If you've ever been to Jersey Mike's, you probably know that, as subs from a chain store go, it's a pretty good place.
But here is the question: Where are all the missing numbers?
If you take a look at the menu, you can see the subs are all numbered:
The best of the above is probably #43 (with pickles, lettuce, tomato and pepperocinis added.) Or perhaps #15 (with provolone only, no parmesan.) Or maybe even #10, which is on another part of the menu. (It's the tuna. On that one, you need to have it "Mike's Way" with tomato pepper spread.)
But if there is a #43, why is there no #42? And why are the numbers randomly arranged?
My guess is that Jersey Mike's started out as a small place (that much is obvious,) and they had lots of subs, all numbered. Then, as they became big and corporate, they focused in on the best sellers.
But what are all these mystery subs? Is it like In N Out where there is a secret menu? (No longer so secret of course.)
I looked on Jersey Mike's website and even Wikipedia. Exhaustive research, but no answers.
A similar situation exists at Togo's.
As you can see, lots of randomly organized numbers:
I am pretty much dying to know what happened to all the mystery subs, and what they are/were.
Perhaps someone should go in and order some random number, like a "42" and see if they just nod and start making something.
