And then there were none

Chubby's Subs Eastside closed.

Chubby's Subs, a longtime player on the local casual food scene, is no more.

While the Lansingburgh location at Fifth Avenue and 114th Street closed several months ago, it was only in recent days that the remaining venue, at 769 Pawling Avenue near the Wynantskill line, went dark. A hand-scrawled, ripped piece of paper taped to the door reads: "CLOSED until further notice." Given the look of the interior -- furniture in a pile, no sign of beverages or foodstuffs, shades pulled down -- "further notice" won't be coming anytime soon.

Chubby's Subs was founded by the late Hank D'Arcy, who closed an East Greenbush location in the 1990s to open the Eastside spot that turned out to be the most successful of the trio. Eventually, his daughter Deanna D'Arcy took over the Eastside shop, and in 2011 brought ownership of the 'Burgh Chubby's back to the family. However, she closed it several months ago, while the Eastside shop had several different subsequent operators with brief tenures.

Chubby's had long been a local favorite, offering much more than its name implied. In fact, the extensive menu put many chain sandwich shops to shame. At one time, more than 40 basic sandwiches were available in two sizes each or as wraps, with a huge variety of toppings and breads. Doing the math, as they say, literally pushed the possibilities into the thousands. The shops also offered fish fry dinners, housemade soups and chili, four kinds of fries, chips made daily, and numerous specials, as well as catering.

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