Sunday Sandwiches – Surf N Sub Deli

If this ain’t sandwich time with all the warm weather…well, I don’t know…..

As I was heading back to Mercury Street after checking out Kearny Mesa Deli, I passed another sandwich shop basically just a block away on Vickers Street. I noticed that the name of the place was Surf n Sub Deli, so I went and checked the hours and such….and decided to head on over for an early lunch.

Much like many of the sandwich shops I’ve visited, this one is in a business park/mall. There was a lot of parking when I arrived.

The interior is the typical “lets feed the workers” design. Chips and grabbables, a fridge with drinks……

The menu here is huge……with the usual suspects and many other “themed” sandwiches with Surfer and San Diego – beachy names like the “Spicoli” or the Wind n’ Sea….perhaps you’d like a “Bird Rock”……you get the idea, right?

After a bit of analysis paralysis, instead of my initial plan of just trying a “basic” sandwich, I went with one of their “Epic” versions, the Fiery Beef ($13.49). When asked what kind of bread I wanted, I let the nice woman working choose and she told me to get it on Squaw Bread.

This is a one woman operation….at least on my visits, so she went ahead and made my sandwich.

This was a pretty good sandwich; it reminded me of the Spicy Julio at Sandwich Emporium….though a little more “fancy”.

The squaw bread did add a touch of light sweetness and an almost nutty flavor to the sandwich. I was warned about this being “spicy”, but the chipotle sauce wasn’t very hot. I was thinking that cheddar cheese might be a bit much for the sandwich; but I could barely make it out.

The bacon added a nice salty flavor and the avocado some additional creaminess. Not a bad sandwich at all!

So, a couple of weeks later I was in the area and decided to return.

This time I got the “All About the Bacon” ($13.49)……just because the description included something called “crispy chicken”? Was it like a fried chicken sandwich with bacon? I got it on Sourdough.

I wish the bread was a bit more toasted as it got soggy fairly quickly. The chipotle sauce was a bit of overkill on this. I was also told they used bacon flavor mayo….nut I really couldn’t make things out. The crispy chicken was a breaded chicken cutlet. The chicken was surprisingly somewhat crisp, though the breading was falling off.

There was a good amount of fairly crisp bacon on this and this time around I really enjoyed the creamy avocado.

Overall, I enjoyed my sandwiches from Surf n Sub and the woman working is so nice. I also got two of the most expensive items on the menu. They also do half sandwiches and breakfast sandwiches/burritos as well. If I worked close by I’d grab a sandwich here every so often.

Surf N Sub Deli
8340 Vickers St. Suite C
San Diego, CA 92111
Current Hours:
Mon – Fri 730am – 330pm
Closed on weekends

I know you might find these sandwiches posts fairly boring; but I enjoy these little mom-and-pop shops that keep the folks working in these business parks fed.

Hope you all have a great week!