The Complete Hoagie Guide: Which One Should You Order?

Unlike our cheesesteaks, every hoagie on our menu starts from the same basic idea: cold cuts, cheese, and fresh vegetables stacked on a roll. No grill, no melted cheese pull — the differences come down entirely to which meat, and how it’s dressed.

That makes hoagies a little easier to compare than cheesesteaks, but the six options still land pretty differently depending on what you’re after. Here’s the full breakdown.

If you haven’t already settled on wanting something cold, it’s worth a quick detour first — a hoagie and a cheesesteak solve genuinely different cravings, not just different menus, and picking the wrong category can leave you with a sandwich that’s technically good but not what you actually wanted.

The Full Hoagie Lineup

Hoagie	Price	What’s In It
Cheeseburger Hoagie	$8.50	Burger patty and cheese with lettuce, tomatoes, and onion
American Hoagie	$8.75	Ham, turkey, and American cheese with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions
Italian Hoagie	$8.75	Salami, pepperoni, ham, and provolone with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions
Ham Hoagie	$8.75	Ham and American cheese with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions
Turkey Hoagie	$8.75	Turkey and American cheese with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions
Tuna Hoagie	$8.75	Tuna and American cheese with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions

Five of the six are priced identically at $8.75 — only the Cheeseburger Hoagie breaks from the pattern at $8.50. So again, like the cheesesteak lineup, this isn’t really a budget decision. It’s about which meat you actually want.

If You Want the Most Variety in One Sandwich

The Italian Hoagie is the loaded option here — salami, pepperoni, ham, and provolone all in one sandwich, rather than a single meat. If you can’t decide between meats, this is the one built to solve that problem for you.

It’s also the most flavor-forward option on the list — cured meats and provolone bring more sharpness than the milder single-meat hoagies below. Pepperoni and salami both carry a natural bite of their own, so this is the hoagie to reach for if you find the plainer single-meat options too mild.

Provolone is also a firmer, sharper cheese than the American cheese used on the other five hoagies, which adds to why this one reads as the boldest option on the menu rather than just the most crowded.

If You Want a Single, Simple Meat

Three hoagies keep it to one type of meat with American cheese: Ham Hoagie, Turkey Hoagie, and Tuna Hoagie.

Ham and Turkey are both mild, familiar deli sandwiches — the kind of order you make when you already know exactly what you want and don’t need it dressed up. Tuna is the outlier of the three, built around a mayo-based tuna salad rather than sliced deli meat, which gives it a noticeably different texture and richness than the other two.

If you’re choosing between the three, think about richness: Turkey is the lightest, Ham sits in the middle, and Tuna is the richest thanks to the mayo base. Texture is the other real difference — Ham and Turkey both give you clean, sliced layers, while Tuna is scooped and spread more like a salad, which changes the bite of the sandwich even with the same toppings underneath.

If You Want Something Closer to a Burger

The Cheeseburger Hoagie is the one genuine outlier on this list — instead of deli meat, it’s built around a burger patty and cheese, dressed the same way as the others with lettuce, tomatoes, and onion.

It’s also the only hoagie priced under $8.75, and it’s the closest thing on our hoagie menu to a classic burger, just served hoagie-style on a long roll instead of a round bun.

If you’re deciding between this and an actual burger off a different menu, the honest answer is that the format is the biggest difference — the hoagie roll holds together better for a fully loaded, fork-free sandwich than a traditional bun tends to.

If You Want the Most Familiar Combination

The American Hoagie splits the difference between the single-meat hoagies and the loaded Italian — ham and turkey together, rather than one or the other, plus American cheese and the same fresh toppings.

If you like the idea of the Italian Hoagie’s variety but want something milder than cured salami and pepperoni, the American Hoagie is the more approachable middle ground. It’s a good default order if you’re not sure which single meat you’re in the mood for — you get two instead of having to commit to just one.

What All Six Have in Common

Every hoagie on our menu comes with lettuce, tomatoes, and onions as standard — the variable is always the meat and cheese, not the fresh toppings. That’s a genuinely different structure than our cheesesteaks, where the toppings themselves (mushrooms, peppers, sauces) are what actually separate one option from another.

That consistency is actually useful when you’re ordering for a group. Since the fresh toppings don’t change from one hoagie to the next, you can mix meats across an order — one Italian, one Turkey, one Tuna — without worrying that some people are getting a completely different sandwich experience than others. The bread, the vegetables, and the basic format stay the same across all six; only the protein changes.

If you’re trying to decide between a hot cheesesteak and a cold hoagie in the first place, our cheesesteak vs. hoagie comparison breaks down that bigger decision. And if you want something that splits the difference — hot steak with cold hoagie toppings — the Cheesesteak Hoagie combines both in one sandwich.

One more practical note: because every hoagie is assembled cold rather than cooked to order, they also tend to travel a little better than a cheesesteak over a longer delivery — there’s no melted cheese or hot filling that can lose texture on the way to your door. If freshness on arrival matters more to you than a hot sandwich, that’s worth factoring into the decision too.

If you like the cold, fresh format of a hoagie but want something lighter and more portable, our wraps use a similar cold-build approach in a smaller tortilla instead of a full Italian roll.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which hoagie has the most meat variety?

The Italian Hoagie, with salami, pepperoni, and ham together in one sandwich, plus provolone cheese.

Which hoagie is the lightest option?

The Turkey Hoagie is the mildest and lightest of the deli-meat options, since it’s a single lean meat with no added sauce.

Is the Cheeseburger Hoagie actually a burger?

It’s a burger patty and cheese served hoagie-style on a long roll with lettuce, tomatoes, and onion, rather than on a traditional round burger bun.

Do all the hoagies come with the same toppings?

Yes — lettuce, tomatoes, and onions come standard on all six. The meat and cheese are what differ between them.

What’s the difference between a hoagie and a cheesesteak hoagie?

A regular hoagie is entirely cold — cold cuts, cold toppings. A Cheesesteak Hoagie is a hot, griddled cheesesteak that’s finished with the same cold lettuce-and-tomato toppings a hoagie would have.

Which hoagie is the best value for the price?

The Italian Hoagie, since it’s priced the same as the single-meat hoagies but includes three different meats plus provolone instead of one meat and American cheese.

Are hoagies served hot or cold?

Cold. All six hoagies on our menu are assembled with cold cuts and fresh toppings, with nothing cooked as part of putting the sandwich together.