A bit bigger sub than Subway's, or so it seems, plus some real variety.

The have less bread choices though, but the bread they have is more than
acceptable.

I'd give props to the hot pastrami and the roast beef and provolone, the
tuna is about average.

http://www.blimpie.com/menu/menu.html

"casa contenta" > wrote in message
...
>A bit bigger sub than Subway's, or so it seems, plus some real variety.
>
> The have less bread choices though, but the bread they have is more than
> acceptable.
>
> I'd give props to the hot pastrami and the roast beef and provolone, the
> tuna is about average.
>
> http://www.blimpie.com/menu/menu.html


I used to get the blimpies best before the closed all three green bay
location's. I was extremely upset when the last one closed... and they had
a pickle barrel two, which is extremely rare these days.

On Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:36:40 AM UTC-7, casa contenta wrote:
> A bit bigger sub than Subway's, or so it seems, plus some real variety.
>
>
>
> The have less bread choices though, but the bread they have is more than
>
> acceptable.
>
>
>
> I'd give props to the hot pastrami and the roast beef and provolone, the
>
> tuna is about average.
>
>
>
> http://www.blimpie.com/menu/menu.html

You must be craving a sandwich! Our local Blimpie's shut down about 2 months ago- there is a note on their window saying they were evicted or ? along those lines.

On 9/12/2013 1:23 PM, Jerry Sauk wrote:
>
> "casa contenta" > wrote in message
> ...
>> A bit bigger sub than Subway's, or so it seems, plus some real variety.
>>
>> The have less bread choices though, but the bread they have is more than
>> acceptable.
>>
>> I'd give props to the hot pastrami and the roast beef and provolone, the
>> tuna is about average.
>>
>> http://www.blimpie.com/menu/menu.html
>
>
> I used to get the blimpies best before the closed all three green bay
> location's. I was extremely upset when the last one closed... and they had
> a pickle barrel two, which is extremely rare these days.
>
>
I haven't see on of those since I was a youngster.

I like Blimpies, no complaints, save for the fact they don't show up on
the Interstates when I'm traveling in the summer.

Do you ever eat at Schlotzky's?

They have an odd round sourdough bun, but it is tasty:

http://www.schlotzskys.com/menu/generic

On 9/12/2013 1:32 PM, merryb wrote:
> On Thursday, September 12, 2013 11:36:40 AM UTC-7, casa contenta wrote:
>> A bit bigger sub than Subway's, or so it seems, plus some real variety.
>>
>>
>>
>> The have less bread choices though, but the bread they have is more than
>>
>> acceptable.
>>
>>
>>
>> I'd give props to the hot pastrami and the roast beef and provolone, the
>>
>> tuna is about average.
>>
>>
>>
>> http://www.blimpie.com/menu/menu.html
>
> You must be craving a sandwich! Our local Blimpie's shut down about 2 months ago- there is a note on their window saying they were evicted or ? along those lines.
>

It's the mention of that subpar Subway that set me off, then I started
thinking where else to go.

The tacos are going to have to wait on this latest craving.

"casa contenta" > wrote in message
...
>A bit bigger sub than Subway's, or so it seems, plus some real variety.
>
> The have less bread choices though, but the bread they have is more than
> acceptable.
>
> I'd give props to the hot pastrami and the roast beef and provolone, the
> tuna is about average.
>
> http://www.blimpie.com/menu/menu.html

Ours is gone now. I don't think we ever got a sandwich in there as we are
not big sandwich lovers. But we did get soup and salad and it was good.

On 2013-09-12 19:32:37 +0000, merryb said:

> You must be craving a sandwich! Our local Blimpie's shut down about 2
> months ago- there is a note on their window saying they were evicted or
> ? along those lines.

I use to eat a Blimpie 4 or 5 days a week when I was starving musician
in NYC in the 70's. I absolutely loved their sandwiches, which I had
never had before and were very cheap.

A Blimpie opened up nearby, here in SoCal, about 6 years ago and I was
eager to get to it. I was quite unimpressed. I don't know whether it's
me or the chain that has changed in the past 35 years. Probably both.
But I am unimpressed by Subway too.

Jersey Mike's Subs have been opened three stores our here in the past
few years. I think I like the sandwich better, but the selection of
options seems more limited.

On Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:23:51 PM UTC-7, Jerry Sauk wrote:
> "casa contenta" > wrote in message
>

>
> > I'd give props to the hot pastrami and the roast beef and provolone, the
> > tuna is about average
>
> > http://www.blimpie.com/menu/menu.html
>
>
> I used to get the blimpies best before the closed all three green bay
> location's. I was extremely upset when the last one closed... and they had
> a pickle barrel two, which is extremely rare these days.

There was a Blimpie's in downtown SJ decades ago, before redevelopment, when
the number of restaurants in downtown SJ could be counted on two hands.

