Jersey Mike's Subs 5080995 220417856 2008-06-19T19:34:05Z 65.219.223.198 /* History */ {{Cleanup|date=October 2006}} {{Infobox_Company | company_name = Jersey Mike's Subs| company_logo = [[Image:Jerseymikes.png]]| company_type = [[Private company]] | foundation = [[Point Pleasant, New Jersey]] ([[1956]]) | location = [[Manasquan, New Jersey]] | key_people = [[Peter Cancro]], [[Entrepreneur|Founder]] | industry = [[Restaurants]] | products = [[Submarine sandwich|Subs]], [[Salad]]s<br>other food products | revenue = | homepage = http://www.jerseymikes.com/ }} [[Image:Jersey mikes sub hermitage tn.jpg|right|thumb||250px|Jersey Mike's Sub Restaurant in [[Hermitage, Tennessee]]]] '''Jersey Mike's Subs''' is a [[submarine sandwich]], or "sub", chain headquartered in [[Manasquan, New Jersey]]. The Jersey Mike's [[Franchising|franchise]] has over three hundred stores across the United States. In the U.S. subs are known by several regional names, including [[hoagie]]s, grinders, and [[hero sandwich]]es. ==History== At age 14 Peter Cancro of [[Point Pleasant, New Jersey]] took a job at Mike's, a neighborhood sandwich shop founded in 1956 and then on its third owner. When the shop went up for sale once again in 1975, Cancro's mother suggested he buy it. With help from a high school football coach who was also a [[bank]]er, Cancro, then 17 and a high school senior, managed to pull together $125,000 in three days. Today Cancro is the owner and [[CEO]] of Jersey Mike's Subs, with over 300 stores nationwide. <ref name= "NYT">{{cite news | last = D'Agnese | first = Joseph | title = With this Franchise, The State Is on a Roll | publisher = [[The New York Times]] | date = [[2000-04-02]] | url = http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9501E3D6153CF931A35757C0A9669C8B63| accessdate = 2008-04-10}}</ref> ==Product== Like the original Mike's store in 1956, each Jersey Mike's Subs serves authentic submarine sandwiches made to order, slicing the meats and cheeses as needed, the same way sandwiches are made in a local [[delicatessen]]. Prospective store managers are sent to Point Pleasant, NJ for a 6 to 8 week intensive training course on how to manage a store, slice meat, among other courses.<ref>Cavanaugh, Bonnie Brewer, [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_7_34/ai_59601296/pg_1 "Jersey Mike's chases national dream, taps founder's 'share-your-life' motto,"] "Nations Restaurant News, Feb 14, 2000. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.</ref> The use of traditional ingredients is emphasized, as is customer involvement in choosing the sub's dressing and [[condiment]]s. The sub-making operation is usually set up in a four person [[assembly line]] fashion, greatly speeding up the building of a made-to-order sub. The meats and cheeses are sliced and placed on the roll, which is handed off to the "sprinkler", who adds oil, vinegar and other add-ons and then slides it to the wrapper, who wraps the finished sub in [[waxed paper]] ([[aluminum foil]] for hot subs) and puts it in a paper bag to be rung up by the cashier. ==Ingredients== At Jersey Mike's, [[Italy|Italian]] meats are emphasized, but American meats and cheeses are also provided. ===Meats=== * [[Ham|Boiled Ham]] * Proscuittini -- a black pepper ham * [[Capicola|Cappacuolo]] -- a hot ham * [[Salami]] * [[Pepperoni]] * [[Roast beef]] -- cooked on site * [[Domesticated turkey|Turkey]] * [[Tuna]] * [[Chicken]] -- grilled / breaded * [[pastrami]] -- typically grilled * [[Steak]] -- grilled ===Cheeses=== * [[American cheese|American]] * [[Swiss cheese|Swiss]] * [[Provolone (cheese)|Provolone]] * [[Pepperjack cheese|Pepper Jack]] * [[Cheddar cheese|Cheddar]] ==Menu== There are three types of rolls to choose from: Mini (about four inches), Regular (seven inches), and Giant (14 inches). Subs are numbered, and many are named as well. In 2006 the menu was updated with several new subs. 1 [[BLT sandwich]]<br /> 2 Provolone, (Boiled) Ham, Cappacuolo<br /> 3 Ham and Cheese<br /> 5 Provolone, Ham, Proscuittini, Cappacuolo -- the Jersey Mike's "Super"<br /> 6 Roast Beef<br /> 7 Turkey<br /> 8 Provolone, Ham, Turkey, Bacon -- the "Club Sub"<br /> 9 Swiss, Turkey, Roast Beef, Bacon -- the "Club Supreme"<br /> 10 Tuna Fish<br /> 11 Ham and Salami -- the "Stickball Sub"<br /> 13 Provolone, Ham, Proscuittini, Cappacuolo, Salami, Pepperoni -- the Jersey Mike's "Original"<br /> 14 Swiss, Provolone -- the Vegetarian<br /> 15 Meatball <br /> 16 Chicken Philly<br /> 17 [[Philly Cheese Steak]]<br /> 18 Chicken Parmesan<br /> 19 BBQ Beef Sub -- grilled roast beef covered in [[barbecue sauce]]<br /> 20 Pastrami [[Reuben sandwich]]<br /> 43 Chipotle Cheese Steak -- Same as a Philly with the addition of a chipotle mayo sauce.<br /> 56 Big Kahuna Cheese Steak -- Grilled onions and peppers plus mushrooms, jalapeƱos and extra cheese <br /> There are a number of signature wraps available on either flour or tomato basil tortillas: <br /> - Chicken Caesar -- Grilled sliced chicken breast with lettuce, parmesan cheese and creamy caesar dressing<br /> - Buffalo Chicken -- Grilled sliced chicken breast smothered in a spicy buffalo sauce with lettuce, tomato and blue cheese dressing<br /> - Baja Chicken -- Grilled sliced chicken breast, melted provolone, salsa, lettuce and jalapeƱo peppers<br /> - Grilled Veggie -- Grilled peppers and onions, melted Swiss and provolone, lettuce, tomato and homestyle ranch dressing<br /> - Turkey Wrap -- Oven roasted 99% fat free turkey, lettuce, tomato and honey mustard sauce<br /> Any of the regular subs can also be created as a wrap.<br /> A variety of soups and salads are also available. Number 12 sub is "the Cancro" which consists of roast beef and pepperoni. ==Trivia== *The Chipotle Cheese Steak's sub number is a reference to Peter Cancro's jersey number from his High School's football team. *The Big Kahuna Cheese Steak's sub number is a reference to the year Jersey Mike's was founded: 1956. ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://jerseymikes.com Official site of Jersey Mike's Subs, with menus] [[Category:Fast-food sub restaurants]] [[Category:Franchises]] [[Category:Companies based in New Jersey]]