Jimmy Johns coming to Columbia Heights Plaza

by Prince Of Petworth March 10, 2016 at 10:05 am 26 Comments

1375 Kenyon Street, NW

A reader reports:

“Jimmy johns is coming to Columbia Heights adjacent to &pizza. The application is posted in the window.”

Ed. Note: presumably this is the former Julia’s Empanada space?

rob

chain city
elbeech

Really? That’s what we have to have? I will forever mourn the loss of Julia’s
- HaileUnlikely
  
  To quote former candidate for governor of New York Jimmy McMillan, the Rent Is Too Damn High.
Egad

I’m just excited that it’s not another cell phone store!
domrep

Out of all the sandwich shops there are in the city, Jimmy Johns? Capriottis would have been wonderful
- MtP
  
  Agreed. Capriotti’s or a Taylor would be WAY better than Jimmy Johns, which I think are quite flavorless.
above7-11

another fine addition to the food court that is CoHi.
FridayGirl

Why so many Jimmy Johns? Isn’t one opening at 14th & U St. too? I know there’s demand for cheaper food but my personal opinion is that Jimmy Johns is pretty crappy, especially when there’s already quite a few Subways, etc.
- FridayGirl
  
  And Potbelly! Isn’t Potbelly like a block away!?
- palisades
  
  Cheap. Quick. Easy. Reliable. You know what you’re gonna get. The starbucks of sandwich shops
Anon

Meanwhile, Park Place above the Perworth metro sits mostly vacant. Fast-casual concepts would kill it here. I probably sound like a broken record, but I know many people feel the same way.
Llama

Ugh. Not a fan of Jimmy John’s at all. So, within a few block radius, you have Subway, Jimmy John’s and Potbelly’s. Just need a Quiznos now to complete the chain.
Anony

The space is good for a Jimmy Johns. I am actually excited for the additional option. I like having a practical mix unlike other places where there are only boojie sit down options.
dat

I’ll dissent against the haters — JJ’s is a great, quick, affordable, clean, sandwich option that will cater to the masses. Not everyone can afford a $10+ sub from Taylor. Definitely a step up from a subway, IMO.
- NH Ave Hiker
  
  I’ve always liked JJ’s too for what it is – IMO better than Subway.
HaileUnlikely

I agree with Anony & dat. JJ’s isn’t my favorite place in the world, but I eat there occasionally and generally like it. I’ll concede that I do not see the need for another sub place across the street from a Subway and one block north of a Potbelly, but I would much prefer to see another establishment that serves this general segment of the market rather than a Taylor/Capriottti/whatever where basically everything except a soda is north of $10.
- jcm
  
  For a regular Italian, JJ is $5.75, Potbelly is $6.45 Taylor is $7.50, Capriotti is $7.99. These don’t seem to be terribly different market segments to me.
  - HaileUnlikely
    
    Fair enough. I eat too much. I always get a large. JJ’s, Subway, and Potbelly can satisfy me for <$8 including tax. The couple of times I've been to Taylor, an admittedly slightly better sandwich on about the same scale has always been something like $13 (again including tax). There are lots of people who are willing to pay $7-8 for a lunch on the go that aren't willing to pay $13.
    - jcm
      
      Eh, I don’t eat at any of them, so I’ll take your word for it. Just seems like not-too-expensive sandwiches at all of them, in a neighborhood that already has lots of lots of not-too-expensive sandwiches.
      .
      If I were the king it’d be a Sweetgreen.
      - HaileUnlikely
        
        I’d take a Sweetgreen over anything mentioned so far, a Chop’t over a Sweetgreen, and a ShopHouse if I were King.
DC Tropics

For those of you who care about such things, Google “Jimmy John hunter”.
- ctk
  
  I can’t believe this thread lasted 2 hours without someone mentioning this.
anonymous

Do not eat at Jimmy John’s. The founder takes great satisfaction in shooting large animals and then posing next to them with a big smile on his face.
Anony

Where is my Jamba Juice?? That spot was perfect!!!
hey

I’m all for a good sandwich establishment, but Jimmy John is a trophy hunter. Would rather see another owner in that space.
CS

So you’ve got one restaurant founder who hates animals, another who hates gays (Chick Fil a), maybe we need to start calling it Columbia Hates.

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