I don’t recall ordering a piece of plastic in my sandwich on my last trip there years ago. Got it anyway. The blank stare I got when I told the worker said “I have no idea why you care that your sandwich contains plastic” lol
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TrickDacy@lemmy.world 1 week ago
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 1 week ago
You fool, that was the Plastic Ticket. Due to inflation, some franchises may not have the Golden ones. You could’ve redeemed that for a free tour of Jared Fogle’s house
Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 week ago
Personally I’m the kind of guy that would probably just remove it and keep eating, however it should be noted that piece of plastic was likely wrapping one of the ingredients, that means one side would be clean and food safe but the other would be the side that laid on random stuff/surfaces, got pissed on by rats in the warehouse, etc etc. Again I wouldn’t be too fussed myself because I think a bit of exposure to nasty stuff is part of life but I can definitely see how it could be a problem.
dumbass@leminal.space 1 week ago
Subway worker: That’s… That’s the bread.
Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 1 week ago
If all you have to choose from is shit, you’ll always end up with a shit sandwich.
maxalmonte14@lemmy.world 1 week ago
And at the end of the day it’s just a sandwich, made with fresh ingredients, how can that be even bad?
NegativeLookBehind@lemmy.world 1 week ago
“Fresh ingredients” is a questionable statement
maxalmonte14@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I cannot speak for all Subways over the world but here where I’m located, and according to my own experience, they seem to be fresh.
tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 1 week ago
I remember when they were putting so much sugar in the bread they legally couldn’t call it bread anymore.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That was in a specific country and that country was correct.
Voyajer@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Remember the subway fake chicken controversy?
Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 1 week ago
There was also that thing a few years ago where Ireland said subway’s bread couldn’t legally be called bread.
spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I am pretty sure that the test was badly done and the whole 50% thing was the result of shitty sampling. Yes, they have soy protein additives but fake chicken is more expensive than real chicken and the tests were never confirmed by a second lab.
A lot of fast food does end up having meat that is significantly lower than 100% meat just by doing seasoning and preservatives. Taco Bell for example has a crazy amount spices and filler ratio which is partially due to the fact that meat volume is reduced as the moisture is cooked out. They are still excessive though.
Subway gets picked on the most both due to how it has the most locations (or did at one point) and it brags about the food quality. Nobody picks on KFC for how fatty their fried chicken is because we know it is fatty. Subway played themselves.
DisOne@lemm.ee 1 week ago
The ingredients are ok. It’s the bread. It smells weird, tastes awful and nowadays I can’t even walk past their stores without holding my nose.
maxalmonte14@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Really? I can understand that. IDK how different Subway is in America (or any other country for that matter) but in here I don’t see any issue with their bread, or at least I haven’t had any so far.
tyler@programming.dev 1 week ago
Subway is just about the lowest quality garbage you can get. I think McDonald’s is maybe the only thing lower quality.
JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world 1 week ago
As someone who likes a good subway every once in a while, there are definitely a few things you should refrain from ordering.
Chicken comes to mind.
Also, the recipe for bread they use in the US is different from many other countries because in those other countries the American version can’t legally be called bread. (I think it had to do with the sugar content)
Subway also has a history of being pretty hostile towards anyone who speaks against their “healthy fast food” narrative. I mentioned chicken above, well they sued CBC for reporting on a study that found Subway chicken was only about 50% chicken DNA, with the rest being soy protein.
They were also sued a couple years back by someone claiming their tuna wasn’t really tuna, but that case was dismissed by the plaintiff, citing pregnancy complications making it difficult to continue.
maxalmonte14@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I think me not eating meat anymore has a lot to do with the way I perceive Subway, I remember trying their meatball sandwich a couple of times and not liking it, it tasted weird to me but I know people who liked it so I didn’t pay much attention to it. Nowadays I just order a sandwich stuffed with as many vegetables as possible, or their soy protein one.
rc__buggy@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
The meat is so bad. Have a look at a slice of the salami next time you’re there. Sometimes it seems more fat than anything else.
