canarob
Senior Member
Where in Union is this?
reinventingthewheel
Active Member
Can I get a review relative to other good sub sandwiches like Firehouse?
Looks like lower level between Bay and York concourse, someone else can probably confirm.
Willybru21
Active Member
As mentioned above it’s in The Market area, can’t tell what specific unit it is though, but it would be one of the grey units:
generalcanada
Senior Member
Speaking of firehouse they got one opening on bathurst beside the hospital.
Ive heard jersey mikes are better than subway and mr sub
Willybru21
Active Member
Couple things:
Sugar Daddy opened in The Market and is giving away a free 6 pack of mini doughnuts.
Venegalana! is almost ready to open and we can see their menu.
My Olive relocated to the Front Street Promenade from The Market.
Sugar Daddy opened in The Market and is giving away a free 6 pack of mini doughnuts.
Venegalana! is almost ready to open and we can see their menu.
My Olive relocated to the Front Street Promenade from The Market.
rdaner
Senior Member
Great pix! I am wondering where one finds out how much retail space has opened in the city this year? Adding Union to the 340,000ft2 at The Well plus all of the retail in new condos must be a large amount but how does it compare to other areas? And are other Canadian or US metros seeing a similar increase?
Northern Light
Superstar
rdaner
Senior Member
Thank you! 
Parkdalian
Senior Member
July 13:
Willybru21
Active Member
Another stall open in The Market
felix123
Active Member
Venezolana isn't too expensive and the arepas taste great! Jersey Mike's is like a step above Subway, which isn't saying much.
KevinT
Active Member
I only ever get the #13 at Jersey Mike's, The Original Italian, so can't compare subs across the board.
What I like is that you actually get to see them prepare it, which includes fresh slicing the meat straight out of the sock. Firehouse by contrast is a black box: You order it, and they hand you a thing in a wrapper, which is why I never liked Quiznos compared to Subway. The veggies seem fresh enough, the real treat is watching them prepare it "Mike's Way", where they drench it in oil, then balsamic vinegar, then liberally sprinkle it with salt and pepper, all with the panache of a bartender in the movie Cocktail. You get a sub that's absolutely dripping with dressing; which at first I didn't think I would like when my wife dragged me out to one but is just super-good in practice. Mike's also tends to hire (and encourage) very chatty staff, which my friend despises, but I think gives it a unique charm. Firehouse has this "worship us, we're heroes" vibe, which I find rather off-putting. Good pickles though...
Bojaxs
Active Member
Union station is turning into a giant food court. I thought there would be more retail.
Dan416
Senior Member
It’s a train station. Food is one thing that I think works.
My huge pet peeve is the lack of departure boards in the food court(s). It is a train station! More GO boards. More VIA boards. More bus boards.
lead82
Senior Member
I find the departure boards to be pretty useless at Union. The GO boards have little value until a few minutes to boarding as they don’t show the platforms. The fact GO and Via have different boards and areas makes it look like 2 universes. Union is one of the only stations I’ve been two where the services aren’t shown on the same board. Why doesn’t GO show VIA and vice versa. I hope one day the two services will feel more integrated so one can do connections without having to wonder through the station to go from one area to the other. I won’t even speak of the badly placed GO bus terminal which is quite poorly signed that many get confused on how to get there.