When I told Dave I was going to get a sandwich from Subway on Solano as part of my lunching quest, he was surprised. Yes, it’s part of a chain and I suppose it could be considered fast food, but it’s on Solano and it offers lunch. It’s situated on that strange corner where Tacoma meets Solano at a rather acute angle. (Not a cute angle, but at an angle that is not obtuse. I do remember bits of mathematical information.)
Anyhoo, I chose to get it to bring back since I wasn’t planning on evaluating the dining area. It looks pretty much like every other Subway across America, I suppose, which is not unpleasant or crowded or anything like that; but if I took it home, I could watch Bob’s Burgers on TV while I had my lunch. (I’m not sure what I’ll do when I run out of episodes. Maybe by that time the weather will be nice again so I can eat lunch in my back yard.)
But back to the food… I got a turkey and jack cheese sandwich on wheat with all the fixin’s—and there are many to choose from! Well, I didn’t actually ask for all the options because that would involve eating olives and mayo, which I’m unwilling to do. But I had cukes, lettuce, tomatoes, pepperoncini peppers, jalapenos, bell peppers, spinach, salt and pepper, mustard, and even a dash of vinegar. They have lots of sauces to choose from, but I love mustard and vinegar, so why would I ask for anything else?
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It was tasty, cheap, and fast. I enjoyed every bite as I watched the Belcher family antics on the tube. My dog, Rufus, was very interested in my sandwich, so I had to keep close watch. (See photo.)
Oh, and I discovered that as of a few months ago, Subway announced that it would no longer be using azodicarbonamide in its bread. I have to say, I have been to Subway before, and I’ve always liked the variety of bread available and how wonderful it smells when it comes out of the oven, freshly baked on the premises. So, as far as I’m concerned it’s a bonus to learn that their bread will no longer have a chemical in it that is used to make rubber for shoes and yoga mats.
