I cannot tell you how the two of us enjoy your understated humor. Hope you return to these shores soon and we can meet both of you in person.

P.S. I loved the subtitles. Sounds like a fun site.

Maybe there trying to add little humor?

You said all the meat is turkey based. Not true. I know, I have been a Subway Franchisee for over 35 years. You can also get as much meat as you want. Just add it. Standard subs are made to a formula but extras can always be added for a price. Subway base prices are less than Jersey Mike's or Firehouse. You want more, just pay for it. You want more veggies, free. You want less, no problem. And yes Subway sells footlong and also six inch subs, and wraps, and salads. You can order healthy or indulgent in your choices. And no other sub chain offers the number of options you can get at Subway. Oh, and no way is the steak "boiled". That's where I'm "coming from".

We eat Subway's tuna salad subs occasionally but would enjoy them more if they had decent bread like Publix's sub rolls. One day we were in the Colony Subway and they ran out of all bread except for Italian herbs and cheese. A couple customers didn't take it well. I should have suggested to one guy that he send his wife to Publix for their sub roll and then bring it back and order his sub.

IMO, no chain has great bread like Schlotsky's. They started up in Austin years ago and have made it to Georgia but not Florida. Used to get their Albuquerque Turkey to take on the plane whenever leaving Austin but since Austin remodeled their airport Schlotsky's must have been priced out.

The 12-inch sub is 12 inches, give or take a couple of millimeters. That's why it's called a foot-long. The 6-inch sub is approximately 6 inches. That's why it's called a 6-inch.

They put ZERO vegetables in the subs, unless you ask them to. And then, they will only put the vegetables you ask for, no more or less.

I think you've never been to a Subway because it's clear you have no idea how they make their subs.

I really miss Schlotsky's!

Subway is rolling out new bread formulations next month. Research and consumer testing has been going on for 2 years.

Schlotskys went belly up a few years ago.

I am not the one that said turkey based, I said I ordered turkey. No where have I seen that you can order or buy additional meat, is that on the menu? Never been to a Jersey Mike’s or Firehouse. The boiled steak was a Subway in Seabrook NH and was probably 20 years ago but once your told that, you never go back to see if things have changed.

Thanks for the clarification. But, the menu is confusing. The name "cold cut combo" implies that it is a combination of cold cuts used in other sandwiches, and it says that the cold cuts are turkey based. Otherwise, what are they combining to make the cold cut combo?

It's a combination of turkey based ham, bologna, and salami, hence the term combo.

Sounds like someone told you wrong 20 years ago. Subway steak has NEVER been boiled, it's steak. And on the menu panels in the stores the option to add double meat is listed.

And this shouldn't be confused with the BMT, which is also a cold cut combo (just not "the" Cold Cut Combo).

BMT: big, meaty, tasty.

Ham, genoa, slicing pepperoni, provolone cheese.
On the occasion when I get one, I add lettuce, pickle, onion, green pepper, olives, oil and vinegar, salt and pepper, and oregeno. On white italian.

I definitely like Publix subs better but when I don't want to wait 20 minutes in line to order the sandwich, 10 minutes for them to actually make it, and another 15 minutes to pay for it, I go to Subway.

By the way, if you want chips and a drink with your cold cut combo, you need to order a "cold cut combo combo".

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Not really.

Combo combo new one on me but what if you want the chips without the drink?

Is that a less than combo combo?

Some may think it sacrilege but try it toasted!

Actually, yes. They filed for bankruptcy in 2004, were subsequently bought out of bankruptcy and the assets sold again in 2006. The name still exists but it's not the original Schlotskys.

Toasted is a good way to disguise stale bread

I'm fine with it being toasted, but that's when I need to add the anchovies and hot pepper relish.

True story:

In all my years of having Subway subs, I've only experienced a stale sub maybe a handful of times, ever. And since they usually don't even ask you if you want it toasted or not until after they've started putting all the meat on it, THEY have no way of knowing in advance to give you the stale one.

The Italian sub is great! Go Bucky!

That’s funny, I was at original Schlotskys as late as 2013. And did so for 20 years prior. Yes maybe corporate has changed hands, but there are still local owners selling same sandwiches. But, I haven’t been back there in 5 years so? I guess you could say that about lots of chain restaurants. I guess some go wildcat and change name, but still keep similar menu’s?

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Around here, Publix for subs and fried chicken.

The only worthwhile sub at Subway is tuna with gobs of mustard for flavor...I order a footlong for myself and I always throw half of it out because I am not a fool.

Oh, puleeze. I thought better of you. Toasting is an option.

Especially since they don't *actually* toast it. They stick it in a convection oven that crisps up the top surface and melts the cheese. As long as they don't put it on the wrong setting or leave it in too long, the rest of the bread is just as squishy as it was before they put it in the oven.

It is an option for sure.

Ever work in a restaurant? I have and that is one way they do use up stale bread.

Other ways if you are interested are making croutons and breadcrumbs for onion rings and other breading of fried foods.

Nope, it's a high speed convection oven used in almost every major restaurant chain. It toasts, melts, etc. Screwups by a crew member are another issue altogether and can happen anywhere.

Been in the "business" since 1967, so I do know what I'm talking about.

What's surprising about this it that Publix customer service is excellent in every other department. Why is it only the deli that's like this. There is one very pretty black girl that works in the deli at the La Plaza Grande location who does an excellent job. She is the only one that seems to know what she is doing.

Not necessarily. Some of the stuff that you see in advertisement photos is not real. For all we know the stuff in the pics could be plastic.

One I know about was for cereal. They kept pouring milk on the cereal but it sank to the bottom and didn't show up in the photo. What did they use instead to make it look appetizing? Elmer's Glue.

It's the same for all of these products. Ad companies use whatever they can to make the product look good. Have you ever seen a Whopper or Big Mac that looks like the ones in the ads? A lot or the time they don't even use food products because they being to wilt under the hot lights.

That's for their "Giant" size. It's about one and a half times the size of a subway and has way more meat and cheese.

Agree 1000%. I ordered an Italian cold cut at Firehouse and stopped them before they could put it in the oven with the lettuce, tomato etc. I took it home cold. It was mediocre at best. That was the last time I ever went to Firehouse.

I agree completely. But next time, try Jersey Mike's. Their employees are very efficient. Sometimes there can be a bit of a wait because they are so busy. But then again, there is a reason that they are so busy.

Some people are raving about Wa Wa. I might give them a shot next time.

Your cardiologist probably tells you to eat a lot of "healthy" whole grains which are really at the root of most health problems these days.

I have a jersey Mike's sub maybe once a month if that. But avoid them because of the bread. Sometimes, I get a sub in a salad but it's not the same.