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they're stupid expensive but a good treat once in a while

>>11898339
Barely, they're both pretty mediocre.

>>11898339
Miles better than Subway

>>11898339
They're generally better than subway but also way more expensive. I worked there for 4 years, they were better when I first started than they are now. When I first started, they had the Beef and Cheddar brisket for a reasonable price. Before I left, that sandwich was over $13 for just the sandwich (large size). Better off going anywhere else. Which Wich is honestly the best sandwich shop around. Their sizes are better, their ingredients are better, the only problem is their prices but the quality of ingredients at Which Wich makes up for it.

>>11898339
Not too shabby

I'll take Quiznos or Jersey Mike's but yeah firehouse is better than scrubway

>>11898454
I feel like there's this cycle among chain sub shops where everybody is really into a particular chain for a hot minute and then it's on to the next chain.
>Subway is great!
>Subway is shit! I'm all about Quiznos now!
>Quiznos is trash, gimme that Jimmy Johns!
>Jimmy John's? Gross! I'm all about the Jersey Mike's
>etc etc etc.
Every time I see a new sub chain in my area, I assume it'll really popular for about 3-5 years and then half of them will close.
I do miss Blimpie's, though.

>>11898515
>new restaurant comes out
>uses good ingredients to keep hype going for awhile
>popularity wanes because all things do
>ingredients get lowered quality to compensate
>all of them eventually stir the bottom of the barrel
happens with a lot of places, especially in areas with lots of restaurants

>>11898515
Thing is, the FH locations in my town have been there since 2004. They were legitimately good until 2016-2017 which is when I stopped working there. For just a footlong sub with no drink or any additional items, you're looking at is costing $10+. Granted, FH has some options that subway doesn't, that doesn't justify the hiked up prices. I wish Quiznos hadn't gone under in my area because they gave FH pretty good competition. Last I heard from someone who's relative works at the FH I used to work at is they are probably going to shut down that location. I think the last time I ordered anything from FH was over a year ago. I ordered delivery through this local website. Had to spend $20 just to get them to even do the delivery, which is outrageous. And the delivery person got lost making the delivery. Plus, FH called me and told me that they didn't have certain things I had ordered. That experience was all it took for me to decide to never go back there again. Of the sub places in my town, Which Wich and Jimmy John's are the best. Then comes FH and Subway. So out of the 4 available sub shops here, FH is 3rd. Next to last is still not very good.

>>11898515
that's because, as a new chain grows, it's trying to bilk new investors out of cash to make the original investors rich. when they run out of growth and new investors, the chain has to rely on lowering costs in order to maintain profits, which inevitably leads to the company going bankrupt. then the cycle repeats forever, and ever, and ever.

>>11898540
you're on the cusp of being red pilled. look deeper, anon.

>>11898454
>Which Wich is honestly the best sandwich shop around.
No, Which Wich sucks hairy balls. Shit tier bread, shit tier meat and a lame ass, inefficient system for making a sandwich.

>>11898339
more expensive, worse selection, smaller subs
they might have one good type of exclusive sub but i've never ordered one. my friend worked there and mostly brought the new york steamer

>>11898339
I'd take Quizno's (Better taste) or Subway (Better cost) over it, but it's not bad. Just more than I'd care to pay for it. Only complaint my dad and I have had is they put way too much fucking sauce on it. Not just at once FS location but at multiple.

>>11898835
Also, ten bucks a sandwich l m a o

>>11898339
Never been there either, but the first time I ever heard of them was the Boston Marathon bombings.
There was a Firehouse Subs in the background and wrappers on the ground in the most iconic images of people with maimed bodies and severed limbs.
Google censors the shit out of results, but maybe someone else remembers it.
Ever since then, I kinda want to eat there. Because firemen make the best sandwiches, first responders are natural sandwich makers.

>>11898883

It's decent when it's prepared properly but it's heavily dependent on whether the wagie slicing the meat cares enough to bother.

