Subway Testing Personal Pizzas

Posted by Adam Kuban, April 10, 2007 at 6:53 PM

Subway Pizza, blogged to Slice from the Flickr photostream of Slice

Earlier today, Lia alerted me to the fact that Subway has started to roll out personal pizzas in a few test stores in Manhattan's East Village. The chain plans to serve the mini pies nationwide by June.

liacheesedip: http://yumsugar.com/204748
nycslice:: INSANE!
nycslice:: EVIL
nycslice:: GROSS
liacheesedip: you need to go to one of the East Village Subways that have it
liacheesedip: for science
nycslice: for weird science
nycslice: maybe for lunch
liacheesedip: ewwwww
nycslice: let's not rush to judgment!

Speaking of "rush," isn't the saying "fools rush in where angels fear to tread?" Yeah. I think it is.

Prebaked at a central facility and shipped to individual stores, the small, six-inch pies take 90 seconds to reheat in a "speed oven." These things cost $2.99 for plain, $1 more for pepperoni or sausage. Veggie toppings are free.

Would you be surprised to learn that these things blow? I didn't think so. Either mine missed the prebake step at central or they're supposed to be pale gummy messes with a slick layer of greasy cheese.

I think Consumerist said it best, and I'm not even going to try to out–bon mot them ...

According to Brandweek, "After you eat this you won't go back to Pizza Hut," the Subway employee in New York boasted. We haven't been back to PIzza Hut since they stopped giving us free pizza for reading books.

Touché!

Anyone interested in trying this pizza can head to the Subway at Fourth Avenue and 12th Street. But first I should remind you of another fool-filled adage: "A fool and his money are soon parted."

4 Comments

Tags: Chain Pizza, East Village, Manhattan, New York, NYC, U.S.

4 Comments:

somehow i knew these would end up in the gahr-osss pile (although i secretly wanted them to be made of magic tasty bread). And even though i've read your warning, you know as soon as i find a subway that is offering them, I'm going to have to try. a fool and her money indeed...

Slice yumsugar at 1:29AM on 04/11/07

They've set their sights quite high taking on the likes of Pizza Hut and Domino's. "Who is the king of crap?", a battle royale. I think I'll stick with my truffle-infused Hot Pockets for the time being.

Slice Dave at 1:43PM on 04/11/07

Ummm... I don't think Subway is shooting for the best pizza of all time, here. It's fast food and it's pizza, of course it won't be as good as REAL pizza!

Slice Joshua Curtiss at 4:34PM on 04/13/07

No sir, I say NO SIR! dbdtron

Slice dbdtron at 6:25AM on 04/14/07

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