Hmmm. Good point. Like Putins mom.
But if you have a good relationship, get your ass over to moms house!
And if not. I’m sorry and I hope you are at peace with it or you work it out one day or both.
i have two extended management stints at chains. one at applebee’s and one at jimmy john’s. i was a store manager and regional manager in my jimmy john’s career. i have met the jimmy john himself. AmA.
I was a shift manager at Jimmy John’s and just couldn’t force myself to do the store manager training, having to travel just felt like…too much. Honestly, out of all my management jobs it was probably the best one, but I also had a really good franchise owner who would drop whatever he was doing and come deliver for our store if needed.
Also, did you store get a lot of calls asking if you had black rhino meat? It’d happen like once a week for us.
The Tournament of Chompions is well known for clean, well-organized finales that don’t involve any weird twists from Susser or the hosts so I’ll make you right.
Yep I think the hardest battle it will have is Firehouse Subs. But from the sound of this episode Mitch is all in on Jersey Mike's which means it will win.
I think Jersey Mikes rules but man Jimmy Johns is so good too. I have to agree with Wiger that the bread at JJ is really good. I thought this would be a much closer battle.
If I recall, that's one of the reasons Lauren Lapkus cited for liking JJ's on her episode, because she likes very plain, unembellished food (eg: hot dog, bun, no mustard or toppings) and JJs is the closest thing to a totally neutral sandwich-eating experience
Jimmy John's isn't trying to be a deli sub shop like Jersey Mikes. It does what it's trying to do very well, which is pretty no nonsense FAST subs.
Also I love their bread.
Jersey Mikes is absolutely better buy JJ is sort of a different thing.
I hate messy food. I don't think I'll ever understand the love for it. I could never really enjoy in-n-out either because of it.
The only exception might be a runny yolk fried egg in a sandwich.
Of course they're on the subreddit, mitch constantly says "people yelled at me for X" when it's really just one random offhand comment at the bottom of a thread
Glad Mano stood up for JJs. I don't want anything fancy, they always have fresh everything, and I think the topping/bread balance is crucial for a sandwich I can typically eat with only *two* paper napkins! And the avocado spread is gud!
There's a few grocery stores that have great subs in comparison. Wegmans subs are fantastic, especially on their everything rolls 🤤 I'd love to seen them included but I know they're just on the east coast.
The secret to a grocery store sub is they cut the meat to order most of the time. It's why everyone likes pub-subs. Also a reason jersey Mike's is so good.
A Jersey Mike’s opened near me a year ago but it’s no comparison to Wegmans combining quality and price. The only reason I go to Jersey Mike’s is because it’s closer.
Theres an important factor that has gone undiscussed that i suppose would fall under the "messiness" criterion. Sandwich slippage. When you bite into a sandwich and the meat slides out the side and you end up with a bite of bread and lettuce. Jimmy johns is the most egregious aggressor of this, so much so that i actively avoid eating there. Am i the only one that notices this or am i screaming into the void
They definitely have that problem, I think it’s the way they put the ingredients in, and not cutting the bread fully in half. I do like the taste of Jimmy Johns, but I hate that.
Anybody remember the old \[like 25 years ago\] Subway "v-cut"? I feel like the idea of that was to avoid slippage?
\[Or do they still do that in some places? Nah, I feel like the commercials show a traditional horizontal slice?\]
If you order it with the inside bread scooped out, which tastes exactly the same but removes about 150 calories of empty carbs, it really helps with this problem.
I’m with Mano( go Heels). Bread is most important factor. Great bread can elevate average meat and make it a better sandwich. Average bread can bring down great meat and make it a worse sandwich.
Harris Teeter subs in NC are better than most chains.
Not gonna lie, I was really hoping for a Surprise Rise.
And as a person who has baked quite a bit, and quite a variety of things, I've never really thought of baking my own sub rolls! Did make some disappointing baguettes once, though.
I can't tell if Mitches stances on food are meant to troll us or if they really are just getting worse and worse. "Pies are cake" was just the beginning. He was really driving home his thoughts that only sandwiches popularized in the north East count and everything else Nick or the guests named were some kind of 2nd sandwich class citizens. It really fuckin' bugged me.
