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| - I purposely sought out a Jimmy Johns near where we were staying because I'd heard about the place and they aren't yet in San Diego where I live. I'd heard that the sandwiches come up freaky fast, which was true - ours were ready very soon after we paid. The bread was great, and everything tasted really fresh. Pretty good sandwich, but while I'd put my first Jimmy Johns visit well above a typical Subway experience (at a competitive pricepoint), a couple of my pet peeves were triggered.
First, I prefer nationally branded chips. The chips at Jimmy Johns are all self-branded. The jalapeƱo chips were good, but I would have preferred fritos instead.
Second, I counted ten employees behind the counter, which was odd for such a small place that wasn't all that busy. I know Jimmy Johns delivers so maybe some of these kids were waiting for delivery orders.
Lastly, and most importantly, the ratio of sandwich contents to sandwich bread was off. This being my first time, I didn't realize there is a bigger "club" version of each "sub", with twice the meat and cheese. I ordered the #1 Pepe sub (ham and provolone w/ LTM), but I should have ordered the corresponding #7 Gourmet Smoked Ham Club. My sandwich was great but the picture on the website and menu made it look like it my sub would be FULL of meat, cheese, lettuce, tomato... Mine was much, shall we say, thinner than I expected from the photos.
I'll definitely go back, and I liked the sandwich, but JJ needs to be more true to life with their photos. Next time I'll get the club for 2x the meat.
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