In case that you couldn't
This makes No. 8 here.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Eighth Subway sandwich shop opens in the East Village
In case that you couldn't
This makes No. 8 here.
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Up yours, Subway.
ReplyDeletethats crazy. the nothing keeps sucking. and i like subway, but come on. starbucks, subway, 7eleven, i like these places but i dont want them to be the only places. unique people owned stores are so nice, they add a creativity. this is corporate mathematical annihilation of choice.
ReplyDeletePeople have told me that they think people go to chains like Subway because it's a familiar place. Whatever happened to familiarity breeds contempt?
ReplyDelete@Marty Over the summer I went to Subway frequently (stone me I deserve it!) because I could get a relatively healthy sub (turkey, spinach and other veggies...) and could do so within 5 minutes.
ReplyDeleteMy other option was Whole Foods which was a 20 minute adventure at the minimum because of long lines and self absorbed people taking their sweet. ass. time. ordering to-go stuff. That shit, and eating expensive salads out of cardboard boxes and being asked if I 'needed a bag' when I clearly did, sent me running flailing my arms over my head.
Now I skip lunch.
Um... Barnyard Sandwich Shop on C and 9th St has great sandwiches and salads and they allow almost endless variations/substitutions. It's a great place, and they provide bags.
ReplyDelete@Victoria Thanks for the recommendation. I'm in a weird section on the LES where there's not much as far as getting something healthy to go. So I grab an iced coffee from The Bean and call it a lunch :)
ReplyDelete@Liberation
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. They deliver, but not sure what the range is.
start bricking windows. what happened to the EV of yore? no fire in your bellies these days?
ReplyDelete@liberation
ReplyDeleteIf you're by the Bean, there's a small deli on the next block, across 2nd Ave. It's called S.K. Deli Market (had to look it up on Google street view) and they make decent sandwiches.
That is only 5 blocks away from the Subway on the west side of First Ave near 13th Street. There is another Subway on the west side of First Ave near 18th St.
ReplyDeleteHate to keep repeating myself, but NYC needs to consider restricting the number of chain stores allowed, neighborhood by neighborhood, San Fransisco-style. Time to call my City Councilperson.
I hear they make a mean Shit Sandwich.
ReplyDeletepssst: the secret ingredient is oregano.
Thanks abrod! Will check it out.
ReplyDeleteSunny & Annie's on Ave B & 6th St can make just about anything you want and they are friendly and affordable. Zon on 6th, just west of Ave A, makes awesome Vietnamese sandwiches. The EV Farm on 1st Ave at 4th St also does a decent sandwich. There are other places around that are either the same price or less, and infinitely better.
ReplyDeleteIf I recall, "Gracefully" also makes really good sandwiches. And they're quite reasonable. (last time I checked)
ReplyDeleteSecond that Zon recommend, great little place. Also further west St Marks Market makes nice fat deli sandwiches to order, with very good bread. I turn my nose up at Subway sandwiches. Sure that "bread" is fresh baked but I looked at the ingredients--I got scared. And those vegetables could they be any paler or blander? Those little cheese triangles possibly the blandest cheese in the world (and so little of it), and what about that meat? Enuff said already. To me the only redeeming thing about a Subway sandwich are those little hot peppers, and you can get those just about anywhere.
ReplyDeletethe subway that opened on chatham square in chinatown a few years ago eventually became a banh mi place.
ReplyDeletethe baskin robbin dunkin donuts store that opened in chinatown on mulberry st, closed a few months ago.
Subways open because the franchisees believe they will make money at the location. If you want them to stop opening then dont shop there. Apparently many disagree with you lot since four in the neighborhood wasnt enough.
ReplyDeleteThe Subway sandwich chain, for instance, is eroding regionalisms like grinder (New England), hero (New York City), hoagie (Pennsylvania and New Jersey), zep (southeastern Pennsylvania) and spucky (Boston).
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