1. What do you think of my sub as described in my thread?
2. What do you think of my poasting style in this thread? (my substack if you will).
3. Why do you think Jersey Mike's continues to be overpriced, painfully pedestrian, and oh so very white as a cultural phenomenon in contemporary American society?
3. I think it's consistently tolerable quality at an increasingly intolerable price. Eventually, there will be a point when the price stops being justified by the relative quality compared to other national sub chains. Of course, you will get a better sub from a local deli. I just don't know any of those yet. I'd rather eat a consistently tolerable sub from a national chain than chancing it somewhere I haven't researched. It sucks that I even have to research this, but you know how it is with minorities.
Date: August 22nd, 2026 12:18 PM Author: Snowy Immigrant
When the slicing is done to order at an actual deli it is authentic and okay. When slicing in front of you is an artifact designed to project authenticity it is both fugazi and deeply offensive. A storefront with the national marketing, sourcing, staffing, and training of a Jersey Mike’s should be slicing meat constantly for consistency and efficiency purposes. It’s an affront to the consumer that they literally slow down the process to look fresh when they’re just posers. It’s the modern equivalent of frosted tips.
Date: August 22nd, 2026 12:30 PM Author: violet digit ratio
Cr, slows things down for zero quality improvement in the final product. It's just a dumb charade.
Sick thing is that with as many app orders as they get, a large chunk of their customers don't even get to get off on making some fast food worker waste their time.
Date: August 22nd, 2026 12:34 PM Author: Snowy Immigrant
100% agree. And for any naysayers out there that are like yeah but fresh slices are fresher, there’s literally no difference in freshness over the course of an hour or two. Have a guy in the back slicing nonstop and get sandwiches over the counter and into the consumer’s hands (or faggy app driver’s insulated tote) faster.
The problem is that GMs would get lazy and just slice everything in the early morning, so by 4pm, the deli meat has been sitting for at least 6 hours. There's a noticeable difference.