Subway vs. Quizno’s?
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- October 4th, 2004
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I eat at Subway roughly once every two weeks, sometimes more, sometimes less. Today I was running late and didn’t get a chance to make my two ham and cheese sandwiches like I usually do. So I figured I’d just eat at Subway in the Union.
I have one of those little cards full, so I get my free six-inch with purchase of a medium drink. 
I get my usual, roasted chicken, today on roasted garlic bread as opposed to the parmesan and oregano bread I usually get. However, the sandwich artist [insert chuckle] asked me if I wanted it toasted. I said yes not really realizing what he had actually asked me. A split second later I figured he had just heard my order wrong. I shrugged it off; perhaps today would be a good day to get something different, for the first time in about eight years. Sidenote: I’m a creature of habit, what can I say? After mentally preparing myself for what I thought would be some new experience, I noticed that he was putting my bread in a toasting oven. I repeat, a toasting oven. I am, in fact, at Subway and not Quizno’s.
After that I paid for my meal and sat down to eat. The bread itself was toasted, though not quite to the caliber of Quizno’s - sans the end of the bread, which was quite nice. All in all, it was a pleasant experience and I do plan on getting my bread toasted in the future.
Subway and Quizno’s, arguably the two biggest sandwich places in America, different in many small ways, but their biggest difference is in the toasting of subs. Quizno’s does and Subway does not. As I was eating my toasted sub today, from Subway, I couldn’t help but think that this is some sort of plan to steal customers away from Quizno’s. As I mentioned before, the toasting leaves a bit to be desired when compared to Quizno’s, but nonetheless I think it’s still an improvement.
I checked on Subway’s website and couldn’t find anything about national trend of toasting their subs. Perhaps the Union subway is somehow unique, though I find this quite hard to believe. Either way, I’m happy.
Happy toasted subs to everyone.
October 7th, 2004 at 9:34 am |
I’ve not tried a toasted sub from Subway, but I think that Quiznos is far and away the better joint. I think Quiznos is great, but Subway is very average, IMHO.
October 8th, 2004 at 1:00 pm |
I agree that Quizno’s is quite tastey, but it’s the price that kind of sucks. Although, that being said, Subway recently did up their prices. Which really sucks for me because I get the most expensive [ and best, I might add ] sandwich: roasted chicken breast. Oh yeah.
November 16th, 2005 at 9:57 pm |
Well Quizno’s is better… but in all honesty Jerry’s smokes both of them…
December 26th, 2005 at 5:05 pm |
Yes, Quiznos is good but try going in there and ordering you sub untoasted, the problems will come at the register. They won’t know how to charge you for your sub, unlike at Subway where you can have it the way you want it.
January 20th, 2006 at 1:18 pm |
OMG Quizno’s has the worst subs ever. I prefer Subway 20 times better. The subs are tastier sand they have better service.
March 24th, 2006 at 1:48 pm |
Quiznos is better than subway depending on what you get
March 27th, 2006 at 8:21 pm |
Subway is the best dans quiznos is very expensive is like more subway then quiznos.
March 29th, 2006 at 10:19 am |
Subway is far better. I’m watching my weight so the fact that Subway has a very clear nuitricianal guide is fantastic.
(I’ve losy 9 pounds in 5 weeks, and I go to Subway at least twice a week)
:o)
June 7th, 2006 at 5:47 pm |
Subway sucks. they use processed meats and cheese food. Quizno’s service and food is a million times better.
I eat there often, and never had an issue with the cashier not knowing how to ring up an untoasted sub.
Also, you get what you pay for… if you want processed cheeselike food, and fake meat go to crappy subway. if you want fresh sliced premium meats, cheeses, and veggies go to the real deal Quizno’s.
June 21st, 2006 at 2:00 pm |
i work at subway…
and used to work at quiznos
i think subway is a better enviroment
and just to let you know…a lot of the stuff at quiznos is processed too.
subway has had a toaster for about a year or more now?
but im pretty sure most subways have it already…
its a good option.
February 7th, 2007 at 12:18 pm |
Im subway ll the way
March 22nd, 2007 at 2:51 am |
Subway is horrible. It took the commercial from Quizno’s about how Subway hardly fills their sandwiches to make me realize it. Next time I ordered at Subway, the girl put THREE (count em, 3) thinly sliced pieces of meat and TWO triangle-shaped pieces of cheese on a half-foot piece of bread. The toppings they put on it (lettuce, tomato and honey mustard) were bigger that the meat itself, and that’s pathetic, AND it costed me $5. Never eating at Subway again.
April 28th, 2007 at 3:44 pm |
Strange that Quiznos boasts about how it fills it’s sandwiches while Subway doesn’t. At the Quiznos here, which I just ate at today, their sandwiches also looked nothing like the commercials. (My mom got a meat sandwich and it was pretty much flat.)
I really like Subway a lot better. It has better choices for vegetarians, like me. Quiznos only has that one sandwich for vegetarians. Plus they only have white or wheat bread. I like Subways options when it comes to bread..I’m addicted to their italian herb and cheese bread! Also, Subway is a LOT cheaper. Quiznos charges 4.50 (or more) for a small veggie sub. Their small is 5 1/2 inches, whereas Subway’s either allows you to get 6 inch or 12 inch. Their 12 inch veggie sub is $5!
Anyway, yeah, it’s clear that I like Subway better (on top of all those points, I really enjoy cold sandwiches more than toasted ones.) Not that Quiznos is bad. I liked the sandwich that I got from there today too. I just feel Subway is better.
June 19th, 2007 at 7:45 am |
Subway sucks…………..
June 22nd, 2007 at 5:28 pm |
I prefer subway..just for the fact those satupid quiznos commercials with the swirly eyes freaked me out and made me think they were serving roadkill.. Anyways, my standard at subway is the club on italian herbs and cheese with tomato, letuce, onion, pickle, black olives, yellow peppers and jalepeno peppers salt n pepper with vinegar and oil and oregeno..not toasted of course. yummmm im hungry now!! Im off to subway
June 22nd, 2007 at 5:29 pm |
^^ i forgot to add provolone cheese
August 24th, 2007 at 5:52 pm |
Subways grosses me out. the way it has the food presented (the chicken looks under-fed & the bacon is shrivelled). & i hate how the chicken is in those cheapy little cafeteria-food looking containers. it looks like they’re serving you left-overs. the oven @ Subways is pathetic compared to Quiznos. & my sandwiches are never flat, always full. plus the fact that it offers 3 sizes is convenient
January 14th, 2008 at 9:16 pm |
Subway is NOT what it used to be. Subway sucks. I rarely eat there anymore, unless it’s the only place around to eat at. Poor quality for what you pay for, I don’t like eating poor quality food, and I’m afraid it’s now being noticed by customers. I find quizno’s much better, I eat there now instead of subway. The thing that bothers me the most about quizno’s though is as someone else mentioned, the flat subs. quiznos subs are flat but they taste much better. If the prices keep going up I’m going to stop going, seriously!
February 20th, 2008 at 8:27 pm |
Both are really good. Both are very different from each other. But I work at Quiznos so my quiznos subs are cheap and extreme (triple meat lol).