Why does subway smell?

Question

Whenever i go to subway it always smells weird! I just had lunch there and now my coat even smells like it!
Why does it smell so bad??

Answer 1

Haha.. I know the exact smell you are talking about. My guess would be the lunchmeat... keeping it out in the open like that. Or just a combination between that and the breads and veggies. Hmm... It's weird but the smell is so distinct I can smell in now.. in my head... without being there.

Answer 2

That is HILARIOUS that you asked that. I was just thinking the same thing myself. I am thinking that it's the combination of the baked bread and meats/ cheeses/ toppings but you are so right. Each restaurant smells nearly identical. It's the "subway" smell...



You know, some restrurants purposely pump out certain smells, like cinnamon, garlic, or vanilla, to attract customers with the smells. Maybe we can get a Subway insider to tell us if this is the case with this restaurant. Perhaps there is a 'canned' Subway smell . . . :)

Answer 3

To me, the horrible smell is worse in businesses that are NEXT to Subway restaurants. I actually haven't notice the smell in Subway restaurants themselves. So bad that I can't shop at my favorite record store because it's next to a Subway and reeks like vomit. My advice for Mark Christiano, Subway's "Global Baking Technologist" -- visit a few franchise neighbors. Take a whiff and ask the employees what the smell is -- you'll get an ear full. They know exactly where the stench is coming from. One business owner said the Subway next door agreed to vent differently so as to reduce stink in adjoining units. Unfortunately it hasn't helped.



The odor most likely comes from baking parmesan cheese. My friend calls my baguettes with parmesan baked on top 'throw-up bread' (not from Subway, from a local bakery). She claims to love the flavor but won't eat it because of the stink.



Bottom line is, don't ever lease space next to a Subway restaurant!!!

Answer 4

It's the sauce. I used to work at a place next to Subway, and their garbage always smelled like a Subway. You could tell especially when they threw out their sauce boxes. That's where it's coming from.

Answer 5

NYC subway stinks so i understand that may not the only you're referring too! as a results of fact thoughtless people urinate on the platform besides as throwing trash on the floor and that mixture makes it scent.you're between the uncommon few who like it I hate it!

Answer 6

it's the lunchmeat, because it's kept out in the open and the smells travel through the air. i love the smell.

Answer 7

my subway smells like fresh baked bread.

Answer 8

go in to any fast food restaurant and it will smell different.

food smells.

Answer 9

probably the people who work there causing the smell >__<

Answer 10

It s the bread it has a sour yeasty smell

Answer 11

it doesn't smell there, but it might smell like the food.

Answer 12

might be the smell of vinegar or toasters

Answer 13

Probaly because all of the various food.

Answer 14

I don't smell it

Answer 15

Rotting meat in the open

Answer 16

It smells great.

It is from the food.

Answer 17

They haven't got a refrigerator, so it is all off.

Answer 18

This is good

Answer 19

no subs are awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 20

thanks for the answers!

Answer 21

idk

Answer 22

IDK