Quizno's Subs

[Paddy]

Anybody else eat these?  I'm starting to get addicted.  Way better than subway.

[Joe Demko]

Not me, baby.  A real, true American buys his subs at Sheetz.  You must be some kind of pinko.
If you want to eat commie subs why don't you move to North Korea?

[Paddy]

I never heard of 'Sheetz'.  I thought that's what happened after you eat at Taco Bell.

[Euclidean]

I don't think of either one as better, just different.  Subway does the whole "Look fast food that isn't deep friend nastiness that will kill you" thing, which I appreciate, and Quizno's is more of a gourmet style appeal.  Subway sandwiches are way easier to eat on the run, but Quizno's has more flavor (and probably a lot more fat and stuff too!).  I eat at both as the occasion permits.

[Paddy]

A Sheetz sandwich?  Now that's funny    As in 'Joe Demko eats Sheetz sandwiches' 

[mtnbkr]

Sheetz is a large gas station/convenience store chain that offers burgers, sandwiches, etc made to order.  They're very tasty.  They're kind of like a nicer 7/11.

Chris

[wooderson]

Good ingredients, but too much bread for me. If they don't toast it enough the bread usually seems a little stale.

Aside from the local deli I've been hitting up 2x-3x a week for years, I like Potbelly's and Fire House Subs. Never gotten an under-toasted sub from either and the ingredients are leagues better than Subway.

[Manedwolf]

Sheetz has some good stuff! I stopped at some in PA. Their subs were very fresh, and the touchscreen ordering prevented mistakes.

I don't like Quiznos too much. I looked at their nutrition information, and just like all fast food, their stuff is a hell of high-fructose corn syrup, partially hydrogenated oils and other garbage. The "sauces" are all HFC and trans-fats. And LOADS of salt. Even their bread is full of bad for you stuff.

Ick.

[Thor]

Here I am, stuck in MN, where we have either Subway, Quiznos, or the local grocery store deli subs. There might be some better alternatives in the metro area, but that's a little far to drive for a sandwich. I have noted that Subway is attempting to emulate Quiznos to some extent.

[Joe Demko]

Yep. Mtnbkr knows them.  They got their start in Altoona PA, not very far from where I grew up.  In the 80's, when they first started expansion, they offered hotdogs with toppings at 2 for 99 cents.   They've been continuously expanding and upgrading their stores and product line ever since.  Now you can get burgers, hot sandwiches, cold sandwiches, breakfast muffin sandwiches, subs, several kinds of hotdogs, and other foods from their menu.  All of it quite tasty.  They also, in their newer stores, have coffee bars where you can get Starbucks-style drinks without the pretention.  Now get this: the whole entire chain is wholely owned by the Sheetz family.  No franchises.  Every store is their personal property.  This translates to one of the cleanest and most consistently good places to eat on the road that I've ever known.  Plus they carry the usual line of stuff that you find at convenience stores and their gas prices are good.
Suck that, Quiznos.

[Manedwolf]

I wish they'd put a Sheetz in NH. It'd do really well, too. There's lots of those Mobil on the Run places, and they're always busy despite having nothing but premade junk.

[Paddy]

they offered hotdogs with toppings at 2 for 99 cents.

I hope they're better than 7-11 twofer hot dogs.  Last time I ate those I had the sheetz and pukies fertwo days.

[Euclidean]

And really guys, it's not fair to compare Subway and Quizno's to local outfits or privately owned shops.  It's like comparing In N Out to Wendy's, or a Kia to a Lexus.

[Manedwolf]

7-11 hot dogs have been rotating on those cosmoline-caked rollers probably for a month or more. I can't believe you'd willingly eat one.

[Joe Demko]

While Sheetz is privately owned, it's pretty far from local.  They're all over PA, OH, WV, MD, VA, and NC.  They have a pretty good website.  http://www.sheetz.com/main/index.cfm

[Manedwolf]

To anyone who's never been in one, Sheetz I'd been to were sparklingly clean and brightly lit with fresh food and friendly workers who knew what the hell they were doing.

It was the polar opposite of the typical stop-n-rob with a sleepy, bored clerk who doesn't care and outdated, stale food produced by machinery elsewhere.

[Paddy]

7-11 hot dogs have been rotating on those cosmoline-caked rollers probably for a month or more. I can't believe you'd willingly eat one.

These were in the bunwarmer thingy, packaged in foil wrappers.

[Perd Hapley]

Welcome to the fold, Riley.  Subway is the Wal-Mart of sandwich shops.  Or should I say the McDonald's? 


No Sheetz or Potbelly or Firehouse around here (Saint Louis).  Penn Station or Quizno's  is usually the way to go, other than mom & pop delis.  Branching out from subs a bit, we have Saint Louis Bread Company (Panera) or Einstein Brother's Bagels. 

I tried a Lenny's Sub Shop the other day.  I didn't like it too much.  Anybody like those?  Should I give them another try? 

[wooderson]

mmm, forgot Panera Bread and the Atlanta Bread Company. Don't get to eat at those as often as I like.

[Monkeyleg]

I guess I've been spoiled by Cousin's Subs, which is local. Best subs around.

I thought I'd like Quizno's, but there was something funky about the dressing they put on their sandwiches.

[Brad Johnson]

7-11 hot dogs have been rotating on those cosmoline-caked rollers probably for a month or more. I can't believe you'd willingly eat one.

Are you kiddin'?    That's a feast fit for a king!  Especially with the pseudo-cheese and -chili that has that gloppy, half-dried out sauce booger right at the beginning.  A couple of dogs with extra scoops of whatever hasn't completely set solid in the condiment bins, a bag of Cheetos, and a quart of chocolate milk is guaranteed to set you right.

Brad

[Perd Hapley]

Hey, Brad, you wanna hit the White Castle with me?   

[Brad Johnson]

Hey, Brad, you wanna hit the White Castle with me?   

Wish we had one.   

Brad

[Manedwolf]

mmm, forgot Panera Bread and the Atlanta Bread Company. Don't get to eat at those as often as I like.

Check out the nutrition information. A lot of their sandwiches are 600-800 calories and something like 45g of fat.

Yes, they're worse than eating a Big Mac.

I thought I'd like Quizno's, but there was something funky about the dressing they put on their sandwiches.

That's cause the sauce is a mix of high fructose corn syrup, corn syrup solids, and partially hydrogenated oil. With some natural and artificial flavor.

[Perd Hapley]

Shut up, Jared!