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indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

So I was in Songtan the other morning running an errand and I see the sign on the front of the door ... "Subway will be closed for good. Thanks for your support."

I was a bit gutted. It was hands down the best Subway sandwiches shop in Korea. Does anyone who lives in Songtan know why it closed?

seoulsucker · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject:

I had a Korean friend once tell me he didn't like Subway because it was "greasy". He then suggested we eat samgyupsal for lunch.

mindmetoo · Joined: 02 Feb 2004

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Can we stick to the topic? I don't give a toss that Koreans think it's greasy, don't like it or any other bullsh!t about Koreans and greasy and not liking sandwiches. All I want to know is if anyone knows why the fuking shop closed. The end.

Zyzyfer · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:05 pm Post subject:

Were they getting any business at the new location? Seemed kind of dead the few times I took a peek.

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

Ilsanman · Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Bucheon, Korea

Yes, I get that too. My wife won't eat anything with butter in it, or with a cream sauce. It's greasy, she says.

But she loves Sam gyeop sal.

stumptown · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:15 pm Post subject:

Ryst Helmut · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:18 pm Post subject:

For a quick diversion from topic: the Koreans I've taken love Songtan Subway (save my wife who has eaten Subway in America and knows how the subs are supposed to taste....)

Why did it close? I would wager that it has to be purely for economic reasons...after all, there'd always be someone to buy the shop if the owner decided to pack it up.

Yes, they were a bit more busy (at times) compared to the old location, but then again....location location location. I'd wager the monthly rent was/is much more for Spot B than Spot A (purely due to location and, well...size). I don't think the increased (if any) traffic was enough to cover the additional costs of rent.

Oh well...going to Songtan tomorrow...guess BK gets the vote. Bugger.

!shoosh,

Ryst

indytrucks · Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Location: The Shelf

stumptown · Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:34 pm Post subject:

KumaraKitty · Joined: 09 Jan 2006 Location: Bucheon

I'm so sad! That was one of the best Subway's in Korea I'd found! The other one is in Yongsan Base, so not exactly easy access. Boo. Mad

i will never understand why they keep closing! The Subway here in Bucheon closed over a year ago, yet everything is still in the shop. It's so weird!

Ilsanman · Joined: 15 Aug 2003 Location: Bucheon, Korea

a lot of western chains don't do well here. i don't know if it is because koreans don't like bread, don't like slower food, or just don't like high prices.

i think subway is a little on the expensive side, but i still go there. popeyes is a fast food chain that isn't doing well, but bk and mcdonalds are doing fine.

DaeSung · Joined: 05 Dec 2005 Location: ��

The Subway in Yeouido isn't bad. I have a freind that just took over as the head of Subway Korea and they have tons of problems. (He is supposed to fix them). I'm guessing if he does a good job, you'll see alot more subways in the next two years. If not they'll be gone... not the ones on the military bases but the other ones.

Some one is working on it, Just hope they can get past all the problems that the company is facing here. They might even end up doing a reboot for Korea. You know shut down all subways then wait a year and reopen them all on the same page.

pkang0202 · Joined: 09 Mar 2007

Subway closed cuz their sandwiches are like 2 slices of deli meat, a crap ton of vegetables and condiments, all in between 2 pieces of cardboard.

Stuffy's, Quizno's, Blimpie's, Jersey Mike's, Arby's, Panera Bread, etc... all have better sandwiches.