I get Subway’s popularity.. Subway was not always the nasty experience that it is today.. first time i ever had Subway was in the year 1989 on Siesta Key FL.. at that time i was not a meat eater, and they had a fantastic veggie sub that id get all the time from that location.. Subway stayed pretty good for many years into I would say around 2010 or 2015.. now they are gross, or at least the last time i ventured into one .
It’s sort of like Jimmy John’s to me; people in NOLA are always like “it’s not as good as a poboy!”.. well, no shirt.. it’s not supposed to be a poboy.. but Jimmy John’s and Jersey Mikes are less expensive, ironically than most ‘poor boy’ sandwiches, they are convenient and fast.. they are not trying to be ‘authentic’ or unique, they just are what they are .