Old Fashioned Style Hoagie Works - Haddonfield

So on my lunch break today, I traveled to tony Haddonfield and visited a small place I have seen several times - Old Fashioned Style Hoagie Works on Haddon Avenue. Now be careful, the sign is very small and easily missed, but if you are near the Post Office you are very close.

Enough nonsense, lets get to the sandwich. Today I had medium (9 inch) Extra Italian with hot peppers on a seeded roll (which I generally dislike). It had a generous helping of Genoa Salami, Proscuitto, Hot Capicola, Soppressata, and Sharp Provolone. I liked this rustic, fancy sandwich for several reasons although it had room for improvement. First of all, the roll was decent even though it was seeded. It didn't break your teeth biting into it and wasn't overpowering. As previously mentioned there was more meat than lettuce which is a positive. And it had some hair on its chest from the hot capicola and hot peppers.
Where did this otherwise fine sandwich have room for improvement? First of all, they used diced red onions. To a hoagie purist, thinly sliced white or yellow onions are where it is at as the proper amount gives a hoagie its signature taste. Secondly, meat and cheese were sliced paper thin which meant there was no distinct taste of any of the quality meats. Third, the sharp Provolone was a bit lacking in taste. Last of all, the price $7.50 for the medium. Although when it comes to the rustic, fancy hoagie the price will almost always be higher.

As I was eating this hoagie I began to think that there is a reason, many actually, that so many people love the White House and Sack'o Subs - the layering. Where most hoagie shops assemble in layers, the White House takes the layers and forms into almost in an S shape. The result is that you get roll, meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, & hots in every bite. Very nice indeed!

All in all, I enjoyed this hoagie. If you are in Haddonfield, check them out.

Old Fashioned Style Hoagie Works
13 S. Haddon Avenue
Haddonfield, NJ.
856.745.4435