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  • Joe: From calorie count to portion sizes,

  • we wanted to find out all the differences

  • between Quiznos in the UK and the US.

  • This is "Food Wars."

  • In the UK, Quiznos sandwiches come in four sizes.

  • Firstly, we have the kids' size,

  • which is 4 1/2 inches.

  • Then we have a small sub, which is 6 inches.

  • A medium sub from a UK Quiznos is 9 inches,

  • or at least it should be before we got hungry

  • and ate it by mistake.

  • And then, finally, we have a large sub,

  • which is 12 inches, or 1 foot long.

  • In the US, our Quiznos sandwiches come in four sizes:

  • the Sammie, a 4 inch, an 8 inch, and a 12 inch.

  • And I want to give Quiznos props for not calling this,

  • like, a sandwich taco or something really obnoxious.

  • Also in the US at a Quiznos, you can get party platters

  • of either 20 3-inch sandwiches

  • or 14 flatbreads cut in half.

  • There are no fountain drinks at a Quiznos in the UK.

  • Instead, we just have cans and bottles,

  • which are 330 milliliters and 500 milliliters, respectively.

  • In the US at a Quiznos,

  • you can get your drinks in three sizes.

  • Either a bottle, which is 20 ounces;

  • the regular, also 20 ounces;

  • or the large, which they did not have.

  • Harry: Let's weigh a classic Italian foot-long

  • from a Quiznos in the UK to see what it comes to.

  • So, our scales could just about handle that.

  • It turns out that a foot-long classic Italian

  • from a UK Quiznos is 520 grams.

  • Joe: In the US, Quiznos' classic foot-long Italian is ...

  • about, like, 460?

  • [burps]

  • Quiznos was one of the first chains to toast their subs,

  • so now let's arbitrarily compare the toastedness

  • between our bread and the UK bread.

  • In our extremely precise comparison metric,

  • it looks like the US maybe has the edge

  • when it comes to toastiness of the bread.

  • The inside of this is completely soggy,

  • and the outside, just very average.

  • Here is everything you'll only find on the menu

  • at a Quiznos in the UK.

  • And here are a lot of the USA Quiznos' exclusive items.

  • Let's start with some sandwich options first.

  • The first one is this one.

  • It's a vegan pakora sandwich.

  • Pakora's an Indian food which is made of

  • chopped and spiced onions,

  • and opening this, I got a real hit

  • of some really nice flavors, actually.

  • It's actually really good. Very flavorful.

  • Next up, we've got one which I'm surprised

  • wasn't on the US menu, which is a BLT.

  • You can also get peri-peri chicken from a UK Quiznos.

  • Peri-peri chicken is just, like, a kind of

  • chili-marinated chicken

  • which has a little bit of heat to it.

  • Another slightly surprising exclusive,

  • in that I'm surprised you don't have it in the US,

  • is the barbecue chicken.

  • They've given us a small sub,

  • but it looks like they've written "smell" on it,

  • so [sniffs].

  • For the meat lovers,

  • we have a barbecue steak and pepperoni sub.

  • Then we have a classic British filling,

  • which is this one: ham, cheese, and pickle.

  • Now, when we say pickle here,

  • we don't mean slices of pickled cucumber.

  • What we mean is pickle,

  • which is a brown, vinegary condiment

  • made with various vegetables.

  • Oh, no, they actually do mean pickle.

  • [laughing]

  • They mean actual pickle!

  • Next up we've got the Zesty Steak sub.

  • I'm not exactly sure what makes this zesty,

  • so I'm gonna try it and try and find out.

  • I'd be lying if I said

  • this was the zestiest thing I've ever eaten.

  • There's some kind of, like, salsa on the top,

  • which I guess is supposed to be the zesty component,

  • but basically not much flavor coming from it.

  • Perhaps the meatiest option on the whole menu

  • is the 3 Meat Stack.

  • So, it looks as if the three meats

  • are ham, bacon, and beef.

  • But there's also some olives in there, some lettuce,

  • tomato, and cheese.

  • And then, lastly, we have a double cheese melt.

  • This is basically just a grilled cheese, but in sub form.

  • The Chipotle turkey on wheat.

  • Eh, looks all right.

  • The honey bacon --

  • oh, there's honey in this, dude!

  • A honey bacon club.

  • Yeah, I can get down on that.

  • The Southwest chicken, on their jalapeño bread.

  • [fight sounds]

  • Eh, I don't know, that one looks kind of rough in there.

  • This veggie sandwich is packed with veggies, man.

  • Veggie on wheat, for all you health nuts out there.

  • The black Angus.

  • This one ...

  • I don't know about this one.

  • I think having black Angus, I guess, like, shaved steak?

  • Ooh, the spicy Monterey.

  • Turkey club, overflowing with turkey clubiness.

  • Next up we have toasties.

  • Now, toasties are a very popular lunch snack in the UK.

  • It's what we call a grilled cheese.

  • So if you go to the UK and ask for a toastie,

  • that's what you'll get.

  • Toasties at Quiznos come in the form of

  • cheese, ham and cheese, and tuna mayo.

