Jimmy John's

RE: Jimmy John's (TJ Jackson)

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:47:16 GMT

you know, I am not entirely sure I started this thread in the sandwich forum. May have been in "news" or in "where should I eat?".

In any case, I screwed up. *shrug* It should be moved to the FFF forum. Sorry.

RE: Jimmy John's (John A)

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 15:03:05 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by stricken_detective

#12 no cucumbers
a big pickle, can you quarter that so I don't turn the boys on trying to eat it in the lunchroom?
a chocolate chip cookie

^^those were the days

Not at Jimmy Johns but I once asked them to quarter a pickle and they sliced into four chunks, not slices. I did not know until I got back to the office, people there thought I was a dumb ---- for getting a pickle cut that way.

John

RE: Jimmy John's (stricken_detective)

Wed, 08 Nov 2006 23:04:45 GMT

#12 no cucumbers
a big pickle, can you quarter that so I don't turn the boys on trying to eat it in the lunchroom?
a chocolate chip cookie

^^those were the days

RE: Jimmy John's (marky)

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 19:10:44 GMT

very mediocre bread is forgettable no choice of cheese no butter if you want a sub and everyone is closed and you have to go then go for it. i would go out of my way to avoid this place at all costs. had a tuna sub after turning down the antique roast beef they wanted to sell me.

RE: Jimmy John's (gremlin)

Sun, 05 Nov 2006 18:04:10 GMT

all i can say, is that when my wife and i lived in athens ohio for grad school at ohio university, jimmie john's was our favorite place to get sandwiches. maybe because of their bread, i don't know why. but we really really miss jimmy john's now that we are in vermont!!!

they were waaaaaay better than the 'subway' place in town, and the prices were good too. oh and they had the jalapeno chips, so very tasty. and free refills for drinks. i would give my left arm to open a jimmie john's where we live. yes, the local sandwich places are really that bad! there are no good sandwich shops in vermont.

jimmy john's forever! can somebody send us a couple roast beef and turkey sammies from there? we will love you forever!

barrett

RE: Jimmy John's (Rowsdower98)

Sat, 12 Aug 2006 17:01:35 GMT

As chain sandwich shops go, Jimmy John's is great, leaps and bounds ahead of Subway, better food for the same price or less. Plus, most locations deliver for free, and the delivery always seems quick. Their sandwiches are always fresh and come on either french bread or sliced whole wheat bread. I like the bread better than any of the so called "gourmet" bread Subway offers. There's nothing really bad about Jimmy John's. You can get better sandwiches, but you have to know where to look. For my money, Jimmy John's is the best sandwich chain there is.
My favorite sandwich, however, comes from the deli counter of Durham's Grocery Store in Stanford, KY.

RE: Jimmy John's (wanderingjew)

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:38:11 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by TJ Jackson

quote:
Originally posted by wanderingjew
In TJ Land

a) There is no sense of humor
b) There is definetely no sense of humor
c) beyond a shadow of a doubt- humor does not exist
d) Humor- what's that?
------
1st of all- "Is that an attack??" I believe Mr Mayor already scolded you and told you there would be no flaming

Dunno.

Does your quote above constitute an attack?

Do your chronic/frequent, negative, flippant, and/or dismissive comments constitute an extended campaign of attacks on the roadfood community as a whole?

Was your comment that you'd buy a corn dog from Jimmy John's owner (who has to my knowlege never offerred a corn dog in his establishents) even remotely topical?

inquiring minds need to know

1- no

2- well the roadfood administrators, moderators and probably about 90% of the roadfood community don't think so and "chronic/frequent, negative, flippant, and/or dismissive" are how youinterpret them

and 3- Who cares I'm entitled to render an opinion

3-

RE: Jimmy John's (Michael Hoffman)

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:32:48 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by TJ Jackson

I should take your advice and go hungry?

Nope. You should make the sub at home and bring it to work. They just get better wrapped and refrigerated. The olive oil gets deep into the bread.

By the way, why isn't this thing in the fast-food thing?

RE: Jimmy John's (TJ Jackson)

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:32:36 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by wanderingjew
In TJ Land

a) There is no sense of humor
b) There is definetely no sense of humor
c) beyond a shadow of a doubt- humor does not exist
d) Humor- what's that?
------
1st of all- "Is that an attack??" I believe Mr Mayor already scolded you and told you there would be no flaming

Dunno.

Does your quote above constitute an attack?

Do your chronic/frequent, negative, flippant, and/or dismissive comments constitute an extended campaign of attacks on the roadfood community as a whole?

Was your comment that you'd buy a corn dog from Jimmy John's owner (who has to my knowlege never offerred a corn dog in his establishents) even remotely topical?

inquiring minds need to know

RE: Jimmy John's (TJ Jackson)

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:13:02 GMT

Let us say I have a 15 minute break for lunch - not atypical at this busy time of the year in my current position

Let us then say that to drive to the store, buy the ingredients, assemble the ingredients, eat them, clean up, and return to work would take me two hours - if I rush and if traffic favors me.

