Roll Inn

RIP Buck Fitty subs. Thank you for too many good memories to count, 1993 – 1999. Gone but never forgotten.

Buck Fifty dead? No. Buck Fifty IS dead. Too bad. The fact that I actually used to get sandwiches there for $ 1.50 belies my advanced age. Great place. Got more expensive and food was crappier by the time I left UCLA.
Towards the end of my stay there, I switched over to crappy Tommy’s next door. Did you know they can put grilled chicken and avocado onto your chili cheese fries?

This is a place of greatness, of glory and of nostalgia.
When I was at UCLA more than 10 years ago, this was IT. I loved this place, and I so sad to see it gone. Buck Fitty subs was where you went when you had the hunger and everything else was closed.
A warm delicious sandwich, with bread chewier than a leather shoe and crust that tore up the roof of your mouth. It was bliss.
The guys that worked there were always awesome, and definitely earned their keep because the place was busy as hell. This economy man, I tell ya.
And it wasn’t just that the place was the only place open, or that the sandwiches were good for the price. They were genuinely delicious subs that I thought were better than most anything out there. Of course you couldn’t beat the price either. You could get two subs for less than one at Subway or Blimpies. And those places didn’t have nearly as good fresh grilled meat flavor or chewy crusty bread.
It was an institution that my friends and I are sad to see go. So long to the memories of grabbing two chicken subs and sneaking them into the Fox theater, and chowing down whilst sitting on the balcony watching the première of Se7en.

The place to go when you are too drunk to know if you are eating grissle or meat.
Oh yeah, you’re eating grissle. AND IT IS DELICIOUS!

*sniff*
I can’t believe this day has actually come!
R.I.P. Buck Fiddy, you will be missed!

This should be called «Roll Inn — Home of the Buck Fitty»
As stated in other reviews it’s not a «buck fitty» anymore, but it’s still totally worth going. Much like Diddy Riese’s cookie ice cream sandwiches, Buck Fitty is home of UCLA’s post 2AM bar hop; Pre Finals/​Midterms cram; the «I just wanna burger/​sandwich/​burrito right now» kinda food to eat.
This review has a lot of «quotations» in it… anyhoo, great food, great service, quick, simple, and so very good.
Of course like the other reviews of this area… park in valet next to Tomodochis and walk everywhere. Go to «Buck Fitty» get a «Pazookie» and snack on a «Diddy Riese Sandwich»…
«Phew» that was almost «too many» «quotes»…
“enjoy”

Bang for your buck!
I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since I ate here. Part of the joy was that it was so cheap: $ 1.50. They served me well. I always got the chicken sandwich, which reminded me of Vietnamese bahn mi. Yum.
Tips: Good for poor college students.

It’s pretty safe to say I won’t be coming back.
I went for their $ 5 lunch special, which includes a sandwich, fries, and a fountain soda. The soda is of course watered down, and the fries were mediocre. But whatever… First time I came, I got the philly cheesesteak sandwich with «everything on it». I should’ve been more careful, because they literally try to put in EVERYTHING! Mustard! Mayo! … Toes! no j/​k… The green bell peppers and onions were too raw, and the cheese they used was not cheese whiz nor provolone, and not melted. There were no mushrooms (if I remember correctly). The meat was hard to chew. Nothing was right about it!
Ok, but I still wanted to give it a second try, and this time I went for the bulgolgi sandwich. Not as horrible as the philly cheesesteak, but not good either. Yeah, it’s cheap, but there are other cheap places in Westwood.

