Subway: $5 Footlongs and Tiny Sammiches

[quote name='hiccupleftovers']Got it, so I should feel worse for having to alleviate a normal, and natural, human body function:roll: Give me break.[/quote]

What are you talking about. Is this in the right thread? :)

[quote name='ThatDamnDave']Subway is a solid place if you like turkey subs (like me) and prefer to save the unhealthy eating for dinner (like me). Quizno's is indeed better, but also so much unhealthier that they refuse to release nutrition information. Draw your own conclusion from that.[/quote]

[quote name='benjamouth']I prefer Quiznos as well but the nearest one closed down, so it's Subway for me.

It's annoying that they're skimping on the meat now, but I don't like an excessive amount of meat in my subs anyway, so I don't think it will stop me eating there.[/quote]

Exactly. The thing that annoyed me about Quiznos was how they put bacon on every sub. It's like - I want a simple chicken sub and the only ones they have are loaded up with cheese, ranch, and bacon.

[quote name='mykevermin']Yes. You got it. That's exactly what I said.

Pointing out that Subway is reducing their portions along with their prices is my way of saying "I'M STILL HUNGRY."

Also: fuck yo' meat guilt. Those people who aren't getting that much meat in a month? You can substitute meat with any other necessarily healthy foodstuffs word and you'd still be right. But, hey, I'll help. Give me some names and addresses and I'll mail my second half of the sammich to them.[/quote]

You're bringing up the guilt angle. I'm just pointing out that most of the world gets along just fine (actually they are much healthier) by avoiding a heavily meat-based diet.

Now that we're on the topic though, it's as if America has some divine manifest mission to be overweight. I mean how are you going to take three men that way over 200 pounds a piece, a woman that’s a little plump Scotch girl and a daughter who’s thirteen, and you’re gonna try and take a 12 oz. roll of sausage and a couple of dozen eggs and feed that? It ain’t gonna work. :roll:

BTW it's not all about you - here's some stats, professor.
Livestock:
Produces 65 percent of human-related nitrous oxide, which has 296 times the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of CO2.
Accounts for 37 percent of all human-induced methane (which is 23 times as much warming as CO2).
Generates 64 percent of the ammonia, which contributes to acid rain and acidification of ecosystems.
http://oklahoma.sierraclub.org/chapter/a_chicken_in_every_pot.htm
 
[quote name='Strell']I prefer Dandan Noodles, which is basically some chicken + noodles + cucumber slices. There's this nice tangy sauce all over the chicken, and I think crushed up nuts of some kind, but don't take my word for it. The chicken is sliced thin and grilled. If you hate cucumbers, you can ask for it to be left off. I didn't think I'd like them, but then I just mixed it all together anyway, and found the taste was a great enhancement for the rest of the dish. I usually can't finish a serving for lunch, and can save it for dinner with some veggies/fruit/etc for a second full meal.

Spicy Chicken Salad is excellent. Chicken has this great glaze on it (it's fried), and the dressing is a lime vinaigrette.

Others have said the honey seared is good.

I would suggest you not get the Pei Wei Spicy, which they proclaim is their version of General Tso's Chicken. It's not that it is bad, it's more that if you eat what is considered the norm at other Asian places, you'll find this stuff very different. Which is to say, if you like how most other places make it, you might not like it here.

Personally, I tend to avoid the "chicken with batter that is fried like little nuggets with a _____ sauce on it" sorts of dishes, if only because sometimes the chicken gets fried a little too long, and then has a burnt aftertaste. But that's probably a cook's fault.

Here's a menu. I'd suggest getting 2-3 things you think you might like, and then sampling all of them. Helps if you take friends.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for all the info. I'm a white rice whore, so white rice is good with me, though I also love noodles. From that menu I'd probably pick the soba-miso bowl, lo mein noodles, or ginger broccoli. Now I have someplace new to try this weekend, yay.
 
[quote name='camoor']You really need that much meat anyway?

For me a footlong is two lunches, and enough meat for two days. Many ppl in the world don't get that much meat in a month.[/QUOTE]
aww....boo hoo!
 
[quote name='camoor']You really need that much meat anyway?

For me a footlong is two lunches, and enough meat for two days. Many ppl in the world don't get that much meat in a month.[/QUOTE]

Those "ppl" can go fuck themselves. I'm 6'6, 325. If I'm hungry, I'm going to eat all of it.
 
[quote name='Maklershed']You guys eat the foot long subs on your own? :whistle2:#[/quote]

[quote name='help1']I said something similar:



But then I realized that the rest of people just throw the rest into the fridge like I do.[/quote]

:lol: That seems crazy to me. I am in no way a big guy
Well, maybe one way.
;)
but I can easily finish a footlong sub from Subway, or any other sub place, for that matter.

