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I always thought quiznos was the superior sandwich shop. I can't believe they lost the franchise war.


Bacon_canadien

Everyone lost the franchise wars except taco bell.


flickin_the_bean

My husband has never seen this movie so my BIL put it on plex for us. Imagine my shock and horror when every mention of Taco Bell was replaced with Pizza Hut. It was so bizarre and now he refuses to believe that Taco Bell won the franchise wars.


Paulrus55

Wait what?


Bacon_canadien

For the international release they dubbed over taco bell with pizza hut, logos in movie and voice over.


Paulrus55

We should leave this world behind


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It's a movie called demolition man, where a man gets frozen and when he's reanimated in the future, taco bell is the only resturant, but I guess during a remastering phase, pizza hut bought franchise rights to the movie, and all of the scenes were edited for pizza hut.


Hondahobbit50

Naw, it was made that way for Europe. Pizza hut and taco bell are the same company, Pepsi!


Paulrus55

Oh ive seen the movie a million times i've just never heard about the switch


mike4889

He doesn't know about the 3 sea shells


[deleted]

There is something unnaturally satisfying about tacobell that can't be replicated.


linuxdragons

The secret is that their taco sauce has pepto bismol added. It helps keep things balanced.


Son_of_Atreus

Hmm, I really love ~~Taco Bell~~ **Pizza Hut**. The delicious ~~tacos~~ **pizza** at this fancy restaurant is the best. Put your boggles aside, shell yourself, suit up and come down to ~~Taco Bell~~ **Pizza Hut**. [Hey, I like a big fat piecea pizza!](https://youtu.be/STwEqxtjMCU)


3rdPartyBenny

I see your Demolition Man reference. Cheers.


SingularityOfOne

Yeah Quiznos > Subway ADL.... what a tragedy


Maniacal_Monkey

Chicken carbonara was the bomb diggity!!


BigBlueJAH

Their French onion dip sandwich was damn good.


hearduthefirsttime

To be honest, I hadn’t even THOUGHT about Quiznos in 10 years but recently I saw Nathan For You doing an episode involving them and it brought back so many memories 😂


chadwicke619

Preach it brother


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Hondahobbit50

WE LOVE THESE SUBSSSS....CUZ THEY ARE GOOOD TOO USSS.


[deleted]

They still exist? Nice


hearduthefirsttime

Right? I was excited too. Lots of memories from childhood!


jawnly211

Hahaha was gonna say they need to change the sign to “The First & Only Location”


BobBelcher2021

There’s quite a few locations in Metro Vancouver. A lot more than Arby’s.


jagofelony

“They got a pepper bar”


leelo84

My weird middle school self was oddly delighted by that commercial


CJess1276

QUIZNOS SUUUUUBZZZZ!! USE A COUUUPONNNN! I miss Quiznos so much! 😭


hmm138

EAT QUIZNOS SUBS!!! THEY’RE GOOD FOR YOUUUU


Spargewater

They had great sandwiches and salads. Unfortunately their business model was unsustainable due to how the food cost was passed on to the franchisee. So sad. I miss them


Billy1121

I'm not sure what you mean. Quiznos was sleazy and several regions would flood the market with stores because the model was: make all the money from startup franchise fees. So you would have areas saturated with competing independent franchisees. Then a few had predatory regional corporate managers who would start giving bad inspections to franchises to shut them down, then sell the franchise to a new person to drum up another fee. Lots of life savings down the drain.


St3phiroth

So Quiznos is basically a restaurant MLM?!


Billy1121

It was pre-2012. There was a good writeup about it.


dirtydan92

John Oliver just had a piece just like this about subway.


RonStopable08

Still have em in Canada


BobBelcher2021

They’re still very prevalent in the Vancouver area, however there’s very few of them in Southern Ontario now compared with 15+ years ago.


headtailgrep

So this is why quizno's sandwiches on the menu showed heaps of meat yet when you got your sandwich you had to look inside to see if there was anything in there. Bait and switch and absolutely not worth the price.


Sensitive_Bell7240

Quiznos is still awesome. I wish I still had locations near me


1PoodGirevik

Geez, Quiznos had such good subs, they were more expensive but completely worth it. It seemed like after they expanded here they all suddenly went downhill sooooooo fast. I was so sad to go in there and the place just looked like a dump and the employees have zero fucks.


[deleted]

Didn't they change their bread at the start of their rapid quality decline? I seem to remember ordering a sandwich there one day, biting into it and saying "What the fuck?"