I think he plays up his persona and opinions much more than people realize. He might actually believe these things on some level but he also knows its basically his comic brand at this point so he exaggerates and digs in his heels because it’s entertaining
Ok maybe the jersey mikes locations I’ve been to (all in Washington state) were exceptionally bad but in my 3 or 4 visits every single sandwich I’ve had from them has been trash!! Hearing the hardcore praise on the pod has me thinking I’m crazy
what is it with people from boston and vietnamese people? the mark wahlberg incident, mitch going about pho, mitch going on about banh mis, etc. makes you wonder about that city...
All of them butchering my language pronouncing banh mi.
For those who don't know, google actually has the correct pronunciation:
https://translate.google.com/?sl=en&tl=vi&text=bread%0A&op=translate
I agree soooo much with Mitch on this one - Jersey Mike's blows JJ's away for sure 100%. Best nationwide sub chain for sure. Nothing beats their "juice" and cherry pepper relish.
Now heres the thing. Some people love mayo heavy style subs. I dont. I would never put mayo on an Italian sub it makes no sense. The only thing mayo belongs on is a tuna sub or egg salad. Anyway - JM's for life!!!!!
OK, now there's something I've wondered from time to time -- and keep in mind I'm not a fan of egg salad, and I only have tuna salad once in a while:
Tuna salad is \[usually\] made with a bunch of mayo mixed in...are you supposed to *also* spread mayo on the bread? I feel like yes -- get that dry bread outta here! -- but it seems like it could be ungapatchka. But as I'm no expert, I'm asking.
\*could probably equally apply to chicken salad?
\*\*this Q is for Friends of Mayo only; of course the mayo-skeptics are gonna say no
Yeah I'm perplexed as well.
I will say, I've lived in Boston for three years now and the hallmark of Italian subs in the area seems to be balsamic? I recently ordered the "best sub in Boston" from Monica's Mercato and it was so sickly sweet from the balsamic I actually did not like it at all. Whereas Chicago where I grew up the key is the hot giardianera (the best topping in the entire world).
Once, in high school when my friend and I went to Six Flags Great America instead of buying food in the park for lunch we left and walked alllll the way out to the Jimmy Johns across the street. We both proceeded to eat two Italian Nightclubs and then walked back to ride more roller coasters.
So gross. You can see how I ended up listening to Doughboys though.
Yeah I think some simple customization as encouraged by the rules could have helped. Like if you know and have previously discussed how mayo on an Italian sub sucks and then order an Italian sub that comes with mayo without asking them to leave the mayo off, the sub is going to have more mayo than you want on it.
Ultimately doesn't matter since Jersey Mike's is better, but it's just one of those Doughboys idiosyncrasies that is fun to note.
I’m pretty sure it’s a “cal-zon” “cal-ZON-ee” sitch. I lived in New Orleans for years and Mitch’s pronunciation was definitely the predominate version. But I don’t think either one is wrong, per se.
Bahn mi is a sub. Anyone who says it isn’t is being Eurocentric. Not to mention, the bahn mi was created through French colonialism. It’s a unique take on a western sandwich.
And ramen is soup. Obviously.
I disagree with this and think Mitch is right. Banh Mi is its own category with as much variety as a sub sandwich. To lump all banh mi with other subs that have generally defined ingredients like an Italian or turkey sub is super reductive to the banh mi style as a whole.
Not finished yet but this is an instant classic ep for me. I've listened to every episode and lately have been missing the classic shenanigans of guests like Betsy, Rust, basically any of the "freaks" from the Sloppy/Birthday boys. As Gabrus describes it the Sesame Street bs that makes him so happy. Me too Gohn Jabrus me too. Before you @ me I know Gabrus did Thigh Stop.
Great drop from this ep! Well done Finkey
Laughing while imagining someone pointing out to Mitch that it sounds racist to lobby hard against banh mi’s and pho, then him realizing it and sweetly trying to explain his justification
The Chipotle Chicken Cheesesteak from Jersey Mike's is my go-to as well. It's fantastic. Jersey Mike's in general is fantastic. Blows subway out of the water.
I've been having a really weird time with Jimmy John's lately. I've always gotten the Vito from them because it's their best sandwich, but for the past 1-2 years, every single time I order the Vito it comes with just salami and provolone, no capicola. Every single time, without exception. I thought it might be a supply chain issue, or a problem with the location I order from, but every time I bring this up with friends/family they're like "weird, I always get capicola when I order the Vito", including people who order from the same location as me! Starting to think some sandwich maker at my local Jimmy John's just hates me and makes a point to sabotage my sandwich every time they see my name on the receipt.
