Jersey Mike's vs. Jimmy John's Taste Test | Food Feuds

Today, it's Jimmy John's versus Jersey Mike's. Let's talk about that. Good. Mythical Morning. We're about to discover who definitively has the better food. between Jersey Mike's and Jimmy John's. But first, this portion of today's episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. By now you've probably heard us talk about our therapy experience. at length, whether it's on Ear Biscuits, our podcast, or this very show. Yeah, we are huge advocates for therapy and making it accessible to everyone.

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discount on your first month. And thanks again to BetterHelp for sponsoring this portion. of today's episode. Okay, whether you call them a sub, a hoagie, a grinder, a wedge, people call them that. Everyone's got an opinion on them. But two of the biggest sub bros in the game are, no doubt Mike and John. Jimmy John lords over his empire with more than two thousand. six hundred locations, while Jersey Mike maintains the slight edge with two thousand. eight hundred locations. Okay, but whose sub is sub par and whose grinder is a little finer?

It's time for. Food Feuds Jersey Mike's versus Jimmy John's. Okay, sub simps. First up, we've got Italian subs. On Rhett's side is Jersey Mike's, The Original Italian for eleven sixty-five. And on Link's side is Jimmy John's Italian Night Club. for ten ninety-nine. Oh, we got mixed up. I got the tomato side. Beware of that tomato side. Listen, I'm gonna make no bones about it. I'm a Jersey Mike's guy.

I mean, I just love it so much. And listen, some of y'all say, why don't you do these tastes blind because you know that. your biases are showing up? Well, we would know anyway because this says Jersey Mike's on the paper, and I can feel it. No you can't. So, I'm gonna try to get more. granular in my assessment. Because every round is gonna be sandwiches today. We're not going with any cookies or anything. Right, we're sub, sub, sub, sub.

So this is very Italian. How italian is it? It's just so good. And they slice the subs for you. At Jimmy John's, you gotta grab the whole thing like this. Yeah. I don't know. They don't slice it down the middle. The bread's harder. You hear that? That's kind of a beginning of a dirty joke. How hard is the bread? I want to be able to bite the bread from the, from the middle. Well, you know what? Look. I could have cut it for you. I've already. Now I will notice the way Jimmy John's people do it.

It's all the meat is folded over, and then everything's. All the toppings, at least for this one, are, like, on this side. And. the bread is closed over here, their distributions are off, Mister John. It also just doesn't taste as good. I think ten would be the. best I could imagine Italian sub being. This is a nine. I'm sorry.

I can't imagine it being much better than this. Like, it's like a perfectly done Italian sub. There is something. about. the Jersey Mike sub that doesn't taste as Italian. See this meat right here? It's got some sort of orange. stuff. That is the Jimmy John's? Yes. And you think that's a more Italian? Yeah, but it's not a better sub. So I'm gonna go. for. a weak Italian taste. on an otherwise perfect sub.

Brings that to an eight, over here. This has more of an Italian taste. in whatever that meat is. Sorry, I don't know. The pink one. I'm actually gonna give it a generous. six. I'm gonna agree with you, because I think it is a good. I mean, six still means I like it. I like it more than not eating it. You know what I'm saying? I prefer eating it rather than just sitting here looking at it. Oh, yeah. It's just not nearly as good as this one.

Right. Before we talk about this next matchup, just a reminder that the crew tournament to predict your picks is still in full. swing with Jenna currently in the lead. And with that, next up, we have club subs. On Rhett's side is Jersey Mike's Club Sub for eleven sixty-five. And on Link's is Jimmy John's club Lulu sub. for ten ninety-nine. It just feels good in the hand. Like, even if I didn't eat it, I would want to hold it, you know what I'm saying? And the fact that that bread is a little soggy is a good sign.

to me that Mike got his way, which is oil and vinegar. Yeah, yeah, yeah. It makes me feel safe. This is my sub of choice, a club sub number eight. It's got. that nice bacon on it. That's a perfect fast food sub. I'm at risk of a ten. Incoming. Uh oh. Thanks for the warning.

