Subway

Work at a software company a block away, go here quite often. At first it was really good no issues. Great staff. Lately some new people have been working their. One dude i asked him to put spinach and goes for lettice, and i have to kinda say it louder spinach, now he grabs it and put literally 5 leaves. I pretty much ate bread for that one. Never see a manager there. Also whenever i order a six inch it’s not six inches, it’s most of the time the smaller half they stick in a pile and then they give it to other customers. This place would be better if they actually gave what you pay for.

This Subway is not as terrible as the one on Horton Street in Emeryville — but it’s not much better. At least the employees speak to you and don’t look at you like you are a zombie. The product is fine, consistent with other Subway sandwiches I’ve had. The soda machine is often broken, and when I notified the employee that all of the soda is flat, she looked at me like I had two heads. Ok, ok, I know — flat soda is a first world problem… but hey, you could at least respond with a ‘Thanks for letting me know’… not just stare at me in silence with your mouth open. Huh?

Smhhhh

I don’t expect too much from a Subway, but why are they so SLOOOOW here? It is ridiculous how long it takes for them to make a small meatball marinara. There’s a huge line (only because they take so long) and only 1 person making all the sandwiches, while the other one who speaks English waits at the register.
Here’s a clue — if you work faster, you will make more $$$. People just leave after watching the lady precisely place 2 tomato slices as if her life depended on it. Not rocket science.

WOW just WOW! Why hasn’t’s this place shut down already?
Here’s how my experience went:
Me: «Hi, may I please have the Turkey/​Ham footlong on Honey Oat»
Lady: «sure» grabs bread out, cuts it «you want cheese?»
Me: «no thank you»
Lady «you want the buffalo chicken?»
Me «no… Turkey/​Ham»
Lady «you want cheese»
Me «no thanks» didn’t she just ask me that 10 sec ago???
Lady proceeds to put the meat on the sandwich while her son or other relative comes in — they all start talking in hindu between each other.
Lady moves to veggies.
Me «all veggies please, no jalapeño»
Lady «you want mustard and mayo?»
Me «yes please»
Lady: stuffs all the veggies, including jalapeño (didn’t notice till i got home) begins wrapping the sandwich
Me «excuse me, you forgot the mayo & mustard»
Lady unwraps sandwich, puts mustard mayo on, wraps back up, brings over to counter
Me: extended my credit card to her, she just stands there talking to her son/​relative who is now standing to my left. I stand there with my arm extended for 20 sec as she keeps talking to him and the other lady behind the counter.
Me — interrupt all of them «excuse me, are you going to keep talking amongst yourselves or help your customer??»
All 3 of them give me a dirty look, lady swipes my credit card and i’m out.
Get home, unwrap the sandwich — looks like i paid $ 7 for a veggie sandwich because there were 5 thin slices of meat on the ENTIRE FOOTLONG — AND there are jalapenos on it!
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE GO OUT OF BUSINESS ALREADY and vacate the spot for mom&pop small restaurant with some local flavor!!!

I love it how I’m the Duke here.
Another close-​by Subway that I like to go when I want to change scenery from the other Subway. Fast service, friendly staff, and very clean venue.
The ingredients is OK, not the freshest but what do you expect from a Subway chain. I’d be coming back of course, but because of convenience of location.

Decent subway. Food is fresh and the employees/​owners are pretty nice.
I’ve been on a mission to collect the Lion King kids meal bags, so when I saw they had a different one they were totally okay with me just getting a kids meal (I know there are some establishments that really frown on that).
However, I will say that communication is an issue here… the man putting together my sandwich didn’t really understand what I was asking for, and the cashier had a hard time conveying what came with the kids meal. Though in a nice display of customer service, since she couldn’t say it she walked over to the refrigerator to show me my choices.

I love Subway so much, but I absolutely HATE this one! They are so rude and angry here. I think they hate their lives. I feel guilty asking for anything here. They don’t speak English well and treat you like an idiot for making requests in English. I hate that I love Subway so much but I have sworn to never come here again. I will drive to the one on Lakeshore Ave. instead!

This one of the best Subway locations I have been to. Never too busy and always fresh!!!

Cheap and fresh. I wish they wouldn’t skimp so much on the veggies though.

There was a hair in my sandwich today. A short black hair. Disgusting.

