# What's on your sub? (A sandwich poll) **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 14, 2004, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247 "2004-06-14T04:57:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/21 "2004-06-14T21:25:18Z")
> [@fishbicycle](#): > > Best sub in town is at the Publix grocery store. Hands down over everybody! The Publix Ultimate. Yum! Right there with you on the Publix subs, especially their Italian (is that the Ultimate?). Have you ever gotten them to press it for you? AWESOME. Pressing isn’t just for Cuban sammiches anymore! ---
**Author:** ![fishbicycle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aeb1de/32.png) [@fishbicycle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fishbicycle)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/22 "2004-06-14T22:28:01Z")
> [@Big Bad Voodoo Lou](#): > > Right there with you on the Publix subs, especially their Italian (is that the Ultimate?). I think they probably have an Italian, but if all Publix are the same, The Ultimate is on top of the price list. There ought to be a sign hanging from the ceiling, listing all the subs; a Publix one on one side, and you can get upgraded to Boar’s Head meats for a dollar or so more from the opposite list. > [@](#): > > Have you ever gotten them to press it for you? AWESOME. Pressing isn’t just for Cuban sammiches anymore! No, I wasn’t aware that pressing was an option. Next time, I’ll ask them to do it! Thanks for the tip. Now I’m hungry! ---
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/23 "2004-06-14T22:47:34Z")
I have 4 standard subway subs that I greatly enjoy 1. 6 inch Veggie delight on wheat with fat-free mayo, sweet onion sauce, onions, lettuce, cucumbers, green peppers and extra jalapenos. 2. Same as above but roasted chicken breast. 3. 6 inch Veggie Delight on wheat with fatfree mayo, mustard, BBQ sauce, lettuce, onions, tomatoes, green peppers, jalapenos, pickles. Heavy on the jalapenos and pickles. 4. Same as above but with roasted chicken breast. ---
**Author:** ![ZebraShaSha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/eada6e/32.png) [@ZebraShaSha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZebraShaSha)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2004, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/24 "2004-06-14T22:57:10Z")
Every meat available along with every cheese available. Maybe one or two shreds of lettuce. Crusty bread. Mmmmmm. ---
**Author:** ![PucksRaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecd19e/32.png) [@PucksRaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PucksRaven)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/25 "2004-06-15T01:46:14Z")
Roasted turkey on Dutch crunch roll. Lettuce, tomato, pickles and extra mayo. Yum. ---
**Author:** ![Burrido](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Burrido](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Burrido)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/26 "2004-06-15T02:03:46Z")
At Subway: Roasted Chicken on wheat. Everything on it, extra Jalapenos. Spicy Mustard No Mayo At Quiznos: Chicken Ceaser. Only lettuce, tomato, pickles. No Mayo At Cousins: BLT with everything no mayo. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/27 "2004-06-15T02:48:21Z")
If it’s a Subway, I get the Turkey Bacon with: chipotle sauce (a generous amount, the stuff is liquid orgasm in my mouth) provalone lettuce a few onions cucumbers tomato On usually white, though sometimes Italian bread. If it’s anyplace else, I usually go for an italian sub with one or more of the following meats: salami pepperoni ham bologna pastrami Veggies are usually: lettuce tomoto onion And then it’s on Italian and swimming in vinager with a touch of oil. ---
**Author:** ![Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3bc359/32.png) [@Second\_Star\_to\_the\_Right](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Second_Star_to_the_Right)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 3:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/28 "2004-06-15T03:15:17Z")
My usual order from Subway: Tuna on Italian herb and cheese bread with swiss cheese, tomatoes, onions, salt and pepper. My second choice is meatball on Italian herb and cheese bread, provolone cheese, black olives, pepper and parmesan cheese on top. Mmmm. ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/29 "2004-06-15T03:18:08Z")
