current owner s mike maltabes niko maltabes costa maltabes food type north american cuisine dress code casual street address 242 nassau st city princeton state new jersey postal code zip 08542 country united states website www.hoagiehaven.com hoagie haven also known as haven or the haven is an eatery located in princeton new jersey founded in 1974 . 1 in 1976 emily and george roussos purchased the restaurant and retained the name hoagie haven . 2 the store was repurchased from the russos in 2005 and is currently owned by mike niko and costa maltabes . 3 contents 1 history 2 menu 3 popular culture 4 references 5 external links history edit the store was owned by emily and george roussos in 1976 after they purchased the eatery from relatives . they provided an informal dining location for students and residents looking for a quick meal . 2 in 1988 hoagie haven sold the restaurant to george angeletopoulos and konstantinos liras under a 15 year contract . the roussos founded the neighboring george s roasters & ribs in 1993 which they managed until 2005 . 2 angeletopoulos s contract expired in 2003 and they returned to greece . emily and george roussos returned as owners and brought back many features they took with them including a hand crank cash register from the store s opening . 2 in 2005 mike niko and costa maltabes relatives of george angeletopoulos purchased hoagie haven and george s roasters & ribs from the russos . 3 in 2012 the maltabes opened the pizzeria slice between located between the two eateries and currently own all three dining establishments . 4 5 subway opened a store on 252 nassau st. to compete with the haven . 6 in 2015 the subway franchise closed having proved unprofitable . local news sources cited the haven s strong customer loyalty and quoted residents who considered the haven to provide better food at a better price . 7 menu edit the menu features a variety of items most of which include hot and cold hoagies cheesesteaks hamburgers fries gyros sandwiches and soups . haven offers some specialty sandwiches including the body bag heart stop the bloch and the dirty sanchez . 8 haven also added several fat sandwiches in 2003 inspired by the grease trucks . 8 popular culture edit hoagie haven is a hot spot in princeton . many residents and students from princeton university and neighboring high schools regularly eat at the haven and it remains popular throughout the night . 9 hoagie haven serves between 300 and 500 hoagie orders per day and is supplied by italian people s bakery . 10 11 hoagie haven was referred to on the daily show as one of jon stewart s favorite restaurants during an interview with john popper . 12 references edit hoagie haven . hoagie haven . retrieved 2014 03 06 . a b c d leslie hook 2003 09 17 . long time owners of hoagie haven back at their counter after 15 years . the daily princetonian . a b stan parish 2007 12 20 . hoagie haven . nj monthly . retrieved 2014 03 25 . about us . slice between . retrieved 2014 03 25 . cuyler greta 2012 05 12 . hoagie haven owners launching pizza restaurant . princeton patch . retrieved 2014 03 25 . hoagie war in princeton pits hoagie haven against subway . the trentonian . 2012 06 01 . rittenhouse lindsay july 30 2015 . subway hits the rails princeton s hoagie haven waves it goodbye . nj.com . a b carey jones 2009 06 05 . hoagie haven in princeton nj phat ladies chocolate cheesesteaks and happy undergrads . serious eats . jennifer altmann 2012 02 08 . off campus eateries here today chain tomorrow . princeton alumni weekly . retrieved 2014 04 04 . quick bite princeton ; an old school sandwich shop . new york times . 2000 10 29 . jennifer cheng 2011 04 20 . a haven for hoagie lovers . news house . retrieved 2014 04 04 . marshall owens 2000 03 23 . jon stewart recalls life as a local boy . the daily princetonian . external links edit official website v t e princeton new jersey areas historic districts princeton historic district stony brook village jugtown king s highway kingston mill mountain avenue former municipalities borough of princeton princeton township education public schools princeton public schools princeton high school witherspoon street school for colored children defunct princeton charter school independent schools hun school lewis school princeton academy of the sacred heart princeton day princeton friends princeton international school of mathematics and science st. paul s stuart country day colleges and universities princeton university princeton theological seminary westminster choir college evelyn college for women defunct other education institute for advanced study princeton community japanese language school princeton public library princeton university art museum witherspoon institute other places of worship miller chapel nassau christian center nassau presbyterian princeton united methodist princeton university chapel stone hill church stony brook meeting house trinity episcopal parks and recreation delaware and raritan canal herrontown woods arboretum jasna polana lake carnegie marquand park mountain lakes preserve princeton battlefield shopping and dining nassau street palmer square elements hoagie haven nassau club nassau inn peacock inn princeton record exchange triumph brewing performing arts mccarter theatre alexander hall princeton symphony orchestra williamson voices media i grew up in princeton comedy minus one princeton community television princeton packet town topics other landmarks albert einstein house drumthwacket joseph henry house donald grant herring estate maclean house maybury hill mercer oak morven nassau hall princeton battle monument princeton cemetery princeton railroad station prospect house tusculum cottage club washington oak westland mansion princeton addressed landmarks outside the municipality american boychoir school chapin school educational testing service forrestal village marketfair mall princeton airport princeton plasma physics laboratory robert wood johnson foundation st. joseph s seminary in plainsboro ; defunct sarnoff corporation terhune orchards washington road elm all e see also princeton university and national register of historic places listings in mercer county new jersey coordinates 40 21 08 n 74 39 07 w 40.35220 n 74.65186 w 40.35220 ; 74.65186 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title hoagie haven & oldid 736191596 categories buildings and structures in princeton new jerseyrestaurants in new jerseyrestaurants established in 19741974 establishments in new jerseyhidden categories coordinates on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 25 august 2016 at 20 25 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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