Subway’s Crispy Chicken Parmigiana

I recently heard an ad for Subway new crispy chicken sandwiches. My favourite sandwich to get there is the Oven Roasted Chicken, so I was curious to see how the crispy chicken would match up. I decided instead of just getting what I would normally get on a chicken sandwich, I would try the Chicken Parmigiana.

Looked kinda flat without any other toppings inside, but I don’t normally see lettuce and onions on a regular chicken parmigiana sandwich.

Something didn’t look quite right about the chicken breading. It looked mushy. I hate when crispy chicken is mushy.

I sunk my teeth in and indeed, it wasn’t crispy. I wouldn’t go so far as to call it mushy, but it was soft. The cheese and sauce were okay, but the overall sandwich was disappointing. And then when I got to the centre, the chicken was cold. That was gross and off-putting. I honestly didn’t want to finish the rest of the sandwich after that.

Not only was this not as good as the Oven Roasted Chicken, but it was also more expensive. Nothing here for me to recommend.

3.5/10

 

Subway Applewood Pulled Pork Sandwich

Pulled pork is one of those things I got into recently. And by recently, I mean five years ago (yeah, I need to get more adventurous). When I had it for the first time, I liked it immediately. I don’t know why I was avoiding it for so long. It’s just one of those annoying things about having food aversion issues. It’s messy though. Super messy. I’m not big on messy food, but if it’s good, I can deal with it.

I’ve yet to have a really bad pulled pork sandwich. The worst one I can think off was at a local restaurant where the sauce was too sweet for my tastes. So, Subway can’t mess up their Applewood Pulled Pork sandwich, right?

Normally at Subway, I get either grilled chicken or turkey, topped with lettuce, onion, cucumbers, and occasionally a little bit of sub sauce. I used to get the parmesan oregano bread, but they’ve phased it out. For the pulled pork sandwich though, I decided to get just the meat and BBQ sauce on Italian herb and cheese bread. I debated on getting onions, but I decided against it.

The presentation could’ve been a bit better

You might notice the same problem I did. The meat-to-bread ratio was worrying. The first bite confirmed that. Subway’s bread just didn’t work with this. Maybe with the flatbread it would have been better. It’s a shame too, because the meat and sauce wasn’t bad. It may not have looked the best, but it tasted pretty good.

I’d be willing to get this one again, at the very least to at least see if the flatbread works better. Plus, it adds a bit of variety to the usual poultry sandwiches I get.

7/10