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I can't really criticize Subway much. During an "interesting" period in my life lasting slightly more than an year, they were my daily dinner. Eventually the st

I can't really criticize Subway much. During an "interesting" period in my life lasting slightly more than an year, they were my daily dinner. Eventually the staff basically asked me "option A or B tonight?". Never had a stomach problem, kept my weight in check. IMHO, their bread might not be comparable to a freshly baked high quality bread, but its clean, consistent with predictable calories and gets the job done reasonably well.

shp0ngle 6y ago
In my opinion it's fine as an alternative to other fast-foods, if a little over-priced. It's not as healthy as it sells itself as (the company is even called "Doctor's Association" or something like that); but it's fine compared to say McDonald's or random Chinese food that are usually at the same locations, at least in Europe.
- war1025 6y ago
  > the company is even called "Doctor's Association" or something like that "Doctor's Associates Inc" I believe. I worked at a Subway in high school. Yea, it's maybe not health food, but the bread is fresh-baked every day. (Different from fresh-made in that it comes in pre-formed frozen loaves that you slowly thaw and rise usually over the course of about a 24 hour period) And the toppings are basically what you would put on a sandwich you made at home. Granted they are now branching into more sugar-laced fancy meats, but the basics: roast beef, ham, turkey, bacon, two or three kinds of a cheese, basic vegetables. It's a pretty basic deli sandwich that you would make at home or buy somewhere else. The prices do seem to have gotten a lot steeper than I remember them being a decade ago. Part of that may be that employees or friends of employees tend to see a lot of free food coming their way, so maybe I never thought much about the cost. For the longest time they had a 2 footlongs for $6 (then $7, $8, $9) special. I think it was maybe only certain days of the week.
gnicholas 6y ago
One summer when I was interning in downtown LA, I had footlong veggie subs most days for lunch. I managed to get my hands on a stack of coupons for $4 footlongs (veggie only). They were cheap, relatively healthy, and close to the office. Perfect for an unpaid intern!

shp0ngle 6y ago

In my opinion it's fine as an alternative to other fast-foods, if a little over-priced. It's not as healthy as it sells itself as (the company is even called "Doctor's Association" or something like that); but it's fine compared to say McDonald's or random Chinese food that are usually at the same locations, at least in Europe.

war1025 6y ago
> the company is even called "Doctor's Association" or something like that "Doctor's Associates Inc" I believe. I worked at a Subway in high school. Yea, it's maybe not health food, but the bread is fresh-baked every day. (Different from fresh-made in that it comes in pre-formed frozen loaves that you slowly thaw and rise usually over the course of about a 24 hour period) And the toppings are basically what you would put on a sandwich you made at home. Granted they are now branching into more sugar-laced fancy meats, but the basics: roast beef, ham, turkey, bacon, two or three kinds of a cheese, basic vegetables. It's a pretty basic deli sandwich that you would make at home or buy somewhere else. The prices do seem to have gotten a lot steeper than I remember them being a decade ago. Part of that may be that employees or friends of employees tend to see a lot of free food coming their way, so maybe I never thought much about the cost. For the longest time they had a 2 footlongs for $6 (then $7, $8, $9) special. I think it was maybe only certain days of the week.

gnicholas 6y ago

One summer when I was interning in downtown LA, I had footlong veggie subs most days for lunch. I managed to get my hands on a stack of coupons for $4 footlongs (veggie only). They were cheap, relatively healthy, and close to the office. Perfect for an unpaid intern!