Earlier this summer, Subway made headlines when it confirmed to Consumerist that it would begin tessellating the cheese in its sandwiches as of July 1. But, say some readers, the sandwich artists at their local Subways have yet to start arranging the triangular cheese slices accordingly.
For instance, we have Michael from New York City:
Subway was supposed to begin tessellating their cheese starting July 1st. I go to many different New York City Subway restaurants and none of them are doing this? Was the post a joke?
While everyone laughs, I think tessellating the cheese is important. If you make a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, you don’t put PB on the entire thing and twice the jam but only on half.
We can assure you that the post was no joke. As you can see from the original post, the confirmation came straight from a Subway rep.
We do not joke about the cheese coverage on our sandwiches.
That’s why we’d like to know from our Consumerist army — or at least those enlistees that eat at Subway — whether or not their cheese is being tessellated.
Feel free to tell us about the tessellation — or lack thereof — at your local Subway in the comments or e-mail us at tips@consumerist.com with the subject “Subway Cheese.”
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OMG, I am getting such a kick. Had Subway yesterday for lunch. The kid making my sammich did NOT tesselate my cheese. As we were wrapping up my sammich, I asked him to cut it into four pieces and mentioned that I was a consumer who didn’t care if my cheese was tesselated or not but didn’t like having big ole pieces of sammich to deal with. When heard the word tesselated he said “What? What does that mean?” I said, “Nevermind…not important.”
Memphis, TN, and no, they don’t. I haven’t bothered trying to ask, as the staff & owner at the last one I went to are pretty consistently surly. It’s like they’re doing you a favor to make a sandwich. The last time I asked for “a little bit of mayo” and the ‘artist’ deliberately squeezed a bunch of mayo all over the sandwich. Maybe I should have yelled (sarcasm!).
I’ve stopped going back & visit a local deli chain now.
All the ones in Jacksonville must be afraid of lawsuits from people with allergies to everything but copious amounts of lettuce. “I want how it’s normally made” is met with the most ridiculous responses. Even today when I pointed at a picture of the sandwich, I still had to name off all the ingredients. I want suggestions! _I_ am not the sandwich artist here.
Up here in Canada it’s been hit or miss for me. It seems that tessellation is a more time consuming practice so when it’s slow at the restaurant I’ve had my cheese properly tessellated, however during busy times I get the normal stacked pattern or something more haphazard. From time to time I’ve had the ‘sandwich artist’ start tessellating, get confused half way though and just slap the cheese on willy-nilly from then on as well. I can see that they’re trying but the proper cheese alignment still confuses them a lot of the time.
Attempting to Tessellate in Independence, MO
I say attempting because I get to occasionally watch a subway employee fumble around for a minute with the cheese positioning and still get a slice or two wrong. Still, they get it right more often than not, and those who aren’t are at least trying, or something…
not tessellating at the subway closest to my workplace in phoenix. was equally as surprised as OP.
Not happening in Maryland Heights, MO
No at Monument/McCormick in Jacksonville, FL. Maybe you have to ask for tessellation, just like you have to give them directions on EVERYTHING. I swear, if they had a BLT (and Lord help ‘em if they do), they’d ask what you want on it, not even reaching for the bacon until you say “BACON!”
No in Phoenix, AZ. No in Kansas City, MO
I think you guys are just trying to find one more excuse to use the word “tessellating” in an article. Admit it.
The Subway in downtown Nashville on 4th Avenue next to Chile Burrito is NOT tessellating their cheese.
One location does it on occasion, three others do not ever tessellate. This is in Fremont, CA.
Seems to be hit or miss for me, more hit than miss, but it’s definitely not in practice across the board yet. I was happy when the stores near my home and office did it for the first time, but on future visits, sometimes the person would just put the cheese on in any old fashion, either the old way (all points in the same direction), or would tessellate the first two or three slices, and then mess up on the subsequent slices.
I’m not going to get all hyper angry about it, but it does seem like a fairly simple change to make that all employees should be able to implement without a problem, but I was never picky about the old way either. I’m fine giving them a window to get it right across the board, personally.
Ft Myers FL near Edison State College… No tessellating. I would have said something, but I was to embarrassed to say anything with a long line behind me. Plus, the sub maker spoke poor english, and also had trouble processing my credit card. For me to explain “tessellating,” would have been useless and frustrating.
My wife worked at Subway in college, and she says that they were doing this in Schenectady, NY, years before the corporate-wide edict went out.
Since the original story, I’ve been taking note, and it seems to be 50/50 whether they tessellate the cheese on my wife’s subs or not (she gets american; I get provolone, so it makes less difference if it’s tessellated or not).
I think Subway employees just don’t take the edict seriously.
Last time I went to Subway 10 years ago they did. But then I discovered good sandwich places where I live and never looked back.
Yes in Midland, TX today
Tessellating? Cheese? Your?
uhh, couldn’t they be more efficient if the cheese was just rectangular, like, kinda like the shape of the sub ?
squares are for regular bread sandwiches
once its folded, it doesn’t matter
once its ingested it doesn’t matter (unless it helps with digestion maybe ?)
that being said, what they should do is have parallel bags, so that any dressing doesn’t goto the bottom of a sub to ensure its evenly distributed along the sandwich
if they did that in BK, would they have needed to sell ? lol
Not doing it at DFW Airport (all terminals) or the Subway just north of the airport on Freeport. Personally, I don’t care, as I only make the sandwich runs, make my own sammiches and they taste better, and are way cheaper.
They tesselated my tuna sub here in Austin. I was so happy!
I never knew cheese arraignment could be such an issue.
I don’t normally order cheese, but I’ll pay attention next time.
No tessellating in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. I suspect that Subway Canada is a different beast altogether.
Tessalating in downtown PGH
NO TESSELATION IN CHICAGO
No tesselating in Des Peres, MO. The sandwich artist looked at me like I was from Mars. He said they never got any memo. I told him to reverse the cheese, and he wouldn’t do it.
Dwight, IL – no tessellation.
I only got tessellated cheese once this summer, at one of the Subways (the new one) in Wheaton, IL.
No tessellation that I’ve seen so far in Lakewood, Denver, Thornton, Commerce City (Colorado)
No tesselation in Novato, CA
i say we all picket the subways that don’t tessellate!
No, and when I attempted to point it out to the sandwich maker at my local Subway in Michigan, the language barrier between us clearly became apparent.
Yes in Mid-Michigan. (I left my Subway job a few months ago before the “rule” took effect, but we were always told to tessellate anyway.)
They don’t tessellate in the Roeland Park, KS location… quite irritating.
Tessellating in Central N.Y.
No in Thompson, MB, Canada.
Subway near mine isn’t. I made a joke about it while standing in line and got a dirty look back from the “ARTIST.” Seriously, “sandwich artist?” I hate you Subway.
Ever since I found out they use a lot of high-fructose corn syrup in their bread (more HFCS than fiber in fact) I have stopped going.
The subway at Potomac Yard in VA tessellated the cheese on my sub, but not at first. The guy started putting the cheese on the old way, and then seemed to remember there was a new way, and went back and fixed it.
Batting .500 in Baton Rouge, LA
First time my cheese has been tesselated at my subway – and I have to say, I got a little gitty when she laid the cheese on the ham today! But now eating it – it’s WAY too much cheese – bleh!!
NOT tessellating @ the Subway inside the Wal Mart in Norwalk, Ca.
Sandwich maker gave a blank stare (signifying “no comprehende” ), and proceeded as usual.