http://news.yahoo.com/panera-retool-latest-pay-idea-051305138.html
QuotePanera Bread's latest pay-what-you-can experiment will be retooled and brought back next winter as a seasonal offering rather than a permanent one, the chain's founder says.
The Meal of Shared Responsibility was pulled Wednesday. Since late March, Panera had offered a single menu item, Turkey Chili in a Bread Bowl, at its 48 St. Louis-area restaurants. Customers set their own price for the purchase, though the suggested retail price (tax included) was $5.89.
The idea was that the needy could get a nutritious 850-calorie meal for whatever they could afford to pay, while those who pay above the company's cost make up the difference.
The suburban St. Louis-based company served 15,000 of the meals, Panera's founder and chairman, Ron Shaich, said in an interview with The Associated Press. But the experiment found flaws: Few needy people were participating, in part because most Panera locations in the region are in middle-class and affluent areas; and after an initial surge of publicity and marketing, awareness about the meal dropped off.
"We were very capable of raising the level of awareness about food security in short spurts," Shaich said. But as in-store marketing about the meal was replaced and employees stopped explaining the concept to customers, "it seemed to fall into the background."
"We decided the best thing to do is pull it and retool it," Shaich said.
Fresh off media coverage on the launch, and with heavy in-store signage and employees explaining how the meal worked, the idea had a rousing start. Customers for the first three weeks were, on average, paying above the retail value, said Kate Antonacci, director of societal impact initiatives for Panera.
The payments dropped off, though, as marketing was scaled back, with the overall average being around 75 percent of retail value.
Panera hasn't decided specifically when the meal will be brought back next winter. Shaich said it will be rolled out in a select market or markets that have not been determined. This time, it will be a special offering, probably for four to six weeks.
"We'll be very upfront where we can pay it forward and help each other," he said.
Panera has other charitable endeavors. Its Operation Dough-Nation program has donated tens of millions of dollars in unsold baked goods.
In 2010, it opened an entire cafe in the St. Louis suburb of Clayton, Mo., that operated under the pay-what-you-can format. Others followed in Dearborn, Mich., Portland, Ore., Chicago and Boston. At those nonprofit cafes, every menu item is paid for by donations. Antonacci said roughly 60 percent of customers pay the suggested retail price. The rest are about evenly split between those who pay more and those who pay less.
Panera Cares cafes generally bring in 70 to 80 percent of what the traditional format stores do, Antonacci said. That still provides enough profit for Panera to offer a job training program run through the cafes.
Panera has good food and good policies. :) Win-win.
Is this another attempt to socialize America?
If it makes money, good.
If not.....
Panera is a good company and has good food. Glad to see them still growing.
Quote from: garbon on July 10, 2013, 09:56:34 AM
But the experiment found flaws: Few needy people were participating, in part because most Panera locations in the region are in middle-class and affluent areas; and after an initial surge of publicity and marketing, awareness about the meal dropped off.
:lol: Well no shit, Panera Corporate.
"What? We don't have any Panera Breads in the 'hood?"
"No sir...our market research indicated a low return in strip malls with wig salons and bail bonds offices."
"But we have high-scale downtown locations in business and tourist districts, right?"
"Yes, sir...but the urine-soaked homeless aren't allowed to bring their shopping carts into our restaurants."
"Well, we tried. I can sleep good enough tonight."
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 10, 2013, 11:00:41 AM
Quote from: garbon on July 10, 2013, 09:56:34 AM
But the experiment found flaws: Few needy people were participating, in part because most Panera locations in the region are in middle-class and affluent areas; and after an initial surge of publicity and marketing, awareness about the meal dropped off.
:lol: Well no shit, Panera Corporate.
"What? We don't have any Panera Breads in the 'hood?"
"No sir...our market research indicated a low return in strip malls with wig salons and bail bonds offices."
"But we have high-scale downtown locations in business and tourist districts, right?"
"Yes, sir...but the urine-soaked homeless aren't allowed to bring their shopping carts into our restaurants."
"Well, we tried. I can sleep good enough tonight."
That's exactly the strategy I would follow.
You don't put overpriced stores in places with no money. :yes:
Quote from: Siege on July 10, 2013, 10:54:12 AM
Is this another attempt to socialize America?
If it makes money, good.
If not.....
I hesitate to respond to your stupidity, but in what way is private charity "socialist"?
