Location: 126 E. College Ave., Springfield
Website: www.jimmyjohns.com
Telephone: (937) 521-1345
Background/overview
Jimmy John’s hometown is Chicago. In the early 1980s he barely made passing grades in high school, yet he was determined to own a business once he graduated. After much research about food and location, Jimmy developed a menu with four sandwiches and received a loan from his father to open his first Jimmy John’s Sandwich Shop in 1983. Since then, Jimmy John’s company has flourished and is now operated as a franchise system. Its corporate headquarters is in Champaign, Ill.
Ted Clemans Jr. is from London, Ohio. He graduated from Wright State University in 2007. He was working with his father Ted Sr. in a managing/consulting business when he heard about Jimmy John’s franchise opportunity. He called its corporate office and learned that the Springfield area didn’t have a Jimmy John’s. Ted asked his father to join him in studying the prospect of becoming a franchisee. His father agreed to the venture and has become the “backbone” of their business.
The first Springfield Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwich Shop opened in October 2015.
The breads are made fresh daily at this location. However, there are no ovens in Jimmy John’s shops for serving heated or toasted food to customers. All meats, cheeses and vegetables are hand-carved fresh and served cold. Prepackaged items such as the Jimmy Chips have typically been on the store’s shelves for no more than three days. Ted Jr. says, “We are excited to be in Springfield and give them a quality product for a reasonable price.”
The menu
Beverages: Coca-Cola products, Lipton sweet and unsweetened tea or Minute Maid lemonade - $1.59 (22 oz.)/$1.79 (30 oz.); Dasani bottled water - $1.59.
Bread: Seven-grain wheat sandwich bread; French is the “house” loaf. Day-old French loaves - 50 cents
Sandwiches: The Slim Sub has just meat and cheese - $3.99; sub sandwiches (8 inch) - $4.99 to $7.99; Mini-Jimmie (half-sub) in any variety is individually sacked and sold in displays of 12 pack ($33) or 24 pack ($65).
Wrap: Gluten-free and low-carb lettuce wrap is called the JJ Unwich - $3.99.
Sides: Kettle-cooked Jimmy Chips in several varieties, $1.30 a bag; Jumbo kosher dill pickle - $1.30.
Sweets: Jimmy Cookies are chocolate chunk or oatmeal raisin - $1.50 each.
Hours
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
More information
Senior citizens, police and military personnel receive a 10 percent discount with a valid I.D.
Online ordering is popular via the website. Also, a Jimmy John's app can be downloaded to your telephone for expedited ordering. All major credit cards accepted. Delivery fee is $1 an item with a $4 maximum.
Box lunches and party platters in any amount can be catered with a 24-hour notice.
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