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mastakebob t1_j23v6lw wrote

Reply to comment by Hawka48 in Best sub sandwich in DC? by Hellstorm5674

I'll die on this hill: Mango's gmen sub is trash. Bread is stale and oversized, there's 2 inches of iceberg heart lettuce and 1 slice of cheese, 2 slices of meat.

I'm exaggerating a bit, but it's not a satisfying sub (unless you like stale bread and dry lettuce as a meal).

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DarknessOverLight12 t1_j23zhw0 wrote

U tried the soft roll or just the hard roll? I never had a problem with the meat portions as I usually have abt 6 slices in my sub but I do admit they been gradually getting skimpy for the past decade

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mastakebob t1_j23zt1s wrote

I tried the hard roll a few times cause apparently that's the "right" way, but I switched to the soft roll cause fuck hard bread. Ain't got time for scratching up the roof of my mouth for the sake of 'tradition'.

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DarknessOverLight12 t1_j240m3p wrote

I been going there since I was a kid and I ALWAYS get the soft roll. The one time I got the hard roll I swear I thought my jaw was gonna fall off. Like u, I don't understand how hard stale ass bread is the "right" way but I wouldn't advise it for first-timers

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Gumburcules t1_j248zkg wrote

> I don't understand how hard stale ass bread is the "right" way

I've always assumed it's the "right way" because traditionally people made them in the morning and ate them at lunch, at which point a soft roll would be a soggy mess but a hard roll has softened up nicely.

I can rarely finish an entire G-man in one sitting, so I usually take the other half home for dinner and it definitely gets nice and soft.

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d_hor t1_j24201w wrote

needs to soak up a ton of oil and vinegar...always go with soft roll

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