I have passed by Roll Inn a million times, when I strolled through Westwood Village, but I have never bothered to stop by because I am not much of a cold sandwich fan.
After 5 years of living in Westwood, I finally decided to stop by for some lunch today.
The results: I am fairly satisfied!
— They no longer have the UCLA student special, but they have a lunch special: 8″ sandwich with fries and a drink, for $ 5 (including tax). What a deal! And their «lunch» special lasts from 11am-​5pm.
— My meal kept me full for hours, they are not skimpy on their filling. I also had leftover fries and horchata.
— I ordered the bugolgi beef sandwich which was very tasty! yumyum.
Though I did not care much for the ranch salad they stuffed into my sandwich though. Why do they think ranch dressing goes well with bulgolgi?
Things to beware of:
— Service was a bit slow, because there was only 1 lady manning the entire stand (taking orders, cutting the bread, cooking the meat).
— The lady did not seem very nice. When I asked for the ingredients in the Peter Pan sandwich, she just pointed on the sign.
When I called 15 minutes earlier, asking to order for pick up, she screamed something in broken english (with an asian accent) and hung up on me.
— You will need to find street parking and possibly eat sitting on the sidewalk, as seating is limited.
— The roll is very very hard! (think of Vietnamese banh mi). I was very surprised.
Aside from the grumpy overworked employee, this place seems to serves decent food at a great price.

Had the Philly Cheesesteak and the steak part of it wasn’t as tender as I would’ve liked. However, for 6.50 you get a 6″ sandwich, a good portion of fries and a soft drink (mm heart attack). The fries were also just okayyy since some of them seemed to be drenched in oil, but overall I’d come here again just because it’s quick, cheap, and convenient. I might have gone wrong ordering the philly since I’ve read the bulgogi sandwich is better.
The Korean cashier lady was also super nice so +1star on that.

This place is one of the dinkiest looking places in Westwood. Yet it still receives tons of business from hungry students. Why? Because their sandwiches and their fries are to die for! And it’s really cheap!
Sure, they may not be the healthiest things available, but when you are craving some fries seasoned with salty goodness, you can rest assure that Roll In Sandwiches will fill you up. For $ 2 (including tax), you get a small brown bag filled with greasy fries. Their sandwiches are made fresh and stuffed with meat. I really enjoyed the Philly sandwich with mushrooms.

buck fitty has gotten expensive but its still good. i guess you have to pay more now for the clean ish. back in the day, bout 3 yrs ago, there were no gloves. the friendly short dude with a backwards cap and apron would take in your cash, get you the fountain drink, slice the bread, take out the pastrami, and assemble the sandwich — bare hands. last month when i went, he changed gloves twice. wth! it took twice as long as usual bc he kept changing gloves.
but the staples of roll in are still there. the french bread, hot pastrami, julienned cucumbers, lettuce, mayo, mustard and italian dressing from smart and final, greasy fries in a paper bag where you season urself.
pros: the sandwich always has and always will hit the spot, and its still cheap for what you get
cons: never really tried anything else but hot pastrami. sometimes you might get the hard french bread.

Considering the price, I would give this place 6 stars if I could. It also goes by the name «Buck-​Fifty» or in faux-​urban parlance, «Buck-​Fitty» so don’t get confused there. The nickname refers to what was the price of a small sandwich back in the day. Even with inflation, this place is still ridiculously cheap.
Take a look at the pictures posted to make sure you know what you are getting yourself into. I work in Century City, where Colicchio’s place and the rest get old pretty quickly, so the fact that «Buck-​Fitty» doesn’t even qualify for «hole-​in-​the-​wall» status is actually a plus in my book.
The sandwiches are great. The bread always seems fresh. I find that at the typical sandwich shop, you often play a little game I like to call «bread roulette,» where if you are unlucky you end up with the stale end of the stick, errr… loaf, and its only goes downhill from there. No bread roulette here, probably because they keep so busy that the rolls never have a chance to go stale.
Everything is relatively fresh, and the nice thing is that you can go greasy (e.g. cheesesteak) to pretty darn healthy (e.g. grilled chicken). All of the hot sandwiches are cooked to order, so that means you can watch your beef, chicken, etc. cook on the grill as you wait.
Clientele is probably at least 90% UCLA students, together with assorted miscreants and people like me who drive a little out of their way when they just want a simple, tasty sandwich. So don’t worry UCLA coeds, I’m not there trolling Westwood Village trying to relive Vince Vaughn’s parts from the the movie «Old School» — I’m just hungry for a fresh-​off-​the-​grill chicken sandwich.

