The Yellow Submarine opened on Irving Street in 1971, started by a Boston transplant who couldn't find the East Coast-style grinders he missed back home. In 1975, the Naser family, led by Jack Naser, took over and kept the original formula intact rather than reinvent it.
The menu runs on Boston-style subs built on thick Italian rolls, with a "the works" option for customizing toppings. Hand-selected beef goes into the steak sandwiches, fries are cut by hand, and the hot sauce is made in house. Regulars order around the Italian Combo (cooked salami, dry salami, mortadella), the Reuben with corned beef and sauerkraut, the marinara-topped Italian Steak, Steak & Cheese, Veal Parmesan, and Hot Pastrami.
The sandwiches run large — a full-size order can stretch across more than one sitting — and the counter-service dining room has long drawn a steady mix of neighborhood families and local sports teams, the kind of crowd that makes it feel less like a sandwich shop and more like a fixture of the block.
The menu runs on Boston-style subs built on thick Italian rolls, with a "the works" option for customizing toppings. Hand-selected beef goes into the steak sandwiches, fries are cut by hand, and the hot sauce is made in house. Regulars order around the Italian Combo (cooked salami, dry salami, mortadella), the Reuben with corned beef and sauerkraut, the marinara-topped Italian Steak, Steak & Cheese, Veal Parmesan, and Hot Pastrami.
The sandwiches run large — a full-size order can stretch across more than one sitting — and the counter-service dining room has long drawn a steady mix of neighborhood families and local sports teams, the kind of crowd that makes it feel less like a sandwich shop and more like a fixture of the block.