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tjenz
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Sandwich Chain Poll
Poll
Which is your favorite?
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- [25%]
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Total Votes: 12
quip- Jasper's Yurt of Enlightened Conversation
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- Post n°1
Sandwich Chain Poll
Potbelly's for me.
techno raj- Tub of Lemon Chobani
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Potbelly's or Panera I suppose. They serve different purposes.
How many of these places are regional? May need a separate national sandwich chain poll.
How many of these places are regional? May need a separate national sandwich chain poll.
reuben- President Bannon
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Potbelly's is in NYC now, although I've only been to the Midway one.
Voted for Potbelly's too. Although I enjoy Jimmy John's sandwiches on occasion, although I understand he is a reprehensible human being.
Voted for Potbelly's too. Although I enjoy Jimmy John's sandwiches on occasion, although I understand he is a reprehensible human being.
Ned Braden- Yawn Yeller
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Jesus this is like a billion times harder than Beatles vs Stones
ClosetOfExhaustion- Have You Heard?
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yeah, i won't eat at Jimmy John's.
Cosi is good but they seem to close all the damn time. reminds me of Schlotsky's Deli, which probaby had terrible franchisee agreements that made it impossible for locations to continually stay open because they had to commit to year over year growth, forever. Same thing seems to happen to Quizno's, those are everywhere, then nowhere, then everywhere, etc.
Subway in a pinch.
I'm never in metro areas, so I don't encounter Corner Bakeries
Arby's will always be about beef n' cheddar, not sandwiches.
I've never eaten Mr. Submarine.
Basically, I'm with Raj here. Potbelly's and Panera.
Cosi is good but they seem to close all the damn time. reminds me of Schlotsky's Deli, which probaby had terrible franchisee agreements that made it impossible for locations to continually stay open because they had to commit to year over year growth, forever. Same thing seems to happen to Quizno's, those are everywhere, then nowhere, then everywhere, etc.
Subway in a pinch.
I'm never in metro areas, so I don't encounter Corner Bakeries
Arby's will always be about beef n' cheddar, not sandwiches.
I've never eaten Mr. Submarine.
Basically, I'm with Raj here. Potbelly's and Panera.
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can't fuck with small ass panera portions
i don't really go to any of these unless i'm eating for maximum efficiency, so a huge italian sub from jimmy john's isn't too bad on occasion
i don't really go to any of these unless i'm eating for maximum efficiency, so a huge italian sub from jimmy john's isn't too bad on occasion
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Panera is a cut above the sandwich chains to me, but if we're including it, definitely gets my vote.
If I just want a regular ol' sandwich, I'll take Jimmy John's on 7-grain wheat. Their french bread is too tough & flavorless for me.
As a fan of softer breads & sandwiches packed with veggies, I actually don't dislike Subway. Dunno why it gets such a worse rap than the other chains. Mostly I'm just burned out on it after working in an office near two Subways for the better part of a decade. Tastes like work at this point.
Arby's market fresh sandwiches are probably a cut above Subway for me, but not quite big enough to be a stand-alone meal. Feels more like fast food than a sandwich shop when I get a side of curly fries.
My fiancée is crazy for Potbelly's. I tried it a couple times, was neither impressed nor disgusted.
I always get salad(s) at Corner Bakery, so I can't judge it as a sandwich shop.
Not a fan of Quizno's. Never tried Cosi or Mr. Submarine.
If I just want a regular ol' sandwich, I'll take Jimmy John's on 7-grain wheat. Their french bread is too tough & flavorless for me.
As a fan of softer breads & sandwiches packed with veggies, I actually don't dislike Subway. Dunno why it gets such a worse rap than the other chains. Mostly I'm just burned out on it after working in an office near two Subways for the better part of a decade. Tastes like work at this point.
Arby's market fresh sandwiches are probably a cut above Subway for me, but not quite big enough to be a stand-alone meal. Feels more like fast food than a sandwich shop when I get a side of curly fries.
My fiancée is crazy for Potbelly's. I tried it a couple times, was neither impressed nor disgusted.
I always get salad(s) at Corner Bakery, so I can't judge it as a sandwich shop.
Not a fan of Quizno's. Never tried Cosi or Mr. Submarine.
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I have only eaten at Subway and Jimmy John's, of these selections. I choose neither.
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Could literally blow a load over the excitement of eating at any single one of these establishments. Motherfuckers not cherishing the existence of sandwiches enough ITT.
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_ wrote:can't fuck with small ass panera portions
i don't really go to any of these unless i'm eating for maximum efficiency, so a huge italian sub from jimmy john's isn't too bad on occasion
Well, I put Panera in a different class for that reason. More of a place you would go have a meal and use the wi-fi rather than efficiency eating.
