If you haven’t heard of Quiznos, I don’t blame you. You might be thinking it’s some weird “Quizlet” knockoff or studying tool. Well I can assure you that it isn’t a Quizlet knockoff, but it most certainly is a studying tool. It is a tool for studying the best tasting sandwiches of all time!
Quiznos is a fast food chain that was the second biggest “submarine sandwich” shop behind Subway for a while in the late 2000s. I feel like I’m living in an insane asylum when I try to tell anyone that Quiznos defeats Subway on every level. The ingredients: fresher, the sandwich option: vaster, the subs: toastier. In no sane world should Subway be the successful international sandwich superstar. Yet the world we live in is not a sane one.
Quiznos once had nearly 5000 restaurants. Now only 100 or so remain in the U.S. Thankfully, Fremont still has an open location. My family and I will go out of our way to drive to Fremont just to get a Quiznos sub. They’re simply that good. Once, before a flight home from Hawaii, my dad and I came across a Quiznos in the airport food court. If you didn’t get it by now, stumbling across one of these is like finding Bigfoot in the wild. It was the greatest moment of my life.
All jokes aside, Quiznos means something to me. It represents some of my deepest values. It’s a diamond in the rough, it’s the underdog. It’s the musician who had a short lived career who you know would’ve reached the top of the charts if they just reached a wider audience. It’s the young artist who doesn’t have the capabilities to share their work with the world despite their undeniable talent. Quiznos is my spirit animal. You all need to try this. Or maybe I just am super nostalgic for it I don’t know.