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(The Takeout)   Subway becomes more cost-effective by ditching pre-sliced meats. Sandwiches will now taste better, be fresher and more likely to contain fingertips   (thetakeout.com) divider line
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gunga galunga [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 3:00:14 PM  
I wish Subway would bring back their Asiago Chicken Caesar Salad wraps. Those were awesome.
 
Angry Drunk Bureaucrat [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-05 3:08:21 PM  
Eat Flesh (tm)
 
Benevolent Misanthrope [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-05 3:08:41 PM  
This change to Subway's operations could potentially result in a better sandwich.

Yes, well, drinking bourbon could potentially result in monkeys flying out of my butt.  We'll see which happens first.
 
Jake Havechek [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 3:11:09 PM  
I used to like their meatball subs.  In 1998.
 
damageddude [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 3:18:15 PM  
Too little too late. Not sure where's the nearest Subway is (aside from the NYC subway) but I know where the Jersey Mike's within four miles of my house north and south are. They are good. The closest Subways I can think of are in a gas station or in the mall.
 
optikeye [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 3:21:44 PM  
Well, the worker can give the customer a 'tip'
 
Unobtanium [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-05 3:29:21 PM  
I haven't eaten at a Subway in quite some time. This is unlikely to make that happen. For national chains, I prefer Firehouse or Newk's, or even grocery subs from Publix. I kind of miss Blimpie.

Locally, we have Henri's (I went to elementary school with one of Henri's nephews, which is how I was introduced to the place). Traveling, if I want Cuban sandwiches, I like Brocato's in Tampa and have three or four Cuban places in S.E. Florida that I like. Havana (West Palm Beach). Latin American Grill. Versailles.
 
Jake Havechek [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 3:33:41 PM  
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I miss when D'Angelo's used to be everywhere in MA.  Their steak and cheese subs were awesome.  The Italian subs were pretty good too, and at the time, it wasn't that expensive.  Their large sub size was 16", and they loaded them up, too.
 
elvisaintdead [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-05 4:02:12 PM  

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Eat Flesh (tm)


i hate you  :D
 
Three Crooked Squirrels [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 5:49:05 PM  
I haven't eaten Subway since it was discovered that they made their bread from yoga mats. But to be fair, I bet I hadn't eaten there in the 10 years preceding the yoga mat thing, either.

I'm not really sure I'm against them, they're just not on my radar. And they serve yoga mats.
 
leeksfromchichis [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 6:16:56 PM  

Three Crooked Squirrels: I haven't eaten Subway since it was discovered that they made their bread from yoga mats. But to be fair, I bet I hadn't eaten there in the 10 years preceding the yoga mat thing, either.

I'm not really sure I'm against them, they're just not on my radar. And they serve yoga mats.


Didn't the EU force them to stop calling their buns "bread" because the recipe had too much sugar?

They sell yoga CAKES.
 
testosteronephobe
2023-02-05 6:22:01 PM  

Angry Drunk Bureaucrat: Eat Flesh (tm)


Nice!
 
eyeq360 [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 6:22:04 PM  
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Moose out front
2023-02-05 6:35:34 PM  
Haven't eaten at a subway in I don't know how long.

Firehouse and Jersey Mike's are both far superior, but there are also a couple fantastic local places here in Tucson that I think are better than all of those.
 
waxbeans [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 6:39:17 PM  
😆 it's going make for some finger licking sandwiches
 
Turbo Cojones
2023-02-05 7:03:34 PM  
I went to the one near my office last week.  $10.00 for a mediocre sammich and drink.

Fast service because nobody ever goes there.
 
johnny_vegas [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 7:10:16 PM  
This just reminds me that Jersey Mikes did away with their meatball subs, at least near me
 
Axeofjudgement
2023-02-05 7:11:09 PM  
Last time I ate at subway my foreman took the portapotty for about 2 hours... and i font wanna know what unholy things happened.

I was on the roof and Barfed "chicken" red onions and banana peppers and misc. Veggies. While trying to toe em down the roof drain.

When we reconvened shaking sweating and empty we agreed no subway ever again
 
eyeq360 [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 7:15:40 PM  
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WhiskeySticks
2023-02-05 7:33:36 PM  
All these comments and not a single Jarred reference yet?!
 
aerojockey [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 7:45:44 PM  
This is not right for Subway.  The only reason to go into a Subway is to get something fast and edible when other considerations prevent you from something better.

