This Jimmy John’s Ordering Hack Makes Sandwiches 10x Better

A sandwich is always such a great meal option. You can pack it with so many different types of ingredients and choose which bread you want to act as the vessel to bring them all to your mouth for one helluva great bite. The options for how to build a sandwich are virtually endless. Savory ingredients are usually the norm, but a drizzle of honey or balsamic glaze can add that coveted sweet-and-savory profile. You can add potato chips on for the ultimate crunch (flavored potato chips also for crunch and added taste). You can toast them in the oven to get all the ingredients hot and melty, or just eat them cold. When it comes to sandwiches the world is your oyster and there are few chains that know this better than Jimmy John’s.

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Jimmy John’s offers a large variety of sandwiches that check off every box on the list when you crave bread packed with a variety of fresh ingredients. But, even if you order from Jimmy John’s frequently, you might not be aware of this clever little ordering trick that prevents your bread-to-meat ratio from ever falling out of whack. As any sandwich enthusiast knows all too well, when that ratio is off, the entire eating experience can go down the drain in seconds. But, the next time you visit Jimmy John’s, keep this trick in your back pocket and you’ll never suffer the fate of a poorly executed ingredient ratio ever again.

3 Words Make The Perfect Sandwich

Yes, you read that right. Just three simple words can make all the difference between a basic and brilliantly organized sandwich. And those three words are “take bread out.” What this request does is tells the employee constructing your meal to scoop excess bread from each half of the French roll, giving you a less bready bite so the ingredients can truly shine. As we said above, the bread-to-meat ratio is so important when making a sandwich and oftentimes the fresh-baked French rolls Jimmy John’s uses can overload each bite with dough. The last thing you want is to spend your hard-earned money on a sandwich that leans too hard into the bread while the flavor of the toppings (the most important part of any sandwich, some might argue) completely falls to the wayside.

But, before you ask for your bread scooped, just know that if you order any one of the Originals sandwiches or the Little Johns, the bread comes pre-scooped already. The reason for this is that these two sections of sandwiches come with fairly limited toppings, so the chain scoops the bread to keep things balanced right from the get-go.

Other Ways To Change Up Your Bread

If you don’t feel like having a French roll scooped, you can always opt for a sandwich piled onto sliced wheat, which is thin enough that it doesn’t require any altering to give you a great bread-to-topping ratio. Or, you can choose to ditch the carbs completely and order up a Jimmy John’s Unwich, which swaps out the bread for a lettuce wrap. So, the next time you venture out to Jimmy John’s, put your fear aside that the sandwich’s ingredient ratio won’t meet your standards. You now know the three easy words that make every order worth your money.