Italian Store (Lee Hwy meets Spout Run -- middle of nowhere Alrington)

Extremely popular deli/Italian grocer/eatery that serves some of the BEST subs/italian hoagies in the area. Waiting to place your order seems a time-honored tradition, but think on two things when you think you should not be waiting: 1) if these subs weren't this good, would there be this type of wait EVERYDAY? and 2) if other places made subs that were remotely close to being this good, would there be this type of wait EVERYDAY? Yeah, that's right. You wait until your number comes up.

Or you could get the to-go hoagies, but that's limited to two types, so if you want, you wait. And you'll like it.

The pizzas are so-so.

One of the first places we tried. We really found some gems early on here. Thank goodness for that! And when we first came, it didn't have any signage outside or anything. Some obscure place that had good reviews. You would have never known it was there. And still hard to see from the road.

Cost
$-$$

Cleanliness
Prep area seems clean enough.

Service
That's not what you're here for.

Pluses 
Best subs in the area
Outdoor seating

Minuses
You will wait
It's kind of out of the way
Only outdoor seating so if all the tables are taken, you take it to go

Overall value
One of the best bang-for-your-buck places.

Pizza Autentica (DC on 7th)

This place. Argh! So close to good pizza, but it's always something in this area. For Pizza Autentica, the dough is just too doughy. The sauce - very good. The toppings - good enough. The cheese - actually pretty good. The dough - too much!

The strombolis are good, though, and help counteract the dough issue. I like the veggie pizza (barring the dough), though a veggie coworker doesn't. A cheese slice with a light dusting of garlic powder is awesome...if not for that dang dough.

Cost
$

Cleanliness
It's fast food. You know what you're getting into...

Service
Good.

Pluses 
Good toppings
Good cheese blend
The behind-the-counter set-up is right (so easy to mess that up)

Minuses
The dough!
That door near the cash register

Overall value
Fair value, especially for DC. If you really can get over the major complaint...can you guess what it is? Think Homer Simpson...