Mr. Goodcents boasts consistent sandwich: A Foodie Review

Most groups of people only have a handful of consensus sandwich shops. Mr. Goodcents eased into that position for me about 13 years ago and has held steady ever since. For me, in order to join the elite, repeatable sub restaurants, you must have a very good Italian sub and every sandwich shop claims to have a good Italian. I can’t say that Goodcents boasts the best, but I will make the notion that they have the best deli-sliced Italian meat trio (capicola, pepperoni and salami). There are four locations in Springfield, but we’ll make the trip to Glenstone and Cherry every time for posterity.

The franchise is identified by the friendly penny with arms and legs who also offers pasta. Chicken parmesan and alfredo chicken are among the options, but it has also adopted the $5 foot long standard, something hard to choose against. They also have “Classic Centsable Meals” which come with one of four different half subs, chips (the usual Ruffles, Baked Lays and Miss Vickies) and a drink for $6.31. They have a nice dressing menu (lettuce, onion, tomato, green peppers, jalapenos, banana peppers, etc.) and add on with a heavy hand. Soups, salads, cookies and other sides round out (must recommend one of their signature meatballs) the menu.

Our experience
With the proximity to Missouri State campus there’s always people in the shop taking down some foot longs. There’s always a healthy buzz in the area, so it’s a fun environment. This Saturday afternoon is no different. The order is very simple for me – foot long Italian on wheat with provolone – until we get to the dress, which always varies.

On this day, it went lettuce, onion, green pepper, jalapenos, parmesan, red pepper, spicy mustard and (for something brand new) spicy ranch. The ranch was a calculated risk. The lady behind the counter even raised an eyebrow, but the risk paid off. It was as tasty as always. In fact, I don’t think I’ve ever been disappointed – though all sandwich restaurants tend to be fairly consistent. It can be difficult to wade through the sea of sub shops in SGF, but Mr. Goodcents is never the wrong choice.

Mr Goodcents
3250 E Battlefield
521 S Glenstone
2445 N Kansas Expwy
3342 S National
Mon-Thurs: 10 a.m.-8 p.m.
Fri-Sat: 10 a.m.-9 p.m.
Sun: 11 a.m.-8 p.m.