Quote from: sbr on July 10, 2013, 11:34:10 AM
Quote from: Siege on July 10, 2013, 10:54:12 AM
Is this another attempt to socialize America?
If it makes money, good.
If not.....
I hesitate to respond to your stupidity, but in what way is private charity "socialist"?
You had to go there.
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 11:03:37 AM
That's exactly the strategy I would follow.
Of course you would; it's a decidedly awesome marketing gimmick directed at socially-conscious college kids, suburban soccer moms and business district yuppies to feel good about going to Panera, without actually accomplishing anything of value for inner city negroes trapped in food deserts. So it's a win-win.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 10, 2013, 12:52:34 PM
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 11:03:37 AM
That's exactly the strategy I would follow.
Of course you would; it's a decidedly awesome marketing gimmick directed at socially-conscious college kids, suburban soccer moms and business district yuppies to feel good about going to Panera, without actually accomplishing anything of value for inner city negroes trapped in food deserts. So it's a win-win.
You read the part where they've donated millions of pounds of bread to homeless shelters, right?
Quote from: merithyn on July 10, 2013, 01:24:37 PM
You read the part where they've donated millions of pounds of bread to homeless shelters, right?
Tax write-off. That's all that matters.
I forgot how long the line at Panera can be. Went outside of lunch hour and still was crowded.
Quote from: garbon on July 10, 2013, 01:29:26 PM
I forgot how long the line at Panera can be. Went outside of lunch hour and still was crowded.
Yeah. It's worse than most any restaurant I've gone to at lunch hour (lunch hour meaning 11:00 - 1:30). Dinner isn't quite as bad, so that's when usually go.
Their bagels are about the best you can get around here. We don't even have Einstein Brothers here, FFS.
Seedy really is a true and true communist. There is nothing any for profit business can do that will be acceptable to him.
Quote from: Berkut on July 10, 2013, 04:14:38 PM
Seedy really is a true and true communist. There is nothing any for profit business can do that will be acceptable to him.
Nationalize Panera!
People's Bread.
The local Paneras would used to give their day old bread to the homeless, except the homeless wouldn't touch that shit.
Why? Day-old Panera bread is still better than eating out of a garbage can.
Don't know, not homeless. Just know they didn't want it.
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 04:29:53 PM
Why? Day-old Panera bread is still better than eating out of a garbage can.
Yeah I kinda hated in SF, when I'd come across places that just threw out all their day old bagels/bread.
Quote from: Berkut on July 10, 2013, 04:14:38 PM
Seedy really is a true and true communist. There is nothing any for profit business can do that will be acceptable to him.
If companies did not get tax considerations for acts of charity, do you think they would do it more, or do it less?
Quote from: garbon on July 10, 2013, 04:31:56 PM
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 04:29:53 PM
Why? Day-old Panera bread is still better than eating out of a garbage can.
Yeah I kinda hated in SF, when I'd come across places that just threw out all their day old bagels/bread.
$2 for a bag o' bagels that were still quite edible = a hell of a deal :)
Quote from: Razgovory on July 10, 2013, 04:31:52 PM
Don't know, not homeless. Just know they didn't want it.
Then they're spoiled bums. I've eaten Panera bread more than a day old and it was still tasty.
There used to be a bum near work who held a sign asking for money because he was hungry. One day I handed him a 12" sub I got with a buy one get one free coupon, and he handed it back because it didn't have mayo on it. Fucker.
Panera :yuk:
Most of their bread is hard as hell. The only sandwich from there I like is the Bacon Turkey Bravo as it's on some soft tomato-basil flavored bread.
I know one guy that cracked his jaw on their bread, and another chick that broke a tooth. :wacko:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 10, 2013, 04:47:53 PM
If companies did not get tax considerations for acts of charity, do you think they would do it more, or do it less?
Less. I'm not gonna lie.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 10, 2013, 04:47:53 PM
Quote from: Berkut on July 10, 2013, 04:14:38 PM
Seedy really is a true and true communist. There is nothing any for profit business can do that will be acceptable to him.
If companies did not get tax considerations for acts of charity, do you think they would do it more, or do it less?
It would make no difference to you either way.
If they got a tax break, they would be doing it for the tax break (even if it was a net loss anyway).
If they didn't get a tax break, they would be doing it as a marketing ploy.
