The business is not closed, for one thing. I ate here last night.
Among the number of Quiznos locations I've visited over the years, this remains one of the better ones I've encountered. It was also the second location I ever went to.
This location has always offered consistently good food and decent (if underwhelming) service. You can't really screw up a toasted sub, and the experience has been very standard across the chain. What I will say is that the quality has gone down slightly over the years. I remember coming here in the very early days of the chain early 2000s) and being blown away with the presentation and taste of the food. A decade later, the sandwiches are still good, but it feels like they've compromised on their ingredients.
The weirdest aspect of this place is that they have several different types of daily specials - to an absurd degree. There's the daily special (Friday's was a meatball sub) for $6 - that's a corporate-level promotion. There's a special where you can get a 9" sub for $7, which you can upgrade to a 12" for $1.50 more. There's a promotion where you can buy one of three sandwiches (chicken wrap, grilled chicken or veggie) with a drink for $9. There might be even more - I couldn't keep track of all the signs outside the restaurant. I get that they're competing for business among a half-dozen other restaurants in the Clarkson Crossing plaza, but it looks cheap and tacky as hell.
The service is another sticking point. Compared to the Quiznos four blocks(!) down the road at Southdown and Ford Drive, the owner(?) here is distant and aloof. He seems to wear a look on his face like he'd rather be somewhere else, even if he is technically proficient at his job. It doesn't exactly inspire confidence when you walk in and meet a sandwich-maker who looks like he died a little inside after looking at you. Perhaps that was why the place was so empty.
I feel if the powers-that-be can fix the decor/presentation and service up a tad, they'd restore this place back to its original luster. Until then, this Quiznos is a decent but slightly-lower-than-average option at the plaza. read more