Food & Drink

Craving a Publix Chicken Tender Sub? Here’s how you can get it delivered to your door

Wondering when Publix’s Chicken Tender Subs will be on sale next?

You won’t have to worry about standing in line for it anymore at the deli counter.

Publix is expanding its delivery and pickup just in time for the Super Bowl, via Instacart, to include “made-to-order” deli meals — including the popular subs.

Instacart already gave customers the option to complete most or all of their grocery list online, including produce, dairy and meat. You could even order beer or your favorite wine for a “Netflix and Chill” kind of night.

Now, with the addition of Instacart Meals, customers can order — and customize — made-to-order meals from the bread to the toppings at the “Digital Deli Counter” just like they would in the store, according to Instacart. You can schedule it for pickup at the counter or have it delivered to your door.

You can even make it a combo.

Publix is expanding its delivery and pickup services just in time for the Super Bowl, via Instacart, to include “made-to-order” deli meals — including the popular subs.
Publix is expanding its delivery and pickup services just in time for the Super Bowl, via Instacart, to include “made-to-order” deli meals — including the popular subs. Courtesy of Instacart

“When customers add a made-to-order meal to their cart, the Instacart Meals product automatically offers all applicable combo options and discounts, enabling customers to capitalize on deals and savings just as they would in-store,” according to Instacart.

Instacart says the new features will be rolled out to Publix stores across Florida in the coming weeks before eventually becoming available at all Publix locations in the Southeast.

“Our customers will not have to wait in line for our popular Publix subs,” said Publix spokeswoman Maria Brous. “From delivery and pickup in as fast as two hours, to alcohol delivery and now, the deli and subs, we’ve brought our store online with Instacart and made it even easier for our customers to enjoy the food they love with friends and family — just in time for the big game.”

You can visit www.instacart.com/store/publix/search_v3/chicken%20sub and type in your ZIP Code to see if your favorite Publix sub or deli item is available for delivery or pickup. You can also use the Publix or Instacart app.

Remember that you might have to pay delivery fees. Online prices may also vary from in-store prices.

This story was originally published January 24, 2020 at 10:09 AM.

Michelle Marchante
Miami Herald
Michelle Marchante covers the pulse of healthcare in South Florida and also the City of Coral Gables. Before that, she covered the COVID-19 pandemic, hurricanes, crime, education, entertainment and other topics in South Florida for the Herald as a breaking news reporter. She recently won first place in the health reporting category in the 2025 Sunshine State Awards for her coverage of Steward Health’s bankruptcy. An investigative series about the abrupt closure of a Miami heart transplant program led Michelle and her colleagues to be recognized as finalists in two 2024 Florida Sunshine State Award categories. She also won second place in the 73rd annual Green Eyeshade Awards for her consumer-focused healthcare stories and was part of the team of reporters who won a 2022 Pulitzer Prize for the Miami Herald’s breaking news coverage of the Surfside building collapse. Michelle graduated with honors from Florida International University and was a 2025 National Press Foundation Covering Workplace Mental Health fellow and a 2020-2021 Poynter-Koch Media & Journalism fellow.  Support my work with a digital subscription
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