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Best credit card to use at Firehouse Subs.

Dining

Firehouse Subs is a Jacksonville-based sub sandwich chain with over 1,200 restaurants across the United States, owned by Restaurant Brands International alongside Burger King and Popeyes. The chain is known for steamed meat subs like the Hook & Ladder and Italian, plus the Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation that funds first responder equipment. Transactions code as restaurants on most credit card networks.

  1. #1
    Robinhood
    5% on dining
    5%
  2. #2
    American Express Business Goldif it’s your top category
    American Express
    4x points on dining if it's your top eligible spend category that cycle (up to $150,000/year, then 1%)
    Automatically on your top 2 spending categories each billing cycle from 6 eligible (airfare, U.S. advertising, U.S. gas, U.S. restaurants, U.S. computer/cloud, transit) — combined cap
    4.8%4x points
  3. #3
    American Express
    4x points on dining
    4.8%4x points
  4. #4
    American Express
    4x points on dining
    Restaurants worldwide and U.S. supermarkets (up to $15,000/yr combined, then 2x)
    4.8%4x points
  5. #5
    U.S. Bank
    4x points on dining
    Up to $2,000/quarter
    4.0%4x points
  6. #6
    Chase
    2x points on dining
    4.0%2x points
  7. #7
    Chase
    2x points on dining
    4.0%2x points
  8. #8
    Barclays
    4x points on dining
    4.0%4x points
  9. #9
    Barclays
    4x points on dining
    4.0%4x points
  10. #10
    Chase
    3x points on dining
    Dining worldwide, including takeout and eligible delivery
    3.8%3x points
  11. #11
    Chase
    3x points on dining
    3.8%3x points
  12. #12
    American Express
    3x points on dining
    3.6%3x points
  13. #13
    American Express
    3x points on dining
    Restaurants worldwide
    3.6%3x points
  14. #14
    Navy Federal
    3x points on dining
    Includes food delivery
    3.6%3x points
  15. #15
    American Express
    7x points on dining
    U.S. restaurants
    3.5%7x points
  16. #16
    Comenity Capital Bank
    3% on dining
    3%
  17. #17
    Chase
    3x points on dining
    3.0%3x points
  18. #18
    Bank of America
    3x points on dining
    3.0%3x points
  19. #19
    Bilt Obsidianif you select it
    Bilt
    3x points on dining if you select it as a bonus category (up to $25,000/year, then 1%)
    Choose dining (default) or groceries as your 3x category annually (cap applies when groceries is selected)
    3.0%3x points
  20. #20
    Capital One
    3% on dining
    3%

The Amex Gold earns 4x on U.S. restaurants, the highest baseline rate available on Firehouse Subs orders, while the Chase Sapphire Reserve pays 3x on dining. No annual fee dining picks include the Capital One SavorOne at 3 percent and Wells Fargo Autograph at 3x. The Firehouse Rewards program adds points that stack with credit card cash back, and rounding up at the register supports the Foundation.

Last updated June 30, 2026