At Subway mine are always the same. Turkey/bacon on Monterrey Cheese, lettuce, tomato, oil/vinegar, mayonnaise, onion, salt/pepper and oregano. That’s pretty much the same thing I’ll make for myself when I’m working at the restaurant. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/30 "2004-06-15T03:32:10Z")
Ah subs… Here is a depressingly accurate synopsis of my experiances at Subway: Subway Guy: What will you have? Me: Foot-long BMT, Wheat, with everything. SG: What kind of bread? M: Wheat. SG: You want mustard/mayo? M: Yes. I want everything. SG: You want Lettuce? M: Sure, everything. SG: You want tomato? M: Yeah, just give me everything. SG: You want peppers? M: YES! Everything, PLEASE! SG: You want Oil/Vinegar? M: YES! EVERYTHING YOU HAVE, I WANT IT! SG: You want Salt/Pepper? M: (veins popping out of head) YES I WANT SALT AND PEPPER! ISN’T “SALT AND PEPPER” PART OF "EVERYTHING? I WANT EVERYTHING AND ANYTHING YOU HAVE THERE! AT WHAT POINT IS “ANYTHING” NOT A SUBSET OF “EVERYTHING”? (ven diagram optional at this point) YES, I WANT THE SALT AND PEPPER. YES, I WANT THE PICKLE. YES, I WANT THE OLIVES. IF YOU HAVE A BUCKET OF CHEW-SPIT ON THAT COUNTER, I WANT THAT TOO! SG: You want oninon? Me: :rolleyes: (fade to black) ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/31 "2004-06-15T03:53:55Z")
Here’s what I’ll make for myself, if we have all the ingredients in the house: Bread: Italian/French loaf, or sub roll Meats: ham, pepperoni, Genoa or other good salami (not that real fatty stuff sold in the lunch meat counter) Cheeses: provolone or mozzarella, possibly with some Parmesan that I grate fresh onto the sandwich Veggies: a little lettuce, homegrown tomato (I buy them from a local farmer, don’t like supermarket tomatoes), preferably plum tomato, bell pepper, cucumber. No onion, I can’t eat raw onion. Dressing: either red wine vinegar or Italian salad dressing. No mustard or mayo, they just don’t taste right on a sub. Then I have to fight off my husband and daughter and cat. I have already ASKED the humans if they wanted a sandwich, and they said no. One cat doesn’t like human food, but the other adores cold cuts and cheese, and I have to give her half a slice of ham and a bit of cheese if I want to have any chance of eating my sandwich without getting a pointed whiskery face in my plate. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/32 "2004-06-15T04:14:12Z")
> [@susan\_foster](#): > > […]with baked Doritos (Cooler Ranch if available, otherwise regular). Diet coke with meal. > > Susan They have baked Doritos now?! Wow… I always get the Original Baked Lays and a Pepsi with my subs. I’ll have to try the baked Doritos sometime though. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247/33 "2004-06-15T04:29:10Z")
Crusty bread, any Italian-type cold cuts you can find, leaf lettuce (if a place just has shredded iceberg, I don’t bother, and usually don’t go back), onions (preferably red ones), plus or minus the mild peppers (usually plus; I like the hot peppers, but I don’t like the way they take over), a little oil, a little oregano, and do NOT skimp on the vinegar. Unless, of course, I’m in a part of the world where I can get a decent Cuban Mix sandwich. An aside: is there something about working at a sandwich shop that keeps one from grasping the concept of “a little mustard”? When I want mustard on a sandwich, I want a thin smear; just enough to make the bread yellow, with any excess scraped off. However, “sandwich artists” (particularly those at Subway) can deliver only one amount of mustard, known as the “plorp”. I once asked one to put on “just the tiniest amount of mustard you can possibly get on there”, and she responded by grabbing the bottle and delivering a mighty “plorp”. This is probably why I never eat mustard on sandwiches anymore. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/whats-on-your-sub-a-sandwich-poll/250247.md?page=1)