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I don't care for Subway. The meat always tastes rubbery, and even when I tell them to leave off stuff, they somehow manage to 'accidentally' get a little bit on it.

I grew up on Togo's; I love Togo's. My favorites were the #9 (cold) and the #23. Sadly, the closest Togo's to me now is in Chicago, and I can't see myself driving 5 hours for a sandwich. Unless I were to go visit my friends in Tinley Park.

The closest thing I can get to Togo's is Quizno's, so I go when I get paid, usually ever other week.

We just got our first Subway in Budapest in August, I was soo excited when it opened. Some 25ish year old American guy opened it, must be making serious cash as it's always busy and I've already seen him in there having meetings with people about opening new branches. 
It was the same when I lived in Taiwan, there was one in our city and almost all of the foreigners in town went there for lunch just about everyday and paid extremely inflated prices for sandwiches.
There's a business tip to anyone who has the cash to start one up, do it in a country that doesn't have any yet.

I won't say Subway is great, but I like it better than Quiznos.  Quiznos has a lot of good looking ingredients, but their sandwiches really seem to be lacking something.

Yeah, like toppings.

Why is it that when you order a sub from Quizno's, you're stuck with the very little amount of vegetables that come with it? Maybe some lettuce and onions and sauce, but nothing else.

The only sub I really like from Quizno's, is their veggie lite. Because it has everything that their other subs lack

But I love Subway. Lots of variety, and you can pile on all the veggies you want.

Edited to add: I'm surprised at how many of you have said that Subway's subs are bland or soggy or what not. I've never had that problem here. Maybe it's an American thing.

Edited to add: I'm surprised at how many of you have said that Subway's subs are bland or soggy or what not. I've never had that problem here. Maybe it's an American thing.

I think it's a store-to-store thing.   Some are great, some are horrible.  Maybe you've been lucky.

Edited to add: I'm surprised at how many of you have said that Subway's subs are bland or soggy or what not. I've never had that problem here. Maybe it's an American thing.

Yes, few things in life can compare to that world-renowned Canadian cuisine, eh?
 

Anybody have a link to these commercials?  I never saw them and want to know what all the fuss is about.

As I recall, those fast food delis LITERALLY have mystery meat. Everything is presliced and placed in small plastic containers. You might know what type of meatish flavor your meat has, but you don't know where it came from. Chain delis buy meats from large scale distributors... not multiple smaller local specialty distributors with  quality fresh foods.

I don't know very much about South Australian delis... but in San Francisco or New York I'd advise this...

Find a deli owned by a 65 year old Italian man. If hanging salamis are used as decoration, you've found a good deli. Ask the Italian man if his food is better then Subway. Prepare to be beaten by a decorative salami;)

I don't know about San Francisco or New York, but there aren't many delis here run by 65 year old Italian men with salamis used as decoration.

And even the, how do you know what's in those salamis? How are they any more reliable than any other preprocessed meat?

Edited to add: I'm surprised at how many of you have said that Subway's subs are bland or soggy or what not. I've never had that problem here. Maybe it's an American thing.

Yes, few things in life can compare to that world-renowned Canadian cuisine, eh?
 

Aye, it's true.  Canadians make better everything.

Well, except for movies.  We suck at making movies.

Am I the only one who liked that rat commercial? :sigh:

Am I the only one who liked that rat commercial? :sigh:

Sponge! Monkeys!!!



Oh I liked it . . .

Small local specialty meats producer... or Hormel.
The food from the small shop usually looks better and tastes better. Nuff said.

No argument from me there, but you still don't know what's in it

The salami I like is made with beef marinated in red wine mixed with mustard seeds and various herbs and spices. 

But If I was really curious about the salami construction process -- the factory isn't too far away. 

Am I the only one who liked that rat commercial? :sigh:

Sponge! Monkeys!!!



Oh I liked it . . .

I'm pretty sure they were rat fetuses... heh I *LOVED* those commercials.

Just wanted to add, I detest Togos, the one in my town in AWFUL, and I am not willing to pay more compared to Subway for smaller sandwiches.

Now Safeway... THAT is a good sandwich! Expensive, but unlike Togos, enough better a quality to be worth it!