[quote name='Dead of Knight']Jimmy John's sucks. The ONLY reason they're even around- and in college areas- is because they're open late and it's good drunk food.[/quote]

I can't really speak for the rest of their menu, but I'm a huge fan of their Gargantuan. Their bread and mayo is great on that sandwich.

[quote name='camoor']You really need that much meat anyway?

For me a footlong is two lunches, and enough meat for two days. Many ppl in the world don't get that much meat in a month.[/quote]

Again, I found this funny. I can't be the only person eating this as one meal, can I? (Well, at least the people I eat with finish them at the table too.)

[quote name='Koggit']Rather than what's better than Subway, a more difficult question to answer would be what's worse than Subway. Really. Blimpy, Jimmy John's, Quizno's, Tub's Subs... I've never eaten a sub place that wasn't better than Subway.[/quote]

Are you guys ordering the same thing between places? I don't know if I could classify one better than the other, mainly because I go to the respective places when I feel in the mood for something specific.

Quizno's for their steak sub. (The exact name escapes me.)
Jimmy John's for the Gargantuan.
Subway for the Cheese Steak.

That all being said (and quoted), is the Cheese Steak one of the sandwiches that's on the $5 footlong menu? If not, I'm probably not going to Subway for a while.
 
[quote name='KaneRobot']Those "ppl" can go fuck themselves. I'm 6'6, 325. If I'm hungry, I'm going to eat all of it.[/quote]

I eat an entire one as well. I'm 5'8, not over weight, and feel fine.
 
[quote name='Rig']Again, I found this funny. I can't be the only person eating this as one meal, can I? (Well, at least the people I eat with finish them at the table too.)[/QUOTE]

Oh, it's just a pretentious cunt being a pretentious cunt.

Apparently, eating meat means "out of shape fuck." When, in reality, easily 9 out of every 10 vegetarians I've met were ridiculously out of shape. Some were emaciated (remember, kids: too skinny is out of shape, too) and couldn't pick up a fuckin' math book, let alone perform exercise), while others were the tater-chip-and-french-fry fuckin' fat-ass "vegans." So they're against animal cruelty, but they're fuckin' bag-o-hammers STOOPID in terms of how to take care of themselves nutritionally.

camoor's just arguing for the sake of being contrary; you can see it in the pisspoor arguing style. You see how he demonstrates that eating meat is bad for you in terms of health? He shows how the production of meat is inefficient compared to veggies. A complete fucking non-sequitur.

It's like me arguing that vegetarians are all out of shape because green peppers spoil quickly. They're two things that are wholly unrelated.
 
If you can't handle a foot long sub by yourself then you're not a real man, it's quite simple.

It's almost as bad as ordering a half instead of a pint :nottalking:
 
Fortunately many of the subways I hit up have stoner guys working at them who don't care and just put tons of meat on there because they don't want to pull them apart lol.


I don't know if this was mentioned, but the 5 dollar menu consists of several subs which were cheaper than 5 to begin with. Meatball, Cold Cut Trio (Ghetto Sub) Not too long ago they were 3.79.
 
[quote name='benjamouth']It's almost as bad as ordering a half instead of a pint :nottalking:[/QUOTE]

Or drinking a shandy.

It makes one a shirtlifter (w/ apologies to lilboo, I just happen to think the phrase is cute as a button).
 
[quote name='Theenternal']I don't know if this was mentioned, but the 5 dollar menu consists of several subs which were cheaper than 5 to begin with. Meatball, Cold Cut Trio (Ghetto Sub) Not too long ago they were 3.79.[/quote]

Footlong meatball subs haven't been under $5 here since the Cold War. Before the promotion they were $5.50 though, so it's certainly not much of a price drop.
 
Subway is basically buying a bun and mayonnaise, with the meat and all that other stuff on the side. You don't get much meat at all...which is probably why it's so "healthy."

I prefer a place called Intermission Deli. They put so much meat on there that you take one bite and it damn near slides out the bottom.
 
I could have sworn we had a few cags here who were subway sandwhich artists who could tell the inside story of going on with Myke's subs.
 
[quote name='hiccupleftovers']I eat an entire one as well. I'm 5'8, not over weight, and feel fine.[/QUOTE]

Im 5 11... 155-160 lbs... and after a workout I can easily polish off a foot long sub for dinner... I need all the calories I can get so I dont lose more weight
 
[quote name='ITDEFX']I could have sworn we had a few cags here who were subway sandmich artists who could tell the inside story of going on with Myke's subs.[/QUOTE]

I worked at scrubway for 2 years, they started that whole wedge cut thing, to make the sandmich look more "full"

The make up of meat before the cut.