Dear Hollis Subway workers (perfectly described by Beverly T.),
Please dont ask «Mustard Mayo?» as your actually putting mayo on my sandwich. the answer to that question was NO if you were curious.
And just because I DIDNT want mayo dont put a bird shit’s worth of mustard on my sandwich out of spite. and then, when i ask for extra dont dump 5 gallons of mustard on it, again out of spite.
And to the woman that works the register, we all know you totally loathe your job, and nepotism guarantees you’ll always be working there, please, so I don’t leave there feeling like shit, make it so damn obvious.
But I’m torn. on one hand, this Subway consistently fucks up my sandwiches and makes me feel bad. On the other hand, there’s the $ 5 foot longs. And I really like those Italian BMT sandwiches.
1 star because of the $ 5 BMT’s another star because I can go to there instead of that fucked up Quiznos.

As far as Subways go, this one is pretty decent.
The people here seem to know how to make their Subway sandwiches correctly. They are efficient and the sandwiches taste the way they should… unlike the Subway next to the Amtrak.
How can you beat a $ 5 foot long? If you split that, it’s $ 2.50 per person.ish. Jon and Kate plus 8 can live off of a meal like that!

Oh how I love/​LOATHE you Subway!!! $ 5 foot long?! How could I resist?! Why don’t I come here EVERY DAY? Oh yeah… Cause your owners are cheap assholes.
Me — «Cucumber please»
Owner/owner’s wife/owner’s son/owner’s non-​English speaking 198 year old mother — *carefully places 4 thin ass measly slices onto my
FOOTLONG sandwich*
Me — «Can I have more cucumber please?»
Employee — *carefully places 2 more slices on*
I shit you not. They are THAT cheap! I bet they hate the fact that Subway started doing that $ 5 footlong special because every time I used to go in and buy one, they’d glare at me as they put my sandwich together. Hey you! Don’t buy a franchise if you hate having promotions! Ass!
Sidenote: I hate the owner’s so much, that I try my best to come here atleast once a week to buy a foot long JUST to spite them. Yes. I am THAT petty.

I will never come back here again. If I want a sub, I will go to the Quiznos across the street instead.
I went here yesterday and asked for the Subway melt minus the bacon. I’m not really a fan of the scary bacon served at subways. Believe me, I love bacon. Anyway, the guy starts to put mayo on my sandwich without heating it up. I say «hey…wait stop. I wanted it hot.» He yelled at me and said «but you are only having the ham and turkey sandwich. It’s not hot.» I said «I know that, but I wanted it hot. I asked for a hot sandwich». He proceeded to yell at me some more, that I wasn’t ordering the melt. He then took the sandwich, with mayo on it, and put it in the toaster thingy. Took it out, wrapped it up and gave it to me.
Who does he think he is? The subway nazi???
Shocking! You don’t cook mayo! So… no more Subway on Hollis for me.

I love this Subway. I work right down the street and it’s in perfect walking distance. All of the people are very nice and the line always moves quickly. They even have magazines and the paper for you to read while you are eating!
The $ 2.50 daily special is the way to go and they also have soup at this one which is always pretty good according to my girlfriend. Usually chicken noodle and minestrone.
The daily specials are:
Monday | Savory Turkey Breast and Ham
Tuesday | Meatball Marinara
Wednesday | Savory Turkey Breast
Thursday | Italian BMT
Friday | Classic Tuna
Saturday | Roast Beef
Sunday | Oven Roasted Chicken Breast

Okay, I don’t care if Subway is a chain — I love it. It’s cheap, fast, and oh so dependable.
Now if I were organized enough to get my lunch together before work, I would do it. But those extra 10 – 15 minutes of extra sleep in the morning are oh so precious, so I find myself striking out for lunch everyday, and okay, I am a cheapskate.
Insert Subway on Hollis — produce: fresh; owners/​staff: friendly, nice, know how to make a good sandwich; store: clean — that’s all I need to know. And you can’t beat the $ 2.50 daily special.

Yet another Subway chain. Boy, they must be easy to start. Here’s my standard meal: the 6″ Daily Special (with whatever mystery meat is on it) on Honey Oat bread, with cheese, tomatoes, and spinach, topped with the sweet onion chicken teriyaki sauce (unless it’s meatball day — cuz, uh, that would be gross). Ahh… maximum nutrition and fiber for minimum cost. Yes, young grasshopper, you are learning the Way…

I know I always rip on the chains, but in the interest of keepin’ it real, I have to admit that I do occasionally patronize them– especially if they’re only a few steps away from my office and I have only $ 3 to spend on lunch because I just spent most of my monthly disposable income on yoga classes. If you must go to Subway, go to this one. The sandwich-​makers (is there a «barista» equivalent of «sandwich-​maker»?) are so friendly– especially the guy in the Proud Sponsor of Healthy California T-​shirt– even though they are obviously overworked and stressed out. It almost makes me want to cry when some of the people in line are mean to them because their English isn’t that great.