Jimmy John’s

  • jerry b
    western WI
    Posts: 1506
    November 19, 2012 at 11:39 pm #1279596

    A while back I was reading a thread about how bad Sub’s sandwiches have been and that how good Jimmy Johns are. It took us a while but we (FW & I) got to JJ’s to see how great they really are. Gotta say that comparing apples to apples, JJ’s are by far and away the worst flippin’ sandwich we ever ate. I ate half of mine, the bride less, took some of the meat and threw the rest in the garbage, wouldn’t even let the pup eat the rest of it. Had to try it, never again-wish we had “blowin’ chunks” icon jerr

    a.j.-wiesner
    Ely,MN / Rochester,MN
    Posts: 929
    November 20, 2012 at 12:00 am #1113418

    one man’s opinion….. All 3 people in the room with me love jimmy johns

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59998
    November 20, 2012 at 12:03 am #1113422

    Three in the room here.

    1. JJ’s bread is awesome.
    2. Subway, JJ’s is way over priced
    3. Whatever the FW feeds me

    (one man’s and two woman’s opinion)

    buck-slayer
    Posts: 1499
    November 20, 2012 at 12:36 am #1113440

    JJ’s bread is why I go there.

    out_fishing
    Moorhead, MN
    Posts: 1151
    November 20, 2012 at 12:47 am #1113444

    It’s bread, meat and cheese, I don’t think I have ever had a sandwich I disliked so much I could finish and my wife isn’t that good of a cook…

    BBKK
    IA
    Posts: 4033
    November 20, 2012 at 12:53 am #1113446

    I am right with you. JJ is by far the worst sandwich I have ever eaten. 3 giant handfuls of lettuce that tasted like wet dirt, 3 ultra-thin slices of meat, a half a teaspoon of mayo, and a paper thin slice of cheese. I will say their bread is good, but the rest is just terrible.

    I might vary from location to location, but the one here just absolutely sucks. I’d rather suck on a boot than eat there.

    diesel
    Menomonee Falls, WI
    Posts: 1020
    November 20, 2012 at 1:01 am #1113449

    So far never had a bad JJ sandwich. #17 rocks.

    Subway on the other hand….

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59998
    November 20, 2012 at 1:04 am #1113451

    Quote:

    my wife isn’t that good of a cook…

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    November 20, 2012 at 1:09 am #1113452

    Quote:

    So far never had a bad JJ sandwich. #17 rocks.

    Subway on the other hand….

    My fave as well.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    November 20, 2012 at 1:14 am #1113455

    I’m also not a huge fan. I eat them a lot because the are convenient, but they are not my first choice. I get a kick out of the bread fans. Most of the time I can’t eat the last 1-2 inches of the bread as it’s so rock hard. Must be a location issue.

    Chuck Melcher
    SE Wisconsin, Racine County
    Posts: 1966
    November 20, 2012 at 1:23 am #1113458

    Anyone remember the days of a real sandwich from a real locally owned sub shop. You know… where the owner and his wife both worked with maybe a single helper. They had names like “Jerry’s Subs”. One where you could get italian or french bread…. fresh toppings piled high, and it was a real sandwich…. something to look forward to, and not as I like to put it, just to fill a hole. In town here the three shops have closed – and the treat that was a sub sandwich is not the same from a chain place. Almost like getting a packaged one at a grocery story. They may taste good, but are a far cry from the special made by the small, prideful business owner.

    Subway, JJ, or whatever… I really miss the local deli that made a real sandwich… the ones that you just knew were going to leave ya going through four or more napkins, and you were darn careful to keep it away from your work shirt so as not to look like a fool the rest of the day.

    The mini was perfect, but on a daring day you would do the regular, and feel the need for a nap shortly after. Either was something you may have done to help celebrate a Friday to end the week.

    I’ll eat the others to fill a hole, but I’ll never “not” miss the good local made real sandwich from the corner shop.

    coleycrawler
    Minneapolis
    Posts: 308
    November 20, 2012 at 2:04 am #1113472

    #6

    I once had it 3 days strait.

    I’m not even a vegetarian.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    November 20, 2012 at 2:08 am #1113474

    Quote:

    I’m also not a huge fan. I eat them a lot because the are convenient, but they are not my first choice. I get a kick out of the bread fans. Most of the time I can’t eat the last 1-2 inches of the bread as it’s so rock hard. Must be a location issue.

    That’s definitely a location issue. My favorite thing about JJ’s is the bread.

    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    November 20, 2012 at 2:11 am #1113476

    I’ve thought about. I almost always order early since I get in early. 11AM ish. I’m betting I’m getting the leftovers from the day before. I don’t have that issue if I order later in the morning.

    James Holst
    Keymaster
    SE Minnesota
    Posts: 18926
    November 20, 2012 at 2:14 am #1113478

    Quote:

    I’ve thought about. I almost always order early since I get in early. 11AM ish. I’m betting I’m getting the leftovers from the day before. I don’t have that issue if I order later in the morning.

    Dry, rock hard bread would definitely ruin any sub.

    Drew Engelmeyer
    Lakeville, MN
    Posts: 359
    November 20, 2012 at 2:47 am #1113491

    Quote:

    I’ve thought about. I almost always order early since I get in early. 11AM ish. I’m betting I’m getting the leftovers from the day before. I don’t have that issue if I order later in the morning.

