The 2017 Chicken Finger Sub Battle
The 2017 CF Sub Battle was part of the 2017 Tournament Extravaganza in September 2017
Chicken Finger Subs are great, right? It’s something that is delicious for lunch, dinner or while trying not to throw up in a booth at Jim’s SteakOut at 3am on a Saturday night. It’s slowly becoming recognized as a ‘Western New York’ dish, getting some national recognition as the go to snack of Rob Gronkowski (cheat days only) and Chef Matty Matheson of Vice and Parts N Labour. I’ve tried to find some type of history of the intention of the Chicken Finger sub but the best I could do is find this video from WYRK, where the owners of John’s Pizza kind of admit to creating the dish. The following list of participants in this battle were put together by the Buffalo Eats staff and recommendations from our twitter followers. Photo above from Vice.com.
Like in the past, the polls will run from 8am to 1o pm on our twitter page: twitter.com/buffaloeats
To view the following in bracket form: http://challonge.com/17cfsub
Best Chicken Finger Sub (9/18-9/22)
1. Jim’s Steakout vs 16. Pizza, Wings and Things
2. John’s Pizza and Subs vs 15. DiMarco’s
3. John & Mary’s vs 14. The Now Pizzeria
4. Cafe 59 vs 13. Bella Pizza
5. Pat’s Submarines vs 12. Nino’s Pizzeria
6. The Pizza Heist vs 11. LT’s Old Tyme Pizza and Subs
7. Mike’s Subs vs 10. Mayback’s Deli
8. Lovejoy Pizza vs 9. Imperial Pizza
Schedule & Results:
First Round
Monday, Sept 18th
1. Jim’s Steakout defeated 16. Pizza, Wings and Things – Results
9. Imperial Pizza defeated 8. Lovejoy Pizza – Results
13. Bella Pizza defeated 4. Cafe 59 – Results
12. Nino’s Pizzeria defeated 5. Pat’s Submarines – Results
Tuesday Sept 19th
2. John’s Pizza and Subs defeated 15. DiMarco’s – Results
7. Mike’s Subs vs 10. Mayback’s Deli – Results
3. John & Mary’s defeated 14. The Now Pizzeria – Results
6. The Pizza Heist vs 11. LT’s Old Tyme Pizza and Subs – Results
Second Round – Wed, Sept 20th
1. Jim’s Steakout defeated 9. Imperial Pizza – Results
13. Bella Pizza defeated 12. Nino’s Pizzeria – Results
2. John’s Pizza and Subs defeated 7. Mike’s Subs – Results
3. John & Mary’s defeated 11. LT’s Old Tyme Pizza and Subs – Results
Semi-Finals – Thurs, Sept 21st
1. Jim’s Steakout defeated 13. Bella Pizza – Results
2. John’s Pizza and Subs defeated 3. John & Mary’s – Results
Final – Friday, Sept 22nd
2. John’s Pizza and Subs defeated 1. Jim’s Steakout – Results