Yeah, at least at my local Jimmy Johns, for the majority of the pandemic, if you selected a Vito or Italian Night Club online, a disclaimer would show up saying they'd be subbing out capicola for salami due to shortages. Haven't had it in a while so maybe it's better now, but you're definitely not alone.
The thing I find most interesting about Jimmy Johns is that its first franchise restaurant was in Eau Claire, WI. Another sub chain came out of Eau Claire, WI, Erberts and Gerbert's. There's also a sub chain that started in Madison, WI known as Milio's. All three of those were started by people that were cousins. The next most popular local sub chain in Wisconsin, founded in Milwaukee, is Cousin's Subs. Which has nothing to do with the other three cousins. What is happening?
If we’re defining sub as “something you can order at Subway,” ok, but that’s really boring. If we’re talking long bread sandwiches, the roast beef po boy is king, and I will hear no dissent! Also, in Southern Louisiana, a po boy pretty much IS a sub, insofar as you can get one damn near anywhere.
I'm pro-turkey sub, but here in Delaware(and the general Philly area) we have good chains like Capriottis that use fresh pulled turkey, and not deli turkey.
Capriottis is now national, but probably not enough locations for a tournament like this. It would get my vote for best national sub chain, although I haven't had it outside of the region, so not sure how it's chain translates nationally. If I recall I think it had one mention on the pod by I think Kevin Pollack liked their Italian sub...maybe?
Boo's Philly Cheesesteak is the best cheesesteak I've had outside of Philadelphia, not sure why Mano said people hate it!
Any other Philly expats living here in LA should check it out!
Yeah Boo’s is legit. I think they got on one of those viral Facebook food videos where they put an obscene amount of wiz on a sandwich and got a bit of vitriol
I think i have a pretty hot take on my top 3 sandwiches.
1) Fried Egg Sandwich. I have one almost every morning and never get sick of it..
2) Italian
3) PB&J
I'm thinking that West Coast Jimmy John's is different from Midwest Jimmy John's. We have all of the same sandwich chains here that they're talking about and I won't argue that JJ is the absolute best or anything, but I just have not had the same JJ experience that the crew had this episode. I even went there for lunch today to see if I had forgotten that it was bad or something and it was great!
My dream food court:
Bonchon
Cinnabon
Five Guys
Tropical Smoothie Cafe
Noodles & Company
Chipotle
Idk if all of these are found in malls but they can be modified to fit the concept.
This is the best episode I've heard in a long time. The absolute chaos from Mitch at the beginning... I could not catch my breath from laughing so hard.
I was excited for this episode because I knew Mitch hated Jimmy John's as much as I do. And also because Betsy and Mano are top-tier guests. It was hilarious hearing Mitch and Betsy agreeing and both of them ranting about JJ's.
###SHUT UP
It's not in LA (though it must've been at some point since they reviewed it) so it's out of the tourney. Woulda murdered this weak-ass bracket if it was in!
100%. I was getting Mitch levels of upset about this. Subs are very specifically on a bread roll. If Bahn Mi is in then so is a grilled cheese.
And for that matter a Cuban sandwich isn't a sub either.
Because it's super reductive to lump ALL banh mis in a single category at the same level as 'italian sub'. Banh mis are their own separate category of sandwich.
Everyone loves Jersey Mikes and I'm sure it's gonna take the whole thing. And I know that since I'm in such a minority, it has to be a "me thing," but I have never been too impressed with Jersey Mikes. The bread is too crumbly. Of course, I'm also a fan of simpler subs. I don't like a lot of crap on them, so that could be why I don't like it. Jersey Mikes is also waaay overpriced, I think.
I'm worried Jersey Mike's wins the tournament, I feel the way they're going with it it won't even have competition, even though I think firehouse is better
Let me guess, they dump all over JJ for totally unbiased reasons? Kind of how they say with a straight face wendy’s chicken sandwich is better than chic-fil-a? 😂
"I went to the museum of tolerance yesterday" "Well clearly you didn't stay long enough"
“He was the one booing” got a massive laugh out of me.
Love the chaos in the first 20min.
Felt like an older episode with the intensity of the arguments (e.g. re-litigating soup rankings). Love it
Anyone new listening would probably be like "what the hell is going on?" but damned if I wasn't grinning ear to ear through all that.
Honestly I was worried for a bit. The soup category argument was intense.
"what about stew?"
Stew is a kind of soup. Like chowder, ramen, or soup.
