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Posted: **Mon Aug 09, 2010 2:12 pm**

They are promoting a new Italian Sausage sub, so I took advantage of my day off from my "diet" and got one.

Mistake.

The sausage can be compared to balsa wood in both flavor and texture.

By far, one of the driest pieces of meat to ever be put onto a sandwich.

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2015 2:35 pm**

Subway is hurting despite having more locations than any other restaurant chain.

They will redesign stores and change their menu.

Makes sense. The place where you are told to "Eat Fresh" has the stalest menu and look.

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2015 2:37 pm**

I've seen them as the weakest of sandwich options for many years now, only worth visiting if there is no Quiznos, Penn Station, Firehouse, or Jersey Mikes nearby.

I've never had Jimmy Johns so can't speak to that.

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2015 3:05 pm**

Quiznos is OK, but only if it gets enough traffic, else the food is stale and awful.

Penn/Firehouse/Jersey Mikes/JJ are pretty much the same boring thing.

Subway is slightly worse.

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2015 3:09 pm**

Fuck Subway. That's not the word or image I want in my mind while eating. That's not even touching the biological crimes these fuckers call "food."

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2015 3:34 pm**

Quizno's Chicken Carbonara is goddamn delicious.

It's also gotta be the least healthy sandwich at any of the sandwich joints. Still good.

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Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2015 4:07 pm**

I still need someone to explain why Quizno's used a dead mouse as their ad personality for years.

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2015 4:09 pm**

Leisher wrote:I still need someone to explain why Quizno's used a dead mouse as their ad personality for years.

Asked for comment a Quizno's rep said:

"OUR mouse is dead!

Subway's rat? That fucker is still alive, shitting in their bread and cheese nightly."

Posted: **Tue Sep 01, 2015 5:48 pm**

Subway is better than Quiznos. But only because Quiznos is awful, not because Subway is good.

Posted: **Wed Sep 02, 2015 1:19 am**

GORDON wrote:I've seen them as the weakest of sandwich options for many years now, only worth visiting if there is no Quiznos, Penn Station, Firehouse, or Jersey Mikes nearby.

I've never had Jimmy Johns so can't speak to that.

Do you have Potbelly in Toledo? I ate there a few times and was quite happy with my meal (and complimentary hot peppers).

Of course I ate at one near campus, so everything was fresh.

Posted: **Wed Sep 02, 2015 7:52 am**

No, have never heard of Potbelly.

Posted: **Wed Sep 02, 2015 9:58 am**

Alhazad wrote:
GORDON wrote:I've seen them as the weakest of sandwich options for many years now, only worth visiting if there is no Quiznos, Penn Station, Firehouse, or Jersey Mikes nearby.

I've never had Jimmy Johns so can't speak to that.
Do you have Potbelly in Toledo? I ate there a few times and was quite happy with my meal (and complimentary hot peppers).

Of course I ate at one near campus, so everything was fresh.

Yeah, there's one near Franklin Park Mall. It's in a tough area for restaurants. It shares the strip with a Cold Stone Creamery, Aladdin's (Mediterranean fare...good, but overpriced), a LEGIT Asian restaurant (the ingredients will make you gag and you can cook them at the table), there's a Chick-Fil-A right next to it, a Zoup right behind it, and a Panera on the far end. That's not mentioning the more than a dozen other restaurants within one block.

I've eaten there once, and it was meh for me. I like Zoup better. Mainly because I like soup, and they make a strong Turkey sandwich.

Posted: **Wed Sep 02, 2015 10:55 am**

Leisher wrote:a LEGIT Asian restaurant (the ingredients will make you gag and you can cook them at the table)

It's only legit if there are 25% or fewer people working there that can speak English.

Posted: **Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:04 am**

Malcolm wrote:
Leisher wrote:a LEGIT Asian restaurant (the ingredients will make you gag and you can cook them at the table)

It's only legit if there are 25% or fewer people working there that can speak English.

Then it's legit.

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Posted: **Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:06 am**

Leisher wrote:
Malcolm wrote:
Leisher wrote:a LEGIT Asian restaurant (the ingredients will make you gag and you can cook them at the table)
It's only legit if there are 25% or fewer people working there that can speak English.
Then its legit.

Interesting. There was a place on campus I used to hit that was like that. It's one of the few survivors that's still there today after the streets were gutted, redone, and had a light rail system slammed down the middle. Then the high rises went up. Always helps going in if you have a couple Asian dudes with you, one of whom is fluent in Cantonese.

Posted: **Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:16 am**

Malcolm wrote:It's only legit if there are 25% or fewer people working there that can speak English.

It's really legit if there are 25% or fewer people there - both workers and customers - that can speak English.

There's a little place I go for pho that's always packed to the rafters. I've never seen another white face in the place, nor heard anyone speak a word of English. I have to order by pointing at the menu.

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Posted: **Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:23 am**

Yeah, the Indian place I go to is run by Indians, 80%+ Indian customers. I honestly don't know what the items are, and just have to work my way through the menu.

I asked once what something was. It was called Chicken Cityname or something.
Him: It's like the chicken that you get in Cityname.
Me: What makes it like that?
Him: They generally eat it in Cityname.

Me: Ok, what about Chicken Cityname2
Him: Oh, so delicious! just like they make it in Cityname2.

Posted: **Wed Sep 02, 2015 11:25 am**

TPRJones wrote:
Malcolm wrote:It's only legit if there are 25% or fewer people working there that can speak English.
It's really legit if there are 25% or fewer people there - both workers and customers - that can speak English.

There's a little place I go for pho that's always packed to the rafters. I've never seen another white face in the place, nor heard anyone speak a word of English. I have to order by pointing at the menu.

It's even more legit if you drive by after hours and see a gang of chefs sitting inside, gambling for money.

Posted: **Wed Sep 02, 2015 12:56 pm**

My fave Chinese place is full of Chinese peeps working there, and I always wonder if the serving girls are slaves, because none of them seem very happy.

Posted: **Wed Sep 02, 2015 1:49 pm**

GORDON wrote:My fave Chinese place is full of Chinese peeps working there, and I always wonder if the serving girls are slaves, because none of them seem very happy.

Save them!