The 5 Best Subway Sandwich Hacks, According to an Employee

Keep these in mind the next time you grab a footlong.

Grabbing a sandwich at Subway is quick and convenient, and the subs are delicious. This shouldn’t come as a surprise since you can smell the aroma of freshly baked bread wafting through the air from a block away. Once inside, the regular menu board is full of enticing choices.

But, of course, there are also ways to upgrade your order to make Subway’s sandwiches even better. You can discover secret insider tips while browsing social media and discussion boards, where devoted customers and employees share their favorite go-to ordering hacks and popular off-menu items—tips that’ll elevate your meal and overall experience.

Thanks to a Reddit thread created by a Subway ex-employee, we were able to round up some of the best. Give these a shot the next time you’re dining at or ordering a sandwich from Subway, and see what you think.

Upgrade Your Subway Order With These Tips

1. Make “Cheesy” Bread

If you enjoy bagels and loaves with cheese like Asiago or Parmesan, this tip is for you. “Ask for the oil and cheese to be put on the bread under your meats, so your bread is soft and cheesy when it's put in the oven,” original poster @mincerafte1969 mentioned in the thread. The softer, fluffier texture and gooey cheese instantly take a basic Subway sub up a notch to the next level without doing much.

2. Put Sauces On First

When building a sandwich, request that Subway sauces and condiments be put on before topping with ingredients, such as vegetables and proteins. The ex-employee wrote in the thread, “Put your sauces on before your veggies, otherwise the sauce won't soak into the meat or the bread and it'll just slide off the veggies.” This goes for all sauces offered at Subway, plus limited edition or seasonal options, like Subway’s new Creamy Sriracha for summer, and condiments like mayonnaise, which another user specifically mentioned as a reply in the thread.

3. Add Eggs to Your Lunch Sub

If you’re in the mood for a breakfast sandwich after breakfast hours, and you’re at a Subway location that offers a selection of breakfast menu items, including ones with eggs, then you’re in luck. The ex-employee shared a major hack with users in the thread, stating how you can request eggs later in the day as an ingredient in any lunch sub. “Some locations serve eggs on their breakfast sandwiches, but you can ask for them to be toasted along with your lunch sub too, for a great hearty addition,” the user wrote.

4. Add Extra Cheese for Just 50 Cents

Extras and double portions of certain ingredients like meat and cheese often have a fee, but the amount may differ, making it worth it. For instance, the user said, “You can also ask for extra cheese on top for only 50 cents extra,” which can be a great addition to sandwiches made with various types of toppings, ingredients, and sauces, such as vegetarian and breakfast subs, and especially meaty subs, since, according to the user, cheese helps bind everything together.

5. Order the Off-Menu “Pizza Sub”

The "Pizza Sub" is no longer on the menu, but you can still order it by building a sandwich with pepperoni, tomato sauce, and cheese as the base and then topping it with any vegetables or ingredients to make it your own. The Redditor mentioned this secret menu item for “any pizza lovers” in the thread but tweaked it by adding additional meats to boost flavor. The user said, “You can ask to put any meat, not just pepperoni, on your pizza (for an extra charge) for that extra hunk of protein and flavor (my recommendations are steak and the rotisserie chicken),” noting how the extra cheese can help here, as well as in meatball subs.

Read the original article on All Recipes.