Subway, Eat Fresh

Almost every one has either heard or knows of the slogan, "Subway, Eat Fresh", or know who Jared is. Subway takes pride in having 28441 restaurants in 85 countries. This fast food chain is considered to be one of the best sub/sandwich chains in America, with most of its competition coming from the also popular Quizno's Subs. Despite having such a large number of restaurants, Subway is just now beginning to sell the greatest type of sub: The Big Philly Cheese Steak.

Subway's new cheese steak of course has some of the natural qualities of a cheese steak, but is lacking others. The sub comes with the basics: bread, steak, and cheese. Next, when ordering, you can request onions, peppers, ketchup, mayonnaise, or even lettuce or tomatoes, even though they are not on the typical cheese steak. You can also pick what type of bread you want: White, Wheat, or Italian. Finally, there is one major thing that makes it different from a regular cheese steak: the meat. The meat is more like slices of steak instead of diced up steak. Although it may not seem like a big deal, that is important.

I had previously only seen this sub on the frequently aired Subway commercials, and did not consider it much. Soon enough, however, I began hearing good things about the sub from many people and decided to give it a try. I went into the restaurant and placed my order. Of course, I had to answer the typical questions of what type of bread, cheese, toppings, and sauce. Having to answer what type of sauce I wanted on the sub caught me off guard a little bit, how many different sauces do people put on cheese steaks? I have always thought that it was ketchup, occasionally mayonnaise, and if you're extremely lucky, Hemo Sauce. Finally, I was also offered if I wanted it toasted or not. Then, after going through all the typical steps, I got my chips, Coke, sub, and was ready to go.

Looking at it, it looked delicious. Biting into it, it was pretty good. Subway has always had a steak and cheese sandwich, but that is nothing special. This, however, is better. The meat, although a little big, and a little chewy, was very good. The toasted roll was a very nice touch, not something that one would normally expect from a fast food restaurant, but then again, Subway does not consider itself a normal fast food joint. Overall, it was a typical, satisfying Subway sub.

Although I was a bit confused about the whole sauce thing and ordering it (I didn't know how many different things could be put on a cheese steak), I was satisfied. It was not extraordinary, but it was not bad. It was good. In fact, it was better than the average sub. I award the Big Philly Cheese Steak from Subway a 6.5 out of 10. This of course brings up the question, where is the better cheese steak from, Subway or Quizno's? At that, which is better in general? That is something no one can answer.