I think both Blimpies and a long-established family Mexican place were both
victims of redevelopment. Only Original Joe's survived.

Do NOT ever order an Original Joe's, a dry and tasteless blend of ground beef
and spinach.

On 9/12/2013 9:23 PM, gtr wrote:
> On 2013-09-12 19:32:37 +0000, merryb said:
>
>> You must be craving a sandwich! Our local Blimpie's shut down about 2
>> months ago- there is a note on their window saying they were evicted
>> or ? along those lines.
>
(snippage)

> Jersey Mike's Subs have been opened three stores our here in the past
> few years. I think I like the sandwich better, but the selection of
> options seems more limited.
>
Sometimes limited is better. Places that start out with a good business
model often seem to screw things up when they start trying to make and
sell everything under the sun. If you do a few things well and it
works, stick with that.

Jill

On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 06:52:23 -0400, jmcquown >
wrote:

> Sometimes limited is better. Places that start out with a good business
> model often seem to screw things up when they start trying to make and
> sell everything under the sun. If you do a few things well and it
> works, stick with that.

I absolutely agree with that.

--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

On 2013-09-13 10:52:23 +0000, jmcquown said:

> On 9/12/2013 9:23 PM, gtr wrote:
>> On 2013-09-12 19:32:37 +0000, merryb said:
>>
>>> You must be craving a sandwich! Our local Blimpie's shut down about 2
>>> months ago- there is a note on their window saying they were evicted
>>> or ? along those lines.
>>
> (snippage)
>
>> Jersey Mike's Subs have been opened three stores our here in the past
>> few years. I think I like the sandwich better, but the selection of
>> options seems more limited.
>>
> Sometimes limited is better. Places that start out with a good
> business model often seem to screw things up when they start trying to
> make and sell everything under the sun. If you do a few things well
> and it works, stick with that.

Agreed: And it's key to expansion, I think.

There was a place in Garden Grove run by a Korean woman that spoke no
English. She made dumplings; either pan-fried or steamed. She also had
big bags of them in a freezer that you could get to-go. Anna's Mandu.
Oh jeez it was great. It only lasted about 3 years. I think she had tea
and canned ice tea.

It was in a tiny strip center next to a store that sold local
kimchi.You walked in and there was nothing but big glass-doored coolers
with unlabeled gallon jars of kimchi: just kimchi. Now THAT's a
specialty store.

I never saw any customers In Anna's but us. She had a young Mexican
girl who worked there in the back. She also didn't speak any English
either, and I *know* she didn't speak any Korean. We saw her come back
from lunch one day with a big greasy burger bag.

It reminded me once when I went to a Mexican restaurant with NO ONE in
it. A pizza delivery guy showed up with two pizzas and went into the
kitchen. Me and my friend left. If they won't eat their food--I won't
either!

jmcquown wrote:

> Sometimes limited is better. Places that start out with a good
> business model often seem to screw things up when they start trying
> to make and sell everything under the sun. If you do a few things
> well and it works, stick with that.

+100
You should see the menu of many pizzerias here around: endless lists of
dishes for every course, in fact the average qualty is terrible.
--
"Un pasto senza vino e' come un giorno senza sole"
Anthelme Brillat Savarin

On Friday, September 13, 2013 8:07:22 AM UTC-7, ViLco wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>
>
>
> > Sometimes limited is better. Places that start out with a good
> > business model often seem to screw things up when they start trying
> > to make and sell everything under the sun. If you do a few things
> > well and it works, stick with that.
>
>
>
> +100
>
> You should see the menu of many pizzerias here around: endless lists of
> dishes for every course, in fact the average qualty is terrible.
>

Moreover, any restaurants have one great dish and that's it. We went to a
German restaurant for years that made perfect Wiener schnitzel, with great
fried potatoes and cucumber salad, but overcooked vegetables. We eventually
tried all the other dishes, but there was only one winner.

A taqueria I go to makes one burrito that is sublime, but everything
else is meh. People will order a quesadilla and wonder why I like the place.
Stick to the winner I say.
winner I say.

On 9/12/2013 4:21 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
>
> "casa contenta" > wrote in message
> ...
>> A bit bigger sub than Subway's, or so it seems, plus some real variety.
>>
>> The have less bread choices though, but the bread they have is more
>> than acceptable.
>>
>> I'd give props to the hot pastrami and the roast beef and provolone,
>> the tuna is about average.
>>
>> http://www.blimpie.com/menu/menu.html
>
> Ours is gone now. I don't think we ever got a sandwich in there as we
> are not big sandwich lovers. But we did get soup and salad and it was
> good.

I've not tried their soup, I tend to make my own, maybe when the weather
cools however...

