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| - I'm always in the mood for a good sandwich, so I stopped by Mike's. As anxious as I was, I was STUNNED by the sky-high prices for what you get. I mean, how good can a sandwich be to command 30% over market value, and 30% under volume consumed?
The bun was 70% of the presentation, and although the buns are worthy and important, they should be 20%. The meat and cheese should be at least 50% of the value for the sandwich. Any good consumer knows that.
Here we go, with no need to elaborate--- The outcome of the big 3:
Service:
This part was average, and it's what you would expect at a busy sandwich shop. We were 3rd in line, and it was 7 minutes before we walked out the door.
Taste: I liked the taste, although I was expecting SO MUCH MORE because of the hype that they put into their t.v. commercials. After hearing the commercial, I expected them to be the most-perfect sub, just like they said. The bun is 70% of the sub, and while soft and tasty, should've been 20% of the sub.
It was just O.K., and it's fine for a quick bite at a sub shop. Don't expect the meat and cheese to overpower the taste, since it's such a meager and marginal portion of the entire sub.
Price: Welcome to the 'horrendous part' of the entire ordeal. I have no problem paying $5 for a delicious sub. One of the market leaders has been doing $5 subs for years, and I've often wondered why any other competitors that want to be market leaders haven't driven the price down AT ALL. I expect that they don't want to compete in an American workplace, that is expected to be DRIVEN BY PRICE.
I would even give $10 for the most fantastic sub, like the ones that New Yorkers RAVE about the subs in New York. Since this is a New Jersey import, I have HUGE problems paying $9 to walk out with an average sub + fixin's. I'd have no problem unless, of course, Chandler had a average, upper-class wage compared to New Jersey's upper-class wage. You'll notice that they are NOT the same, and you'll find that they are VASTLY different.
If this sub would've 'rocked my world', then it's totally worth a $10 fee to escape with their fixin's. As it was, I was left with a sub-standard sub (less than 12") and with normal, wholesome, expected, and anti-climatic fixin's. A big let-down from what their commercials INSIST are the best.
Summary:
This shop is overpriced, and they don't get it. They EXPECT that this is what you SHOULD pay for a 'premium' sub. The trouble is, that Chandler is NOT Scottsdale, New York, nor New Jersey, and they haven't factored in the DESIRED sub shop that should be operating in a college community. (we don't need more Scottsdale-type pricing, just college-kid pricing with college-kid type portions).
I doubt that the owners will agree, and also, please expect that the owners will maintain that they are "...doing a good thing..." for the residents of the area. Please disregard their fantasy leanings, since they don't understand the undergraduate population.
As far as stereotypes coming out of New Jersey, I'm also sure that these owners, just like the aggressive, post-WW2 unions, would ACTIVELY seek to prevent you from hearing what I've said about their food in this article. I'm also convinced that they would also ADAMANTLY deny any affiliation with union henchmen.
Viva la America!
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