If Subway gets deli slicers, then it will be nothing more than a worse Jersey Mike's.
 
natazha [BareFark]
2023-02-05 8:02:30 PM  

Jake Havechek: I used to like their meatball subs.  In 1998.


Me, too.

Save money by making more work for your employees. Don't bother training them on the slicer, that costs money too. And don't expect them to clean the slicer when they switch meats, because not that many people are allergic to chicken or object to ham for religious reasons.
 
NINEv2
2023-02-05 8:06:39 PM  

Benevolent Misanthrope: This change to Subway's operations could potentially result in a better sandwich.

Yes, well, drinking bourbon could potentially result in monkeys flying out of my butt.  We'll see which happens first.


My taking a dump on scrubway bread could potentially result in a better sandwich.

/the call me the sausage hero
//no they don't
 
NINEv2
2023-02-05 8:10:51 PM  
And Jreck's in upstate NY is pretty tasty too. I dig a place where I can get just capicola instead of mixed with the "other " Italian cold cuts. Seriously, pepperoni and salami just overpower everything else.
 
CivilizedTiger
2023-02-05 8:20:31 PM  
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medic2731 [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 8:23:22 PM  

damageddude: Too little too late. Not sure where's the nearest Subway is (aside from the NYC subway) but I know where the Jersey Mike's within four miles of my house north and south are. They are good. The closest Subways I can think of are in a gas station or in the mall.


Between the fresh bread, and the freshly cut meats, etc, Jersey Mike's is hands down the BEST sub shop that exists.  Although Publix runs a close second, at least the one near my mom's place in Lake Worth Fl.
 
ZMugg [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 8:27:47 PM  
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*shudders at the memory*

Age check
 
McGrits [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 9:11:37 PM  
I wonder how much kickback the Subway CEO is getting from his friend who happens to be the CEO of the deli slicer machine company. There are lots and lots of Subway stores that are going to need to buy the one and only sanctioned deli meat slicer.
 
Excelsior
2023-02-05 10:03:01 PM  
..And in order to be more efficient, the franchise holders will now manually slice a giant pile during a quiet shift on Wednesday afternoon to last for a week?

/May be a bit drier than you're used to though, since it won't be pre-sealed in small batches anymore
 
HairBolus [TotalFark]
2023-02-05 10:04:50 PM  
Subway's meat and cheese come presliced and preportioned.

I thought they did that because they couldn't trust their artists to put the right amount on a sandwich.
 
Excelsior
2023-02-05 10:10:23 PM  

HairBolus: Subway's meat and cheese come presliced and preportioned.

I thought they did that because they couldn't trust their artists to put the right amount on a sandwich.


in other words, expect the amount of meat to keep shrinking going forward.
 
Gough
2023-02-05 10:19:58 PM  

Turbo Cojones: I went to the one near my office last week.  $10.00 for a mediocre sammich and drink.

Fast service because nobody ever goes there.


I spent about 20 years helping to herd our local high school band around whenever they traveled.  At meal stops, a bunch of the students would always want Subway.  The whole Subway system is not designed to handle a group of 20-30 high schoolers at one time, so we'd spend the allotted lunch hour waiting to get our order.
 
hlehmann
2023-02-05 10:38:41 PM  

Moose out front: Haven't eaten at a subway in I don't know how long.

Firehouse and Jersey Mike's are both far superior, but there are also a couple fantastic local places here in Tucson that I think are better than all of those.


I don't really find them any better, they just put on a show of slicing the meat in front of you as if that somehow makes it higher quality.  It still all just comes from those big plastic wrapped loaves of processed meat.
 
iron de havilland [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-05 10:39:00 PM  
Has nobody made a joke about sticking your dick in the meat slicer yet?

/She's probably got a lot of other work to do.
 
Moose out front
2023-02-05 11:05:13 PM  

hlehmann: Moose out front: Haven't eaten at a subway in I don't know how long.

Firehouse and Jersey Mike's are both far superior, but there are also a couple fantastic local places here in Tucson that I think are better than all of those.

