Aiken S.c. - 5 January, 2006 -

Firehouse Subs, one of the nation's fastest-growing sandwich chains, recently opened its first restaurant in Aiken. This ‘station,' the 25th location in South Carolina, is located at 152 S. Aiken Lane, across from Wal-Mart. The new restaurant seats 50 and features gear and various photographs donated by the City of Aiken Fire Department. Murals depicting local fire department scenes will also appear on the walls surrounding the Dalmatian-spotted tabletops. Firehouse Subs is a family-friendly, quick-service restaurant open seven days a week serving generously sized, steamed sub sandwiches from morning to night. Other items that have proven to be community favorites are the Chief's salad and "Award Winning" Chili, along with the free fireman's hat that accompanies kids' meals. "Firehouse Subs was started by firefighters, and it is important to us to represent the local fire and police forces from the area in our restaurant," said Andy Pye, franchise owner of the Aiken location. "I'm thankful for the opportunity to share this great sub shop with Aiken and excited to see how the community responds." - more - Firehouse Subs Opens in Aiken/add one ABOUT FIREHOUSE SUBS Started just over 11 years ago by Jacksonville, Fla., firefighter brothers Robin and Chris Sorensen, Firehouse Subs has grown like wildfire. From a single store in Jacksonville, Firehouse Subs today has 220 ‘stations' in 11 Southern states with plans for more stores by the end of 2005. Recently named the 10th-fastest-growing chain in the nation by Restaurant Business Magazine, each store has a firehouse theme with fire memorabilia, boots, pictures of fires and fire equipment and even a hand-painted mural with a local firefighting focus. For more information, go to www.firehousesubs.com.

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