I am very serious about my sandwiches. No kidding.
Sure — Roll Inn is, essentially, a shack. I’m standing on the sidewalk and I can see my turkey sandwich being quickly assembled and I’m thinking:
«That can’t be sanitary».
But to hell with sanitation when the sandwich is good. And this sandwich was. I was especially impressed with how they could completely smother the turkey with honey mustard (or at least I’m pretty sure it was honey mustard) without having it soaking through and «soggy-​fying» the bread. That was a good thing because nothing pisses me off more than soggy bread. Yes, the turkey is good stuff.
Don’t try the Philly Cheese Steak though — you’ll be sadly disappointed (as a was). I’m thinking they only do well with the cold cut sandwiches.
I would give this place more stars but, frankly, with Socko’s just two streets away…

Decent prices, and right between In-​and-​Out, Buck-​Fifty-​Burger, and Gushi’s. The ground beef and the beef bulgogi are pretty good. Fries come in a nice greasy bag plus you can season it with Lawry’s salt.
My only complaints– can be a tad slow, and seeing bum-@$$ isn’t so appetizing.

I remember when I first visited this kiosk fast food stand with my old friend, Earl Barrington when this stand had a Grade B posted on their window!
Still, I like the fact that the food ingredients used for their sandwiches are not skimpy or microscopic. Chunks of veggies and your sinful choice of protein is very tasty and never greasy.
Oh-​the sandwich stand offers a discount to UCLA students. How cool is that? Best of all, should you go to the «other» retail sandwich chain, they will charge you $ 10.00 for the same sandwich.
BTW: This sandwich stand now proudly boasts a Grade A on their window!

The first time i had it it seemed just sort of average, but everytime since then it’s been delicious, mind you i’m always there at 3am but the food is pretty damn tasty, i’ve had the sausage, chicken, and steak sandwich and i liked all3, egg sandwich is next on the list. The guy was super nice last time and even though he was closed he reopened for us, so he gets 5 stars

Ridiculously cheap, healthy, fast, and most importantly scrumptious. It’s only downside: It looks like the restaurant equivalent of a homeless person even AFTER the makeover.
Food: The chicken sandwich is probably the best item on the menu (
,
). I’ve tried most of the other ones, including the veggie, and always come back to this. The sandwich has a healthy amount of cucumbers inside and a thin layer of a mayo based sauce. As for the fries, they’re okay, but not good enough to buy separately (
). The burgers (
) are tender and probably better or equivalent to In-​n-​out or Fatburger. The turkey burger is probably my fav. They also have a variety of Mexican items (
).
Décor: Walk up to the window and win a free trip to Mexico. It’s still really ghetto even after they painted it candy stripe colors and bought a new neon sign.
Service: Prompt. They get the job done. Call me paranoid, but I’m pretty sure they’re talking smack about me in Spanish every time I order.
NOTE: One time I was ordering a turkey burger after deciding not to wait in the super long drive thru line for In-​n-​Out so I parked in an alley behind the place and walked over. I think they were irked that I didn’t pay the 7 or so bucks to park in the lot right next to their shack and when I got my order the employee told me the cook «made it special for me» and started laughing an insane, evil laugh. I think he would’ve started stroking his moustache if he had one. I am 99% sure this meant they spit in my burger, so I threw it away after that even though I paid and haven’t been back since. Actually, I don’t know why I’m giving this place five stars after that whole affair, but given the number of times I’ve eaten there before «the incident» I guess it deserves it.
Another NOTE: What the heck is this place called? Is it Subbie’s Roll-​In? Is it just Roll-​In? Is affiliated with the hamburger/​burrito stand next door? Is that stand called Buck Fiddies, Tummy’s, or both? If anyone knows, please enlighten me.

The turkey sausage with mozzarella, onions, hold the cucumbers is by far their best sub. That is the winning combination ever since college. Living in N. Cal, I miss this place and had my chance again on a recent visit. It did not disappoint one bit, and it was as good as I remembered it.
The new paint is a nice touch, but not necessary. A dive can stay a dive as long as the food doesn’t change.

Always had the chicken or the steak. Same simple stoner selections, served simmering in seconds. But the double cheese burger is pretty insane.
So cheap, so good, and open late (saving you the harrowing trip down Veteran toward Jack-​in-​the-​crack in some drunk bastard’s Jetta)