Subway is the most available fast food in a lot of rural Colorado towns, so I’ve eaten my share traveling around the state
maxalmonte14@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I’m not in the US so chances are by going to Subway we both would have different experiences, years ago I worked near a Subway so I stopped by all the time, their salami sandwich was maybe the one I ordered the most, it was OK.
Paddzr@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Subway is the only gluten free option fast food in UK. It’s the only place I can reliably eat at and I’ve yet to have a bad experience, staff goes above and beyond to not cross contaminate their food.
Lizardom@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I wish I didn’t have to tell the expert artisanal sandwich craftsman how to make the sandwich step by step. “I’d like a number 5”
-What bread? “Whatever’s in the picture for number 5”
-Toasted? “Whatever’s in the picture for number 5”
-What meat? “Whatever’s in the picture for number 5”
-What veggies? “Whatever’s in the picture for number 5”
-What cheese? “Whatever’s in the picture for number 5”
-What sauce? “Whatever’s in the picture for number 5”
Why bother selling meals if each component requires a conversation. The fucking meal option should skip that bulshit unless initially ordered as such. ‘I’d like a number 5 with everything different than advertised’
Zwiebel@feddit.org 1 week ago
That’s why I don’t go to subway.
My brother in christ I’m paying you to make the sandwich
lepinkainen@lemmy.world 1 week ago
A footlong sub (not a meal) is around 13€ here.
I can get a full ass restaurant meal for that
Katana314@lemmy.world 1 week ago
When it costs that much, the choice makes sense.
But where I live, for whatever reason, Subway is less than half the price of full meals from nearby restaurants. That is in part because restaurants have gone up in price.
TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 1 week ago
A footlong sub can be a meal, if you put enough stuff on it. And the veggies don’t make it cost more. Just load it up with everything and get your money’s worth.
Aolley@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Can someone explain this, this post doesn’t make sense to me
bstix@feddit.dk 1 week ago
At Subway the customer picks the stuff that goes into the sandwich.
It’s basically build your own food, except it’s someone else’s fingers in your food.
dis_honestfamiliar@lemmy.sdf.org 1 week ago
Buy what if you get to make your own sandwich? run the oven and all
S13Ni@lemmy.studio 1 week ago
All of the possible combinations taste kinda same tbh
pineapplelover@lemm.ee 1 week ago
If your chicken tastes like tuna, I don’t know what to tell you
weker01@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
When I visited the us that was a major culture shock. How much of an almost irrelevant choice there is on food and many other things. In Germany if I go to a bar and order a beer there is no question. You just fest the standard beer of the region and or bar. There are like 4-5 beers on tab at most.
RidderSport@feddit.org 1 week ago
On another note, an American friend that lives in Germany now told me that the German subs taste wayyyy better as in incomparably better
weker01@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
Could be but there aren’t that many subways left. At some point you could find them everywhere then there was a problem? with the franchise and many rebranded to MrSub or something and soon after closed. At least in my area.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 1 week ago
Worse ingredients, worse sandwiches. Subway.
Empricorn@feddit.nl 1 week ago
I mean… you don’t have any choice about the quality of the meat. Didn’t Subway get in trouble because they couldn’t prove their tuna salad actually contained any, uh… tuna?
groet@feddit.org 1 week ago
Not really. There was a lawsuit that claimed they contain no tuna. A lab found no tuna DNA, a different lab did. The lawsuit shifted to “does not contain only this type if tuna”.
Also highly processed food (especially after it was cooked) does not contain any DNA that is identifiable.
Pothetato@lemmy.world 1 week ago
That smell tho
anarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 week ago
You haven’t thought about the smell, you bitch!
RangerJosie@lemmy.world 1 week ago
The meme is correct.
Subway, not unlike Lil Caesars, is soooo good when you ain’t got some bitch in your ear telling you it’s trash.
