Who makes the best Italian sub in Boston?
It’s a question we asked our readers in late March, thinking naively, perhaps that a couple dozen sub shops would be suggested and we’d come away with a concise understanding of the city’s top Italian subs.
Needless to say, there were strong opinions on this topic. More than 2,300 readers responded to our survey, and many of the responses named sub destinations well outside of Boston’s borders. These recommendations included sub shops, of course, but also Italian restaurants and pizza joints, delis tucked away at the back of liquor stores, and specialty markets and grocery stores (many readers extolled the virtues of Market Basket’s Italian sub).