

My husband and I stopped in for the first time today. We’ve been to plenty of sub and hoagie shops and were excited to find one with such great reviews.
I got the Buckeye, which was wonderful and my submaker was wonderful as was my sub. Fast courteous and why this review isn’t just one star.
My husband wanted a cheese sub. His submaker just put cheese on the sub and told him to go pay. He thought maybe they’d add more, you know, lettuce tomato… Normal sub toppings while he went to pay. Husband Goes to pay and gets his sandwich. Sits down and finds… Just cheese. Why pay $ 9 for just cheese and bread? I can go to a deli and buy a pound of cheese if that’s what I wanted. I went back talked to the cashier’s and asked what I should do about it. I was a little peeved and they looked confused. I took the sandwich back to the submaker and asked for toppings. The fact that they quickly added lettuce tomato and toppings was nice but they looked completely confused. I didn’t ask for my money back I just wanted something besides cheese.
Not sure if I’ll be back.

Super good cheesesteak! The bread was soft and really good as well! The guys making the subs were very friendly and seemed to really enjoy working there. Great food, good service!

Stopped in to DiBella’s with wife, mom, and son yesterday for a quick Valentine’s Day lunch. I ordered a medium Philly Cheesesteak, my son got a turkey and cheese, my mom ordered a Godfather, and my wife ordered a Buffalo chicken sandwich. We paid, grabbed our chips and drinks, and then sat down with our numbers so the waitresses could see them. They build your sammich and then hunt around the restaurant looking for your number. When they see your number they give you the sammich and you can begin your indulgence. DiBella’s subs are larger than most sub shops because they give you almost twice the bread as other sub shops. I’m really not a fan of all the bread, but it is fresh baked and very tasty. I ordered my cheesesteak on ‘everthing’ bread, which had a great taste.
The quality of the steak used on the sandwich was very good. I tasted the meat by itself and it had a good texture and a great taste. The rest of the sandwich was delicious. I loved it. It was almost too big to eat at one sitting. The large sandwiches — don’t even go there and less you want to share one amongst two or three people.
I tasted my wife’s Buffalo chicken and it was also delicious. My mom gave me a bite of her Godfather and that was really tasty too. My son’s small turkey sub was too much for him to polish off, but he made every attempt.
Excellent subs!

Total joke. Veggie sandwich was some lettuce, tomato, maybe some olives, on a piece of bread. Costs as much as a huge roast beef though!
Other sandwich we had was so unmemorable I forgot what we had already.

Not the best sandwich I have ever had… truly made better in my own kitchen.

Nice place. More than your basic sub. Heartier in general. Decent price for the quality. Nice selection. Friendly service.

I worked up to courage to give Dibella’s another try after my previous disaster of a sandwich on a prior visit. I followed my own advice and kept it simple.
Small cold turkey sub on everything bread. Loved it. The bread is so fresh and chewy. Veggies are fresh and the turkey was plentiful.
For a sub shop it gets 4 stars, just be careful what you order. ie Avoid the Dagwood and avoid the hot sandwiches if it involves cold cuts.
It’s quick and cheap (especially if you have someone to share a sandwich with). It’s comparable to Jimmy Johns with better bread and bigger sandwiches.

DiBella’s, Jimmy John’s, Penn Station, Quizno’s, then Subway. For chains specializing in the sub sandwich, I rank in that very order. DiBella’s though, clearly stands above the rest.
The inside of DiBella’s is much nicer than all the other sub shops. Coffered tin ceilings, Norman Rockwell-​esque art and vintage soda shop detailing makes it seem like you’re stepping into a time warp and into a much simpler time.
Besides décor, I think what sets them apart from the others is their bread. A fresh loaf, baked on site that’s hearty enough to support toppings, firm enough to not end up floppy and soggy like Subway’s bread, yet not too crusty where it would chip a tooth like the competitors toasted variety.
The method in which customers are attended to is different from other sandwich shops. Instead of getting into a single file line and each customer being waited on one at a time, there are multiple sub makers with individual stations. When I visited this location, I counted 4 or 5 customers being tended to at once. Choose your sub persuasion, choose whether hot or cold, the sauce and your personal sandwich artist will hook you up.
Can’t wait to tell others about this place! Finally a decent locale for lunch that’s not too far away from where I work. Inexpensive, great service, clean, fast and damn good.

I said I wouldn’t give a chain 5 stars unless it’s really great. Well, Dibella’s is really great!
I love sandwiches. I’m not sure who doesn’t — but I am obsessed with them and they have become one of my many pregnancy cravings. I NEED SANDWICHES! Especially subs. Anyway, this place was like a classier, more «authentic» looking version of Jimmy John’s, with a larger selection of breads and types of sandwiches. They have a large menu of hot sandwiches too, which I’m not sure Jimmy John’s does. Even though it is a chain, it doesn’t exactly feel that way.
I just had my usual turkey with lettuce, tomato, mayo, and cheese, but there’s something about the special dressing they use, or the combination of mayo and mustard, that gives it something different. Plus the bread is just awesome. I had wheat, I think, but it was really dark and tasted like pumpernickel. Amazing.
They also have sides like potato salad and pickles. And these amazing chocolate-​chip cookies. Ok, I’m making myself hungry for a sandwich now and it’s only 10:20. Just try Dibella’s next time you want a really GOOD sandwich.

I am generally not a sub person but this is crazy good! Had the turkey, ham, swiss on wheat with lettuce and tomato and a touch of their special oil blend… yum.
Note to others do not order their trays for catering. No lettuce or tomato… just the meat, cheese, maybe some onions and a few condiments… not good. Maybe next time our business should order the box lunches instead!
I had to take a star off due to this.