This seems a bit sad. I know you don't like the bread hinge. One of the problems with the bread hinge is this could be anything. You know? This sub right now could be anything. Right. Because it's just bread. It feels like. It's quite bland. Have you ever been in a place, like, you were in a museum, and. it was. And you were a little bit hungry, and you went into the gift shop, and they had a little,

little fridge. section? Yeah, this is tough, boy. You gonna, you hitting them hard. And then they had a sub that was wrapped in plastic. It had a label on it. It was like. It says that it was made. It was made today, but it was made by, like, a person who works at the museum. I don't think that's how it works. Well, that's what it tastes like. Okay, but what if I told you that Jimmy John's was founded by a nineteen year old? You know, it starts to make sense. Well, he's no longer nineteen, but, like, Jimmy John.

And John is not his last name. That's his middle name. Liautaud graduated high school, and his dad said, either go to the army or start a business. Here's twenty-five grand. And he. started a business, almost a hot dog stand, but then he did this. Good. Good for you, nineteen year old. I feel like if I wasn't tasting it right back to back with Jersey Mike's, I might like it. Like, this is just a great sub. I'm gonna give it. I'm gonna give in an eight. I'm giving this. For me, this is a perfect ten.

No! Why no? Over here on. I'm being dramatic, Link. Jimmy John club land. It's vlub land. I am gonna give it, I'm gonna give it a three. That is really harsh. I did say it was a museum sub, though. I feel a little bit bad. And I do love museums. Four. Next we have signature hot chicken subs. On Rhett's side is Jersey Mike's Big Kahuna Chicken Cheese.

Steak for eleven ninety-five. And on Link's is Jimmy John's Kickin'. Chicken. Cajun sandwich. This is my favorite sub. For eleven twenty-five. I absolutely love this thing. It's bursting with. stuff. Look at all of that stuff. The bread on this is not cut for you. And also, it is hinged. But that's good because it's a hot sub. It's a hot sub that they stuff like this. Jimmy John's has.

far fewer hot subs. than Jersey Mike's. Yeah, because they don't have a real kitchen at the museum. The cheese. You know what I'm saying? They don't have, like, a skillet back there. Yep. The cheese is fully. enthralled in everything through melting. If you look at this cheese over here, it's just. Look at this, y'all. I mean, come on, Jimmy John. It doesn't literally come together in the way that the Jersey Mike's does.

Got to do better, John. And I know. that you can, because John was the number one name for boys in the United States. from the year nineteen hundred to the year nineteen twenty-three. Yeah. A twenty-three year streak? That's right. twenty-three years. You know, the name Mike peaked in nineteen sixty, Link. Nineteen sixty was the year of the Mikes. Much more popular, though, is just. Michael, which peaked in nineteen sixty-nine.

This is pretty great. My kids always get this, the Big Kahunas. It's a great sub. You're not gonna be disappointed. Ten. I mean, this is my favorite sub. What? There you go. A hot sub is better than a cold sub, in my mind. And this is the one I get. I love it. Ten. Two tens. I'm not gonna shy away from an eight over there. This is just such a disappointment. If you're gonna make a hot sub, at least. melt the cheese completely.

That takes me below five. And then it's. I gotta. I gotta say three. I have to. Oh, it's hard. It's hard to hear that. I know. I just don't. John was such a popular name. Nineteen twenty-three. Link, I don't disagree with what you're saying. I don't disagree with the fact that that should be actually hot and melted, but just straight up, it's better than the previous two subs, I think. Or is at least as good as the first one. I'm actually gonna give it a six.

I kinda wanna eat it a little bit more. But not like this one. This one's perfect. Really? You may remember back in the day, we made some Epic Rap Battles, well, we have put all three of those. The original Epic Rap Battle, the Epic Battle of Manliness, and the Epic Rap Battle of. Geek versus Nerd. Nerd versus Geek. Whatever it was. I can talk if you need some help. On a vinyl. Along with three twenty twenty-four remixes. There are six songs on here you have to be. Remix. A Third Degree Mythical Society member Quarterly or Annual.

membership by June thirtieth. If you want to get this item. mythicalsociety. com for deets. Yes. Next up, we have tuna fish subs. On Rhett's side is Jersey Mike's tuna fish sub for eleven fifteen. And on Link's is Jimmy John's Totally Tuna. for eight ninety-nine. Well, that's a cool name. Totally Tuna's got some cucumber slices under it. And. just look at the amount of tuna here. I mean, I know it's kind of hard to tell,

but, like. They, like stuff it up in there. There's so much. There's just. There's full coverage of tuna here, and I think it's because of the training. Isn't there, like, an inordinately, like, involved training? Link, I wouldn't have believed this if it wasn't written in the notes here. Newly hired employees of Jersey Mike's are required to spend eight to ten. weeks training in a classroom setting,

as well as gaining in store experience. Wonder what that classroom smells like. Probably a Jersey Mike's. Is that really true? You gotta study. the, the nuance of tuna? Well, I think they're talking about things like. getting. it distributed all the way to the edges. Well, I can see the study has paid off. Stay in school, kids. I like the tuna better on the. Jersey Mike's. It's a bit meatier.

