Jimmy John’s Opens Today at 3pm
Decatur Metro | March 29, 2011
Daren writes in…
Looks open now, tables and umbrellas are out. Guy sweeping up tells me 3[pm].
Terry Michel wrote a similar report on Twitter.
Wow. That was fast!
- rss
Daren writes in…
Looks open now, tables and umbrellas are out. Guy sweeping up tells me 3[pm].
Terry Michel wrote a similar report on Twitter.
Wow. That was fast!
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I’m pretty keen on Subway. Pretty hard to beat their $3.99 daily meal deal. Having said that, my office is spitting distance from Jimmy John’s and looking forward to giving them a try.
Have also heard this chain has a very efficient online ordering system, and that they deliver. That’s +2 for them on rainy days.
JJ’s is super delicious. The 7 grain bread is amazing and the quality of their ingredients far surpasses Subway.
Foam packing peanuts surpass Subway in edibility, so that ain’t sayin’ much.
I was JUST about to say something similar! I won’t be fightin Jerrod for his Subway.
I was trying to exercise decorum. But ya, Subway is gross.
I always get these comments when I mention any affinity for Subway. Often, they are general pejoratives with no actual detail.
Can those above describe what specifically they don’t like about Subway?
Since you asked:
- Flavorless, dry, crumbly (or occasionally soggy) “bread.”
- The rare location offers spinach, but the vast majority offer only iceberg lettuce as a green, and it is completely devoid of flavor and has no nutritional value. Selection of other vegetable offerings leaves a lot to be desired
- Poor quality meats and other proteins (chicken especially, which has the consistency of sponge rubber)
- Their “Eat Fresh” pitch when, in fact, the majority of what they serve is highly processed but topped with token vegetables.
- Their pitch that they are a healthy alternative when really they are not all that much healthier than a lot of other fast food options unless you order very carefully (you ain’t gonna lose much weight eating a — sing it with me now — “FIVE DOLLAH FOOT LOOOOOOOOOONG!”)
- Jared
they are also lightning fast, often giving you your sandwich before you have signed your debit card slip…
i may have to run by there and the Snoball cafe after the gym. (to make up for the burned calories of course)
Yeah, baby, YEAH!!!! GRRRRRR!
Their tuna sandwiches taste weird, like “tuna paste”…
Whatever….I am still going to Sawicki’s.
where are they located?
JJ: 330 West Ponce
Sawicki’s: 250 West Ponce
Wait, that can’t be right. They are on opposite sides of the street so they can’t both be even numbered. JJ is next door to Alexia, so it must be 335.
Nope– the condo complex on the other side is 335…but now I’m confused. Oh, well– won’t keep me from going in & gettin’ my sandwich on!
Don’t they have some sort of labor problems? Wasn’t it no sick leave for employees?
The problem is with MikLin Enterprises, Inc., which only owns franchises in Minnesota.
I have two words for you people: BANH MI
JJ LUNCH REVIEW —
Compared to Subway, the meat seems more palatable, French bread similar, but the toppings really suffer. Less choice. Hot peppers are an upcharge. Whole wheat is superior.
Also, JJ does not offer the customer-directed approach to sandwich building. Finished product is tightly wrapped into a homogeneous mass. The finely shredded lettuce does not help.
Very loud Alt-Rock will become tiresome to the employees. Creature comforts (AKA seating) leave much to be desired.
The cutsey menu and taglines add to the confusion for the uninitated. Lunch for 4 came to $37.00. We could have had real food at Figo, Corner Pub, etc. for the same price.
I think the concept is all about delivery and not an eat-in destination. I’m not convinced that franchise fare (JJ, Pita Pit) make sense in Decatur where there are home-grown alternatives.
Enjoy
Diff’rent strokes for diff’rent folks. Despite my disparaging Subway above, I recognize that not everyone is comfortable with non-chain options. Some people want the same thing they’ve had a million times before and the same thing they’ll have a million times afterward, the ideal being as little variation as possible. It’s comforting to them.
Sounds like Hell to me, but it’s certainly their right. And that’s one less seat that’ll be taken at my favorite lunch spot.
– “I’m not convinced that franchise fare (JJ, Pita Pit) make sense in Decatur where there are home-grown alternatives.”
Here’s an idea – if you don’t like it, you don’t have to eat there.