A Glassport sandwich shop has expanded to a second location in Penn Township.
Glads Deli opened in March along Route 130 at Crossroads Plaza. The building formerly housed a Subway.
Owner Jason Billingsley ran Affordable Bathrooms and Kitchens by JB from 2000 to 2023 before getting into the restaurant industry. He said a customer informed him of the vacant Penn Township building.
“I’m looking to open up a bunch of them to tell you the truth,” said Billingsley, 52, of Glassport. “I wanted to open up one in the Irwin area, and this one just happened to fall in my lap.”
The sandwich shop opened March 9, serving the same menu as its Glassport location. The American Italian, Spartacus and Six-Meat Italian sandwiches, in particular, are hits among customers, Billingsley said.
But one of Billingsley’s favorite menu items is “The Josh,” named after his brother, Joshua Billingsley, who died in 2024. The sandwich includes ham, capicola, salami, mortadella, prosciutto and sandwich pepperoni.
Glads Deli sells meat and cheese boxes and salads. The sandwich shop also can swap the bread on any sub for pickle slices.
The deli is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. It is located at 3535 Route 130.
The building will not be impacted by a turnpike interchange proposed for the area. The interchange, expected to be completed sometime between fall 2035 and summer 2038, is slated for the intersection of Route 130 with Pleasant Valley, Sandy Hill and Nike Site roads.
No businesses will be relocated by the construction, turnpike Right of Way Administrator John Romano told TribLive in 2024. Between five and seven residences will be acquired by the turnpike. Property owners who will be impacted have been notified, he said.