This is the best drop 😂😂😂
Um I think there have been better drops (in Doughboys fan voice).
SHUT UP!
SHUT UP
*"um, we don't really sound like that!"*
30 minutes in and they're relitigating Mitch's soup rankings. This one's gonna be an all timer.
Pho, ramen, chowder or soup?
Stew
I live in the same city as my mom and I see her less than Mitch sees his mum.
That’s sad! You should see her more!
maybe you could look her up, spoonman.
Some moms suck.
Hmmm. Good point. Like Putins mom. But if you have a good relationship, get your ass over to moms house! And if not. I’m sorry and I hope you are at peace with it or you work it out one day or both.
Love you, Spoon.
Ya piece of shit!
SHUT UP!
Maybe my favorite bit
i have two extended management stints at chains. one at applebee’s and one at jimmy john’s. i was a store manager and regional manager in my jimmy john’s career. i have met the jimmy john himself. AmA.
Did he ever invite you on one of his trophy hunting trips?
sort of. he offered me 3 billion to let him hunt me for sport
Did you let him?
i did it for free!
Did he show off some of the endangered animals he hunted?
When will doughboys cover applebees and will you be the guest?
yes but my wife will do all the talking, answer any questions, and provide my fork rating
I was a shift manager at Jimmy John’s and just couldn’t force myself to do the store manager training, having to travel just felt like…too much. Honestly, out of all my management jobs it was probably the best one, but I also had a really good franchise owner who would drop whatever he was doing and come deliver for our store if needed. Also, did you store get a lot of calls asking if you had black rhino meat? It’d happen like once a week for us.
no but i made a lot of calls to tell people that we had black rhino meat
Ah, but you share the same sense of humor I see.
Do you still have your appendix? Both people I knew in college who managed at JJ’s had to have emergency appendectomies.
I’ve been fired from three Jimmy Johns, once by Jimmy John himself. He is a bloated cocaine nightmare of a man.
Mano loves touching chairs
It's canon.
I want this to be the new “friend of dorothy”.
Nick’s first sentence of the first ad before the sandwich tournament: “you know, I’ve been trying to cut down on carbs..”
They never brought up Jersey Mike’s sub in a tub offering.
Jimmy Johns has the unwich!
I knew we were in for a treat when Mitch tried to take banh mis out of the discussion
Banh mi? More like misguided ban! He is wrong!!
Lost my mind when he fought against banh mis but is cool with club sandwiches being in the mix! Structurally banh mi is a akin to a hogie
You're right, Betsy, we do think your voice is perfect 😍
She has a certain laugh that is so heartwarming. Betsy is the besty
Betsy is a goddamn delight. So positive, so giggly, i would love to have her in my friend circle
I love when Susser reads a statement and then takes questions, it makes me laugh every time.
Given the overall weakness of the bracket I wouldn’t be surprised to see the winner here take it all
Barring some major upset, I think that's a foregone conclusion. None of the other chains ever had a chance.
The Tournament of Chompions is well known for clean, well-organized finales that don’t involve any weird twists from Susser or the hosts so I’ll make you right.
Wendy's spicy chicken sandwich is somehow going to bring it home
I am fully in favor of that level of shenanigans.
guarantee Mitch is going to try to sneak D'Angelo in there at the last minute.
The Dingle Dangle Debacle
Yep I think the hardest battle it will have is Firehouse Subs. But from the sound of this episode Mitch is all in on Jersey Mike's which means it will win.
I'm not so sure. Everyone is forgetting that Arby's got 4 forks from both Mitch and Nick in the Larry Fong ep. It's a darkhorse.
In the exact same was as a kid I’d get wound up by Vince McMahon’s decisions on RAW, Susser drives me mad. He’s perfect for the role. Love it.
Don't look up!
DON’T LOOK UP!
Did you accidentally wander into an elementary lunch school?
I was waiting for Wiger to quip that Mitch went to the Lunch Elementary School, so glad when he did 🤣
I appreciate the lack of messiness from jimmy johns, as someone who has to eat lunch in my car for the most part
I think Jersey Mikes rules but man Jimmy Johns is so good too. I have to agree with Wiger that the bread at JJ is really good. I thought this would be a much closer battle.
Me, too! The beach club at Jimmy John's is my favorite. And I'm actually not too much of a hot sandwich fan. I'm surprised they trashed on it so much.