Let's then also say I can purchase and eat a sub made at a sub shop in under 5 minutes, and I happen to like said sub and find the price reasonable

I should take your advice and go hungry?

RE: Jimmy John's (Michael Hoffman)

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:06:07 GMT

You want an absolute truth? Here's an absolute truth. Unless you;re going to buy a sub from an Italian grocery store, make your own. I have yet to find an "Italian" sub in a so-called sub shop that can approach within 1,000 miles of what you can make yourself using ingredients found in any decent store.

RE: Jimmy John's (wanderingjew)

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 22:05:03 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by TJ Jackson

quote:
Originally posted by wanderingjew

Looks like I hit the nail right on the head that when I said I would buy a bpt or Corn Dog from the guy.

Thanks as always for the useful, topical "contribution".

Folks, welcome to WJWorld. Say as long as you like, and enjoy the comfort of knowing with 100% certainty that:

a) it is an impossibility for any person, even a lauded culinary expert, to produce an edible version of a given regional specialty unless they do so while present in that region. As an example, italian subs are not a known regional specialty in Illinois, so it is impossible for anyone to even competently produce one there

and also

b) any person living in a given region, regardless of that person's culinary skills or lack thereof, can produce an adequate version of any food item that is a specialty of that region. Ergo, the owner of Jimmy Johns, who quote possibly may have never made a BPT in his entire life, will automatically be able to made a good one.

and also

c) one should never eat anything but regional specialities. For example, a person living in Rhode Island should (unless travelling elsewhere) confine their diet entirely to rhode island style chowder and snail salad and suchlike.

and finally

d) food produced by eateries with more than one location is not actually food, and it should not ever be eaten under any circumstances, even if the type of food produced is appropriate to the region, even if one is starving, even if one's mother expresses the wish to have a meal with you in such an establishment on her birthday or on Mother's day

These are all absolute truths in WJWorld, no exceptions

In TJ Land

a) There is no sense of humor
b) There is definetely no sense of humor
c) beyond a shadow of a doubt- humor does not exist
d) Humor- what's that?
------
1st of all- "Is that an attack??" I believe Mr Mayor already scolded you and told you there would be no flaming

2nd of all- I've already had my experience of ordering Pizza from Blonde Scandinavian Skater Boys in Seattle-
At least I tried a couple of hundred dozen times during my 3+ years there and they sucked every time

3rd of all- A girl whom I was dating the last few months wanted to go to a new Mexican restaurant here in Rhode Island- I went (begrudgingly) and yes the food sucked and I even had to lie and be tactful which is so against my grain and tell her that "it wasn't bad" (no it was actually awful)- at least I gave it chance-
and luckily it was before my southwest/Sol Cal Baseball trip, because the food would have probably sucked even more if I went afterwards.

4th of all- you don't know my mother

RE: Jimmy John's (TJ Jackson)

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:50:15 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by wanderingjew

Looks like I hit the nail right on the head that when I said I would buy a bpt or Corn Dog from the guy.

Thanks as always for the useful, topical "contribution".

Folks, welcome to WJWorld. Stay as long as you like, and enjoy the comfort of knowing with 100% certainty that:

a) it is an impossibility for any person, even a lauded culinary expert, to produce an edible version of a given regional specialty unless they do so while present in that region. As an example, italian subs are not a known regional specialty in Illinois, so it is impossible for anyone to even competently produce one there

and also

b) any person living in a given region, regardless of that person's culinary skills or lack thereof, can produce an adequate version of any food item that is a specialty of that region. Ergo, the owner of Jimmy Johns, who quote possibly may have never made a BPT in his entire life, will automatically be able to made a good one should he ever attempt to do so. However, (applying the previosu rule) if he carries the same ingredients 5 feet across the state line into MIssouri, Michigan, or Wisconsin, he loses this ability, as odd as that might seem.

and also

c) one should never eat anything but regional specialities. For example, a person living in Rhode Island should (unless travelling elsewhere) confine their diet entirely to rhode island style chowder and snail salad and suchlike.

and finally

d) food produced by eateries with more than one location is not actually food, and it should not ever be eaten under any circumstances, even if the type of food produced is appropriate to the region, even if one is starving, even if one's mother expresses the wish to have a meal with you in such an establishment on her birthday or on Mother's day

These are all absolute truths in WJWorld, no exceptions

RE: Jimmy John's (Davydd)

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 21:21:47 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by wanderingjew

I'm not ragging on the place because it's a chain, but I went on to the website and the "talking head" popped up. This guy doesn't look like someone I would want to buy an Italian sub from. A corn dog or breaded pork tenderloin, maybe, but an Italian sub............no.

Hey! let's have a little more respect for the breaded pork tenderloin.

