I agree The best National chain is Portillo’s. 
The worst is Subway. They give the least amount of meat than any other. 
 

But the best sandwich shop above all Is Johnny’s Italian Beef on North Ave in Elmwood Park, a west Chicago suburb. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

45 minutes ago, Mike L said:

I agree The best National chain is Portillo’s. 
The worst is Subway. They give the least amount of meat than any other. 
 

But the best sandwich shop above all Is Johnny’s Italian Beef on North Ave in Elmwood Park, a west Chicago suburb. 
 

 

 

 

Mike

Damnit, I've never been to Johnny's!

Subway

Firehouse

Jimmy Johns.

 

2 hours ago, Deephaven said:

You left out Portillos.  Italian Beef trumps all on that list.

Portillos is solid no doubt about it. The classic Italian beef sandwich is tasty.

 

The one I occasionally go to in Maple Grove was closed a month because they didn’t have enough staff to stay open. Not even the pick up window was open.

In the Chicago suburbs, there is a chain called Mr Sub. Great subs at half the price of Firehouse or Jersey Mikes. 

You guys should try a Vietnamese Bahn Mi grilled pork sandwich on a baguette with an iced coffee. Tasty! 

 

2 hours ago, Deephaven said:

Damnit, I've never been to Johnny's!

You absolutely need to go. 
Also, don’t forget the Italian Ice!!

 

 

 

 

Mike

10 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

Before the franchise, the original Subway was on the Drag at UT campus in Austin.  It was worth driving to.  The problem with franchises is how the quality can vary.  The Subway close to my office isn't worth visiting, because the salad and spinach is always wilted to rotten.  A few miles away, there's another that always has fresh fixings and fresh bread.

 

Tacquerias are more important in S. Texas.  The farther south you go, the better they get. 

When you see one that is stacked with cars at an odd hour, pull over. 

On a trip from Reynosa, hunger forced a stop at a Taco Bell in Brownsville. 

The family that owned the place had the franchise pegboard menu and their home menu on a chalkboard - it was outrageously good. 

 

You’re killing me!  

Lardos in Portland Oregon

Bernie’s General store, three blocks from home, has the best sandwiches my city.

 

Their steak-egg-cheese does wonders for a hangover.

22 hours ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

Quiznos was the one with the rat, wasn’t it?

They all have rats haha

https://losofoodie.com/eating-low-sodium-at-jersey-mikes/

 

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A majority of the Jersey Mike’s regular-sized subs clock in at over 1,000 mg of sodium. A regular size Buffalo Chicken Cheese Steak registers an eye-popping 3,513 mg of sodium. That is significantly more salt than a healthy person should have in an entire day! And it is more than double the daily limit for most LoSo eaters.

 

I used to go to a cheese steak place until I saw how much sodium is in their BREAD alone! It is recommended that people eat less than 2000 mg of sodium a day.

 

I taste salt in everything these days from hamburgers to Boston Market. It's disgusting. I make my own food more and more because of this, not to mention the added sugar they use.

 

So my favorite sandwich shop is my kitchen! All the other ones I've ever liked are small mom and pops shops.

4 hours ago, Crankin4Bass said:

You guys should try a Vietnamese Bahn Mi grilled pork sandwich on a baguette with an iced coffee. Tasty! 

 

This! We have Crispy Bahn Mi here in Charlotte- far and away my favorite sandwich here, and only $4.

Jimmy John's.   Partial to the hard baguette.  Vito,  easy oil and vinegar, add mayo

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Out here in the Philly burbs Pudges and Pudges II gets a lot of rant and rave. They are pretty good but I prefer Jersey Mike’s and Lou’s. 

I’m reading this while eating at penn station in Cincinnati. I’ve never seen one before today, pretty tasty 

6 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’m reading this while eating at penn station in Cincinnati. I’ve never seen one before today, pretty tasty 

The Penn Station grilled subs are excellent.   Hope you got a cookie to.  They’re very good.

54 minutes ago, Tennessee Boy said:

The Penn Station grilled subs are excellent.   Hope you got a cookie to.  They’re very good.

Woops! No cookie but I had the Italian grilled. It was good but not $12 good haha. 

We are in a sandwich dead zone around me. Only 2 available are jimmy johns and subway. I don't mind jimmy johns but I can make a better sandwich at home. My old lady loves Subway but I think it sucks.

6 minutes ago, DitchPanda said:

We are in a sandwich dead zone around me. Only 2 available are jimmy johns and subway. I don't mind jimmy johns but I can make a better sandwich at home. My old lady loves Subway but I think it sucks.

I drive around all day at work, I used to eat a good many subway sandwiches. I thought I was being a good boy by not getting burgers and fries. I can’t stand the smell of those sandwiches but I’m also not a picky eater, I just eat to keep on living.  Once I quit eating subway I lost 10 lbs immediately haha. Go figure. At least now I don’t smell like subway anymore, but I sure can’t be eating the $12-$15 sandwiches anywhere else 

 

 

2 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

I drive around all day at work, I used to eat a good many subway sandwiches. I thought I was being a good boy by not getting burgers and fries. I can’t stand the smell of those sandwiches but I’m also not a picky eater, I just eat to keep on living.  Once I quit eating subway I lost 10 lbs immediately haha. Go figure. At least now I don’t smell like subway anymore, but I sure can’t be eating the $12-$15 sandwiches anywhere else 

That's refined bread flour for you buddy. Amazing what your body can do when you aren't poisoning it with 500% your daily intake of carbohydrates. Problem is bread is d**n delicious and the perfect vehicle to get even more delicious various meats and cheeses to your face.

1 minute ago, DitchPanda said:

That's refined bread flour for you buddy. Amazing what your body can do when you aren't poisoning it with 500% your daily intake of carbohydrates. Problem is bread is d**n delicious and the perfect vehicle to get even more delicious various meats and cheeses to your face.

Yeah it’s crazy. When you start hunting around for lunch without bread or a tortilla, you end up hunting a good bit. I eat a lot of boiled eggs now, maybe my heart will explode but at least I lost that 10 lbs! Hahahaha

3 minutes ago, TnRiver46 said:

Yeah it’s crazy. When you start hunting around for lunch without bread or a tortilla, you end up hunting a good bit. I eat a lot of boiled eggs now, maybe my heart will explode but at least I lost that 10 lbs! Hahahaha

Obviously some foods are worse than others..eggs have cholesterol sure but what are you gonna do? A guys gotta eat something. Breathing...hell living causes death...you try your best to eat healthy but in the end we are a machine working towards self destruction.

42 minutes ago, DitchPanda said:

That's refined bread flour for you buddy. Amazing what your body can do when you aren't poisoning it with 500% your daily intake of carbohydrates. Problem is bread is d**n delicious and the perfect vehicle to get even more delicious various meats and cheeses to your face.

One of my co workers cut bread out of his diet and he lost 40 pounds in 3 months.

I usually bring a lunch to work and if I eat takeout I usually try to support our community eateries. In a pinch though I don’t mind a D’Angelo sandwich. 
 

You probably don’t know D’Angelo’s outside of New England.

 

From the original list, Potbellys