I don't really find them any better, they just put on a show of slicing the meat in front of you as if that somehow makes it higher quality.  It still all just comes from those big plastic wrapped loaves of processed meat.


The full article says the parts of meat exposed to air start to dry out, so all those already-sliced meats and cheeses at subway are going to be drier than meat sliced to order.

You do have a point though... it's a fast food sandwich either way. All I remember from the last few times I ate at subway was there was so much shredded lettuce. I even remember asking for just a little bit and they'd still pile it on and when I threw away some of the extra lettuce later, the meat-to-bread ratio was disappointing. Pretty sure they were using lettuce as filler.
 
Al Tsheimers
2023-02-05 11:16:47 PM  

Jake Havechek: I used to like their meatball subs.  In 1998.


To each their own. Meatball subs are about the only kind that I won't eat. I don't have any good sub shops near me, just the national chains. Jimmy Johns seems to have the best bread, Jersey Mikes has decent meats, and Subway is the most customizable and has decent discounts. Picking one is mostly a matter of having other errands in the direction of one or the other. I only partake about every other month.
 
realmolo
2023-02-05 11:26:24 PM  
In my area, there are a zillion Subways, one Pepperjack's, and 3 locations of a local franchise. That's it.

Subway and Pepperjack's are garbage. The local place is okay, but the only really good thing they have is pastrami, and only one location has it.

The prices at all 3 are so high, and the quality so unimpressive, that it is actually cheaper to just go buy the ingredients for a sub at the local grocery store (they have good deli meats and bread) and make your own.  It tastes so much better.

The cost of pre-made food is so high lately, though, that I think I have to basically stop eating out. I live alone, and I make good money for the area I live in, but the price of restaurant food is just nuts. I can't do it. Hell, even groceries are nuts. I would switch to ramen if it wasn't so terrible for you. Instead, I'm eating a lot of bean tacos/burritos. Which I actually enjoy quite a bit.
 
Sub Human [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-05 11:52:51 PM  
I can't imagine buying a sub sandwich. It's too much money for a sandwich. For the price, I can make three or four of them, and the output will be better tasting.
 
iron de havilland [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-05 11:56:41 PM  

Sub Human: I can't imagine buying a sub sandwich. It's too much money for a sandwich. For the price, I can make three or four of them, and the output will be better tasting.


Handle checks out.
 
baxterdog
2023-02-06 12:07:42 AM  

ZMugg: [Fark user image 300x300]
*shudders at the memory*

Age check


Y'ommi a sandwich.
 
Decorus
2023-02-06 12:13:41 AM  

Al Tsheimers: Jake Havechek: I used to like their meatball subs.  In 1998.

To each their own. Meatball subs are about the only kind that I won't eat. I don't have any good sub shops near me, just the national chains. Jimmy Johns seems to have the best bread, Jersey Mikes has decent meats, and Subway is the most customizable and has decent discounts. Picking one is mostly a matter of having other errands in the direction of one or the other. I only partake about every other month.


I have like 3 really good delis near my work. I have zero reason to go to a Jersey Mikes or subway when I can buy a pretty solid Meatball and sausage combo from three different places that make them so much better.
 
baxterdog
2023-02-06 12:20:56 AM  
I can commiserate with most of the messages here. I used to choose Subway over other fast options on work trips.  Especially for those regional ones where we drove as a team for a half day. It makes sense for lunch far better than McD's or similar when keeping time on the interstate. Having the veggie option but making it full and filling was awesome for keeping a crew happy with a single stop.

They lost something about ten years ago and I don't mean the bread. It exudes profit driven hedge fund cost cutting mentality where the taste is like those cheap bags of cold cuts in the lower section of the case. I can't help but think about Mitch Hedberg and his observation about why can't turkey just be itself.
 
NINEv2
2023-02-06 12:31:11 AM  

baxterdog: I can commiserate with most of the messages here. I used to choose Subway over other fast options on work trips.  Especially for those regional ones where we drove as a team for a half day. It makes sense for lunch far better than McD's or similar when keeping time on the interstate. Having the veggie option but making it full and filling was awesome for keeping a crew happy with a single stop.

They lost something about ten years ago and I don't mean the bread. It exudes profit driven hedge fund cost cutting mentality where the taste is like those cheap bags of cold cuts in the lower section of the case. I can't help but think about Mitch Hedberg and his observation about why can't turkey just be itself.