Arguing with you about profit motive is like arguing science with a YEC.
There are other motivations as well....
a) It allows people to feel good about themselves
b) It gets them invited to all sorts of charity events, which are a great way to network
Quote from: garbon on July 10, 2013, 01:29:26 PM
I forgot how long the line at Panera can be. Went outside of lunch hour and still was crowded.
Going to lunch at lunch hour: problem identified. I don't do it.
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 07:25:29 PM
Quote from: garbon on July 10, 2013, 01:29:26 PM
I forgot how long the line at Panera can be. Went outside of lunch hour and still was crowded.
Going to lunch at lunch hour: problem identified. I don't do it.
Ditto. Everyone at work thinks I'm insane. But they're mostly old fuckers who are set in their daily routines.
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 06:07:32 PM
Panera :yuk:
Yep. I don't care for them, and iirc their vegetarian options are rather garbage, and all is overpriced. Subway is the place to be for the non-conspicuous consumer who wants good food done quickly in sandwich form.
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 07:26:37 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 07:25:29 PM
Quote from: garbon on July 10, 2013, 01:29:26 PM
I forgot how long the line at Panera can be. Went outside of lunch hour and still was crowded.
Going to lunch at lunch hour: problem identified. I don't do it.
Ditto. Everyone at work thinks I'm insane. But they're mostly old fuckers who are set in their daily routines.
I try to go no later than an hour and a half after I've shown up to work. :D
Although sometimes when I'm in weight-loss mode, I'll go around 2, since it's easier to eat just one meal when you eat later in the day.
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 07:27:53 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 06:07:32 PM
Panera :yuk:
Yep. I don't care for them, and iirc their vegetarian options are rather garbage, and all is overpriced. Subway is the place to be for the non-conspicuous consumer who wants good food done quickly in sandwich form.
Barf.
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 07:27:53 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 06:07:32 PM
Panera :yuk:
Yep. I don't care for them, and iirc their vegetarian options are rather garbage, and all is overpriced. Subway is the place to be for the non-conspicuous consumer who wants good food done quickly in sandwich form.
I see you've incorporated diarrhea into your weight-loss plan.
Quote from: fhdz on July 10, 2013, 07:42:03 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 07:27:53 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 06:07:32 PM
Panera :yuk:
Yep. I don't care for them, and iirc their vegetarian options are rather garbage, and all is overpriced. Subway is the place to be for the non-conspicuous consumer who wants good food done quickly in sandwich form.
I see you've incorporated diarrhea into your weight-loss plan.
The Subway special sauce
For the few vegetarians I know, Subway seems to be their go-to place when they need something quick and/or cheap. I like their toasted ham & cheese subs okay.
Quote from: fhdz on July 10, 2013, 07:42:03 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 07:27:53 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 06:07:32 PM
Panera :yuk:
Yep. I don't care for them, and iirc their vegetarian options are rather garbage, and all is overpriced. Subway is the place to be for the non-conspicuous consumer who wants good food done quickly in sandwich form.
I see you've incorporated diarrhea into your weight-loss plan.
He's a salad shooter!
I really have no idea what you're talking about. Subway is entirely consistent with my every-two-days defecation schedule.
Every two days? Poop noob.
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 08:09:55 PM
I really have no idea what you're talking about. Subway is entirely consistent with my every-two-days defecation schedule.
They must send all their ecoli to Portland, OR.
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 07:27:53 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 06:07:32 PM
Panera :yuk:
Subway is the place to be for the non-conspicuous consumer who wants good food done quickly in sandwich form.
Wrong. Jimmy John's. :mmm:
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 07:27:53 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 06:07:32 PM
Panera :yuk:
Subway is the place to be for the non-conspicuous consumer who wants good food done quickly in sandwich form.
Wrong. Jimmy John's. :mmm:
The one time I had Jimmy John's, I thought to myself "Self; now there's a damn decent sandwich."
I'd like to hold Ide down and jam a Philly Cheesesteak down his facehole.
WIT ONIONS!
Fahdiz: I get a Veggie Max on white bread with spinach, onions, banana peppers, jalapenos, olives, regular mustard, spicy mustard, salt, pepper, and oregano, plus between three and twelve chocolate chip cookies, five days a week.
Sometimes the cookies make things a little less solid than one might prefer, but that is their Janus-like nature.