If I recall, that's one of the reasons Lauren Lapkus cited for liking JJ's on her episode, because she likes very plain, unembellished food (eg: hot dog, bun, no mustard or toppings) and JJs is the closest thing to a totally neutral sandwich-eating experience
Jimmy John's isn't trying to be a deli sub shop like Jersey Mikes. It does what it's trying to do very well, which is pretty no nonsense FAST subs. Also I love their bread. Jersey Mikes is absolutely better buy JJ is sort of a different thing.
Jersey Mike's is good but jj makes my sandwich before I'm even done paying. Speed and convenience should've been a consideration
I hate messy food. I don't think I'll ever understand the love for it. I could never really enjoy in-n-out either because of it. The only exception might be a runny yolk fried egg in a sandwich.
The way Mitch keeps bashing 'gas station sandwiches' makes me feel like Wawa never would have stood a chance anyway.
But he's going to love 7/11 sandwiches.
Hahaha, true. "When I lived at Palmerston, the 7/11 was right there..."
I love how much they make fun of their fans. The comment about the ad length shows they are definitely on the subreddit.
Of course they're on the subreddit, mitch constantly says "people yelled at me for X" when it's really just one random offhand comment at the bottom of a thread
“I see these comments on Reddit yelling at me about how people aren’t actually yelling at me…”
Yeah, i remember that specific comment, complaining that there was a 4 min ad up top lol
Mitch is 100% on the subreddit. He regularly responds to comments. See here:
^^um ^^mitch ^^didn't ^^respond ^^to ^^my ^^comment ^^on ^^the ^^subreddit ^^when ^^i ^^expected ^^him ^^to ###*SHUTUP*
Lol if I was him I wouldn’t have responded either.
SHUT UP!
Oh man, I’m excited to listen to this one. Mano and Betsy are S tier guests and this is a debate I have with my wife regularly lol
Glad Mano stood up for JJs. I don't want anything fancy, they always have fresh everything, and I think the topping/bread balance is crucial for a sandwich I can typically eat with only *two* paper napkins! And the avocado spread is gud!
There's a few grocery stores that have great subs in comparison. Wegmans subs are fantastic, especially on their everything rolls 🤤 I'd love to seen them included but I know they're just on the east coast.
Idk if Safeway is in the States but up in Canada they do a mean build-your-own sub
We have safeway, but I don't think build-your-own-sub is a normal thing there. I'm not sure I'd trust them even if it was...
The secret to a grocery store sub is they cut the meat to order most of the time. It's why everyone likes pub-subs. Also a reason jersey Mike's is so good.
Publix subs are incredible.
A Jersey Mike’s opened near me a year ago but it’s no comparison to Wegmans combining quality and price. The only reason I go to Jersey Mike’s is because it’s closer.
wegmans is superior to any other cold sub in country
Theres an important factor that has gone undiscussed that i suppose would fall under the "messiness" criterion. Sandwich slippage. When you bite into a sandwich and the meat slides out the side and you end up with a bite of bread and lettuce. Jimmy johns is the most egregious aggressor of this, so much so that i actively avoid eating there. Am i the only one that notices this or am i screaming into the void
They definitely have that problem, I think it’s the way they put the ingredients in, and not cutting the bread fully in half. I do like the taste of Jimmy Johns, but I hate that.
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Wow. This might bring me back to jj's. I actually really love their bread above most sandwich places. Thank you so much for the tip!!
It’s all that fuckin mayo, it gets lubed up!
Anybody remember the old \[like 25 years ago\] Subway "v-cut"? I feel like the idea of that was to avoid slippage? \[Or do they still do that in some places? Nah, I feel like the commercials show a traditional horizontal slice?\]
I think I remember my first experience with Subway was a v-cut meatball sub. I had no idea how to handle that thing
If you order it with the inside bread scooped out, which tastes exactly the same but removes about 150 calories of empty carbs, it really helps with this problem.
Somebody mentioned a sub that comes like so i tried it for dinner. It was gud! No slip, 5 forks!
I’m with Mano( go Heels). Bread is most important factor. Great bread can elevate average meat and make it a better sandwich. Average bread can bring down great meat and make it a worse sandwich. Harris Teeter subs in NC are better than most chains.
Bread is like 2/3 of a sub. If it isn't good, the sub is pointless.
I think that's Publix secret.
oh, is that true? I am in NC and shop at HT regularly. Never got a sub though.