  • In the US, you can get a Quiznos sandwich in Sammie form.

  • And what that kind of looks like is a --

  • I don't know if it's a pita bread,

  • but it's kind of folded over.

  • You saw it earlier.

  • Could we go for the instant replay of the Sammie?

  • That thing.

  • You can't get those in the UK, from my understanding.

  • And I don't know if you can get every sandwich Sammied.

  • You can get the classic Italian, the black Angus,

  • the lobster, and the slow-roasted chicken.

  • I have to say, like, I thought it was stupid,

  • but this actually, like, looks more manageable

  • if you just want to try something out.

  • It's been sitting for a while, but, like,

  • looks a little bit like a gordita.

  • Next up we've got crispy chicken fillets.

  • These are basically just breaded and fried chicken tenders,

  • and they come in portions of four, six, or eight.

  • On the side in the UK,

  • you can get a portion of criss-cut fries.

  • These come as small or large,

  • and they're just potato that's cut into a crisscross pattern

  • and deep-fried.

  • Our last hot side option is garlic bread.

  • It looks like it's made with the same bread

  • that Quiznos uses for most of their subs in the UK.

  • However, there's some garlic butter spread on top of it,

  • and then it's toasted as well.

  • You can also get this with cheese.

  • Tater tots in the US

  • of a regular and jalapeño bacon.

  • Yeah. Whoa.

  • I bit right into a jalapeño.

  • OK. Slow down, Joe.

  • Pizza time.

  • Peter: Pizza time.

  • In the UK, Quiznos offers a range of pizzas.

  • We're going to go through them one by one

  • to show you what they are.

  • Let's start with this one.

  • Now, this one is the chicken Baja,

  • which is a barbecue-sauce-based pizza

  • with some bacon, some barbecue chicken,

  • some kind of Baja sauce, I presume,

  • and some red onion as well.

  • Our next pizza option is the peri-peri chicken.

  • This one's pretty straightforward.

  • It's peri-peri chicken, peppers, and onions.

  • From there, we're moving on to the veggie supreme.

  • This is a vegetarian-friendly option

  • with some peppers, mushrooms, onions, and olives.

  • Then we're moving on to the barbecue chicken pizza.

  • This one has a barbecue-sauce base,

  • some barbecue chicken,

  • and then, once again, peppers and onions.

  • I personally hate it when they use barbecue sauce

  • as the base instead of tomato sauce.

  • Like, it ain't broke, don't fix it.

  • Then, finally, we have the classics,

  • Margherita and pepperoni.

  • Really not much to say about these.

  • [Italian folk music plays]

  • Quiznos in the UK also offers a range of wraps and salads.

  • The following things can be used in either form:

  • Chicken Caesar, barbecue chicken and ranch, tuna,

  • honey mustard chicken, peri-peri chicken,

  • and Mediterranean salad.

  • Soups.

  • What is this, chili?

  • Chili?

  • Ooh, cheddar bro --

  • I don't even gotta open this to know it's cheddar broccoli.

  • Sorry, dude.

  • [fart sound effect]

  • Yeah. Ugh.

  • It's not that this is a bad version of the soup,

  • it's that cheddar broccoli, or cheese broccoli,

  • I mean, this smells exactly like a fart.

  • And everyone's favorite, chicken noodle.

  • Salads.

  • You can get a side garden salad.

  • The lobster is supposed to be, like, a thing for them,

  • so you can also get lobster salad.

  • See that?

  • Actually looks pretty good.

  • This is the, uh, I think the chef salad.

  • The Italian salad, which I think is

  • everything that comes on the Italian sandwich

  • thrown in a bowl.

  • And then finally we have some snack options.

  • Quiznos in the UK offers these Real-branded crisps,

  • which come as sea salt or cheese and onion flavor.

  • We can get a fruit and oat cookie from a UK Quiznos.

  • The packaging advertises this as a "giant" cookie,

  • but to me this is just a regular-sized cookie.

  • So I don't know if all the workers at Paterson's

  • are just very small

  • or if they need to change their terminology.

  • And, finally, we have two muffin options,

  • chocolate or blueberry.

  • These fantastic chips are available at Quiznos in the US.

  • Miss Vickie has a bunch of different brands.

  • On top of that, at Quiznos,

  • you can get so many other types of chips.

  • Let's get a few of those on the screen right now.

  • Quiznos in the US: We got your chips covered.

  • Getting great audio, [chip bag rustling]

  • 'cause I put this [chip bag rustling]

  • right in front of the mic. [chip bag rustling]

  • Unfortunately, Quiznos in the UK

  • doesn't disclose any of its nutritional information.

  • So I'm just gonna sit here and, like,

  • think about Pokémon, I guess.

  • What's Pokémon?

  • At a Quiznos in the US, a classic Italian 12-inch sub

  • is 1,260 calories.

  • 63 grams of fat, 22 grams of saturated fat,

  • 3,760 milligrams of sodium,

  • and 115 grams of carbs.

  • If you're worried about sodium, I got some bad news.

  • Throw in a bag of the lovely Miss Vickie's sea salt chips,

  • arguably the best flavor

  • of Miss Vickie's chips, the sea salt.