On 9/12/2013 11:46 PM, wrote:
> On Thursday, September 12, 2013 12:23:51 PM UTC-7, Jerry Sauk wrote:
>> "casa contenta" > wrote in message
>>
>
>>
>>> I'd give props to the hot pastrami and the roast beef and provolone, the
>>> tuna is about average
>>
>>> http://www.blimpie.com/menu/menu.html
>>
>>
>> I used to get the blimpies best before the closed all three green bay
>> location's. I was extremely upset when the last one closed... and they had
>> a pickle barrel two, which is extremely rare these days.
>
> There was a Blimpie's in downtown SJ decades ago, before redevelopment, when
> the number of restaurants in downtown SJ could be counted on two hands.
>
> I think both Blimpies and a long-established family Mexican place were both
> victims of redevelopment. Only Original Joe's survived.
>
> Do NOT ever order an Original Joe's, a dry and tasteless blend of ground beef
> and spinach.
>
Oh yuck, blended into what?

On Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:31:11 -0600, casa contenta > wrote:
> On 9/12/2013 11:46 PM, wrote:
> > Do NOT ever order an Original Joe's, a dry and tasteless blend of ground beef
> > and spinach.
> >
> Oh yuck, blended into what?

I've never eaten at the Original Joe's in San Jose, but I plan to
sometime when I'm visiting down there. You probably know that a Joe's
Special has scrambled egg in it. Icing on the proverbial cake is to
top it with sautéed, sliced mushrooms, but I see they don't bother to
slice the mushrooms in San Jose.
http://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/origi...fESNlNZpnouAew


--
Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

"casa contenta" > wrote in message
...
> On 9/12/2013 1:23 PM, Jerry Sauk wrote:
>>
>> "casa contenta" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> A bit bigger sub than Subway's, or so it seems, plus some real variety.
>>>
>>> The have less bread choices though, but the bread they have is more than
>>> acceptable.
>>>
>>> I'd give props to the hot pastrami and the roast beef and provolone, the
>>> tuna is about average.
>>>
>>> http://www.blimpie.com/menu/menu.html
>>
>>
>> I used to get the blimpies best before the closed all three green bay
>> location's. I was extremely upset when the last one closed... and they
>> had
>> a pickle barrel two, which is extremely rare these days.
>>
>>
> I haven't see on of those since I was a youngster.
>
> I like Blimpies, no complaints, save for the fact they don't show up on
> the Interstates when I'm traveling in the summer.
>
> Do you ever eat at Schlotzky's?

From time to time, I not much of a fan of entering the store (vs the
drive-thru) but some of thier pizza is pretty good, and so is the Original.
Lots of melting cheese and meat.

"Jerry Sauk" > wrote:

>
> "casa contenta" > wrote in message
> ...
> > On 9/12/2013 1:23 PM, Jerry Sauk wrote:
> >>
> >> "casa contenta" > wrote in message
> >> ...
> >>> A bit bigger sub than Subway's, or so it seems, plus some real variety.
> >>>
> >>> The have less bread choices though, but the bread they have is more than
> >>> acceptable.
> >>>
> >>> I'd give props to the hot pastrami and the roast beef and provolone, the
> >>> tuna is about average.
> >>>
> >>> http://www.blimpie.com/menu/menu.html
> >>
> >>
> >> I used to get the blimpies best before the closed all three green bay
> >> location's. I was extremely upset when the last one closed... and they
> >> had
> >> a pickle barrel two, which is extremely rare these days.
> >>
> >>
> > I haven't see on of those since I was a youngster.
> >
> > I like Blimpies, no complaints, save for the fact they don't show up on
> > the Interstates when I'm traveling in the summer.
> >
> > Do you ever eat at Schlotzky's?
>
> From time to time, I not much of a fan of entering the store (vs the
> drive-thru) but some of thier pizza is pretty good, and so is the Original.
> Lots of melting cheese and meat.
>
Jerry, you lazy fat ignoramus...
Schlotzky's has a drive-thru.

wrote:

>> You should see the menu of many pizzerias here around: endless lists
>> of dishes for every course, in fact the average qualty is terrible.

> Moreover, any restaurants have one great dish and that's it. We went
> to a German restaurant for years that made perfect Wiener schnitzel,
> with great fried potatoes and cucumber salad, but overcooked
> vegetables. We eventually tried all the other dishes, but there was
> only one winner.

And in the case of kilometer-long-menu pizzerias, that's usually the pizza

> A taqueria I go to makes one burrito that is sublime, but everything
> else is meh. People will order a quesadilla and wonder why I like the
> place. Stick to the winner I say.
> winner I say.

Exactly, here there's a restaurant where they make wonderful tortelli, but
all the rest is common, not bad but not worthy going there for. Stick with
the winner
--
"Un pasto senza vino e' come un giorno senza sole"
Anthelme Brillat Savarin