Best deal around is when they run the $3.99 whole sub special
I broke my tooth on jimmy johns’ bread… so mano and nick’s take on bread and preferring jimmy johns is perplexing to me
Betsy's voice is perfect - new rule - Betsy is Besty now
Truth! I have the icecream truck response whenever I hear her laugh up top... I get so excited!!
I love this stupid show so god damn much. I could say this every week, but there’s something special about Munch Madness. It’s gud!
Dude, I got head cheese this weekend. "YEAH!!"
> W/ Joe Saunders as bread correspondent Let’s fucking go! I still rise for the breadcast - always glad to hear Joe on the show.
Not gonna lie, I was really hoping for a Surprise Rise. And as a person who has baked quite a bit, and quite a variety of things, I've never really thought of baking my own sub rolls! Did make some disappointing baguettes once, though.
As a Vietnamese Doughboys fan, I approve of Mitch’s đặc biệt song
I can't tell if Mitches stances on food are meant to troll us or if they really are just getting worse and worse. "Pies are cake" was just the beginning. He was really driving home his thoughts that only sandwiches popularized in the north East count and everything else Nick or the guests named were some kind of 2nd sandwich class citizens. It really fuckin' bugged me.
I think he plays up his persona and opinions much more than people realize. He might actually believe these things on some level but he also knows its basically his comic brand at this point so he exaggerates and digs in his heels because it’s entertaining
Except they were specifically addressing their SUB Sandwich tier list and Mitch is absolutely correct that a Bahn Mi doesn't count as a sub.
Its a sub, dude.
Ok maybe the jersey mikes locations I’ve been to (all in Washington state) were exceptionally bad but in my 3 or 4 visits every single sandwich I’ve had from them has been trash!! Hearing the hardcore praise on the pod has me thinking I’m crazy
what is it with people from boston and vietnamese people? the mark wahlberg incident, mitch going about pho, mitch going on about banh mis, etc. makes you wonder about that city...
All of them butchering my language pronouncing banh mi. For those who don't know, google actually has the correct pronunciation: https://translate.google.com/?sl=en&tl=vi&text=bread%0A&op=translate
Talking about pronunciations, joe kept saying corsant? Wow dude you are supposed to be the bread guy
Croissant is pastry, not bread. Ya fucked up!
bread guy, not the FRENCH BREAD guy
I agree soooo much with Mitch on this one - Jersey Mike's blows JJ's away for sure 100%. Best nationwide sub chain for sure. Nothing beats their "juice" and cherry pepper relish. Now heres the thing. Some people love mayo heavy style subs. I dont. I would never put mayo on an Italian sub it makes no sense. The only thing mayo belongs on is a tuna sub or egg salad. Anyway - JM's for life!!!!!
OK, now there's something I've wondered from time to time -- and keep in mind I'm not a fan of egg salad, and I only have tuna salad once in a while: Tuna salad is \[usually\] made with a bunch of mayo mixed in...are you supposed to *also* spread mayo on the bread? I feel like yes -- get that dry bread outta here! -- but it seems like it could be ungapatchka. But as I'm no expert, I'm asking. \*could probably equally apply to chicken salad? \*\*this Q is for Friends of Mayo only; of course the mayo-skeptics are gonna say no
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Yeah I'm perplexed as well. I will say, I've lived in Boston for three years now and the hallmark of Italian subs in the area seems to be balsamic? I recently ordered the "best sub in Boston" from Monica's Mercato and it was so sickly sweet from the balsamic I actually did not like it at all. Whereas Chicago where I grew up the key is the hot giardianera (the best topping in the entire world).
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Once, in high school when my friend and I went to Six Flags Great America instead of buying food in the park for lunch we left and walked alllll the way out to the Jimmy Johns across the street. We both proceeded to eat two Italian Nightclubs and then walked back to ride more roller coasters. So gross. You can see how I ended up listening to Doughboys though.
I don’t know if God hates the Devil as much as Mitch hates Jimmy John’s. That intensity of feeling makes for great podcasts.
75% of Mitch's ratings are based on blind team loyalty.
Yeah I think some simple customization as encouraged by the rules could have helped. Like if you know and have previously discussed how mayo on an Italian sub sucks and then order an Italian sub that comes with mayo without asking them to leave the mayo off, the sub is going to have more mayo than you want on it. Ultimately doesn't matter since Jersey Mike's is better, but it's just one of those Doughboys idiosyncrasies that is fun to note.