In the, in the. ratio of tuna. to whatever they make the tuna salad out of. Yeah, like, the mayonnaise stuff. Is better. I'm not much of a tuna. sub guy. Me neither. I do think this is solid. I'm, on a scale of tuna subs, seven, because, you know, like. It's a tuna subs. Six for me, over here. Skip. gives me three.

I'll be a little bit generous. I didn't absolutely hate it. I'll give it a five. I mean, I'm starting to feel sorry for him. Last but not least, we have larger portioned extra protein subs. On Rhett's side, we've got Jersey Mike's Cancro Special for eleven fifteen. And on Link's, we've got Jimmy John's JJ Gargantuan sub for fourteen ninety-nine. Okay, now, the Cancro Special is named after Peter Cancro, who began working there. at Jersey Mike's at age fourteen when the restaurant went up for sale.

When he turned seventeen, he bought it for a hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. And thus, the Jersey Mike's that we know and love today. is because of. Peter Cancro. Well, good. Good for him. So, I had a nineteen year old. But you're over here working with a fourteen year old. Seventeen by the time he bought it. Okay. This is my least favorite. Jersey Mike's sub so far. I know. I agree. I usually don't mind roast beef, but. something about the way this is coming together is not doing it for me.

Yeah, I'm not loving that. Now, this one is huge. The JJ Gargantuan. Good lord. Again, if you're gonna put this much stuff on it, why is it all over here? All the toppings are here, and the meats are here. This is a nightmare. You guys need to get Wes Anderson on your team. How am I supposed to eat this? Straighten this out. It's not symmetrical. I don't want to bite. this. And then.

You're like, why do I? Yeah. You're gonna keep avoiding this the whole time. This is a mistake. This can't be the way that you make your subs, Jimmy John. You got to send people to. an eighteen. day classroom setting, training, or just. You know what? Just tell them, put. everything in the middle. Hey, I don't disagree with you, but I don't think shame is a great motivating thing. So, can you, can you encourage them a little bit? Can you make it seem, can you make it? Can you make it seem more attractive to do it differently?

It's hard. Yeah, don't shame people. You know, people. Like, what do I say? I don't even. You just say. You ask questions like, have you thought about what people, would happen? How might you? Yes. Productive language. Make each bite equally satisfying, perhaps? Yes. Yes. Yes. Getting rid of this bull crap. Oh, no, no, no. See, you were great until that. And then. not folding everything over. Keep the tone down.

Keep the tone down. Are you? How might you not. make a taco? Keep questioning. It's like, God. This is not a bad sub. I mean, I don't disagree about the symmetrical thing. I tried to bite half of the meat. and half of the toppings, and then it forced all of the meat out. Oh, God. It created a little lettuce surprise for me over here, though. So much. It's just driving me nuts.

Okay. I didn't think I was gonna do it, but I actually think that Jimmy John's might have finally taken a round. Finished somewhat strong. This isn't a great sub in my mind. I'm giving it a five. I'm gonna give it a four. Because, Mike, you need to be notched down a little bit. Like, we've been. We've been blowing. praise up your skirt all day. I'm gonna give this. a wholehearted zero. It's just that's how I feel right now. I don't know. I'm just goose egging.

That's really, really hard for me to. Nobody in their right mind. at home. would make a sandwich so lopsided. Well, I was gonna give it a seven. because it was my favorite thing that. John did today. It was my favorite thing they did today too. You gave it a zero. Except for. everything I said. Okay. There you have it. Where does that put us? Ouch. This is tough to see, Jimmy Johns. You got forty-three.

Jersey Mike's, seventy-five. Whoa. It was a blowout. Well earned. And how did the crew do in their tournament? Well, there's some new queens in town over there as well. I'm sorry to say, Jenna, but Lauren and Amy are now in the lead. Okay. Didn't know you knew us that well, Lauren. All right. And congratulations, congratulations to Jersey Mike's. You are officially the submarine queen, and you have won the chance to sponsor a future GMM episode. Let's make it happen. Come on. You know we love you. Thanks for subscribing and clicking that bell.

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