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Subway Sure Is Stingy With The Meatballs
By Max | June 7, 2007
One of the most annoying things I run into when going out for lunch is when the zero working at Subway counts out the appropriate number of meatballs for a sandwich. I am sure that he had to watch about 14 corporate training videos telling him the appropriate amount of ingredients to use for each sandwich. For the other sandwiches, its not so bad. Most of them have pre-made packages of meat, so the flunkie doesn’t even have to think about how much to use. For the meatball sub, one has to count. Corporate Subway has laid down the law and determined that 4 meatballs go on a 6″ sub, and 8 should be used for the footlong. Its annoying because when you are watching him make your sandwich, its obvious to everyone involved that a normal amount to use on the sub would be 5 meatballs for a 6″ and 10 for a footlong. The worst is when you order a footlong and catch the guy actually counting to make sure he hasn’t gone over the limit of 8.
Now I am not evil, and I know the highly paid Subway employee isn’t evil. We are in this together fighting against corporate America. What’s in it for him if he shorts me a meatball. Is there some kind of meatball savings program? I doubt it. If someone paid me $6/hr to slap meatballs on a sandwich. I certainly wouldn’t be counting. The only thing I would be thinking is uuuuuuhuhuhhhhh, while slapping meatballs on there.
Tomorrow I might have to go to Quiznos.
Topics: Fast Food | 9 Comments »
June 7th, 2007 at 9:27 pm
Perhaps they take meatball inventory? That poor guy’s performance might be hinged on that.
The other thing about Subway… why does it have to smell like Subway? I can’t stand leaving there and stinking like Subway. I feel for the peope that work there.
I do agree more meatballs are always a good thing. I love meat.
June 7th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
You’re right, Subway does have a smell. Maybe they need more ventilation. If I catch one more guy counting my meatballs, I am going to say “Hey, don’t get stingy with the meatballs.”
June 8th, 2007 at 11:23 am
“zero” and “flunky?” A little vituperative there, eh max?
Quiznos has awesome subs (and don’t forget those strange commercials several years ago : “WE LOVE THE SUUUUUUBS! THEY ARE CRUNCHY!).
There is a place in the mid-west called Charlie’s Grilled Subs (probably doesn’t reach out there). They are expensive, but they are the bomb.
June 8th, 2007 at 5:52 pm
PS: I used to go to a place on Ohio State campus called Oxley’s. They only put 3 meatballs on a sub. That was ridiculous.
You should try bargaining with them. If they put a reasonable amount of meatballs on your sub, buy pop from them. If they get stingy, order water. I can’t believe those meatballs are worth more than the profit a pop.
June 8th, 2007 at 10:10 pm
I am sure the Subway at Penn State gave more than that but I can’t be sure. I figure most things at Penn State have to be better than those at Ohio State?
June 8th, 2007 at 11:46 pm
Penn State definitely owns OSU in most areas.
June 9th, 2007 at 7:29 pm
Speaking of Penn…There’s a sub place by my work called Penn Station. I’ve been there a couple of times, but it’s just too expensive. I bought a sub and fries for $11 last time (and it wasn’t even one of their fancy subs).
We’ve been hitting up Hooters for lunch once a week. You would not believe the gine in the one by my work. *shakes head*
June 9th, 2007 at 9:42 pm
$11 for a sub and fries is ridiculous.
How do places like that stay in business? I can understand places like Hooters charging a lot for crap food, most don’t go there for the food. But places with no extras and crappy food just shouldn’t charge crazy prices.
June 12th, 2007 at 1:21 am
Quizno’s sucks! They weigh out their meats to the exact gram. Subway isn’t good either and both places are expensive.
I prefer going to specialty places that excel in sandwiches and overstuff their subs with meat.
If I was a sandwich artist, I wouldn’t care about portion control unless someone was looking over my shoulder.