Sometimes instead of slices of meat you'll get a bunch of meat shavings and it's not good at all. I'd honestly prefer Subway at that point. At least their meat is consistently factory sliced.

>>11898339
They're about on par or slightly better than subway. However if you go to subway and get the meatball on garlic bread it's actually better than the firehouse version. Firehouse is also more expensive.

>>11898339
Jersey Mike's>>>>Jimmy John's>Firehouse>Schlotsky's>Quiznos>Subway>Which Wich
Really all you need to know is Jersey Mike's is where to get high quality subs. The rest are almost universally not worth bothering with since the power gap is that extreme.

>>11898883
>>11898905
why does the blood look so fake?

>>11899032
CNN probably?
What does your blood look like?

>>11898339

Ive gotten their italian sub once, and people are right its more expensive. Also it tasted sweet. I didnt really get any oil and vinegar taste off of it as well...but the sweet was really off putting.

I wouldnt go again.

>>11899009

I like Schlotskys but every time i go I get a terrible stomach ache. Jersey Mikes is definitely the best though.

>>11899068
Is there anything Americans won't put HFCS in?

>>11898339
yes better than subway. on par with quiznos but i think it's better.

>>11898905
>Well done!
Am I going to hell for laughing?

>>11898339
Hate this place. Makes half the mall smell like onions

>>11898339
Expensive and just like every sub shop in America.

>>11899626
Your mum smells like onions.

>>11898339
Go to Jersery Mike's or Quiznos instead

>>11898883
>that leg
ouch, hope he's okay

>>11898339
Theyre like a more expensive yet lower quality jimmy johns

>>11899914
why the fuck do people still shill jimmy johns? I want my sandwich fucking hot

>>11898835
that movie was kinda funny, especially that segment
when he’s eating that soup lol

>>11898339
absolute trash. Their subs taste like cardboard with seasoning, and liking their food is like advertisng how inept you are.

>>11898348
>good treat
nice upbringing. How was your macaroni and cheese diet?

>>11898353
>miles better than subway
They’re literally the same fucking thing

>>11898462
idiot. maybe if your diet consists of
(((Iceberg))) lettuce and paper.

>>11898866
>firehouse is not bad.
again, I’d recommend jumping off a bridge for having such a shit opinion

>>11899009
>liking jersey mikes
It’s overpriced firehouse you retarded caveman.

>>11899594
Trash opinion

>>11899914
>using jimmy johns as a standard for sandwiches
Absolute dumbass

Is this really the power of Americans? Thinking below average sandwiches are good? Or is this all you pigs are exposed to? Fucking flyovers confirmed, the lot of you.

>>11899032
When you bleed, you probably only bleed from your most superficial veins, which carry the least oxygenated blood. The deeper arteries contain blood that has just come from the heart and hasn't yet delivered oxygen to any tissue, and oxygenated blood is much lighter red.

>>11900242
imagine being so autistic you feel the need to respond to every opinion that is different from yours.at least you know what green text is for.

I like the pickle spears you get with your sub and they have a bunch of hot sauces. the subs are only ok though.

>>11898339
that looks disgusting

>>11898835
>he hates a good ordering system
Keep going to terrible sub shops then, Idgaf. Get better opinions, loser.

>>11900242
Go be stupid elsewhere.

>>11900242
If your house burns down and the fire department refuses to show up, don't blame us.

Whatever happened to Togo's?

Now those guys were my absolute favorite sandwiches

Firehouse is also a great place to try out hot sauces. Favorites are Colon Cleaner, Secret Aardvark, and Scorned Woman.

>>11898339
why they ham so sweet

Jersy mikes is best. Jimmy johns is a good average.

>>11898515
>Subway is great!

said no one ever. the other big chains are okay, people will still shit on them though because local sub shops are usually better.

>>11898339
No I'd honestly rather have subway.

Guys I don't like either and there's 3 more Sub franchises near me (being a texan is suffering), Jersey Mikes, Which Wich, or Jimmy Johns?