Perhaps you're eating the wheat bread? If so, the error is your own. :(
Cal: Jimmy Johns blows. They used to get that for us for dinner when they wanted us to stay late. I wanted pizza, but all my loser coworkers wanted Jimmy Johns. I don't get the love, or even the like. Even their chips are crap.
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 10, 2013, 08:20:32 PM
I'd like to hold Ide down and jam a Philly Cheesesteak down his facehole.
WIT ONIONS!
I want a Spicy Italian sub. Holy moley were those good.
Can there be some kind of Purge-like day where I can eat any animal I desire? :(
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 08:21:54 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 10, 2013, 08:20:32 PM
I'd like to hold Ide down and jam a Philly Cheesesteak down his facehole.
WIT ONIONS!
I want a Spicy Italian sub. Holy moley were those good.
Can there be some kind of Purge-like day where I can eat any animal I desire? :(
Ide chooses:
HUMAN!
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
Wrong. Jimmy John's. :mmm:
Their idiotic "FREE SMELLS" sign keeps me from going in. But the times we ordered from them at work they were okay.
The surprisingly good place to get party subs is: Walmart. Everything is fresh & you can feed a horde for like $22 and have leftovers.
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 08:20:50 PM
Cal: Jimmy Johns blows. They used to get that for us for dinner when they wanted us to stay late. I wanted pizza, but all my loser coworkers wanted Jimmy Johns. I don't get the love, or even the like. Even their chips are crap.
You are incorrect.
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 08:27:32 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
Wrong. Jimmy John's. :mmm:
Their idiotic "FREE SMELLS" sign keeps me from going in. But the times we ordered from them at work they were okay.
The surprisingly good place to get party subs is: Walmart. Everything is fresh & you can feed a horde for like $22 and have leftovers.
When I give away free smells nobody appreciates it either. :(
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 08:27:32 PM
Their idiotic "FREE SMELLS" sign keeps me from going in. But the times we ordered from them at work they were okay.
The surprisingly good place to get party subs is: Walmart. Everything is fresh & you can feed a horde for like $22 and have leftovers.
I don't actually like going in to Jimmy John's, because it's somehow super-hectic all the time and they serve me too fast; sometimes they're handing me a finished sub like 10 seconds after I finish giving the order. That seems like it shouldn't be possible so it makes me nervous.
Another good one we have here is Jason's Deli, which has sandwiches as good as Jimmy John's but is a more pleasant ordering experience. Also, free ice cream for dessert. :cool:
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 08:31:25 PM
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 08:27:32 PM
Their idiotic "FREE SMELLS" sign keeps me from going in. But the times we ordered from them at work they were okay.
The surprisingly good place to get party subs is: Walmart. Everything is fresh & you can feed a horde for like $22 and have leftovers.
I don't actually like going in to Jimmy John's, because it's somehow super-hectic all the time and they serve me too fast; sometimes they're handing me a finished sub like 10 seconds after I finish giving the order. That seems like it shouldn't be possible so it makes me nervous.
Another good one we have here is Jason's Deli, which has sandwiches as good as Jimmy John's but is a more pleasant ordering experience. Also, free ice cream for dessert. :cool:
Being too efficient scares you? Man you're HR to the core :D
I don't understand how it's possible for them to make subs that quickly, dude. I am afraid of things I don't understand. :)
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 08:35:54 PM
I don't understand how it's possible for them to make subs that quickly, dude. I am afraid of things I don't understand. :)
Oh, I'm sure they're not that fast in downtown Cincy.
Quote from: Razgovory on July 10, 2013, 08:29:53 PM
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 08:27:32 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
Wrong. Jimmy John's. :mmm:
Their idiotic "FREE SMELLS" sign keeps me from going in. But the times we ordered from them at work they were okay.
The surprisingly good place to get party subs is: Walmart. Everything is fresh & you can feed a horde for like $22 and have leftovers.
When I give away free smells nobody appreciates it either. :(
:lol:
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 08:37:51 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 08:35:54 PM
I don't understand how it's possible for them to make subs that quickly, dude. I am afraid of things I don't understand. :)
Oh, I'm sure they're not that fast in downtown Cincy.
need more Mexicans :P
Everyone that works at the JJ near my office is like a college-aged white kid.
