I wasn't super familiar with the Jimmy John's chain but I did know that they're pretty big south of the border. So obviously I was pretty excited when I leaned that they were opening a Canadian location just a few minutes from my place.
I showed up on a Saturday at around 5:00 and the place was already pretty crowded. After waiting in line for about 10 minutes, I placed my order and was told to wait over by the food-prep area.
It took about 20 minutes to get my food. Honestly, if the wait for fast food is going to be that long, I feel like the person serving you should let you know. But this place did just open, so maybe they're still ironing out the kinks.
For my sandwich, I decided to go with the Italian Night Club ("Salami, Capocollo, Ham, Provolone, Onion, Lettuce, Tomato, Mayo, Oregano-Basil, Oil & Vinegar").
It's a decent sandwich. It's packed with tasty meat and the fresh, fluffy bread holds the whole thing together really well.
However, it's a heavy, heavy sandwich. And there's no real relief from that heaviness. There's so much oil and vinegar that there was a pool of it in my wrapper after I was finished eating. The prevailing taste of the concoction was meat and oil, which ensured that eating the sandwich became a bit of a chore (i.e. every bite was exactly the same).
I ate the whole thing, though, so it's not like I hated the sandwich. But I was just hoping for some more flavor. Maybe a nice chimichurri sauce or something.
The joint just opened a few days ago, though, so I'm not going to judge them too harshly. I'll definitely be returning to try something else (and I'll come back at a much less crowded time, I hope). read more