>>11901741
jersey mikes > jimmy johns > which wich

>>11898339
Not a place I would go to, it's some marketing scheme and what the fuck does it have to do with a firehouse?

When some place is clearly a MLM scheme then I know to stay away from it. It's a given for me.

since it's a proven fact that jersey mikes is the better option, I'll pass along the coupon they sent today.
only good for today and tomorrow

>>11901827
What a great deal, get one sack of shit and get another for "free." I feel blessed.

>>11901827
No New Yorker would have anything to do with "Jersey" anything because it makes us think of New Jersey which is a stinking cess pool of nothing and to be avoided at all costs.

>>11901848
no non new yorker gives a shit about new york or new yorkers
so fuck off already or get mugged at least

>>11901858
Jersey fag got his panties in a bunch?

>>11901865
I wouldn't be caught dead in either
I live in a place where I can go weeks without seeing niggers and I like it that way, it's just too bad that mexicans have infiltrated every city in america, big or small it seems

>>11901769
Wrong

>>11901924
nigger

No love for Port o subs? Still love that place and it’s pretty reasonably priced

i got a steak sandwich from firehouse i didn’t know they steam cook like everything it was very bland to taste peppers and onions watered down. way over priced for how much you get. I tried the brisket it’s smothered in a very sweet bbq sauce its very overpowering the meat is good on its own next time I would order it sauce on the side and honestly the meat taste exactly like Arby’s brisket but you pay twice as much.

>>11901980
>they steam cook like everything it was very bland to taste peppers and onions watered down
I don't eat sub shop places much, so can anyone else confirm this? what kind of place steams their stuff

>>11902057
>so can anyone else confirm this?
You can confirm it yourself. Pick up telephone, call subshop and ask.

If you're too socially awkward to talk to people, then I'm sure you can google photos of the interior of a Firehouse subs and then you can look to see if you see steamers or if you see broiler type ovens.

>>11902057
They don’t have a grill everything is steamed and they will box up your sub to go by time you get home it will be soggy

>>11898348
>stupid expensive
No they're not, Penn Station is stupid expensive.

>>11898339
It is better than Subway. They have pic related and it is quite good. Beef, cheese sauce, fried onion strings. It honestly reminds me of an Arby's Beef n Cheddar almost exactly. They also have 5-gallon pickle buckets you can buy for $2.

>>11898339
Decent sandwiches, better than Subway, good selection of hot sauces.

>>11901714
Subway actually used to be a great sub, I am talking like 20 years ago. Now I never go there, the quality is like night and day.

>>11900242
>t. Gordan Ramsey

>>11899032
Because it is fake.

>>11898339
overrated imo as is the case with many sandwich shops.

>>11903072
Subway has always been disgusting at least in NYC. The only people who run them are indians maybe some pakis and the whole place has the stench of them so I wont patronize them. Blimpies was good back in the day but I never see them around anymore. Plus there are delis on almost every block where you can higher quality subs ,sure it costs a dollar or two more but big fucking deal, the quality level blows the crap out of subway.
I also never understood the naming of the place, subways in NYC smell like shit and are full of cockroaches, rats, and weirdos, it's not a very appealing name.

>>11899573
It's honey, as in honey ham. And it sucks for italian subs.

>>11901827
Goddamn, I always just get the free chip and drink with a regular. Wonder if this coupon works at my locations.
The #13 Mike's way with cherry delish is godly.

>>11901954
Nigger nigger

>>11902140
Yes, they are stupid expensive. I wouldn't pay $10+ for any of their food. You clearly haven't been there in years.

>>11900242

>>11900542
Lol

>>11904304
I bet it works for your location too.
I've only had pic related, but tell me what is cherry delish

>>11898475
Jersey mike's isn't too bad. Still overpriced imo.

>>11898339
that looks like sperm

>>11905719
I'd rather go to Great Steak for a cheesesteak. And they're shit compared to Charlie's.