Quote from: HVC on July 10, 2013, 08:39:46 PM
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 08:37:51 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 08:35:54 PM
I don't understand how it's possible for them to make subs that quickly, dude. I am afraid of things I don't understand. :)
Oh, I'm sure they're not that fast in downtown Cincy.
need more Mexicans :P
As long as I don't have to repeat my order 4 or 5 times, I'd be okay with that.
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 08:42:00 PM
Everyone that works at the JJ near my office is like a college-aged white kid.
you saying Mexicans can't be white? racist
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 08:45:10 PM
Quote from: HVC on July 10, 2013, 08:39:46 PM
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 08:37:51 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 08:35:54 PM
I don't understand how it's possible for them to make subs that quickly, dude. I am afraid of things I don't understand. :)
Oh, I'm sure they're not that fast in downtown Cincy.
need more Mexicans :P
As long as I don't have to repeat my order 4 or 5 times, I'd be okay with that.
All the sub places here are run and staffed by Indians (Asian kind). You get used to repeating yourself.
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 08:21:54 PM
Can there be some kind of Purge-like day where I can eat any animal I desire? :(
There can be seven of them any given week. :P
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 10, 2013, 07:43:19 PM
Quote from: fhdz on July 10, 2013, 07:42:03 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 07:27:53 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 06:07:32 PM
Panera :yuk:
Yep. I don't care for them, and iirc their vegetarian options are rather garbage, and all is overpriced. Subway is the place to be for the non-conspicuous consumer who wants good food done quickly in sandwich form.
I see you've incorporated diarrhea into your weight-loss plan.
The Subway special sauce
Must be in the vinegar; I've never noticed that effect.
Quote from: Berkut on July 10, 2013, 07:05:22 PM
Arguing with you about profit motive is like arguing science with a YEC.
There's no other motive but profit, and at least I acknowledge that. You apparently don't think so, and yet I'm the one in denial?
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 10, 2013, 08:22:37 PM
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 08:21:54 PM
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 10, 2013, 08:20:32 PM
I'd like to hold Ide down and jam a Philly Cheesesteak down his facehole.
WIT ONIONS!
I want a Spicy Italian sub. Holy moley were those good.
Can there be some kind of Purge-like day where I can eat any animal I desire? :(
Ide chooses:
HUMAN!
Can they put that on a 12" Italian sub roll?
Quote from: HVC on July 10, 2013, 08:46:01 PM
All the sub places here are run and staffed by Indians (Asian kind). You get used to repeating yourself.
All the ones here are owned by Indians as well. Can't think of one that isn't.
Just eat meat. Animals aren't that great. in fact a lot of them are down right bastards.
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 08:55:56 PM
Quote from: HVC on July 10, 2013, 08:46:01 PM
All the sub places here are run and staffed by Indians (Asian kind). You get used to repeating yourself.
All the ones here are owned by Indians as well. Can't think of one that isn't.
Subway has a similar franchise model as Dunkin' Donuts; the capital requirements for the initial start up are pretty low and corporate does all the hard work for you, like property leasing and even initial financing.
And once you get the shops launched, the whole extended family can come over on work visas, so there's your entire fleet labor pool right there.
Subways are also the least profitable franchise.
I had Jimmy John's once. Bleh. Blandtastic.
My Subway's owned by a Tibetan. :)
I think Jimmy Johns and Panera are both excellent. At least the ones near my abode are.
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 06:07:32 PM
Panera :yuk:
Most of their bread is hard as hell. The only sandwich from there I like is the Bacon Turkey Bravo as it's on some soft tomato-basil flavored bread.
I know one guy that cracked his jaw on their bread, and another chick that broke a tooth. :wacko:
Okay, dumpster diver.
Quote from: Ideologue on July 10, 2013, 07:25:29 PM
Quote from: garbon on July 10, 2013, 01:29:26 PM
I forgot how long the line at Panera can be. Went outside of lunch hour and still was crowded.
Going to lunch at lunch hour: problem identified. I don't do it.
:huh:
I went after lunch hour.
If I want a really good sandwich, I just walk over to Potbelly's.
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2013, 09:14:39 AM
If I want a really good sandwich, I just walk over to Potbelly's.
Bad ass cookies, too.
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2013, 09:14:39 AM
If I want a really good sandwich, I just walk over to Potbelly's.
I still haven't been to one of those. :blush:
Quote from: Caliga on July 11, 2013, 09:20:27 AM
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2013, 09:14:39 AM
If I want a really good sandwich, I just walk over to Potbelly's.
