Subway Vs. Quiznos
The age old debate of the two great sandwich makers. Which one should you go to, why is one better than the other. I have decided to sit down and give you a fair and balance looked at both chains and then let you decide for yourself which is your place to be.
First, some stats:
Subway has:
Over 22,500 locations in over 80 Countries
Founded in 1974
Quiznos has:
Over 3500 locations in 15 Countries
Founded in 1981
Now on to the debate:
Subway: Your choice of bread to start creating your sandwich
Quiznos: Better pick the sandwich because you do not have a choice on bread - trust me - don't try and substitute.
Subway: Lots of nice, soft, easy to digest breads usually fresh from the oven
Quiznos: A fine selection of wood loafs - I suggest the birch
Subway: Your choice of being toasted
Quiznos: Must be toasted. Have you ever tried to eat uncooked lumber? That is why it is mandatory toasting.
Subway: Your choice of sandwich meats
Quiznos: Your choice of sandwich meats - they did pretty good here
Subway: Your choice of toppings
Quiznos: The toppings nazis are usually very nice when they say no
Subway: Usually great fresh vegetables to add to the sandwich
Quiznos: Nothing like toasted lettuce, at least it hides the brown spots
Subway: Your choice of sauce to accent the perfect sub
Quiznos: I hope you like tangy because there is lots to go around
Subway: Would you like salt or pepper?
Quiznos: Do you want a pickled Jalepeno on the side or on the side?
Subway: Pretty good cookies
Quiznos: Awesome monster cookies - I will give them that
Subway: Advertising includes Jared Fogel - yikes
Quiznos: Advertising includes Don Cherry - way better but almost lost this one because of Tie Domi.
Subway: About $8-$10 per meal
Quiznos: Anywhere between $20-$30 per sandwich. I could at least do without the kick in the crotch from the aforementioned toppings nazis
OK, the tally is in - Subway wins 8-2-1. As you can see I have been fair and biased and it looks like Subway is the champ.
Sorry Quiznos lovers the numbers speak for themselves.
First, some stats:
Subway has:
Over 22,500 locations in over 80 Countries
Founded in 1974
Quiznos has:
Over 3500 locations in 15 Countries
Founded in 1981
Now on to the debate:
Subway: Your choice of bread to start creating your sandwich
Quiznos: Better pick the sandwich because you do not have a choice on bread - trust me - don't try and substitute.
Subway: Lots of nice, soft, easy to digest breads usually fresh from the oven
Quiznos: A fine selection of wood loafs - I suggest the birch
Subway: Your choice of being toasted
Quiznos: Must be toasted. Have you ever tried to eat uncooked lumber? That is why it is mandatory toasting.
Subway: Your choice of sandwich meats
Quiznos: Your choice of sandwich meats - they did pretty good here
Subway: Your choice of toppings
Quiznos: The toppings nazis are usually very nice when they say no
Subway: Usually great fresh vegetables to add to the sandwich
Quiznos: Nothing like toasted lettuce, at least it hides the brown spots
Subway: Your choice of sauce to accent the perfect sub
Quiznos: I hope you like tangy because there is lots to go around
Subway: Would you like salt or pepper?
Quiznos: Do you want a pickled Jalepeno on the side or on the side?
Subway: Pretty good cookies
Quiznos: Awesome monster cookies - I will give them that
Subway: Advertising includes Jared Fogel - yikes
Quiznos: Advertising includes Don Cherry - way better but almost lost this one because of Tie Domi.
Subway: About $8-$10 per meal
Quiznos: Anywhere between $20-$30 per sandwich. I could at least do without the kick in the crotch from the aforementioned toppings nazis
OK, the tally is in - Subway wins 8-2-1. As you can see I have been fair and biased and it looks like Subway is the champ.
Sorry Quiznos lovers the numbers speak for themselves.
posted by Duncan McAllister at 12:15 a.m.
16 Comments:
I agree...but once in a while Quiznos is a nice change of pace. It is shocking to go into a sandwich shop and request specific toppings and have them look at you like you're crazy and stupid.
In Duncan's case it's not just in Quiznos that people look at him like he's crazy and stupid. Steve
Hi Duncan: glad to see you are one of the Subway team. Jared
Subway is way better, without a doubt. They give away free subs, they let you put whatever you want on yours. Now they'll even toast it for you (even though I like it un-toasted). And it's cheaper. it's pretty much a no-brainer.