  • It's like, sea salt and who cares?

  • Love these chips.

  • And a large Coke.

  • Yes, I'm aware that's a regular,

  • can we get someone in post to make that bigger?

  • Thank you.

  • Add these two things,

  • and now your meal is 2,040 calories,

  • 84 grams of fat, 25 of those grams saturated,

  • 4,290 milligrams of sodium,

  • and 264 grams of carbos.

  • For those of you with a sweet tooth,

  • if you want to substitute the chips for a cookie --

  • for a cookie --

  • [comedic music]

  • [sighs]

  • For a cookie [clears throat].

  • Now that you've got the cookie instead of the chips,

  • with the large Coke still,

  • you're going to go up to 2,133 calories,

  • 81 grams of fat,

  • 33 grams of saturated fat,

  • 4,100 milligrams of sodium,

  • and 279 grams of carbs.

  • [birds chirping]

  • Is it au jus or au juice?

  • Au jus?

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  • Are you f---ing kidding me? This video is two seconds long.

  • Great, thanks guys.

  • Video: Au jus, French.

  • Au jus?

  • In the US, a French dip, 12 inch, with

  • au jus, right?

  • Is 1,140 calories, 45 grams of fat,

  • 14 saturated fat,

  • 3,370 milligrams of sodium,

  • and 119 carbs.

  • Now, Conner, I gotta get personal for a second here.

  • The last time I ate at a Quiznos

  • was probably 12 years ago.

  • I worked in an office job that I really hated,

  • and in the lobby was a Quiznos.

  • And I went there one day with a coworker, got a sandwich,

  • and on the way out, that coworker said to me,

  • "What'd you think?"

  • And I believe my exact words were,

  • "You'd have to pay me to eat at Quiznos again."

  • 12 years later,

  • they're paying me to eat at Quiznos.

  • Dude. This is pretty good.

  • This is not the most calorific sandwich on a Quiznos menu.

  • That distinguished honor goes to

  • the 12-inch Italian meatball.

  • It's 1,390 calories for one 12-inch sandwich.

  • This sandwich is pretty good.

  • This dipping thing, this don't work.

  • I don't want this cold dip coming with my sandwich

  • when I get home, I don't want to do all this in the Quiznos,

  • and I certainly can't do this in the car.

  • Quiznos, listen to me,

  • I'm about to give you a million-dollar idea.

  • So check this out.

  • You guys, with some food science,

  • do what the McGriddle did. Right?

  • With the syrup in their pancake buns.

  • You do the same thing.

  • You inject this juice into the bread of the sandwich,

  • so it's all in one.

  • That'd be amazing, dude. I would totally get the sandwich.

  • Is this not a bad idea?

  • No dipping, right?

  • I just saved the brand. You're welcome.

  • I think I deserve a Quiznos black card.

  • Now, our American audience might be wondering,

  • "Quiznos, didn't they go out of business?"

  • And the answer is, not really.

  • And apparently they might be making a comeback.

  • Research on the brand shows that between 2007 and 2017,

  • Quiznos went from 4,700 US locations

  • to fewer than 400.

  • They had a fierce competitor in Subway, Jimmy John's,

  • and several other small sandwich chains.

  • They were hit hard by the Great Recession

  • and had to deal with several lawsuits

  • from many of their own franchisees.

  • Ooh.

  • In 2014, Quiznos actually filed

  • for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US,

  • but it looks like some of their stores stuck around.

  • According to a recent article we found in QSR Magazine,

  • which does read awfully like a press release,

  • Quiznos is "moving forward with new designs, menu items,

  • and drive-thrus," so perhaps the future is bright.

  • Hate to break it to you,

  • all these sandwich places are almost exactly the same.

  • So there's no reason why Quiznos can't be

  • just as popular as any other ones, right?

  • Especially now, like, doing kind of a comeback.

  • What they have to do --

  • pay attention, Quiznos, more information coming your way.

  • What Quiznos has to do

  • is go after each sandwich chain individually

  • and just position themselves as not being that

  • and picking the thing that sucks about it

  • and just being like, hey, we don't have that.

  • Like, you want to beat Subway?

  • "Quiznos: Yoga-mat-material-free in the bread."

  • There you go. Give me another sandwich place.

  • This is easy. Go on, give me one.

  • Jimmy John's -- dude, correct me if I'm wrong,

  • but, like, Jimmy John's, their whole thing was, like,

  • they make sandwiches super fast, right?

  • In order to do that, it's like,

  • one person slices the bread,

  • then the next person cuts the meat, right?

  • And the next person adds the cheese, right?

  • It's like, five people touch your sandwich

  • to make it go faster.

  • "Quiznos: Your sandwich won't be touched

  • by five stoned teenagers."

  • Potbelly's? Nobody wants to eat in an antique store.

  • "Quiznos: Our furniture isn't a hundred years old."

  • What's left?

  • Oh, Jersey Mike's?

  • "Quiznos: We're not from New Jersey."

  • [jazzy music plays]

Joe: From calorie count to portion sizes,

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