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Firehouse Subs opens its
fi rst borough location at the
Queens Center Mall food court
BY EMILY DAVENPORT
edavenport@qns.com / @QNS
A popular sandwich chain opened its
fi rst location in the borough at Elmhurst’s
Queens Center Mall on Halloween.
Firehouse Subs celebrated its grand
opening in the mall’s food court on Oct.
31. Th e location will be open Monday
through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9:30
p.m. and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Th e sandwich shop will off er sandwiches
using small, medium and large hot
specialty subs, including the number one
selling Hook & Ladder sub. Th e store will
also off er over 50 hot sauces and a variety
of drinks from their touch-screen Coca-
Cola Freestyle fountain.
In addition to their signature subs, the
Firehouse Subs location will off er a number
of catering options including sandwich
and dessert platters, salads and
snacks.
“You always hear about the American
dream, but I’m living it,” said Syed Alam,
owner of this Firehouse Subs franchise.
“I was looking for an opportunity to get
out of taxi driving and really make an
impact in the community. I took one bite
of a Firehouse Sub sandwich and was
hooked. When I heard how the brand
gives back to fi rst responders, I knew this
was it.”
Firehouse Subs created the Firehouse
Subs Public Safety Foundation in 2005.
Th eir mission is to funding, life-saving
equipment and educational opportunities
to fi rst responders and public safety
organizations.
Firehouse Subs locations off er left over,
fi ve-gallon pickle buckets to guests for a
$2 donation. Canisters are on Firehouse
Subs counters to collect change and the
Round Up Program allows customers to
“round up” their bill to the nearest dollar
and donate the extra change to the
foundation. Th rough these methods, the
Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation
has raised $37.7 million to hometown
heroes in 47 states, Puerto Rico and
Canada, with $371,000 of those grants in
the state of New York.
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