It doesn’t matter if you call them subs, heroes or hoagies.
What matters is that you get to this place and start eating one as soon as possible…
Introducing Chubby Mary’s, a humble East Village storefront from the Artichoke Basille’s Pizza
guys pumping out some muscular sandwichry, now open.
You’ve been known to grab some wall and indulge in a late-night Artichoke slice or three. And that’s
exactly what you’re going to do here, right next door (at least you will when their late-night hours kick
in, which’ll be… soon). Only here, you’ll have to bring your A-game, because you’ll be merrily
struggling to keep about a foot of veal cutlet, broccoli rabe and provolone together.
This is just classic takeout sandwich country—a counter, a chalkboard menu and a Rocky mural complete with
puffy 3D black eye (classic). So test the waters with a lunch run, then graduate to some dignified Saturday
night sandwich double-fisting.
What those fists will contain: meatball, chicken, veal, sausage or eggplant as a base, with either provolone
and Italian gravy (red sauce); onions, peppers and provolone; or broccoli rabe and provolone draped
irresponsibly on top. Then all of it’s put on either a foot-long sesame hero or a small roll.
And you really don’t want to be known as “small roll” for the next 10 years.