I still haven't been to one of those. :blush:
Well you, sir, are missing out.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 10, 2013, 09:16:37 PM
Subways are also the least profitable franchise.
I had Jimmy John's once. Bleh. Blandtastic.
What's your go-to sub, Yi?
Quote from: fhdz on July 11, 2013, 11:34:28 AM
What's your go-to sub, Yi?
You talking shop or samwish?
Quote from: fhdz on July 11, 2013, 11:46:57 AM
Shop.
Probably Subway.
I gave Quizno's a shot, but their sauces are just too sickly sweet.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 11, 2013, 11:48:59 AM
Quote from: fhdz on July 11, 2013, 11:46:57 AM
Shop.
Probably Subway.
I gave Quizno's a shot, but their sauces are just too sickly sweet.
For all their self-billing as a premium sandwich place, their turkey and ham are both rubbery as hell. I do like their bourbon chicken sandwich, and loved their buffalo chicken until they started using this mushy stuff that didn't much resemble chicken.
Who they?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 11, 2013, 11:48:59 AM
Quote from: fhdz on July 11, 2013, 11:46:57 AM
Shop.
Probably Subway.
I gave Quizno's a shot, but their sauces are just too sickly sweet.
I like the pickle & pepper bar, though.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 11, 2013, 11:52:14 AM
Who they?
Quizno's.
Like Subway has bourbon chicken :rolleyes:
Quote from: CountDeMoney on July 11, 2013, 09:16:00 AM
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2013, 09:14:39 AM
If I want a really good sandwich, I just walk over to Potbelly's.
Bad ass cookies, too.
Why would I want ass cookies, and bad ones at that?
You best tuck those eyeballs back under that enormous forehead if you know what's good for you boy. :mad:
I don't have the freakin menu memorized.
I liked Quizno's bread, and I liked their meats. Bacon on every sandwich!! Just the sauces made me gag.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 11, 2013, 11:58:17 AM
I liked Quizno's bread, and I liked their meats.
The chicken & steak were okay, but I found the turkey, ham, and roast beef to be awfully rubbery. I mean, I know it's all processed to some extent, but Quizno's lunchmeats seem like they're totally emulsified to the point where they no longer resemble the meats they're supposed to represent.
Hmmm. I had no beef with their turkey.
HAHAHAHA
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 11, 2013, 12:28:19 PM
Hmmm. I had no beef with their turkey.
HAHAHAHA
:D
Their soups are pretty decent.
Well now I'm going to have to find a decent sub sandwich for lunch today. Fuckers.
The bakery at the subway station near work has a killer sub - soft Italian bread, Italian salami, prosciutto, slices of Parmesan, olives, tomato sauce, rocket salad, dried mild peppers.
Rocket salad?
Quote from: fhdz on July 11, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Rocket salad?
Rucola. Dictionaries say it translates to rocket.
Not a fan of Panera. I also found the bread to be hard.
There are a couple of little sandwich joints around here that can put together a pretty good sub/sandwich, but out of the big chains I think I like Firehouse the most. I haven't had a sub in a couple months though. I think I need to change that tonight.
E: Or maybe Lenny's instead of Firehouse. Forgot about them. Don't know how big of a chain that is though.
I keep thinking the thread title says Pantera.
The yuppiest of all vegetables.
Gotcha. It's really good to have some fresh leaves on a buffalo mozzarella pizza.
Quote from: Syt on July 11, 2013, 01:21:39 PM
Gotcha. It's really good to have some fresh leaves on a buffalo mozzarella pizza.
Hmm. I'd prefer basil but I can see how arugula would work decently.
Quote from: fhdz on July 11, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Rocket salad?
That actually sounds like a cool menu item.
Quote from: derspiess on July 11, 2013, 01:25:35 PM
Quote from: fhdz on July 11, 2013, 01:09:32 PM
Rocket salad?
That actually sounds like a cool menu item.
Instead of cracked black pepper they use gunpowder.
RIP Dimebag
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on July 11, 2013, 01:14:20 PM
E: Or maybe Lenny's instead of Firehouse. Forgot about them. Don't know how big of a chain that is though.
We have a chain called Lenny's here in New York, but googling seems to suggest that it is a completely different entity.
