Welcome to Buddy Hoagies

BUDDY HOAGIES Café & Grill offers authentic and great tasting western cuisine in a unique country charm coupled with a casual and relaxed ambience. From your favorite brews to our specialty grills you’ll enjoy a great tasting experience that will leave you craving for more!

We go to extraordinary lengths to make you happy and are most confident that our menu spread will not fall short in providing for your dining pleasures. We take pride in our traditional charbroiled steaks, ribs , chicken and fish – authentic, old styled sizzling grills. The same goodness goes into our hoagie sandwiches with generous meat fillings grilled to order, fresh salads, dressings and spices in hot toasted hoagie bread rolls. And if you are into salads and light meals … yes! We have something for everyone! Pasta, Pizzas, Rosti, Baked Rice and not forgetting great desserts to round things up.

At Buddy Hoagies, we believe in choice, quality and affordability in a relaxed and casual setting. A perfect location for a gathering with friends and family. Here at Buddy Hoagies, we give you a whole lot more!

Hoagie History

During the depression, out-of-work Philadelphian Al DePalma went to Hog Island near the naval shipyards in South Philadelphia to find work. When he saw the shipyard workers on lunch break, wolfing down their giant sandwiches, his first thought was, "Those fellas look like a bunch of hogs!" Instead of applying for a job at the shipyard, DePalma opened a luncheonette that served big cold cut sandwiches, listed on the menu as "Hoagies".

In "The City of Brotherly Love", where former Mayor Edward G. Rendell declared them the "Official Sandwich of Philadelphia". They are called Hoagies, but they are also known as subs, heros, bombers, poor boys, grinders, torpedos and rockets. Hoagies are built-to-order sandwiches, filled with fresh meats and cheeses, as well as lettuce, tomatoes and onions, topped off with a dash of oregano on an Italian roll.