Snug, family-owned outfit serving up overstuffed sandwiches including meatball & Italian sausage. Based on 391 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.7 stars. Price $
✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery
Address:
3345 Olive St, Lemon Grove, CA 91945
Phone: (619) 462-5071
Website: http://www.thegrovegrinder.com/
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Hours
| Friday | 10 AM–6 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Sunday | 10 AM–4 PM |
| Monday
(Labor Day)
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10 AM–5 PM
Hours might differ
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| Tuesday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–5 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–5 PM |
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Reviews
Kacie
This is definitely a gem! Super cute little place with a ton of different soda varieties. Absolutely loved the old Knick knacks and deco. The portion sizes are huge! If you order a full sandwich be prepared to save some or share with a friend. Ingredients were fresh and bread was perfectly soft. The Mac salad had all the right ingredients but was missing some flavor. I added a little salt and pepper and it was good to go! I love this place and will definitely be back
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Cody Rodriguez
As someone who enjoys a good sandwich, I was excited to visit the Grove Grinder Sandwich Shop in Lemon Grove, California.
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Johnathan Bradley
This location has been there since 1972, still standing on its own feet as one of the best. If you’re a local San Diegian, then you know this is the spot to get a great sandwich for a decent price. I highly recommend you try it out. Several generations of my family still come here to this day. Also, one of the last older gems is still standing in the city of Lemon Grove. They have a massive selection of root beer for you to try aswell as some other fun exotic drinks and sodas. It’s located off of Broadway right behind the Mario’s family clothing store. So head on over and fill that belly. To see more of the places, I go check out my Instagram @Manbehindalens and give my Google account a follow as I’ll be doing more of these reviews.
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I’ve lived in Lemon Grove almost 2 years and have passed by here so many times, well today I stopped!! So glad I did, small joint, but great service, variety and HUGE subs!! I had the smoked chicken cheesesteak with bacon!! Great flavor, messy in the best way possible!! Guy taking orders is funny and the lady in the back means business!! Definitely going back and you should check em out too!! Subway my a$$!!
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John Smith
Small place in LG. Really friendly owner and staff. Amazing soda collection. A lot of regional stuff. Excellent sandwich.
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Nate
This place is aaaaaaaamazing!!! Really fast and friendly service, the sanwhiches are stacked up and full of meat! The drink options are amazing as well, they have all kinds of root beer and other sodas to choose from as well as a great chip selection. I will be making this a weekly thing .
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Elizabeth Anderson
Super big sandwiches from a local shop. The Grove Grinder is a small campy Italian Deli in an old storefront. It has a few tables tucked into small rooms just off the counter and prep area. There is a one cashier that takes your order, answers the phone and checks you out. A long line can develop behind folks who can’t decide what to get. I suggest checking the menu online, calling it in and by passing the congestion. The sandwiches are great, especially the fresh bread they serve them on. The portions are very generous and could be easily shared. I ordered the Pastrami sando, my friend got the Turkey Bacon Avocado Sub both were great.
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Hugo Lino
This is my favorite place for sandwiches now. The cheese steak is amazing, I always order it with extra mushrooms because mushrooms are fantastic. The service is awesome and I love their collection of root beers and sweet sodas.
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Randy Middleton
Had the Godfather sandwich. A pleasant surprise. Biggest subsandwich I have ever had. Over stuffed. This was my first trip to this shop, I will definitely return. A customer gereated me outside around lunchtime, he said, “the best sub in the world”. I agree with him. I have half in the fridge now, and the pictures are after I had lunch, a beer and a Godfather. I hope the owner is Italian, I feel like the Godfather from 1972. I was treated like the Don, Don Carlione.
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Yee Yang
Very nice Philly style sandwiches they even have smoke bbq brisket , A hidden gem for sure. Also if you like root beer say less. They have a wide options of soda here.
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