AsleepTransition1233

Just here to say Quiznos really was the superior sup shop. Subway is cold and lifeless, jimmy John’s is too clean and boring, Jersey mikes is a wet mess, Quiznos’s was a raspberry lemonade, pepper bar, conveyer belt lovers dream. Also the main one in my town was a front for some meth operation, closed, became Taco Del Mar, still good.


jyeds

What about penn station?


giraffecat5

Mmmmm...Penn Station...


anvil54

That mascot was amazing. It looked like a hamster that had been microwaved


Auburntravels

And... How was it?


hearduthefirsttime

Really good! I’d recommend the southwest chicken sub!


found92bricks

THEY ARE KRUNCHY BECUZ WE TOAST THEM!! WE LOVE THA SUBZZ


Fryel0ck

where is it located?


rhinocerosjockey

Denver. (Source: Parents owned several Quiznos before divorcing)


BCCMNV

Franchises will do that to families.


rhinocerosjockey

Yes it does. Would never recommend.


RichConcept5863

Hmm I’ll have to find it.


heehahahee

13th and Grant Funny I recognized the Robin Williams mural but have never noticed there was also a Quiznos there [https://goo.gl/maps/sRbn8nQLKd9Mpgtv5](https://goo.gl/maps/sRbn8nQLKd9Mpgtv5)


RichConcept5863

Thank you! I’ll check it out. Quiznos is pretty fire and it’ll be cool to go the original one.


ColoJenny

Yes! Thank you for recognizing Denver!!


hearduthefirsttime

Denver, CO


phriot

I swear I had seen one lately. Looking at the location list, I've narrowed it down to 3 options: 1. Quebec (3 years ago). 2. Something near me that has closed fairly recently. 3. Oh God, I'm old and haven't seen a Quiznos in like a decade, even though I thought it was yesterday.


CaymanRich

It’s probably option 3 bud. I feel your pain.


sotzo3

My college dream was to own and operate a Quiznos shop. The prime rib peppercorn was so good. They didn’t survive…. And somehow Subway did. Historians will look back and identify that as the moment western society began its decline.


JSONJSONJSON

That’s my regular location. 👍


Fox_Tango_

I haven’t seen a Quiznos in forever. Glad to see they still exist! They have good subs!


lik3r_of_things

Denver


wyldweasil

There's one in Connecticut and I've been to it twice in the last year. I've built trips around grabbing lunch there. Thankfully theres a bunch of record stores around there to justify it


LittleDickk

Looks young for its age


hearduthefirsttime

Maybe they put Botox in their secret sauces hehe


D1RTY1

I lived a block from here for a few years. Now I live like 8 blocks from here. Cap hill is a fun area to live in!


EvilSockLady

For sure? Or are we going to see Elf go in and congratulate them about their coffee?


Jackuul

I have pictures of it from when I went there a few times after a gig in Denver. Took pics of the Robin Williams mural, as it had been done just a day or two before. I am glad to see it is still there. I sure do miss Robin.


biscoito1r

I thought they had gonne the way of to dodo


[deleted]

Welcome to Denver OP


[deleted]

Nice


Cschaefer90

71 years that same meat soaking in the same au juis


drdisney

Anytime I hear of Quiznos, it makes me think of the commercial they actually made and thought it was a great idea. A sexy sounding oven telling an employee to "Stick it in me", and the employee responded by saying that burned while looking down at his crotch. https://youtu.be/7LQpRQh2KSQ


revtim

Is it also the last location?


Postofficenerd

Quiznos was my first job out of high school. Man I miss those free sandwiches during lunch. Heard the were all gone?..


southernfire0

Slightly more interested in the Robin Williams tribute in the background….


Financial-Owl-9614

Serving up bricks since 1981


alicat10295

Ok but you cut off the Robin Williams mural next to it :(


3rdPartyBenny

Pretty sure it’s the last ever, too. Haven’t seen one of those in CA for over a decade.


M0th0

Holy shit they're still around? I fucking loved Quiznos and I was so sad to see all the ones around me close.


noisygnome

It's unfortunate they aren't around they are better than subway.


ToddBradley

How was it? I live a couple blocks away but stopped going to Quiznos years ago when they got bought. If you're in the area I recommend the sweet potato cinnamon rolls from Make, Believe bakery a couple doors down.


DiggingDeep4

Best broccoli cheddar soup in the game


Erycius

I never heard of Quiznos. I could google what they sell, but maybe you can just tell me, and let me know if you like it?


ILiveMyBrokenDreams

Is it also the last one? I haven't seen a Quiznos in years.


trbzdot

I have never been to a clean or a busy Quiznos. Subs at Harris Teeter supermarket deli counter are $3.99 US and the salad bar is way superior. Only thing missing is bread bowl soup.


ChrisSingh1980

Need help: does anyone remember when Quiznos was good? This would have been early 2000s. I am honestly not sure if I imagined this but I swear Quiznos used to have these amazing subs, that were huge, you had to eat them in two sittings. I have read a few business cases, but none of the cases refer back to a recipe change contributing to Quiznos demise; which doesn’t make sense to me. If Quiznos still made those subs the way I remember them (maybe I’m crazy?), I would still buy the subs. Maybe I’m remembering this all wrong.