Cheba Hut Toasted Subs runs the largest location in its national franchise at 4800 Art Street in San Diego's College Area, filling 4,500 square feet of interior space and a 1,300-square-foot covered patio with a cannabis-themed sandwich shop and full liquor bar. Founded in Tempe, Arizona, in 1998, the chain landed its San Diego–SDSU franchise in 2013 under owners Ryan Synder and Jordan Robinson, who relocated from the original El Cajon Boulevard storefront to the current Art Street build-out in March 2023. The menu runs more than 30 signature toasted subs with names drawn from cannabis culture—the 5-0 stacks smoked ham, genoa salami, prosciutto, pepperoni, and bacon; the AK-47 is a French dip—and a full liquor bar pours craft cocktails alongside a rotating tap list of San Diego brewery partnerships, a beverage program running parallel to the wing-and-sports-bar format at Dirty Birds College Area a few blocks west. The women-owned franchise identifies as LGBTQ+ affirming and a transgender safe space, extending the brand's counter-culture identity beyond the menu into its hiring and community presence near SDSU in the 92115 ZIP. Bread is baked fresh in-house and vegetables are prepped each morning, separating the sandwich construction from the pre-assembled model used by national chains. Munchie sides include fudge brownies made with melted chocolate and topped with chocolate chips, Rice Krispy treats, and a dessert program that shares a sweet-tooth customer base with Maya's Cookies on the Grantville side of the neighborhood. The covered patio welcomes dogs and seats overflow crowds on Thursday through Saturday nights when the bar extends to midnight. Catering service covers large orders for campus events and watch parties, with online ordering through DoorDash, Grubhub, and Uber Eats handling the delivery volume from surrounding student housing.