"kilikini" wrote in message
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Owen Gilmore wrote:
On Feb 17, 8:15 pm, Tim May wrote:
In article , John61

wrote:
A friend tries to convince my wife to join her to buy a Quiznos
Sub. I did a little investigation on web. Surprisingly, found many
Quiznos restaurants are for sale in Canada, as compared to only a
few for Subway. Well, it seems there are many many more Subway's
than Quiznos around. I feel something wrong, but our friend can't
give a reason.

I love the taste of Quiznos, and it's better than Subway for me.
From my visits to the quiznos nearby, its business looks good. It's
a little pricy, I think it's because of the use of unprocessed meat
(healthier?). But why so many owners want to sell it?

"It's a little pricey" is a dealbreaker for many (including myself).
When I eat at Subway, I like the "Daily Specials." $2.99, U.S., for a
sandwich loaded with veggies, usually something like cold cuts or
turkey breast or tuna (for the Snappers amongst us).

The Quiznos nearby the Subway I go to (Santa Cruz, CA, which stands
for California, not Canada, because of the greater population in CA
than in all of Ca) is usually nearly empty, with nobody in line. I
often look in as I am walking the Subway, further down the main
street.

By contrast, the Subway often has 4-6 people in line.

People value deals. They don't like paying $6 (U.S.) for some
sandwich supposed having "unprocessed" (what is that, exactly?) meat.

The meats at Subway taste perfectly fine to me. Ham, salami, etc. are
all "processed."

This is likely why so many Quiznos franchises are for sale as
compared to Subway franchises. People like value for their money.

P.S. I've even eaten at Quiznos a few times. I didn't care for the
elaborate toasting, the relatively small amount of meats, and the
whole "tude" thing. Give me an honese Subway sandwich, no toasting,
just the real deal, any day. At half the price.

--Tim May

I prefer Subway too, of course. Quizno's screamed "gimmick" from the
moment it opened. "It's toasted" (yeah, so am I, you don't see my
bragging about it....)

Not only that, Subway has called "checkmate" on Quizno's by offering
to toast your $3 daily special for you. So far I've declined, as they
are forced to charge sales tax on toasting due to some obscure CA tax
law (that's California for you Canucks!). I'd probably pay the tax if
I thought it would improve the taste but I prefer the piles of veggies
with oil and vinegar on the meat. No need for toasting.

-OG

I'm with you, Owen. Like I've said in the past, I've tried Quizno's 3
times
(I always give a place a 3 times and if I'm not happy they get the "out"
rule). The first time at Quizno's, I had a toasted chicken carbonara I
think? It was about 4 inches long, $8, and the sauce was nasty - I
couldn't
even finish it. Second time, I went back for a chicken salad of some
sort,
again about $8.50, but they were out of croutons and cheese. (Huh?
Sandwich shop out of cheese???) The third time, I tried their soup in a
bread bowl. Um, no. Way too salty! I make a much better soup at home.
(Granted these were all lunch breaks back on Maui, so I didn't have too
many
lunch options at the time if I didn't bring my own. It was either
Quizno's
or a Filipino bagel shop.) In all 3 trips to Quizno's, I used up almost
my
entire lunch break standing around waiting for my food, and I was less
than
impressed with the final outcome.

Give me Subway. I like the fresh veggies, I like the oil and vinegar, I
like the overstuffing. Some things are good toasted, so Quizno's has its
place (a ham and cheese or a pressed Cuban come to mind - although
Quizno's
doesn't do a Cuban). I just think Subway is a better value, has a better
sandwich, and the service is really fast if you're in a pinch. (Well,
depending upon the line, of course.)

kili

Yeah I agree with you, I went to Quizno's ONCE and vowed never to return
because they doused it in mayo. And Subway it consistently introducing NEW
sandwich's to the menu, the latest is the Pastrami soething that i haven't
tried yet. As soon as I do, I'll write a review. But on TV it looks really
good.