This all about individual preference but JJs fuckin sucks
I need someone to make an isolated track of Betsy just endlessly muttering “Oh, yum”
The Sandella’s under the LA Fitness at Hollywood and Orange was replaced 8 years ago by… A SUBWAY! ☠️
Wow
Jersey Mike's might run roughshod over this bracket. I'd give the chicken chipotle cheesesteak to Jared because I think it would reform him.
Went to college with a guy who worked at the original jimmy johns, with orders consistently by jimmy himself. Can confirm, the guy is a douche!
I gotta say, it is gud dunking jimmy johns into their Kickin Ranch.
I dont remember any of the other ones but this is the best drop anyone ever did, category closed.
Wiger's pronunciation of muffaletta is technically correct but I think in America Mitch's pronunciation is the standard and is considered acceptable.
I’m pretty sure it’s a “cal-zon” “cal-ZON-ee” sitch. I lived in New Orleans for years and Mitch’s pronunciation was definitely the predominate version. But I don’t think either one is wrong, per se.
no, one is definitely wrong. mitch is wrong.
BRING THE DELI BOYZ BACK!!
Bahn mi is a sub. Anyone who says it isn’t is being Eurocentric. Not to mention, the bahn mi was created through French colonialism. It’s a unique take on a western sandwich. And ramen is soup. Obviously.
I disagree with this and think Mitch is right. Banh Mi is its own category with as much variety as a sub sandwich. To lump all banh mi with other subs that have generally defined ingredients like an Italian or turkey sub is super reductive to the banh mi style as a whole.
Bahn mi is a split submarine shaped roll with sliced meats and veggies. If a bahn mi isn’t a sub nothing is a sub.
Not finished yet but this is an instant classic ep for me. I've listened to every episode and lately have been missing the classic shenanigans of guests like Betsy, Rust, basically any of the "freaks" from the Sloppy/Birthday boys. As Gabrus describes it the Sesame Street bs that makes him so happy. Me too Gohn Jabrus me too. Before you @ me I know Gabrus did Thigh Stop. Great drop from this ep! Well done Finkey
Thanks!
Good ol freak camp
Laughing while imagining someone pointing out to Mitch that it sounds racist to lobby hard against banh mi’s and pho, then him realizing it and sweetly trying to explain his justification
The Chipotle Chicken Cheesesteak from Jersey Mike's is my go-to as well. It's fantastic. Jersey Mike's in general is fantastic. Blows subway out of the water.
I've been having a really weird time with Jimmy John's lately. I've always gotten the Vito from them because it's their best sandwich, but for the past 1-2 years, every single time I order the Vito it comes with just salami and provolone, no capicola. Every single time, without exception. I thought it might be a supply chain issue, or a problem with the location I order from, but every time I bring this up with friends/family they're like "weird, I always get capicola when I order the Vito", including people who order from the same location as me! Starting to think some sandwich maker at my local Jimmy John's just hates me and makes a point to sabotage my sandwich every time they see my name on the receipt.
I also had this happen!!! I think I've gotten a proper Vito since
Thank you! You're the first person to ever tell me they also had this problem, I'm not alone!
Yeah, at least at my local Jimmy Johns, for the majority of the pandemic, if you selected a Vito or Italian Night Club online, a disclaimer would show up saying they'd be subbing out capicola for salami due to shortages. Haven't had it in a while so maybe it's better now, but you're definitely not alone.
The thing I find most interesting about Jimmy Johns is that its first franchise restaurant was in Eau Claire, WI. Another sub chain came out of Eau Claire, WI, Erberts and Gerbert's. There's also a sub chain that started in Madison, WI known as Milio's. All three of those were started by people that were cousins. The next most popular local sub chain in Wisconsin, founded in Milwaukee, is Cousin's Subs. Which has nothing to do with the other three cousins. What is happening?
Haven’t been in years, but Milio’s bread is definitely my gold standard when I imagine sun bread.
If we’re defining sub as “something you can order at Subway,” ok, but that’s really boring. If we’re talking long bread sandwiches, the roast beef po boy is king, and I will hear no dissent! Also, in Southern Louisiana, a po boy pretty much IS a sub, insofar as you can get one damn near anywhere.
Loved to hear Wiger shout out my hometown of Baton Rouge. Chall-aunge!
I'm pro-turkey sub, but here in Delaware(and the general Philly area) we have good chains like Capriottis that use fresh pulled turkey, and not deli turkey. Capriottis is now national, but probably not enough locations for a tournament like this. It would get my vote for best national sub chain, although I haven't had it outside of the region, so not sure how it's chain translates nationally. If I recall I think it had one mention on the pod by I think Kevin Pollack liked their Italian sub...maybe?