But how do you feel about frilly toothpicks?
 
baxterdog
2023-02-06 12:43:52 AM  

NINEv2: baxterdog: I can commiserate with most of the messages here. I used to choose Subway over other fast options on work trips.  Especially for those regional ones where we drove as a team for a half day. It makes sense for lunch far better than McD's or similar when keeping time on the interstate. Having the veggie option but making it full and filling was awesome for keeping a crew happy with a single stop.

They lost something about ten years ago and I don't mean the bread. It exudes profit driven hedge fund cost cutting mentality where the taste is like those cheap bags of cold cuts in the lower section of the case. I can't help but think about Mitch Hedberg and his observation about why can't turkey just be itself.

But how do you feel about frilly toothpicks?


Very much in favor. The best ones are from a boutique in New York. Guy's name is Paul.
 
151 [OhFark]
2023-02-06 1:38:54 AM  

baxterdog: I can commiserate with most of the messages here. I used to choose Subway over other fast options on work trips.  Especially for those regional ones where we drove as a team for a half day. It makes sense for lunch far better than McD's or similar when keeping time on the interstate. Having the veggie option but making it full and filling was awesome for keeping a crew happy with a single stop.

They lost something about ten years ago and I don't mean the bread. It exudes profit driven hedge fund cost cutting mentality where the taste is like those cheap bags of cold cuts in the lower section of the case. I can't help but think about Mitch Hedberg and his observation about why can't turkey just be itself.


"can I get you anything else?" Yeah. A loaf of bread, and some other people?
 
151 [OhFark]
2023-02-06 1:40:31 AM  

151: baxterdog: I can commiserate with most of the messages here. I used to choose Subway over other fast options on work trips.  Especially for those regional ones where we drove as a team for a half day. It makes sense for lunch far better than McD's or similar when keeping time on the interstate. Having the veggie option but making it full and filling was awesome for keeping a crew happy with a single stop.

They lost something about ten years ago and I don't mean the bread. It exudes profit driven hedge fund cost cutting mentality where the taste is like those cheap bags of cold cuts in the lower section of the case. I can't help but think about Mitch Hedberg and his observation about why can't turkey just be itself.

"can I get you anything else?" Yeah. A loaf of bread, and some other people?


And yes I realize this is a simple different bit, but I've been quoting Mitch on here all day, and shoot... Shot... Shooted my shot?
 
151 [OhFark]
2023-02-06 1:41:37 AM  

151: 151: baxterdog: I can commiserate with most of the messages here. I used to choose Subway over other fast options on work trips.  Especially for those regional ones where we drove as a team for a half day. It makes sense for lunch far better than McD's or similar when keeping time on the interstate. Having the veggie option but making it full and filling was awesome for keeping a crew happy with a single stop.

They lost something about ten years ago and I don't mean the bread. It exudes profit driven hedge fund cost cutting mentality where the taste is like those cheap bags of cold cuts in the lower section of the case. I can't help but think about Mitch Hedberg and his observation about why can't turkey just be itself.

"can I get you anything else?" Yeah. A loaf of bread, and some other people?

And yes I realize this is a simple different bit, but I've been quoting Mitch on here all day, and shoot... Shot... Shooted my shot?


SIMPLE?!? I SWEAR TO GOD PHONE. WE'RE GONNA FIGHT.

completely*. Completely is what I typed.
 
LordBeavis [TotalFark]
2023-02-06 2:39:29 AM  

Jake Havechek: I used to like their meatball subs.  In 1998.


That's about when I went on a road trip with a friend, and we stopped at Subway.  He ordered the meatball sub.  It was a cold, congealed mess and he had the worst gas for the next 200 miles.  It's the last time I set foot in Subway and I still have nightmares about that meatball sub and the gastrointestinal fallout.

/CSB
 
OhioUGrad
2023-02-06 6:25:35 AM  

Benevolent Misanthrope: This change to Subway's operations could potentially result in a better sandwich.

Yes, well, drinking bourbon could potentially result in monkeys flying out of my butt.  We'll see which happens first.


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budawold [TotalFark]
2023-02-06 7:28:17 AM  
not sure why Subway is soo compelling

/ tuna sub once in a well, great while

// once
 
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