Make Publix Subs 3X Better By Stopping At The Bakery For One Item First

Sometimes, grocery shopping can feel like a chore, which is why we're big proponents of stopping for a bite to eat on your way home. It's like a little reward — and it's a good way to satisfy any cravings you may have acquired while wandering the aisles, too. Whether you stop at your store's bakery, deli, or fish market, there are plenty of take-home options out there depending on what you're in the mood for. And if Publix is your grocery store of choice, you'll definitely want to hit up the deli. Not only does the store's deli have an impressive menu of Pub Subs to choose from, but you can customize your own, too. The best customization? Choosing your own bread.

You can order a Pub Sub on a few different breads: White, Italian 5 Grain, Whole Wheat, or a Soft Sub Roll. However, if none of these speak to you, head over to the Publix bakery, which is full of delicious breads from rye loaves to challah to baguettes. Choose your favorite from the large selection, and then bring it back to the deli. Simply hand it to the deli attendant and order your sandwich. Whether you go with a sandwich straight from the menu or you customize the whole thing, you'll be left with a lunch that's completely yours.

If you've got a specific sub in mind, chances are, you can get it at the Publix deli. Maybe it's a roast beef sub on an onion roll, or perhaps it's an egg salad sandwich on a slice of sourdough. If you can dream it — and pick up your bread preference in the bakery — Publix can probably do it. In fact, your options aren't even limited to the bakery. You can also bring a loaf of bread, a package of pita, or even your favorite store-bought tortilla brand to the counter and request a sandwich on it. It might not resemble a traditional sub anymore, but if it makes you happy and keeps you full, that's all that matters.

This trick is especially great if you're hoping to feed a crowd. One Publix shopper on Reddit shared that they saw a fellow customer order a Publix Ultimate Sub (which comes with ham, turkey breast, roast beef, provolone, lettuce, and tomatoes) on sourdough. "[He] had like 6 mini sandwiches," the Redditor wrote. It doesn't matter what you ask for, they continued, "As long as they use the base ingredients and the customers buy the bread." So, next time you're finishing up a long shopping trip, don't forget to make a stop at the Publix deli for a quality custom sandwich at a solid price.