If you're just maximizing I would go with Subway. I don't eat there often but if I need a reliably inoffensive calorie bomb for a hangover or something, it's probably the best choice.
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raj gibson wrote:
If you're just maximizing I would go with Subway. I don't eat there often but if I need a reliably inoffensive calorie bomb for a hangover or something, it's probably the best choice.
FACT.
i don't really count Arby's because it's more in the Jack-in-the-Box fast food realm and it's one of the worst food order establishments on planet Earth.
i like Quiznos enough taste wise but it's just stupid to pay a few dollars more than Subway for the same damn thing with a marginal quality upgrade. and Subway started toasting their subs because Quiznos did which is cool. if i'm gonna buy an $8 like an Quiznos or Panera i'll just go to a fancy local/Italian deli. still never been to Panera.
never been to of the rest of those.
techno raj- Tub of Lemon Chobani
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jasperness wrote: if i'm gonna buy an $8 like an Quiznos or Panera i'll just go to a fancy local/Italian deli.
Definitely. But I'm assuming the intent of the thread is "you're in a small town or airport or desperate circumstances and these are your choices." Right now I'm eating a ham, dill havarti mustard, pickle sandwich on a pretzel roll from Gene's Sausage Shop and that's going to destroy the poll options any day if it enters the equation.
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All the sandwiches I've bought from Gene's were overwhelmed by the saltiness of the pretzel roll. All I could taste was salt. Also, it's an oddly stocked grocery store with 2 locations.
I don't go to any of these places regularly, but they order the shit out of Jimmy John's where I work. I joked to a co-worker about how I wanted open a Jimmy John's franchise inside the building, because I could probably make $25.00 a day, and she went on and on about how that was an infeasible idea because of rent and franchise costs, etc.
I don't go to any of these places regularly, but they order the shit out of Jimmy John's where I work. I joked to a co-worker about how I wanted open a Jimmy John's franchise inside the building, because I could probably make $25.00 a day, and she went on and on about how that was an infeasible idea because of rent and franchise costs, etc.
Ted Falconi- Shiek
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I did eat at Subways in other towns recently. Both times had variations on the BLT concept. Michigan City taught me to not bother with the toasted option, the bread just gets hard and dry. In Springfield, IL (location near Lincoln's Tomb), I had to look to make sure those were actually jalapenos they put on the sandwich, because they just tasted like flavorless pickles.
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It was awfully salty. Didn't bother me, but I can see how others might not care for it.Ted Falconi wrote:All the sandwiches I've bought from Gene's were overwhelmed by the saltiness of the pretzel roll. All I could taste was salt.
Yeah, that was my point in response to Jasper's comment.Also, it's an oddly stocked grocery store with 2 locations.
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I actually kind of really like Subway.
I don't think it's good or anything.
I don't think it's good or anything.
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Don't really like subway, and all the other options haven't made their way to the antipodes afaik.
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I'm familiar only w/ Subway, Quizno's, Panera, and Arby's. Not too keen on any of these.
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Panera without question. Pot Bellies is like the slightest step up from Subway.
ClosetOfExhaustion- Have You Heard?
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yeah, if we're going independent/local sandwich shops, i've never found a better place than Panes Bread Cafe at Sheffield/Wellington.
i too have office co-workers who tend to cater lunches from jimmy johns. i just tell them i don't need anything, my self-righteousness knows no bounds.
i too have office co-workers who tend to cater lunches from jimmy johns. i just tell them i don't need anything, my self-righteousness knows no bounds.
tjenz- Bass Player from Creepy D
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Any of these are acceptable
Excpet for shit hole Arby's. Terrible food and I've never been in one that was very clean.
Excpet for shit hole Arby's. Terrible food and I've never been in one that was very clean.
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Even if I didn't enjoy Arby's (lol as if), it'd get a pass due to Puddy.
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That's a great call.
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Ordering a shit ton of curly fries is surely one of the best things that can go down at a fast food establishment, so yeah, I'd probably take Arby's over any of the others for that reason even though they are indeed some of the filthiest, bleakest environments on this planet Earth.
The wi-fi+bread bowl Panera combo is classic, though.
The wi-fi+bread bowl Panera combo is classic, though.
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i included arby's even though i've never had a sandwich there. no idea why.
micro establishments were not the point of this thread. for instance, today my company catered in sandwiches from bat17. their sourdough bread alone is heads and tails better than anything any of the chains mentioned offer.
micro establishments were not the point of this thread. for instance, today my company catered in sandwiches from bat17. their sourdough bread alone is heads and tails better than anything any of the chains mentioned offer.
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