Laser@feddit.org 1 week ago
I also actually do like Subway.
It’s it the best thing ever? No. But when I have the choice between McDonald’s, some bread bun with maybe a single slice of salad and subway, the choice is very clear. All their options come with good amounts of veggies, they had decent vegetarian options quite early, their cookies rock and they were one of the few offering free refills.
I dunno what the snobbism is always about. I love it when I need to wait for a train and Subway is an option.
mojofrododojo@lemmy.world 1 week ago
you’re lucky; the ones near me aren’t great. the ingredients are often meh or gross. the staff rarely wears hair control, they’re not helpful, and obviously undercompensated for the bullshit they have to endure. pass.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I have negative feelings about subway because when Quiznos first started, their sandwiches were amazing but subway responded with the $5 footlong deal, after which Quiznos quality went down when they cut costs to compete.
And today Quiznos sucks if they even have a place open in the area and subway is still the same but certainly not offering footlongs for $5 anymore (and I question whether they were selling them at a loss even back in the 00s when they did it).
Plus subway had Jared, who was annoying even before his extra curricular activities came out.
At least Firehouse Subs are filling the niche Quiznos briefly filled now, which isn’t even subway’s niche, even if they both make submarine sandwiches.
abfarid@startrek.website 1 week ago
Idk, it’s usually much faster than busses.
Skullgrid@lemmy.world 1 week ago
camr_on@lemmy.world 1 week ago
3 for 3 today for seeing memes previously voiced by Gianni and finding the Gianni link in the comments lol
GhiLA@sh.itjust.works 1 week ago
I haven’t been to a Subway since the first time I went to a Subway.
It’s like if every other sandwich shop was 200% worse, and the same price and everyone hated their lives.
Shorn@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Quiznos still exists, there just aren’t as many anymore.
superkret@feddit.org 1 week ago
OK, then how much do I earn?
OldManBOMBIN@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I was a sandwich artist; the best sandwiches you truly have to make yourself.
My favorite nowadays is a tuna on flat bread, double extra bacon, American cheese, lettuce, spinach, cucumber, tomato, red onion, light on the sweet onion sauce, and a little mayo.
PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I worked at a Pizza Hut in highscool and the first months of college. I’d never eat there as a civilian but some of the shit were (the workers) made was downright delectable.
There’s a kind of “unofficial” pizza hut menu that employees share around with all kinds of crazy stuff that you could never get just by customizing it online. The “twice-baked Hut Favorite meatball supreme” was my favorite.
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 1 week ago
I know this is a shitpost but I’ll never pass an opportunity to shit on subway.
It’s the shit quality ingredients and how they keep changing everything.
I use to eat subway all the time. Then they changed the only fuckin sauce I ever got, then removed it completely. I was fine with other sauces but then they started fucking with them too. This along with the ever increasing drop in overall quality of ingredients I can’t even eat half a 6" without feeling sick.
Signed - Someone who used to fucking love subway ranting about how it’s been completely ruined.
zipzoopaboop@lemmynsfw.com 1 week ago
It’s so expensive now too and the veggies taste like water. 6.99 for a 6inch cold cut in Canada
cm0002@lemmy.world 1 week ago
It’s crazy to me how wildly varying Subways can be, all the Subways in my area are fairly decent and I like them.
I particularly like Subway because of the choice of veggies, I literally say “all veggies” at the veggies part and I know damn well I’m not even going to keep a fraction of the veggies at home. I can’t even keep lettuce good for very long before it goes nasty.
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 1 week ago
My town has 3 subways and they’re all terrible anymore.
oldfart@lemm.ee 1 week ago
Where are you from? I was in Subway after a long break (a few years) and the only thing that changed was that they added vegan options, everything was as fresh and tasty as I remembered it. And expensive. Eastern EU here.
ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world 1 week ago
Yeah that would be why. I live in the states.