![]() I have been to Subway more times than any other restaurant in this series so far, but I struggle to manifest meaningful touch points from any of those visits. I’d ordered a mix of hot, cold, and neutral items, and everything was its intended temperature on arrival. The sandwiches and cookies had their own paper packages and the Diet Coke was in a delivery-friendly plastic bottle, underscoring Subway’s status as a beverage leader. AMBER SUTHERLAND-NAMAKO/THRILLISTĮat fresh: Taste, presentation, and how it holds upĮverything was comfortably snug in a plastic bag. Its ETA was 1:10-1:20pm, and it arrived at 1:12. My order was $15.40 before tax, fees, and tip. Better than my average, but not as good as my personal best of 10 minutes. Simply Orange would have been the best value, but I added a Diet Coke, for a kick. Subway had a marvelous array of beverage options included in the combo without an upcharge: Simply Orange Juice, Vitamin Water, Gold Peak Sweet Tea. Finally, I tacked on a duo of chocolate chip cookies and a drink. In a panic, I added melted mozzarella, and I think you’d have done the same. I probably would.) Subway advised that the sandwich should be dusted with grated Parmesan. What kind of person would put jalapeños on a meatball sub, for example? (Me. Then it was time to top the meatball sub, which I thought would be easy enough. ![]() The combo is pictured with an ambiguous white slice, so I went with provolone. Cross-referencing Grubhub with Subway proper, I ordered the cold combo on Italian bread with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, green peppers, and red onions. ![]() For example, I’d have swapped the cold cut combo’s lettuce for spinach and added a bunch of jalapeños. You can do the same on the web, but my aim for this series is to order everything as close to standard as possible. That’s when the fun began! At the restaurant, you and your sandwich artist will journey down a sneeze guard to create a bespoke sub tailored to your unique, processed meat and cheese needs. Each store estimated delivery in 30-40 minutes. The former was 2.5 miles away, the latter was 1.6 miles away on a stretch of 5th Avenue in Park Slope that still has a healthy smattering of independent businesses. My zip code narrowed it down to DoorDash or Grubhub. We can eat heroes: Ordering, wait time, and delivery experienceĪlthough you can order pick-up from Subway’s main site, deliveries are processed through DoorDash, Grubhub, Postmates, or Uber Eats. Here’s how a cold cut combo, meatball sub, chocolate chip cookies, and diet Coke made it from Subway’s expert sandwich artists to Thrillist’s expert sandwich eater. You can eat them here or there, you can eat them anywhere. Sandwiches can be kooky and complicated, but they can also be easy and made for travel, which is why children bring them to school in cool lunch boxes or casual paper bags, and adults pack them alongside clandestine wine for picnics in the park. Sandwiches do not slosh like soup, melt like ice cream, or congeal like queso. Subway sandwiches are among your ideal delivery options. But for now, the world’s most famous made-to-measure sandwiches are on the menu. I can’t say too much right now, but I believe that the next time we meet, I will have achieved this quarantine dream. I’m beginning to make some inroads, in fact. ![]() But I will not accept that Taco Bell is one of those places. ![]() Unlike the Wendy’s, Chick-fil-A, Popeyes, Burger King, and McDonald’s items I’ve sampled for ‘How You Holding Up?’, I’ve accepted that there are some places that simply won’t deliver to my area. The bad news is that I have yet to obtain Taco Bell tacos. The good news is that I’ve had tacos twice in two days. ![]()
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