Dunk: the name of your blog should end with Slowly not just Slow. Regards Cyril
Hi Cyril -
Thanks for the input but I feel that the sloppy grammar adds to the goofy feel of my blog. It is meant to make people laugh and enjoy my brand of humour.
It is almost low brow humour in that bad grammar shows a lack of intelligence which is then used to back the strange articles that I write/post.
PS: Please identify yourself as friend, associate, or random viewer, just so I know where my audience is coming from.
Duncan
[random viewer sent here by L.Chau]
I'd have to say NIX on both choices.
I'm a big fan of subs, hoagies, heroes and grinders, and I've tried them up and down the east coast. I've even tried a 12" Subway roast beef; eaten 1/2, then 1/2 of the competitor, then the other half, then the other half of the competitor's 12" roast beef.
Basically, in Boston, Cambridge, Mystic CT, New Haven, New York, Hartford, Providence, Philidelphia, ... it is hard to go wrong avoiding the chains.
You get lower prices and better quality if you take 15 minutes to find a decent local sub shop. If you really want 'chain uniformity' in quality, find a place that offers Boar's Head meat and cheese at the best local prices. A place like Vito's in New Haven, or TJ's, really piles it on for a buck or two less. Vito's if you like crusty bread and huge portions for $5.50; TJ's if you like soft bread and such for $4.50.
And this bread, if not baked fresh on premises, is at most that morning's bread from the local bakery.
If you prefer 'authenticity' there are, for example, good little italys in many of these cities. Boston, New Haven, Providence, New York... they all offer quality italian subs with real sopressato, sometimes even mozzerella made on site (consider Liuzzi's in New Haven, Fresh Cheese in Boston, etc). There are also vietnamese sandwich shops in NY, and BBQ places to get a pulled pork sub in various cities; top the shaved steak and cheese sandwiches, or the fresh gyros, in the various cities as well.
No, we can skip Quiznos and Subway... neither is worthy of your time, attention or money.
Duncan: Benjamin has the right idea-- authenticity trumps formulaticity -- if there is such a word. Cyril the viewer
There is no doubt that the real thing will always be better but the focus of this is to imagine an island where only these two options are available. Subway is not the cream of the crop but all I suggest is it is better than Quinzos.
Duncan: Your thesis makes no mention of being on an island-- this is new information. You also referred to the two subject organizations as "great". The implicit message is that other independent sandwich shops did not measure up and the only "great" establishments were the two cited. Let's be a bit more explicit and inclusive in the future. Cyril
It is true, I did say great, but I did not say the best. Also, it would be hard to compare Raplh's from Des Moines and Vitos from Wisconsin and generate the dicussion and debate as not everyone has heard of them, it would have been meaningless riff raff to the passer by. You are correct though, there is an implied nature of the article that excludes all mom and pop shops.
Pleeeease -Vito's in Wisconsin is hardly the pedestrian mom and pop shop that you refer to. It's world class and you would do well once again to refrain from making such disparaging comments. Cyril
You forgot to mention that Sunway's meats are pre-cut somewhere else, never fresh. You also forgot to mention that most subway stores are dirty, very dirty. To sum it up, if you want a "cheap" sandwich, go to Subway!
I must admit, I agree with Duncan.
Maybe it's cuz I like how easy it is to eat a subway sandwich, it isn't a task of gnawing on the food I'm trying to enjoy.
I only get a 6-inch turkey breast with lettuce, so pricewise I'm not doing that great, but I'm fairly satisfied.
And their cookies are amazing.
I agree with Big Al. Subway meats are not deli meats, they are immitation meats that are pre-sliced somewhere else. There are more Subway restaurants than Quiznos that gets hit by health inspection and closed down for days. Quiznos has menu with recipe written for each sub, so that customers don't have to look over the counter to see what kind of meats or cheeses they have and spit on all the ingredience for other people, and just pick one out of the menu. I think if you are going to spend you money on your meal, you have to get what you paid for and Quiznos got the quality for that.
Anonymous R.P. said back;
In response to the Anonymous comment; However the statistics do state that more Subway Restaurants are hit by health inspections and are closed down for days at a time. This is a direct result of Subway Corporations' adimant behavoir when it comes to cleanliness. In response to the second comment; The deli style sub is by far and statistically speaking more appealing for the consumer. A sub is only as good as the individual making it.
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