I'm thinking this is the one you mean: http://www.lennys.com/locations/
We had a Firehouse replace the Quizno's near my house. A little gimmicky and not a whole lot of toppings to choose from, but I liked their Turkey sub I had.
I sorta like Penn Station.
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2013, 02:12:30 PM
We have a chain called Lenny's here in New York, but googling seems to suggest that it is a completely different entity.
I'm thinking this is the one you mean: http://www.lennys.com/locations/
Yeah, that's the joint. Damn, they're all over the place. They have this hot pepper relish that I just love for some reason. Otherwise they're pretty much a standard sub place, although they do offer a "large" size that is about two feet long as gimmick #2.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on July 11, 2013, 02:49:01 PM
Yeah, that's the joint. Damn, they're all over the place. They have this hot pepper relish that I just love for some reason. Otherwise they're pretty much a standard sub place, although they do offer a "large" size that is about two feet long as gimmick #2.
Subway used to have some good hot pepper relish in most locations, and now it's almost impossible to find.
Quote from: Ed Anger on July 11, 2013, 02:24:32 PM
I sorta like Penn Station.
Great fries. They also have decent cheesesteaks, though not as good as an actual Philly joint.
Quote from: derspiess on July 11, 2013, 03:21:48 PM
Subway used to have some good hot pepper relish in most locations, and now it's almost impossible to find.
Huh. I didn't know about that. I wonder if they still have it at any of the places near my house.
I have never heard of this place or the Jimmie whatevers you people are going on about.
Quote from: MadBurgerMaker on July 11, 2013, 04:13:12 PM
Quote from: derspiess on July 11, 2013, 03:21:48 PM
Subway used to have some good hot pepper relish in most locations, and now it's almost impossible to find.
Huh. I didn't know about that. I wonder if they still have it at any of the places near my house.
I hit a lot of Subways in my business travels, and in the last several years the only places I've found the stuff have been Iowa and South Dakota. Otherwise, I have to settle for the pickled jalapenos.
Quote from: katmai on July 11, 2013, 04:13:37 PM
I have never heard of this place or the Jimmie whatevers you people are going on about.
Straight Out of Philly was pretty good.
Quote from: Tonitrus on July 11, 2013, 04:19:27 PM
Quote from: katmai on July 11, 2013, 04:13:37 PM
I have never heard of this place or the Jimmie whatevers you people are going on about.
Straight Out of Philly was pretty good.
Where i go to fill my once yearly cheesesteak craving. :P
Quote from: Tonitrus on July 11, 2013, 04:19:27 PM
Quote from: katmai on July 11, 2013, 04:13:37 PM
I have never heard of this place or the Jimmie whatevers you people are going on about.
Straight Out of Philly was pretty good.
crazy muthafucka named Cheesesteak
Quote from: katmai on July 11, 2013, 04:20:58 PM
Where i go to fill my once yearly cheesesteak craving. :P
I had some philly cheesesteak lean pockets a month or two ago. They're alright, but I prefer the chicken cheddar jalapeno flavor.
(https://languish.org/forums/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2F25.media.tumblr.com%2Ftumblr_lydoosbko91r5vbjvo1_500.jpg&hash=14c24cfd93af3aa036bd11ec1d008c6f78f99fab)
Hhhhhot Pocket...
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 11, 2013, 04:24:02 PM
Quote from: katmai on July 11, 2013, 04:20:58 PM
Where i go to fill my once yearly cheesesteak craving. :P
I had some philly cheesesteak lean pockets a month or two ago.
:x
Quote from: katmai on July 11, 2013, 04:13:37 PM
I have never heard of this place or the Jimmie whatevers you people are going on about.
Jimmy John's started in Chicago. Bunch of them all over the place now.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 11, 2013, 04:24:02 PM
I had some philly cheesesteak lean pockets
Dude. :( Even
I won't eat that shit...
You aren't poor, and they aren't all that bad. Much better than the pizza flavored ones.
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 11, 2013, 04:34:11 PM
You aren't poor, and they aren't all that bad. Much better than the pizza flavored ones.
If I was poor, I'd eat plain white rice and canned chicken for dinner before I'd eat them things.
Actually, you can make a really good meal from white rice, canned chicken, salt, pepper, olive oil, and white wine. Put the chicken plus juice from can in a rice cooker, add rice, and cook. When it finishes stir the other shit in.
