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Planet Sub ~ regional chain : Prairie Village, Kansas


Latest visit: Oct 2023 (Prairie Village, Kansas)

First visit: sometime in 2002 (Englewood, Colorado)

Locations: 21 total: Kansas (9); Missouri (8); Arizona (3); Michigan (1)

It is now Tuesday and the decision was made to work the Kansas suburbs. Plenty of thrift shops and record stores to keep us both busy throughout the day. I had forgotten about the Planet Sub chain, but having seen it around town, I decided that would be a good place to have a lunch and take a break from the taco train.

This is another "didn't I write about this chain already?" post. Apparently not. This would be my fourth encounter with the Kansas City based eatery. The other three were in states they no longer operate in. Essentially they are known for their toasted subs, somewhat like Quiznos, but of a higher quality and more filling. I wasn't aware of their existence until they planned to open a location off of Lincoln in far south Denver. We were living in Parker at the time, so it was on our route to I-25. We both thought it was delicious, but we were about to leave for DFW. Two years later we were visiting Denver for work/family, and I went over to that same location for another lunch. Same experience, but unfortunately the store didn't make it. It was in a weird location. Investors had built a strip center to support an oncoming large business complex, that never really developed. And it was too out of the way to supply the Denver Tech Center workers, as well as the lack of residential housing nearby. Today that has all filled out, but Planet Sub was a victim of being there too early. 

But we did get another chance as they decided to move into the DFW market. Once again, as we were about to leave the area. It was in 2017 and they opened up in Las Colinas. Not close by, but a good destination place and easy to get to. I was in the area quite a bit anyway. Had we stayed in DFW, that would have a been a regular stop for us. However that shop also closed - looks like it didn't make it past 2018.

So here we are in their home city. I ordered the Super Hero. My voice text notes stated: Really good, toasty, loaded with meats, banana peppers. Mrs. RJG had the Turkey Club, which she enjoyed but decided later she didn't like the mustard (which she swapped out the mayo for). And she said the sandwich was "too big". As they say in the court of law: Strike that last comment. lol. Of course it wasn't too big - I thought it was the perfect size myself.

So if Planet Sub makes a try for the Colorado Springs market, we'll for sure add it to the rotation.

I've added their older logo which I prefer to their new one.

2002; 7/12/04; 2/18/17; 10/3/23 (new entry)

Englewood, Colorado; Las Colinas, Texas; Prairie Village, Kansas

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Anonymous said…
I live a good sub, sounds great!
October 26, 2023 at 10:58 AM
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