Before discovering "bread" in the dictionary, the Earl of Sandwich forced subjects to eat their meals between layers of rough-hewn wood and marred pages from illuminated manuscripts. Munch on something more satisfying with today's Groupon at Firehouse Subs. Choose from eight locations in the Austin area.

Firehouse Subs extinguishes appetites with overstuffed sandwiches of high-quality meats and cheese piled high on toasted rolls. Sink your teeth or someone else's into specialty steamed subs (starting at $5.49), such as the Hook & Ladder, with ham, turkey, and monterey-jack cheese, or the New York Steamer, with melted provolone served over corned beef brisket and pastrami. The tasty Engineer offers a brain-boosting bounty of smoked turkey breast crammed with melted swiss and sautéed mushrooms and served Fully Involved (loaded with mayo, mustard, lettuce, tomato, and onion, and a dill spear on the side for endless rounds of condiment jousting). Further information and pricing can be viewed here, though prices may vary. Firehouse Subs also supports the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, founded by firemen and focused on education, equipment, and training of emergency-service teams.

Reviews

Yelpers give the Burnet Road location in Austin an average of 3.5 stars, the Round Rock location earns four, and the Cedar Park location earns 3 stars on average. Eighty-six percent of Urbanspooners like the McNeil Drive location.

• The ingredients are always fresh and good quality and they have a huge selection of hot sauces to try! I think last time I went I tried about 10 different ones, just because they are there. – Mel k., Cedar Park location, Yelp
• The variety of steamed sandwich meats rocks my 9-5 world. The bread's good, too. – Andy H., Burnet Road location, Yelp