Turkey 6 slices
Ham 8
Roast Beef 6

CCT 2 ham, 3 bologna (nasty), different type of salami amount depending if its prepackaged (and the meat would turn gray all the time.

Club (2ham, 2rb, 4 turkey) varied at different stoes

Another thing interesting is the "different" types of cheese when I worked there, were the same, just cut differently lol.

Scrubway is pretty bottom of the barrel here for subs, usually my priority is Publix, Jimmy Johns, Larry's Giant subs, Quiznos, Scrubway,

Some also implement vegetable limits, like 3 olives, 2 pickles, 2 tomatoes, per six inch.
 
WaWa has the best deal right now. A Classic 10" sub, any kind they have no restrictions for $3.99 from 4 - 8 p.m. Way better than Subway.
 
[quote name='YoshiFan1']WaWa has the best deal right now. A Classic 10" sub, any kind they have no restrictions for $3.99 from 4 - 8 p.m. Way better than Subway.[/quote]


great the nearest wawa is 45 minutes away... waste more on gas than the actual sub :(
 
[quote name='mykevermin']Oh, it's just a pretentious cunt being a pretentious cunt.

Apparently, eating meat means "out of shape fuck." When, in reality, easily 9 out of every 10 vegetarians I've met were ridiculously out of shape. Some were emaciated (remember, kids: too skinny is out of shape, too) and couldn't pick up a fuckin' math book, let alone perform exercise), while others were the tater-chip-and-french-fry fuckin' fat-ass "vegans." So they're against animal cruelty, but they're fuckin' bag-o-hammers STOOPID in terms of how to take care of themselves nutritionally.

camoor's just arguing for the sake of being contrary; you can see it in the pisspoor arguing style. You see how he demonstrates that eating meat is bad for you in terms of health? He shows how the production of meat is inefficient compared to veggies. A complete fucking non-sequitur.

It's like me arguing that vegetarians are all out of shape because green peppers spoil quickly. They're two things that are wholly unrelated.[/quote]

It was just a simple statement of opinion, personally I am sincerely disgusted by ugly Americans who are proud to be eating out-of-control portions of meat, but I see you're sounding the rallying cry for the carnivore club. Whatever man. Keep bitching about the one restaurant in America that's actually downsizing a meal to a healthier portion (and being honest enough to charge less for it). Along with the myriad list of other things you bitch about.
 
:lol:

Tell you what; I'll keep bitching, you can keep making lousy arguments, and that way, we'll both contribute to the world continuing to rotate on its axis the way it always has.

In the meantime, I'll continue to have the diet I have, and rest comfortably at night knowing I'm probably more fit than you.

...except for those late-night 3AM whole beef tenderloin gnawfests I have. I just can't help myself, hombre. OUTTA CONTROL!!!! I wake up in the morning and cut the bacon fresh off the pig, I can't help myself. For lunch, I make my famous "meat bun" sandwiches. And at dinner, I cook the wild rice, not in water, but in TALLOW.

'Cuz I fuckin' can't live without meat - it's such an addiction for me that I'm gonna make bomb threats to subway over the two slices of beef I didn't get.

OUTTA CONTROL!!!!!!
 
I'm a small fellow (5'6", ~145), and I can easily eat a footlong Club with everything on it in a sitting. That's usually my only meal of the day. :lol:
I was essentially living on Subway during that $5 deal, but now I actually have to buy groceries. I picked up a large Turkey & Cheddar from Quizno's today, and that was a joke even for $5. I'll probably go back to Jimmy Johns and their $7 sandwiches a couple times a week.
 
[quote name='mykevermin']:lol:

Tell you what; I'll keep bitching, you can keep making lousy arguments, and that way, we'll both contribute to the world continuing to rotate on its axis the way it always has.

In the meantime, I'll continue to have the diet I have, and rest comfortably at night knowing I'm probably more fit than you.

...except for those late-night 3AM whole beef tenderloin gnawfests I have. I just can't help myself, hombre. OUTTA CONTROL!!!! I wake up in the morning and cut the bacon fresh off the pig, I can't help myself. For lunch, I make my famous "meat bun" sandwiches. And at dinner, I cook the wild rice, not in water, but in TALLOW.

'Cuz I fuckin' can't live without meat - it's such an addiction for me that I'm gonna make bomb threats to subway over the two slices of beef I didn't get.

OUTTA CONTROL!!!!!![/quote]

Damn it, why haven't I heard of these meat bun sandwiches and where can I find one!!?!?!??!?!?!:lol::D
 
[quote name='mykevermin']:lol:

Tell you what; I'll keep bitching, you can keep making lousy arguments, and that way, we'll both contribute to the world continuing to rotate on its axis the way it always has.

