DiBella’s Old Fashioned Submarines

The best subs in Indianapolis!!! The service is also great. The turkey with extra crispy bacon is so good.

Great subs and great service!!! It’s a positive environment and I felt such a positive energy coming from the employees it made me that much happier to be there! We got our food so fast and it was packed for lunch time– impressive.
The cheesesteak is definitely my favorite sub, the prices are reasonable for the quality of food you get. I’m a student so the Jagtag discount is something that will encourage another visit for a lunch there again!

Great food, huge sandwiches. must get the everything bread!

Great customer service. The atmosphere is very reminiscent of old New York Italian diners with its tiled ceilings, neon lights, and jazz in the background. Food is great and serving sizes are huge.

As far as fast sandwich places go, this is head and shoulders above the rest. Jimmy John’s is an office regular and I partook, once. You almost need a microscope to find the meat on their sandwich. It’s nothing but bread. Subway is much the same. DiBella’s on the other hand, loads the meat on some of the best bread I’ve ever had. They have options you won’t find at the other places like my favorite «DiBella’s dip», which is a French dip. You’re going to pay a little more than the other places, but you’re going to get more in quantity and quality. It’s well worth the extra buck or so to get a good sandwich.
The staff was friendly and helpful. I thought it was a nice touch the manager regularly walked through the dining room asking everyone how their sandwich was. Where else will you get that at this price point and this type of sandwich place?

Not terrible.
Yet another corporate sandwich chain. The staff was really nice and the place had a ton of seating (and yet, it was nearly empty).
Reminds me a little bit of Potbelly’s but with less decorations and blander food.

DiBella’s Old Fashioned Submarines are delicious! I ordered «The Godfather» sandwich and it was really good. The bread was soft and fresh, even though I went in at the end of the day. My husband ordered the meatball sub and really enjoyed it. He said he has been wanting to go back for another ever since we left.
The hours on the Unilocal page are not correct, though. We went in on a Saturday evening at 5:45 and they were getting ready to close at 6:00. The employees were very polite and had no complaints about us staying to finish our sandwiches even as they closed up.

Got the dip. Processed beef. Nice people, but the sandwich was just so-​so. Probably would not come back.

LOVE their Dip Sandwich. So absolutely amazing. Customer service is always on par. Always greeted with friendly faces and food has never disappointed. The place is generally very clean (we usually go at lunch rush hour so the little bit of messes I will put off on the staff being super busy).
But the last few times we have gone in, it has been absolutely beautiful weather yet the outdoor patio sets are locked away. And apparently no staff members have keys? If the company doesn’t want to have people sitting outside, I recommend just removing the sets all together. And if you keep the patio sets, I recommend your staff having them set up so customers can sit outside and enjoy their lunch hour.
Other than that one tiny complaint, I highly recommend your business! Again, great service, amazing subs!

Catered box lunches for the media at IMS Brickyard 400. Best sandwich in a box ever. Thank you for providing food.

First and foremost, the bread here is awesome. I’ve had the plain and the multigrain and both were good, but the plain was pretty fantastic.
The ordering system seems a bit chaotic to me. And the place is new enough that some of the staff still seem to be trying to get a handle on the menu. I’ve been here three times now and the last time I was in I ordered the meatball sub, then the staffer went off and made my sandwich without asking if I wanted any toppings, etc. (And I did, I wanted mustard.) And my hubs sandwich had a ton of extra stuff on it that he didn’t want.
But the food is good. And I have a feeling we’ll be eating here on a semi-​regular basis.

First timer here at DiBellas. We tried the philly steak and the chicken steak. Loaded them up with peppers, onions, and a few other toppings. Came out pipping hot and great flavor. Which they had more variety but them again you can create your own.
Making it a meal Comes with chips and a drink.
My only complaint with the chain is that is is very close to the flavones of Penn Station but you can’t get fresh cut fries, they don’t offer them on their menu.

So my sandwich wasn’t horrible. I do have a cold so I cannot say it was stellar. It was completely dead in there since we got there before the lunch rush. I wanted to go to Which Wich, but my boyfriend swore Di Bella’s was worth it. So, they had hiring packets by the front door and I thought maybe I should apply b/​c I can take 20 minutes to make two sandwiches too. How does it take that long to make two sandwiches? The meat is already separated out, the toppings are chopped, and condiments are in squirt bottles… what else is there to do except assemble? How could it take so long for two sandwiches? I guess I won’t be spending my lunch money there again.

I tried this place out after my parents told me about how good it was. They were definitely right to recommend it. The location is right where a lot of IUPUI students live and I went during Xmas break, so it was completely empty. Since this was my first time going, The service was friendly, but were obviously bored.
I really didn’t know what to expect in terms of how big a sm/​md/​lrg was and figured a medium would be good. It was quite a bit bigger than I expected (10″ I think? I remember him saying large is 14″), so I ended up with 2 meals (No problem!). I went with the build your own, which included spicy ham, roast beef, and turkey for the meats. I added onion, american cheese, and steak sauce onto plain bread — I didn’t get charged more for this, so I don’t know if there is a limit to how much stuff you can pile on.
The guy cooked it all up together on the grill and toasted the bun. It was a very, very good sandwich. It cost a little under $ 10 (added drink, not combo), but was 2 very enjoyable to meals. I will definitely be going back in the future, but will stick with a small unless I want leftovers.

Stopped in DiBella’s by IUPUI because Which Wich was packed. I had high hopes. The restaurant is shiny and new, but the experience was less than stellar. I asked what size the sandwiches were and was told sm, md and lg… what I meant was how many inches are each one? I can see that they come sm/​md/​lg. The girl behind the counter did not know. A manager chimed in with the answer. I ordred a medium, but somehow ended up with a small.
I went with the Buffalo Chicken sandwich. It was literally chicken (very little chicken) with some hot sauce. The blue cheese was spread on only half the sandwich. Now, I will say, the bread is really really good.
My friend had the Philly cheesesteak. He said it was not worth ordering again, but did agree the bread was killer.
Not something I’ll try again unless I’m in a pinch. Too many other great options.

The bread quality is great, the sub tastes wonderful, and the staff was very nice. I wish I could give half stars because this is a solid 4.5 stars. I can’t give it a full five because I reserve that for the places that truly blow me away. I’ll have to have a few different subs before I maybe edit this to a five star review. So far though, this sub is very good (I got the meatball) and I highly recommend this sub shop.
It’s located right next to Which Wich but this being an option 40 feet away, why would you even go to Which Wich? You won’t be disappointed with your sub!
UPDATE: I went ahead and increased this to 5 stars. I’ve had several different subs now and go all the time. The first time I went, I didn’t truly appreciate how incredible these subs are. Turns out the meatball sub I had was really good, but it wasn’t even my favorite one on the menu.
I’ve introduced numerous people to DiBella’s and never had one person on the fence about this place. It is a hit every time. I cannot talk this place up enough. No sub place cuts it for me now because I compare them all to DiBella’s and they all fall short.

Best Meatball Sub I’ve had in years!