Come summertime, it doesn't get more quintessentially comforting than a good ol' fashioned BLT. Which is why I had unrealistically high hopes for Jimmy John's iteration of the classic sandwich, made with familiar fixin's of bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
I'll admit that I'm somewhat biased against roast beef. For as long as I could chew, I've never found it appetizing, and it's by far my least favorite form of beef. Which is why I never go to Arby's.
Considering the infamy of the tuna subs at Subway, I've always been a little wary about tuna salad sandwiches at fast-food chains. So I was definitely a little hesitant about trying the Totally Tuna from Jimmy John's, a classic concoction of tuna salad, cucumber, lettuce, and tomato.
I didn't have particularly high hopes for the Veggie sandwich, which reads as a throwaway item designed to accommodate dietary restrictions. It's literally just provolone, avocado spread, cucumber, lettuce, tomato, and mayo.
If you want the Veggie sandwich with some extra oomph, then the Beach Club is the one for you, considering that it's effectively the exact same thing, but with sliced turkey.
In recent taste-tests at Firehouse Subs and Jersey Mike's, Italian subs proved to be the most reliably tasty sandwiches. So, naturally, I had high expectations for the Italian Night Club at Jimmy John's, made with salami, capocollo, ham, provolone, onion, lettuce, tomato, mayo, oil, vinegar, oregano, and basil. The Italian sub cost me $8.69.
The biggest plot twist of the tasting was not just that the Italian sub wasn't the presumed victor, but that the sandwich that seemed the biggest gamble wound up on top.