Being Sicilian, this is a really difficult confession for me.
There have only been two restaurants that have served me a meatball marinara sub I enjoyed (or even found acceptable)…. And both of them are chains.
The first is Subway. Great meatballs on honeyoat bread with provolone, a little spinach, green peppers, cucumbers, carrots, parmesan and oregano. The ingredient that makes me forget I bought this in a place that glamorizes public transportation is the tangy marinara sauce, which is founder Fred DeLuca’s mother’s secret recipe.
Even better is the “steam engine” from Silver Mine Subs. The quality of the meat exceeds most butcher shops. And the peppers and mushrooms match the sauce well. Sometimes I eat this while gazing at their wall ornaments, wishing I reclusively lived in a shack in Colorado in the 1800s, sifting and mumbling to myself.
Speaking of Colorado recluses, I have footage of a guy who owns a six storey tower in Genoa, CO. For a dollar he let us climb the tower and explore his “museum.” I’ll post that soon.