RE: Jimmy John's (wanderingjew)

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 20:26:15 GMT

quote:
Originally posted by TJ Jackson

well, what can I say - the website has little do do with the retail product

Looks to me like the "talking head" is the owner/founder
I just noticed the headquarters are in Champaign Illinois. Looks like I hit the nail right on the head that when I said I would buy a bpt or Corn Dog from the guy.

RE: Jimmy John's (TJ Jackson)

Wed, 09 Aug 2006 01:39:05 GMT

well, what can I say - the website has little do do with the retail product

RE: Jimmy John's (wanderingjew)

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 22:47:04 GMT

I'm not ragging on the place because it's a chain, but I went on to the website and the "talking head" popped up. This guy doesn't look like someone I would want to buy an Italian sub from. A corn dog or breaded pork tenderloin, maybe, but an Italian sub............no.

RE: Jimmy John's (TJ Jackson)

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 21:49:01 GMT

I am on a italian sub jag since my return from Philadelphia, and their #9 (an italian sub, naturally) is really pretty good for a chain-produced item

RE: Jimmy John's (Ffreeck)

Tue, 08 Aug 2006 20:36:16 GMT

Their ok. there's two locations in downtown Detroit. I try a sandwich from the one in the Compuware building. They were ok. However, they don't have anything on Charley's Steakery and Tim Horton's

RE: Jimmy John's (John A)

Wed, 05 Jul 2006 08:27:23 GMT

I understand that it's well over a hundred grand to set one up, guess that's why they're so expensive. The one here does not seem to do a lot of busines.

John

RE: Jimmy John's (Davydd)

Sat, 01 Jul 2006 16:44:02 GMT

We took a poll in our office. Jimmy Johns came in fourth behind Pot Belly, Subway and Quiznos in downtown Minneapolis. We also have Cousins but we forgot to include them.

RE: Jimmy John's (Jennifer_4)

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 21:57:15 GMT

If I'm going to pay big money for a sandwich, I'll get it from the Von's Deli section..their sandwiches (and soups) are a cut above the rest..

RE: Jimmy John's (ctfrasier)

Fri, 30 Jun 2006 21:52:07 GMT

Jimmy John's sandwiches are pretty good but expensive. My girlfriend and I got two sandwiches, drinks and split a bag of chips and it was $18. Prices may vary from city-to-city the one here in Nashville IS in a trendy, expensive area.

RE: Jimmy John's (TJ Jackson)

Sat, 24 Jun 2006 19:18:34 GMT

In my most recent trip to Jimmy John's, I purchased a deluxe roast beef sandwich (I forget their name for it) with extra meat. Not only was there not much beef on the sandwich, which cost over 7 bucks, it was not medium rare as listed, and it had so much gristle I was spitting pieces out with each bite.

I'll admit the bread is fairly good, but you won't see me in there voluntarily again, even though it is one of the closest eateries to my workplace

RE: Jimmy John's (georgiadawgs)

Fri, 23 Jun 2006 21:59:53 GMT

I love Jimmy John's, I've ate at locations in East Lansing, MI, OKC, Oklahoma, and Nashville, and every one of them was great.
The first time I ate there I meant to order some turkey sub or something. I wasn't paying attention and told them the wrong # from the menu and ended up getting a Veggie Sub which is basically some avocado stuff, brussell sprouts, provolone, lettuce, tomato, & oil/vinegar. I took a bite and instantly knew I got the wrong sub, so I went back to tell them. Then that's when I realized I had told them the wrong #. So I was too embarrassed to ask them if they could give me another one, and didn't have any more money, so I just ate it. It was DELICIOUS! Ever since that first time that is the only kind of sub I've ever ordered from there. As a matter of fact I think that is the ONLY thing I've ever ordered veggie.

RE: Jimmy John's (Yummmmmm)

Thu, 22 Jun 2006 16:42:17 GMT

Jimmy John's was originated here in Charleston, IL. It is awesome! The bread is great, WAY better than subway.

RE: Jimmy John's (pcdiva)

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 12:57:03 GMT

I like Jimmy John's because they have cappicola which seems to be a rare breed around here. I get the Italian special and enjoy it quite a lot. I also like the fact they deliver. It helps sometimes.

RE: Jimmy John's (tsores)

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:46:51 GMT

I have carried in from Jimmy John's. While it was a decent sandwich it was nothing special. The most notable feature was that it tasted very fresh. I would revisit if there were nothing else around but it is not a destination for me.

RE: Jimmy John's (ricky)

Tue, 07 Feb 2006 11:37:54 GMT

T J, A good friend of mine loves the sandwiches at the location on Mason Montgomery Rd. I havent tried it yet because when Im in the area I usually eat the burritos at Moes. Both of course are chains.

RE: Jimmy John's (baughman)

Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:40:44 GMT

I ate at the new one on mason mongomery near fields ertle a cpl of weeks ago. Just to do it. It was ok. Wouldnt go agian unless someone wanted to go there. sad to say but I would rather have subway just because I load up on the topings. sandwich was on the small side and I got the bigger one. All and all tasted ok but very forgetable.