Subway Meatball Sub

Unfortunately, not everything can be quantified when it comes to taste thanks in large part to corporate secrecy. But if you ask us, Subway’s meatball subs used to taste much better in the 1980s and ‘90s.

Plenty of people online agree that Subway’s meatball sub used to be better in the 20th century, but we haven’t been able to figure out what changed. Subway didn’t respond to a request for comment.

Subway actually launched a revamp of its stores just a couple of weeks ago, but reviews have been less than favorable. The Washington Post called it “more of the same” while the New York Post declared the new sandwiches, “just as vile as the old ones.” There’s no word yet on what the meatball sub tastes like, and we haven’t tried it ourselves. But with reviews like that, we’re not going to hold our breath for anything as good as the 1980s.