    When I was in college we would stop by JJ’s, and grab several loaves of their “day old bread” after a long night at the bars. Sure, it’s not quite as soft. But there isn’t a better post bar close treat!

    deertracker
    Posts: 9261
    November 20, 2012 at 5:46 am #1113512

    Quote:

    Quote:

    I’ve thought about. I almost always order early since I get in early. 11AM ish. I’m betting I’m getting the leftovers from the day before. I don’t have that issue if I order later in the morning.

    You can’t beat the day old bread for 50 cents a loaf. We buy it all the time to make sandwiches at home.
    DT

    When I was in college we would stop by JJ’s, and grab several loaves of their “day old bread” after a long night at the bars. Sure, it’s not quite as soft. But there isn’t a better post bar close treat!

    E Ashwell
    Apple Valley, MN
    Posts: 423
    November 20, 2012 at 12:11 pm #1113522

    #10 is one of my fav sandwiches in the sub industry. Your dog would have loved it.

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22602
    November 20, 2012 at 12:24 pm #1113523

    Wherever I go, I always ask for the latest bread out of the oven.. as long as it isn’t 7 grain..I am ok with fresh

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    November 20, 2012 at 12:37 pm #1113530

    I like the Italian Night Club with peppers.

    Why no talk of Quisnos, the original toasted sub? Cousin’s Italian special? Also when I order from Subway I get the Spicy Italian which normally isn’t presented on the menu.

    I guess you could say I am a sucker for a 12″ Italian.
    I had to close the door I just opened.

    What was the name of the popular sub shop in the 80s maybe 70s?

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59998
    November 20, 2012 at 12:47 pm #1113534

    Pug, did you know the Subway Recipe Book shows the Spicy Italian coming with double meat?

    Seldom do I get it without pointing it out (and many times they have to go check it to see for themselves).

    DaveB
    Inver Grove Heights MN
    Posts: 4511
    November 20, 2012 at 12:49 pm #1113536

    I always see those HUGE sammiches in the grocery store deli for like $5, and they look really good.

    Are they?

    timschmitz
    Waconia MN
    Posts: 1652
    November 20, 2012 at 1:26 pm #1113551

    Quote:

    I always see those HUGE sammiches in the grocery store deli for like $5, and they look really good.

    Are they?

    The cub deli sandwiches are better than any of this other crap mentioned!

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    November 20, 2012 at 1:28 pm #1113554

    Quote:

    Pug, did you know the Subway Recipe Book shows the Spicy Italian coming with double meat?

    Seldom do I get it without pointing it out (and many times they have to go check it to see for themselves).

    BK, did you go to SU?

    (Subway University…Saving Silverman, anyone???)

    DaveB
    Inver Grove Heights MN
    Posts: 4511
    November 20, 2012 at 1:38 pm #1113558

    Quote:

    Quote:

    Pug, did you know the Subway Recipe Book shows the Spicy Italian coming with double meat?

    Seldom do I get it without pointing it out (and many times they have to go check it to see for themselves).

    BK, did you go to SU?

    (Subway University…Saving Silverman, anyone???)

    I think BK was a Diamond in the Rough

    big_g
    Isle, MN
    Posts: 22602
    November 20, 2012 at 1:58 pm #1113562

    I know there was a Sandwich GIANT in SSP…. we used to go to as a kid, would have been the early 70’s….

    jon_jordan
    St. Paul, Mn
    Posts: 10908
    November 20, 2012 at 2:16 pm #1113569

    JJ is an ok sanwich. Little over priced, but ok.

    Go to a “Traditional” Italian shop like Cossetta’s and order a sub or “Hero” as they call it, the bread will always be hard. Fresh out of the oven.

    -J.

    Brian Hoffies
    Land of 10,000 taxes, potholes & the politically correct.
    Posts: 6843
    November 20, 2012 at 2:25 pm #1113574

    Quote:

    I like the Italian Night Club with peppers.

    Why no talk of Quisnos, the original toasted sub? Cousin’s Italian special? Also when I order from Subway I get the Spicy Italian which normally isn’t presented on the menu.

    I guess you could say I am a sucker for a 12″ Italian.
    I had to close the door I just opened.

    What was the name of the popular sub shop in the 80s maybe 70s?

    When I worked on Robert Street in West St. Paul there was a sub shop, I think it was Clarke? Funky peaked roof ,painted kind of a orangish color. Best Tuna sub I’ve had. That was back in the early 70’s.

    Quiznos is far better then JJ in my opinion. But, then again I only did JJ once, lesson learned.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    November 20, 2012 at 2:31 pm #1113578

    Quote:

    Pug, did you know the Subway Recipe Book shows the Spicy Italian coming with double meat?


    I normally order double meat for everything like Wendy’s hamburgers. I am a bit of a glutton when it comes to fast food. I’ve been avoiding fast food for lunch the last few years and that is a good thing.

    I’ve never had anyone behind the sneeze guard have to check what is on a Spicy Italian.

    No one knows that old chain of sub shops? Maybe I am thinking Cousins, since they have been around for a while, but I swear the name is on the tip of my tongue. I remember it as a kid. Pretty sure it is one word and a last name.

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