Jimmy John’s prints no secret menu at any counter. Regulars build off-menu combinations instead, each one starting from a numbered sandwich already on the board. The Flying Surfer and Noah’s Ark rank among the better-known requests.
The short answer
The Jimmy John’s secret menu covers 32 off-menu builds, each one modifying a numbered sandwich, Little John or Gargantuan already on the printed board. The Flying Surfer adds bacon to a #12 Beach Club®, and Noah’s Ark doubles the meat on a J.J. Gargantuan®. None of the 32 carries a price of its own.
At a glance
32
Off-menu hacks sourced
4
Item groups
5
Gargantuan Rebuilds
14
Beach Club, Vito and Porker Rebuilds
9
Everyday Sandwich Rebuilds
7
FAQ questions answered
Jimmy John’s Secret Menu Items
The Jimmy John’s secret menu runs to 32 off-menu builds, each one showing up often enough across ordering guides to track by name. Every build starts from a numbered sandwich, wrap or Gargantuan already on the printed board. A swapped bread option, an added topping or a specific combination is usually all it takes.
Gargantuan Rebuilds at Jimmy John’s
Five off-menu builds rework the J.J. Gargantuan®, Jimmy John’s biggest sandwich. Noah’s Ark doubles the meat on a standard Gargantuan, and The Dubbuhgutbustuh piles on two full extra orders of bacon beside it. The Flexin’ goes furthest of the five, ordering a bacon-added Gargantuan Unwich® style with hot peppers and no mayo.
| Item | How to Order |
|---|---|
| Noah’s Ark (Double Gut Buster) | Order a J.J. Gargantuan® and ask for double meat. |
| The Dubbuhgutbustuh (Double Gut Buster) | Order a J.J. Gargantuan® with double meat and two extra orders of bacon added. |
| The Rambo (Steve Seagal) | Order a J.J. Gargantuan® and ask for bacon added. |
| The Ultimate Garg | Order a J.J. Gargantuan® with bacon added on sliced wheat bread, tomatoes left off. |
| The Flexin’ | Order a Rambo (a bacon-added Gargantuan) Unwich® style, without mayo, with hot peppers added. |
Beach Club, Vito and Porker Rebuilds at Jimmy John’s
Fourteen off-menu builds rework the #12 Beach Club®, #5 Vito® or #17 Ultimate Porker™, the largest single group on the Jimmy John’s secret menu. The Flying Surfer adds bacon to a Beach Club, and LBI Tsunami doubles its turkey and avocado spread while leaving the bread unscooped. Italian Day Club and The Tito both build outward from the Vito, adding mayo, hot peppers and double cheese in stages.
| Item | How to Order |
|---|---|
| The Flying Surfer | Order a #12 Beach Club® and ask for bacon added. |
| Cherry Blossom | Order a #12 Beach Club® without mayo or tomatoes, with hot peppers and onions added. |
| LBI Tsunami | Order a #12 Beach Club® with double turkey and double avocado spread, made LBI (bread left in). |
| Go Green or Go Home | Order a #12 Beach Club® with no tomato, and extra lettuce, cucumbers, sprouts and EZ sauce added. |
| Beach Babe | Order a #12 Beach Club® with hot peppers added and jalapeño chips on the side. |
| Flaming Beach Pig | Order a #12 Beach Club® with hot peppers and bacon added. |
| Italian Beach Banger | Order a #12 Beach Club® and a #5 Vito® combined, with hot peppers, onions, extra sauce and oregano-basil seasoning. |
| The Ostrich | Order a #5 Vito® and ask for turkey added. |
| Italian Day Club | Order an Ostrich (a #5 Vito® with turkey added) and ask for mayo added. |
| The Tito | Order an Italian Day Club without capicola, with double cheese, hot peppers and Dijon mustard added. |
| The Ultimate Pepe | Order a #17 Ultimate Porker™ with provolone added and the tomatoes swapped for extra pickles. |
| The Hot Dog Sandwich | Order a #17 Ultimate Porker™ easy on the mayo, peppers, sauce and oregano, with onions and yellow mustard added. |
| Mean Mr. Mustard | Order an Ultimate Porker™ with Dijon and Jimmy mustard, plus extra sauce and oregano. |
| The Chuck Norris | Ask staff for a J.J. Gargantuan® with tuna and bacon added; some locations build it from a tuna sandwich topped with bacon instead. |
Everyday Sandwich Rebuilds at Jimmy John’s
Nine builds start from the #10 Hunter’s Club®, #2 Big John®, #6 The Veggie® or the J.J.B.L.T.®. Surf and Turf adds tuna to a Big John, and California Club adds bacon to The Veggie. Bacon Burger Club, Hunter’s Gut Buster and Strip Club all pile on extra toppings, checkable against the item-by-item allergen breakdown before ordering.
| Item | How to Order |
|---|---|
| Surf and Turf | Order a #2 Big John® and ask for tuna added. |
| The Big Onion | Order a #2 Big John® light on pickles, with extra onions, bacon and provolone added. |
| California Club | Order The Veggie® (#6) and ask for bacon added. |
| The Vegan | Order The Veggie® (#6) without cheese or mayo, built Unwich® style. |
| Bacon Burger Club | Order a #10 Hunter’s Club® and ask for pickles, onions, bacon and yellow mustard added. |
| Hunter’s Gut Buster | Order a #10 Hunter’s Club® with hot peppers, bacon and oregano-basil seasoning added. |
| The Holy Cow | Order a #10 Hunter’s Club® on 9-grain wheat bread without cheese, with peppers, avocado spread, mayo, extra onions and herb topping added. |
| Strip Club | Order a J.J.B.L.T.® and ask for double bacon. |
| The Slim BLT | Order a J.J.B.L.T.® Plain Slim style, dropping the lettuce and tomato. |
Counter Lingo and Sizing Tricks at Jimmy John’s
Four requests change how an order gets built rather than which sandwich gets picked. Little Thrifty piles every free topping onto a smaller Little John sandwich, and LBI skips the usual bread-scooping step on request. Jimmy John’s regulars lean on shorthand like stinky, creamy and moist to add onions, mayo or sauce without further explanation.
| Item | How to Order |
|---|---|
| Little Thrifty | Order any Little John sandwich with every free topping and extra veggies added. |
| LBI (Leave Bread In) | On a scooped sandwich, such as #1-#6 or the J.J.B.L.T.®, ask for it LBI to skip the scoop and leave the full loaf in. |
| “Stinky” and “Creamy” | Ask for a sandwich stinky for extra onions, or creamy for extra mayo. |
| “Yee Yee!” and “Moist” | Say Yee Yee! for Kickin’ Ranch® added, or ask for a sandwich moist for extra sauce. |
Jimmy John’s Secret Menu FAQs
About the author
Sophia W. Steadham writes MenuQuill. She is a food blogger and restaurant review expert who has spent years eating her way through American chain menus, from small-town drive-thrus to national roll-outs.

