McDonald's No Longer #1

[Admiral Yi]

Subway is too dear.

How much they charging over yonder?  Here you get a foot of food for 5 bucks.  Not very dear.

[Admiral Yi]

How do they staff fastfoot joints at Gitmo?  On a navy ship?

[Ed Anger]

How do they staff fastfoot joints at Gitmo?  On a navy ship?

I'd bet the Gitmo is staffed by KBR or some other contractor.

[Caliga]

IIRC the Subway @ Gitmo is off duty personnel, since Cubans ain't allowed to go there anymore to work.

[Barrister]

Quizno's makes a far, far better sandwich than Subway.

Not a big fan of Quizno's sauces.  Too sickly sweet.

Too much sauce, no idea what's in it.

I like that I can just get plain, fat-free mustard at Subway.

Mr. Sub is good too, but I haven't lived near one for awhile.

[Camerus]

Subway's veggie & cheese sub is great.   

[MadBurgerMaker]

On a navy ship?

They don't. 

[Tonitrus]

Most Air Force bases have a Burger King...I've seen one with a McDonalds.  The other notable fact about on-base franchises, is that the quality is noticeably below that as those off-base (probably due to being staffed by dependents).

Most, as said, have a Subway, a Cinnabon, and some other chains that are basically run by the Army Air Force Exchange Service.

Many bases nowadays have a Starbucks as well, though oddly, those have, so far, been pretty comparable to a regular Starbucks you might see anywhere (whether that is good or bad, is up to you).

Kadena AFB in Okinawa (and this is more true of the overseas, America-deprived bases) had a Chilis and there was a Macaroni Grill on the Marine Corp base.  Both were actually pretty good in comparison with the stateside equivalent.  But that makes sense to provide better quality for folks overseas (even though Okinawa is awesome enough without Americrap).

[jimmy olsen]

Most Air Force bases have a Burger King...I've seen one with a McDonalds.  The other notable fact about on-base franchises, is that the quality is noticeably below that as those off-base (probably due to being staffed by dependents).

Why are dependents worse workers than off base types?

[Tonitrus]

Most Air Force bases have a Burger King...I've seen one with a McDonalds.  The other notable fact about on-base franchises, is that the quality is noticeably below that as those off-base (probably due to being staffed by dependents).

Why are dependents worse workers than off base types?

By and large, dependents are, of course, the spouses and kids of military members (most likely enlisted).  Most of these military peeps will rotate in and out every 3-4 years.  That means you have workers who know it is basically a temporary job with no real future.  Or are military brats who couldn't get anything better off base (this is worse stateside than overseas, I think, as overseas, there might not be much choice).  I think the biggest thing I notice about employees at the Base Exchange, and other related stores, is that they don't care/are indifferent/have poor customer service skills compared to outside.

This is probably not helped by the fact that they are basically an extension of a government-monopoly that is masqueraded by a "private business".  They may have corporate names...but services and hiring are essentially run by AAFES, not the actual company.  And this means not just the employees...the facilities and service in general is usually inferior overall.

[stjaba]

Most Air Force bases have a Burger King...I've seen one with a McDonalds.  The other notable fact about on-base franchises, is that the quality is noticeably below that as those off-base (probably due to being staffed by dependents).

I find that's true for any franchise "on-site." The fast food places(Wendy's, Chik Fil-A, etc) on UF's campus are always inferior to the regular thing.

[Tonitrus]

And, most military wives/kids you see at the BX or Commissary ooze with a "worthless leech on their husband/wife" vibe.

[Grey Fox]

There's a Tim Hortons in the big Alliance Base in Afghanistan.

[Caliga]

I find that's true for any franchise "on-site." The fast food places(Wendy's, Chik Fil-A, etc) on UF's campus are always inferior to the regular thing.

That reminds me of the Burger King we had at the student union in college.  One time I was there after class and this international student tried to order a "Whooper".  All of the people there started laughing and calling her a 'retahd'.  She started crying.

[Ideologue]

Subway also has franchise on military bases.

You know a chain is in the death throes of quality when it's picked up on a military base.

IIRC there's a Subway at Gitmo.  But I think there is also a McDonald's there.

Maybe they torture the Camp X-Ray dudes with Subway 'Italian subs'.

When I ate meat, Italian subs were the shit.  I can't imagine not liking them.  Pepperoni and salami and provolone and peppers and so forth, what's not to enjoy?

I've started eating Subway again semi-regularly because 1)it's right next to the school and 2)the egg subs they do for breakfast are pretty neat.  It's a glorified delivery device for jalapenos and banana peppers, but I feel less ripped off paying $5 when I get an egg with it.

McDonald's, on the other hand, even when I did eat meat, I usually only ate at when it was after 11pm or something and everything else was closed.