Mon, Jun 29, 2009
Grinder
Posted to Miscellaneous category
In Connecticut, where I grew up, the kind of sandwich they sell at Subway and Quizno's was not a sub or a hoagie, it was a grinder. Don't ask me why they were called that: I don't think anyone really knows.
Today we bought lunch at Quizno's. I ordered a small Classic Italian on wheat, no cheese (God, I miss mozzarella) and more or less kept my fingers crossed for the next few hours. I wouldn't have dared try this 10 days ago when I was having major coughing and swallowing problems because of allergies, but I've been doing pretty well for the past few days.
The verdict, after about 8 hours, is that Quizno's does not seem to use stuff I'm allergic to in their wheat bread.
My throat was a little scratchy for a while, but I think that was the lettuce (which I am not officially allergic to, but sometimes react badly to. I wonder if that's partly agricultural chemicals rather than just the actual lettuce).
It's nice to know that I can probably count Quizno's as an allergy-safe, inexpensive place to eat.