Close Your Eyes at Subway

Close your eyes before you order.

It's the only safe way to eat Subway.

Many of you have stood in this spot before....it's the beginning of the line at your local Subway. The first thing you see is the bread. Yes it's a freakin shame they don't still cut their bread the "old way". But, they have a ton of variety and I must say I was rather pleased with all of my bread selections....what's your favorite bread at Subway?

The bread isn't the bad part...as you're waiting and gazing over the menu your eyes likely begin to wander...down the line...to the meat section.....eek!

It just looks a little off. Not fresh, not really the right color and who knows how old it is. But, for $5 you can't really go wrong.

You already know what you want, how often do you adventure into something different at Subway? So the only known solution to enjoying your experience is to just close your eyes and point. If you don't do this you are bound to do what I did today.....stare hopelessly at all of the different mystery meats wondering if it's actually meat. (The chicken made me the most uncomfortable as it was stark rubbery white). It's like a mole or a butt crack in public....you just can't look away.

I went with something that I considered fairly safe and on the $5 Footlong Menu - the Spicy Italian. She slopped my meat on (perfectly portioned, never any extra) and then "toasted" err....microwaved it to make it hot.
The veggies are a little better than the meat, but it still wouldn't hurt to close your eyes. Lots of options and a great variety of sauces to add on top - spicy mustard is always good.

Total cost was $5.35 with tax, once I sat down and looked at what I had I was pretty satisfied. The portion obviously was huge and when it's combined all together it tastes pretty darn good (even if I don't really know if it's meat or not).

The Italian cheese bread just added to the experience and suddenly Subway seemed a little more "gourmet" then I ever imagined it could. It was nice and hot, and took me longer than 30 seconds to eat. In all honesty, if you have a friend you could get one sub, split it and only eat for $2.50 each....that would be classy.

The bottom line? It really only tasted good because it was $5....but, you have to close your eyes.

The $5 Showdown continues tomorrow and I have a feeling that there is something better out there than Subway.