In the meantime, I'll continue to have the diet I have, and rest comfortably at night knowing I'm probably more fit than you.

...except for those late-night 3AM whole beef tenderloin gnawfests I have. I just can't help myself, hombre. OUTTA CONTROL!!!! I wake up in the morning and cut the bacon fresh off the pig, I can't help myself. For lunch, I make my famous "meat bun" sandwiches. And at dinner, I cook the wild rice, not in water, but in TALLOW.

'Cuz I fuckin' can't live without meat - it's such an addiction for me that I'm gonna make bomb threats to subway over the two slices of beef I didn't get.

OUTTA CONTROL!!!!!![/quote]

Someday I will follow the mykevermin diet.

You wouldn't happen to have a recipe for those meat bun sandwiches, would you?
 
[quote name='mykevermin']:lol:

Tell you what; I'll keep bitching, you can keep making lousy arguments, and that way, we'll both contribute to the world continuing to rotate on its axis the way it always has.

In the meantime, I'll continue to have the diet I have, and rest comfortably at night knowing I'm probably more fit than you.

...except for those late-night 3AM whole beef tenderloin gnawfests I have. I just can't help myself, hombre. OUTTA CONTROL!!!! I wake up in the morning and cut the bacon fresh off the pig, I can't help myself. For lunch, I make my famous "meat bun" sandwiches. And at dinner, I cook the wild rice, not in water, but in TALLOW.

'Cuz I fuckin' can't live without meat - it's such an addiction for me that I'm gonna make bomb threats to subway over the two slices of beef I didn't get.

OUTTA CONTROL!!!!!![/quote]

Congrats man, you finally found a way to gain some groupies by putting the ugly American schtick in overdrive.

What's the second act - chanting USA draped in an American flag or smashing watermellons with a novelty hammer?
 
Since this is more or less a Subway thread I'll post this here.
I really hope someone can explain it to me, and also not be offended.

Maybe this is VERY YMMV for me, but most of the Subways I go to (in NJ and Philly) are franchised and ran by a lot of middle eastern families. All of the ones I've been too, and if they weren't middle eastern, they were asian.
This same rule applies to all the Dunkin Donuts in my area. In fact, on the sbject of DD about 15 years ago I remember EVVVERY SINGLE DUNKIN DONUTS I EVER BEEN TO was completely asian. :whistle2:k

So can someone explain to me how these all end up being ran by 1 or 2 races?
Of course I've seen white/black/othr people working at Subway/Dunking Donuts, but for the most part it's ran by middle easterners or asians.
 
Oh yeah? Maybe I should start one. I'm sure the people in my area would love to come to a Subway where they can order food w/o a fuckin language barrier.
I'd make a killing.. :whistle2:k
 
[quote name='traininvain']it's a cheap franchise to start. easy way to make a living if you want to run your own business.[/QUOTE]
I don't know about that. It's so saturated right now that I'd think it would be impossible to really get anywhere with just one or two stores, especially if you're opening new ones. You'd essentially be buying your way into a low-paying job.
It would be a lot better to partner with someone/some group who owns all, or at least most, of the stores in a certain area.
 
Ha.

TWO footlongs is a lunch for me. OMG I must be super gigantic fatass!

I don't buy Subway anymore though, too expensive. If I did though, I usually get the Cold Cut Combo with tomatoes, pickles, green peppers, and a little bit of onion.
 
Lilboo .. I think if you're of certain races you can get ethnicity based grants. That's the basic thing I was told when I inquired as to why EVERY hotel in a 50 mile radius of me is owned by Indian folks.
 
[quote name='lilboo']Oh yeah? Maybe I should start one. I'm sure the people in my area would love to come to a Subway where they can order food w/o a fuckin language barrier.
I'd make a killing.. :whistle2:k[/quote]
Except the first time someone came in asking for a footlong you'd start laughing your ass off.:lol:
 
Subway is still too expensive. $5 adds up, but then again grocery prices are crazy...

Didn't they have a wider selection of $5 footlongs before? Now it's nothing but 8 crappy sandwiches to choose from.
 
There's only 4 sandwiches apart of the $5 sub thing at Quizno's, but the Roast Beef and cheddar is delicious. And yes, I finished it in one meal.....they didn't have any meat buns, though. :(
 
[quote name='mykevermin'] For lunch, I make my famous "meat bun" sandwiches. [/quote]

What the hell is a meat bun sandwich? I'm getting several different images here and I don't like any of them.
 
[quote name='JolietJake']Except the first time someone came in asking for a footlong you'd start laughing your ass off.:lol:[/QUOTE]

Or asking for hot meat between their buns.
 
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