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by Prince Of Petworth August 11, 2016 at 11:45 am 21 Comments

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1020 U Street, NW

A reader reports:

“looks like the Subway on the 1100 block of U Street has shuttered.”

Since there’s already an &pizza by the metro – who do you think’ll take over the space?

Nick

Please be chick fil a
- FridayGirl
  
  YASSSS.
J

The one in Georgetown has also closed. I wonder if Subway is having issues?
- alpinepaq
  
  http://www.cheatsheet.com/business/why-subways-sales-are-falling-fast.html/?a=viewall
u streeter

Whatever it is, I hope it will help discourage the people that hang out there ALL DAY, EVERY DAY…
- TandroyFoty
  
  Not if the 7/11 didn’t go with it.
  - Truxton Thomas
    
    Yeah, that’s the 7/11 crowd. They’ve always seemed polite to me, though.
Idontgetit

I just tried to go there and was very annoyed that it was closed.
justinbc

BOJANGLES’
- D-C-0-9
  
  + 1 +1 +1 +1 and +1, @justinbc!
ST21

Would love a Divebar there but no chance. A Subway literally on the corner of 14th and U just felt wrong…
- Truxton Thomas
  
  Wrong Subway, I think. This is the one almost literally on the corner of 12th and U.
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  PoP, I think the address listed is incorrect. It’s north side of 1100 block, should be an odd number.
  - ST21
    
    Ah you are correct… The less subways the better. Hopefully 14th and U is next..
    - Truxton Thomas
      
      Yeah, I don’t eat there, and I definitely don’t think we need two within two blocks of each other. And I agree about 14th and U, though it somehow manages to retain crappy fast-food joints.
Mt. P

Time to project some victorious poop emojis…
Eric Stratton

The subway was the go-to hangout for the local vagrants who would sit inside grab a drink when they were hot and wait for folks to come out and ask for change and do some heroin exchange. Granted the cops are there at night on the corner but not so during the day. Apparently it provided a well used bathroom for ‘customers’ but I went once and was approached at the counter by two folks who asked me to buy them food. It is challenging to be at the food counter and paying when someone asks for a simple sandwich, but it did not engender a desire to return…. The staff was non-existent and pretty much gave up trying to shoo them away. Was a losing venture for a long while. Not sad to see it go frankly although I wonder now what sort of bathroom issues will now be deposited on surrounding alleys. Ideally we don’t look like San Francisco and it’s lovely vagrant bathroom issues.
ustreetneighbor

Hopefully the McDonalds is next..
v

who cares! no more subway bread baking smell #gross
Whop

Interesting point. However, Subway’s product just isn’t evolving with the times.
Aaron

SweetGreen or Chopt
GrapeVine

WiseGuy’s Pizza

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