Jimmy John's Coming Downtown!!!

[Bolles_Bull]

http://www.bizjournals.com/jacksonville/news/2014/08/21/jimmy-johns-coming-to-the-urban-core.html

A few months out, In the Elks Building at Laura and Adams St. Big win for downtown in my opinion!

[fsquid]

I find their subs to be average at best.

[Bolles_Bull]

Easily better than subway or quiznos, and i think its a big plus that a national chain is proactively choosing to come here.

[David]

Yep, they're nothing too special but their speed gimmick really does sell me.  It's really useful when you're hangry and don't want to go stand in line somewhere.

# 16 turkey with bacon and add dijon mustard or the # 2 keeps me satisfied. I pit them again subway mainly and don't compare them to Firehouse or Larry's. 

Their chips are bland and you have to beg them for napkins. Other than that JJs does the job.

[David]

Easily better than subway or quiznos, and i think its a big plus that a national chain is proactively choosing to come here.

Agreed on the expansion comment. Although I really liked Quiznos toasted subs (esp the peppercorn one) but judging by how many stores they've closed down I appear to be in the minority on that one.

Maybe it was those freaky rodent commercials they had back in the early 2000s that scared everyone off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhfcdqMTtU4

[thelakelander]

Nice surprise to read the location is at Laura and Adams. When I first saw the headline, I assumed it would be   a part the Fresh Market strip center in Brooklyn.

[jaxjaguar]

This is great! Which building is the Elks again? the smaller one where la cena is or the larger one with the jewelry store on the bottom?

[taylormiller]

While I agree that Jimmy Johns takes a backseat to Larry's, Firehouse etc., any news is good news for businesses expanding to the urban core. Congratulations Jimmy Johns and best of luck!

[coredumped]

I'll just leave this here:




http://www.bilerico.com/2012/05/more_than_one_reason_not_to_eat_at_jimmy_johns.php

[Wacca Pilatka]

This is great! Which building is the Elks again? the smaller one where la cena is or the larger one with the jewelry store on the bottom?

The smaller one.  The larger one with Jacobs Jewelers is the Greenleaf & Crosby building.

[Wacca Pilatka]

Easily better than subway or quiznos, and i think its a big plus that a national chain is proactively choosing to come here.

Agreed on the expansion comment. Although I really liked Quiznos toasted subs (esp the peppercorn one) but judging by how many stores they've closed down I appear to be in the minority on that one.

Maybe it was those freaky rodent commercials they had back in the early 2000s that scared everyone off:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhfcdqMTtU4

I get the sense that Quizno's overexpanded, and I have heard numerous stories of their treating their franchise holders poorly.

Also, I had almost forgotten them, but those commercials were disturbing.

[exnewsman]

I'll just leave this here:




http://www.bilerico.com/2012/05/more_than_one_reason_not_to_eat_at_jimmy_johns.php

I go to JJs simply out of convenience. But after seeing this perhaps that's not a good enough reason. Quite disturbing.

[duvaldude08]

I find their subs to be average at best.

I went there once to the one on riverside. After all the rave I was extremely disappointed. The bread was hard and the sandwich was very hard to eat. Everytime I bit into everything came ozing out. Not to mention it was not very good at all. But anything coming downtown is a plus! LOL

[Josh]

I find their subs to be average at best.

I went there once to the one on riverside. After all the rave I was extremely disappointed. The bread was hard and the sandwich was very hard to eat. Everytime I bit into everything came ozing out. Not to mention it was not very good at all. But anything coming downtown is a plus! LOL

That echos my experience from having only eaten there once.

[coredumped]

I'll just leave this here:




http://www.bilerico.com/2012/05/more_than_one_reason_not_to_eat_at_jimmy_johns.php

I go to JJs simply out of convenience. But after seeing this perhaps that's not a good enough reason. Quite disturbing.

Besides that, they charge for cheese! What kind of sub shop charges for cheese? Burger place yes, because a burger is often had without cheese, but subs always have cheese included with them.