All sandwiches should have clever, funny names. There was a deli in the last MA town where I lived that did that. There was a cream cheese and olive sandwich called “Cream Abdul Jabbar”. Also something on the menu called “Daddy, I don’t want to eat this”. I think it was a dessert.

I probably haven't had a Subway sandwich in two years. The hotel we were staying at over the weekend for a hockey tournament was bereft of restaurant choices. We already had three of the seven local restaurants (BBQ, Qdoba, Wendy's), so we were left with a local taco chain, a Mexican restaurant, Carl's Jr., and Subway to have a quick, late lunch. Since Baby Swede had a hockey game in a few hours, we were trying to avoid greasy and spicy foods, so Subway it was.

The poor Subway employee was by herself and had to work the walk-in AND drive-through orders. Plus, the oven was broken so she could not toast anything nor serve anything with steak or chicken. I had a footlong Spicy Italian, and Mrs. Swede and Baby Swede each had a 6 inch turkey and ham. For what we had as lunch choices, it's perfectly acceptable--but not something I would willingly choose.

Subway has drive-thru?! :eek:

Jim Gaffigan has a pretty funny bit about it.

I've never seen (or heard) such a thing before (Subway drive-thru). Maybe it's more common in different parts of the world?
And I can see that lineup of cars getting longer and longer... :eek:

There was one at a location near me, although that location closed, perhaps because of the drive-thru complicating things.

Yeah, given how slow some Subways can be with their service, I wouldn't be surprised if this was true!

The last two minutes of the bit ... has not aged well.

Still very funny. It's just not good to be a Jared these days.

Anyone like the Subway restaurant smell? When I'm ordering my "good sub" at any Subway establishment, I always wonder if they intentionally make the smell stronger than it needs to be.
But IANABE.

I first started eating Subway sandwiches in college in the mid 80’s. I thought they were pretty good back then. The few times I’ve eaten them in the last 5 years, they were always mediocre at best. If I eat any at all, it would be Jersey Mike’s the last few years.

I was a "prolific" Subway sandwich eater in the early aughts, and remember enjoying them.
I also think there has been a degradation in quality since, but maybe that's all in my mind (and stomach).

I've also started to notice that sometimes the person dressing your sub with toppings would lean to grab items from the furthest tray and their nasty wet or custy stained Subway uniform would then brush against your sub that they're preparing for you. :D

In South Florida, we have a chain called Miami Grill (formerly Miami Subs), partially owned by Pitbull, as he bought into the chain because he grew up hanging out there and wrote some of his music while doing so. Today, I was lucky to be near one as I had to run an errand for work, so I stopped and picked up a Philly Cheesesteak Sub to take back with me to my store (around 8 miles away). When I got back to the store, it will still piping hot, and the bun so soft, it just melted in my mouth. They actually cook it when you order it and steam/toast the bun on the grill just like they do in Philly. I wish there was a location closer to me either at home or work, but alas, I can only savor this on very few occasions

When I transferred to my current location, I was looking forward to being able to eat often at a location across the street from my store, but lo and behold, it was closed 3 weeks before I transferred in, as the building was sold to an up and coming Cuban Bakery chain popular in South Florida. As of today, this chain has still not opened (Covid-19) the restaurant and I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary.

Only John Oliver could have made a 25 minute clip about Subway and have it be interesting and hilarious

When I was deep into weight watchers, I ate at subway during business trips because I knew their points (calories) with WW so it was easy. It was adequately tasty and adequate. I haven’t had a subway since I made my WW goal weight and became a lifetime member.

I have Subway probably once or twice a month. Almost always the same thing: turkey sub on Italian (scooped out) with lots of veggies. Before scooping out the bread, a footlong is 450 calories; after, I estimate around 400. Half a sandwich is enough for a meal for me, so a 200-calorie meal is quite reasonable. I also usually try to find a discount code so the footlongs are either BOGO or one of them is 50% off at the minimum.

-J.

Slickdeals.com always has a Subway thread going with all the active codes. $3.49 6-inch or $5.99 footlong. (Latest: https://slickdeals.net/f/15813886-su...de-footlong599)

They’ve been using the same two sets of codes for over a year now, when one set expires the other reactivates, and they just repeat this back and forth. So once you’ve seen both sets of codes you’ve seen them all.

