After 5pm at ROC T1, Subway near gate G10 is usually it
ROC’s post-security options thin out fast in the evening, and this Subway in Terminal 1 by gate G10 ends up as the default dinner stop. It opens early at 5am and shuts at 7pm daily, but on days with late departures it can still be the only made-to-order sandwich counter running at a 6:15pm bank of flights. Locals on r/rochester literally list the choices as “Dunkin, Subway and the bar.”
Menu is standard national Subway: footlongs, 6-inch subs, salads, cookies, fountain drinks. Google reviews note pricing a bit higher than off-airport shops, so expect a sandwich combo to land around typical airport levels rather than the $5–$7 you might remember. No ROC-only specials, no secret garbage plate sub. Just the usual tuna, Italian B.M.T., veggie, and meatball lineup at a basic $ price tier for an airport.
The big tradeoff is speed. Multiple flyers mention this ROC Subway running with only one or two staff during a departure rush around gates G8–G12, so a 10:00am bank can turn a two-person line into a 15-minute wait. Rating sits around 3.5 stars, which tracks: it’s fine when you have time, frustrating when you don’t. If your boarding pass shows a tight 30-minute window, this isn’t a quick grab-and-go.
Regulars on Reddit say they eat in Rochester first and treat this Subway as backup if a delay pins them airside past 5:30pm. Post-security location in T1 means you can’t walk back out to better city food without a full re-check at TSA. One practical move: if you see a bank of departures on the screens near G10, order immediately, then sit and eat at your gate instead of waiting to be hungry at boarding.