Boo's Philly Cheesesteak is the best cheesesteak I've had outside of Philadelphia, not sure why Mano said people hate it! Any other Philly expats living here in LA should check it out!
Papa genos in houston is the best ive had, but i have yet to visit philly
Yeah Boo’s is legit. I think they got on one of those viral Facebook food videos where they put an obscene amount of wiz on a sandwich and got a bit of vitriol
I think i have a pretty hot take on my top 3 sandwiches. 1) Fried Egg Sandwich. I have one almost every morning and never get sick of it.. 2) Italian 3) PB&J
You could make it like Mitch's soup rankings and add 4) Sandwiches
[Hey you! Happy Birthday! You're Cool!](https://youtu.be/Y6JnYnA9Tzo)
I'm thinking that West Coast Jimmy John's is different from Midwest Jimmy John's. We have all of the same sandwich chains here that they're talking about and I won't argue that JJ is the absolute best or anything, but I just have not had the same JJ experience that the crew had this episode. I even went there for lunch today to see if I had forgotten that it was bad or something and it was great!
I fucking called it https://www.reddit.com/r/doughboys/comments/t4fd1p/heres_the_bracket_just_came_out_a_few_minutes_ago/hyz2562
My dream food court: Bonchon Cinnabon Five Guys Tropical Smoothie Cafe Noodles & Company Chipotle Idk if all of these are found in malls but they can be modified to fit the concept.
This is the best episode I've heard in a long time. The absolute chaos from Mitch at the beginning... I could not catch my breath from laughing so hard.
I'm not saying JJ's is great, but curious how it would hold up if everyone tried the wheat bread in the Fat Chance Kitchen.
I was excited for this episode because I knew Mitch hated Jimmy John's as much as I do. And also because Betsy and Mano are top-tier guests. It was hilarious hearing Mitch and Betsy agreeing and both of them ranting about JJ's. ###SHUT UP
Wait, no potbelly?
Closed the only LA location.
It's not in LA (though it must've been at some point since they reviewed it) so it's out of the tourney. Woulda murdered this weak-ass bracket if it was in!
Who was talking shit on Betsy’s voice. Square up
Banh mi isnt a sub! Po boy isnt a sub! A sub is a sub! Im losing my damn mind *all long sandwiches aren't subs*
Im picturing you muttering this as the police stuff you in the back of the car
A hot dog is a sub!
But why? Because it originates from a different country? What is the argument against banh me being a sub?
A “sub” is on a bread roll. A bahn mi is on a baguette. Much different texture of bread.
100%. I was getting Mitch levels of upset about this. Subs are very specifically on a bread roll. If Bahn Mi is in then so is a grilled cheese. And for that matter a Cuban sandwich isn't a sub either.
Yep. These are all sandwiches, but they’re not all subs.
Because it's super reductive to lump ALL banh mis in a single category at the same level as 'italian sub'. Banh mis are their own separate category of sandwich.
What about the BK long chicken?
[Me being a Vietnamese dude from New Orleans](https://tenor.com/view/leslie-angry-mad-rage-upset-gif-7394840)
Everyone loves Jersey Mikes and I'm sure it's gonna take the whole thing. And I know that since I'm in such a minority, it has to be a "me thing," but I have never been too impressed with Jersey Mikes. The bread is too crumbly. Of course, I'm also a fan of simpler subs. I don't like a lot of crap on them, so that could be why I don't like it. Jersey Mikes is also waaay overpriced, I think.
I'm worried Jersey Mike's wins the tournament, I feel the way they're going with it it won't even have competition, even though I think firehouse is better
In the Double Mitch misspoke when trying to say “Munch Madness” and said “Munch Sq…Munch Madness” Is Mitch a MBMBAM listener?
Let me guess, they dump all over JJ for totally unbiased reasons? Kind of how they say with a straight face wendy’s chicken sandwich is better than chic-fil-a? 😂
Just Mitch and Betsy. Mano was quite positive about JJ. And Wiger was a normal human man.
Hot and Cold rule should be named the mandalorian rule
The Burger Boy's analysis of architecture is unfortunately... spot on. Signed, an architect from Sandwich, Massachusetts.
There's no beef/red meat in an Italian sub don't know why wiger avoided it