They work for the online vault subs too, which the franchisees probably hate. But if the alternative is McDonald’s, I won’t turn my nose up at something like Trevor Lawrence’s sunshine sub (turkey, fresh mozzarella, and avocado) for $3.49.

I always check there first :) Though I prefer the BOGO footlong deals when I can find them. I almost always order through the app so I can specify the toppings since I am counting calories. Sure they probably hate me for it, but it works.

-J.

Can’t you order Animal Style to cut down on carbs/calories?

Subway is certainly cheap, but the taste is just ho-hum. Got me jonesing for a Jersey Mike #13. Closest outlet is 8000 miles away.

They just opened a Jersey Mike's a couple of blocks from me. I still have to go try it.

-J.

You can order in a bowl or order as a salad.

Sign up for their birthday club. They give you a free standard sub, with points.

Do you not have the app? (or is it only available in Canada)... ours has bi-weekly deals... some of them are good (eg, BOGO w/drink or BOG$1 w/drink) to some that aren't too bad (eg, 3 for $24.... which is pretty good when the sandwiches you order are $12-$13.50 each)

I always go with chicken teriyaki on wheat bread. The local Subway near us closed during Covid and has never reopened.

There used to be a Subway a block away from me, but in recent years (pre-pandemic) the employees there just became very rude and the store was never clean. While I was sad to lose a Subway so close, those people were doing the brand a disservice and by that time I had stopped going there anyway. There are two other Subways, each about a mile from me, that are perfectly nice (there's actually a closer one but it's more of a mini-location and they never take coupons).

-J.

Actually only had Subways the past couple of years during the pandemic .. mine always has roast beef , cheese , lots of salad - beetroot , coleslaw , .. mayonnaise , BBQ sauce .. cut into half .
Decent , pleasantly surprised - edible !

Love the cookies too , not so much the coffee but selection of soft drinks & bottled teas are decent enough including green tea , peach , ..

Been to Subway in dozens of countries but haven’t eaten anything from Subway in at least 20 years. And the one and only sub I had at a Subway was perfectly ok.

My only problem, especially when ordering via the app is that they often don't read the instructions and by the time you discover the issue, you've gone and to go back to get it fixed is not worth it (eg, my smashed avocado w/turkey sub that was missing the avocado)...

The Subway in Downtown Raleigh always gives me a free cookie after I tip a dollar. I like them for that.

How much do they sell the cookies for?

Think what you might get if you were to tip 10%! ;)

94 cents. I'm not coming out ahead

I always tip 20% on my card and then put a dollar in the tip jar. So far just the one cookie.

I picked up Baby Swede from the library last week around noon. I asked what she wanted for lunch. "Subway." I asked, "Are you sure? How about Jersey Mike's?".

"No."
"Jimmy John's?"
"No."
"Firehouse Subs?"
"No."
"How about the cheesesteak place?"
"No."
"...Chinese food?"
"No."

So off to Subway we went. I had my usual of footlong Spicy Italian on Italian Herbs & Cheese, provolone cheese, lettuce, cucumber, banana peppers, oregano, salt & pepper, and a little Chipotle Southwest. It was fine. Not great. It fixed my hunger issue and had dinner later that evening.

Gurgle gurgle as he drowns in mayonnaise.... ugh. I wonder how many eggs and how much fat they must go through (or their supplier)

I've said it once and I'm sure I'll say it many more times.... would you like a sub with your mayonnaise..

If I go spicy italian (with cheese.... wish we had provolone).... I often load it with lots of veggies just to counter the intense saltiness of the meat... I don't know if they dunk it in salt water after slicing to kill anything that might grow on the meats.

My work catered Firehouse Subs occasionally, and the mayo was never on the sandwich (just a packet with the lunch box), so I guess I lucked out. I feel all sandwich places in the US put on too much mayo on sandwiches, so I always ask for "just a little mayo", which then they put on a normal serving of mayo.

Second time same as the first... Way too much mayo. They might separate the sauces for delivery as the sauce would break down the bread.

Personally, a schmeer of most sauces is enough for a sub. Too much and things become a mess. Maybe different if there is a lot of vegetables or a lot of strong flavours... But still.

Subway vending machines

https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/amer...171228214.html

the problem with Subway is their bread sucks. It's literally tasteless. That's why my choice for sandwiches are Jimmy John's.

Huge fan of Jersey Mike's. off menu sandwich called California club is my go-to.

The California Club has been on their online app for as long as I’ve been ordering.