The Italian Store, Arlington, Virginia, Italian Restaurant Details

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I absolutely love the sandwiches here, pizza is pretty good too. I'm originally from northern New Jersey and worked a lot in NYC. Italian Store makes some of the best Italian sandwiches I've ever had. I think it's the quality of the meats and their oil mix. Pizza is also pretty good. They sell by the slice or pie and you get big floppy, NY-style slices. The crust isn't quite as great as you get in NYC. White pizzas have a ton of garlic on them if you like it!!!

The only reason I won't give five stars is service is crazy and can be chaotic and a little confusing. There always seems to be a ton of people there and I highly recommend calling and ordering in advance. It's confusing because you take a number to get sandwiches at a front counter, but have to go to the back of the counter to order pizza separately. Even ordering in advance is no guarantee of quick service. They'll probably have sandwiches ready to go by the registers, but cashiers will have to leave the register, go to the back of the store, and hold up the line if you also get pizza.

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Love myself a Capri on a soft roll. Recommend calling ahead to order sandwiches as the store gets very busy.

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Great imported Italian grocery. I regularly stop by for the pizza kit to make at home. Fresh ingredients with more than you need for a single pizza. Line is always long for their fresh sandwiches and counter service.

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It's alright. A few coworkers kept talking about this place. So figured I would give it a try. Much better than some of the other sub places I been to. I would say this place is your average sub place. Careful what you add to your sub each thing will cost you. Cheese extra cost, tomatoes extra cost, and lettuce also had an add on cost.

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Solid food but these people are clueless about how to run the place, and have no concept of customer service. Called 25 minutes ahead to order a sandwich. Arrived to pick it up and then stood there another 15 minutes while other customers came in, placed orders, paid, and left with their food. Lady at the counter said they would be making mine "in 10 minutes". WTF is the point of taking phone orders??