Originally Posted by
staehpj1
That may not always be the case. I am not sure I could even come close to duplicating a subway $5 foot long loaded with veggies (they will put on a ton if you ask) for anywhere near $5. Then there are diner breakfasts, prices vary all over the place. On one tour, I had a yummy steak and eggs breakfast including hash browns, salsa, and toast for $3.99 one morning and the next morning ate at a place with way less and much worse food for ~$17 (I should have gotten up and left when I saw the menu). Interestingly the service was great at the $3.99 breakfast and terrible at the $17 one. The key is in picking and choosing well.
Subway and diners are the restaurants I eat ate most when touring. I like Subway because you can load up on the veggies and it's a pretty healthy fast food option and you get some carbs for the pedaling. I'll usually eat half of a foot long sandwich and save the rest for dinner.
I like diners for breakfast because of all the people you can meet in them, they are local and the antithesis of the chain restaurant......the food is very variable, but you often come on some well cooked stuff at very reasonable prices and a bottomless coffee cup is great.