Quote from: Caliga on July 11, 2013, 04:30:28 PM
Quote from: katmai on July 11, 2013, 04:13:37 PM
I have never heard of this place or the Jimmie whatevers you people are going on about.
Jimmy John's started in Chicago. Bunch of them all over the place now.
ya gotta remember Cal, i'm in Alaska where the town went abuzz over Olive Garden coming to state....in 2011!!
The irony is most national chains that come up here the stores are some of the higher ranked in sales, but still have limited choices.
Quote from: Caliga on July 11, 2013, 04:36:00 PM
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 11, 2013, 04:34:11 PM
You aren't poor, and they aren't all that bad. Much better than the pizza flavored ones.
If I was poor, I'd eat plain white rice and canned chicken for dinner before I'd eat them things.
Actually, you can make a really good meal from white rice, canned chicken, salt, pepper, olive oil, and white wine. Put the chicken plus juice from can in a rice cooker, add rice, and cook. When it finishes stir the other shit in.
Like we were rich enough for white wine <_<
Quote from: Peter Wiggin on July 11, 2013, 04:34:11 PM
You aren't poor, and they aren't all that bad. Much better than the pizza flavored ones.
If you are poor you'd be eating ramen.
I'll take meat from the freezer over meat from a can any day.
@garbon- I'm not *that* poor.
I didn't know chicken came in a can. :huh:
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 11, 2013, 04:43:19 PM
I didn't know chicken came in a can. :huh:
Never seen the Chunk chicken in can?
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 11, 2013, 04:43:19 PM
I didn't know chicken came in a can. :huh:
Me neither.
Quote from: Admiral Yi on July 11, 2013, 04:43:19 PM
I didn't know chicken came in a can. :huh:
http://www.amazon.com/Sweet-Sue-Chicken-without-Giblets/dp/B00BX31YC6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1373579154&sr=8-1&keywords=sweet+sue+canned+whole+chicken
I don't think I could eat canned chicken if I knew. :x
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2013, 04:50:10 PM
I don't think I could eat canned chicken if I knew. :x
Heh, never tried it myself.
Why would canned chicken be any worse than canned tuna?
Well that looks gross.
Quote from: Tonitrus on July 11, 2013, 04:55:08 PM
Why would canned chicken be any worse than canned tuna?
The chunk stuff isn't really much different. It's not a whole chicken shoved into a can though.
Quote from: Tonitrus on July 11, 2013, 04:55:08 PM
Why would canned chicken be any worse than canned tuna?
I don't like canned tuna either.
But really it is just a psychological thing and that's why I added in "if I knew".
Quote from: Caliga on July 11, 2013, 04:30:28 PM
Quote from: katmai on July 11, 2013, 04:13:37 PM
I have never heard of this place or the Jimmie whatevers you people are going on about.
Jimmy John's started in Chicago. Bunch of them all over the place now.
INCORRECT, Mon Frere! Jimmy John's started in Champaign/Urbana. My kids have trick-or-treated at Jimmy's house. :smarty:
wiki says Charleston
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2013, 05:44:30 PM
wiki says Charleston
As does the website.
Which also says closest one to me is in Seattle.
:lol:
I spent time in Charleston. Not a fan.
Quote from: garbon on July 11, 2013, 05:44:30 PM
wiki says Charleston
Meh, close enough. We're just north of Charleston. Jimmy lives in C-U, though.
Quote from: derspiess on July 10, 2013, 08:27:32 PM
Quote from: Caliga on July 10, 2013, 08:17:23 PM
Wrong. Jimmy John's. :mmm:
Their idiotic "FREE SMELLS" sign keeps me from going in. But the times we ordered from them at work they were okay.
:lol: Me too. All their garish smug hype shit has kept me out.
Quote from: katmai on July 11, 2013, 04:36:48 PM
ya gotta remember Cal, i'm in Alaska where the town went abuzz over Olive Garden coming to state....in 2011!!
The irony is most national chains that come up here the stores are some of the higher ranked in sales, but still have limited choices.
Yeah dude no worries, I was just filling you in on where JJ's started.
Quote from: merithyn on July 11, 2013, 05:25:56 PM
INCORRECT, Mon Frere! Jimmy John's started in Champaign/Urbana. My kids have trick-or-treated at Jimmy's house. :smarty:
Whoops. :blush: