Jimmy John's Secret Menu: Every Hidden Sandwich Hack and How to Order It (July 2026)

No. Jimmy John's has never published or trained staff on a hidden menu board. Every item on this list is a customer-built combination made entirely from ingredients that already exist on the public menu, which is why any location can usually make one if you describe it clearly.

Most locations can, since the builds rely on standard ingredients like bacon, provolone, and avocado spread. The exceptions are items tied to regional stock, such as avocado spread, hot peppers, or seasonal sides, which some franchises don't carry. Calling ahead avoids a wasted trip if you're set on one specific build.

Usually yes. You're paying the price of the base sandwich plus any add-ons like extra meat, bacon, or avocado spread, and those add-on charges are set by each store rather than priced nationally. Builds that double meat, like Noah's Ark or the Dubbuhgutbustuh, tend to cost the most.

Bacon, lettuce, avocado spread, hot peppers, and salami, built on a J.J.B.L.T. base with the tomato removed. It's one of the most requested secret menu items because every ingredient is already common across Jimmy John's stores.

The Dubbuhgutbustuh, also called the Double Gut Buster. It starts as a J.J. Gargantuan with all five meats doubled, then adds two full orders of bacon on top, and reported finished weights come in close to 1.75 pounds.

Yes, and it's often the most accurate method. Select the base sandwich, tap Customize, and manually add or remove each ingredient listed in the build. This avoids any chance of a spoken modification getting missed during a busy rush.

No. The original Picklewich, a sandwich served inside a sliced dill pickle instead of bread, was a limited-time item that's since been discontinued nationwide. The DIY version on this list gets close by pairing an Unwich with a whole pickle on the side.

Accounts differ. Some describe it as a J.J. Gargantuan with bacon and hot peppers added, while others describe it as the Gargantuan with tuna added on top of the existing five meats. Naming the specific add-ons when you order avoids confusion either way.

Yes. Nearly every build on this list, including Noah's Ark, the BLAHS, and California Club, can be ordered as an Unwich, which swaps the bread for a lettuce wrap and works the same way across the entire regular menu.

Yes. It's simply asking staff to skip the step where they scoop bread out of the roll before adding fillings. It changes how bread-forward the finished sandwich tastes without adding any cost.

No, and it's actually more reliable not to lead with the nickname. Reading off the base sandwich and the specific changes, the way each build is written above, gets a more accurate order than asking for something like "a Noah's Ark" by name.

The Slim BLT and the Cheese Sub are typically the least expensive, since both start from a Plain Slim and skip several standard ingredients rather than adding extra meat or premium add-ons.