LAWRENCE, Kan.—Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches experiences a great rush of bar-goers after 2 A.M. when the bars on Massachusetts Street close.
According to Amber Adams, a Jimmy John’s employee, sales greatly increase during this time. Adams says, “Sometimes we are busier during the bar rush than at lunch time. The restaurant becomes really full. I mean, we have five delivery drivers.”
Friday and Saturday nights bring in more profits than other days of the week. Adams says, “How busy we are really depends on the day, but weekends are generally the busiest.”
Michael Corson, Kansas University junior, Overland Park, goes to Jimmy John’s to eat after leaving the bars on Massachusetts Street. He says, “I am usually hungry after I have been out drinking, and it’s way easier to just come here and grab a sandwich than to cook something when I go home. It sucks because I don’t realize how much money I spend after I’ve been drinking, but I guess it’s worth it.”
It is usually intoxicated people who frequent Jimmy John’s after hours. When asked about the intoxicated to sober people ratio Adams laughed and replied, “Well, its called the bar rush, so we definitely see way more drunk people after 2.”
Corson also stated, “A lot of my friends will come here too after the bars close, so it’s a place we can go and kick it before we all go home to go to bed. Some really funny stuff has happened here. I’ll remember some of it for the rest of my life.”