Like many of its other culinary-gifted counterpart cities, the Tampa Bay area is definitely no stranger to a great sandwich.  Talk to anyone with even the most casual knowledge of Tampa dining, and you can almost guarantee they'll have their pick for a favorite sandwich in Tampa.  From our native Cuban sandwich to massive, fresh deli selections between two slices, sandwiches in Tampa are truly in a league of their own.

Larry's Giant Subs, a South Tampa sandwich institution, definitely recognizes this and stakes their claim in the sandwich game with a diverse assortment of sub selections ranging from meatball to BLT, Reuben, and more.

Like many of its sandwich brethren, the concept at Larry's is simple.  Walk up to the counter, place your order, and get face to face with a piping hot or cold sub in mere minutes.

Larry's "Ultimate" sub tops their extensive menu and calls to you with a meaty menagerie of Black Angus U.S.D.A. choice roast beef, roasted turkey breast, and premium ham with all the typical fixings.

The "Ultimate" is ample, but light with the help of its pillowy-soft, barely-crunchy bread.  Bread is everything in this personal sandwich rule book and Larry's nails it.  What's on the inside, though, just couldn't live up.

While enticing on the menu, this sliced meat trifecta tasted a hair above bland with each meat pretty much indistinguishable from the other.  A hearty slather of mayonaise helps, but not too much.  Same with a fairly indistinguishable side of fries that did the job, but hardly shined.

Even so, this thing is definitely a cut above your typical grocery store or huge sandwich chain sub.  A "large" which is probably about a foot long, clocked in around seven bucks and some change, which seems pretty fair.

Judging from this experience, Larry's Giant Subs places in the better half of Tampa sandwich restaurants, but it's not quite the all star like some of its nearby peers.

Give Larry's Giant Subs a try, then let us know what you think with your own rating and review on the Larry's Giant Subs 813area business listing.