Generations of New York Sub fans lined up on Feb. 24 for one last meatball sandwich or their final BLT with crispy bacon and fresh tomatoes.
The beloved neighborhood sub shop was sold out by noon, ending a more than five decade run on Asbury Street.
“We like to come here after games,” Lesley Thompson said as she picked up sandwiches for her children. “This is my son’s favorite restaurant, so if you ask him where he wants to come eat, it will always be New York Sub. He likes to play the games, but also … Andrew and his family are so welcoming.”
Kelsey and Mat Hency said they’ve relished eating at New York Sub for about five years.
“I eat the Italian (sandwich) every chance I can get. I love it. We would bring people here from out of town when they came to visit,” Kelsey said. “We’ll definitely miss it. It’s got so much charm and character that’s missing in this part of Dallas.”
Charles Cole said he’s been eating at New York Sub since he lived on Granada Avenue around 2000. He credits Kelley and his family, who reopened the shop in 2016, for turning him from a casual diner into a New York Sub evangelist.
“The difference was Andrew,” Cole said. “Because when he bought it, it changed. The quality just went up … after that, I became a disciple. Every chance I could get I would come over here with my wife or with a friend because it’s great.”
He said he’s confident people will continue to support Kelley in his next chapter.
“People will follow him if he ends up somewhere else pretty nearby,” Cole said.
Kelley called the support he received on the shop’s last day “amazing.”
He explained that he needed to close the shop’s doors due to rising costs in a social media post toward the end of February.
“We were in the middle of negotiating another 10-year lease when our landlord sold the building, and while the new owners have been kind, we simply can’t make the new financial terms work. This neighborhood has been our home,” the post read.
The post indicated that the Kelley family was interested in finding a new location for the shop or someone who wanted to take it over.
In the meantime, Kelley invited fans of the shop to follow New York Sub on social media for what’s next and how they can order their favorites on Uber Eats or DoorDash.
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