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| - 3.5 STARS
I came here for lunch on Monday and I cant say that I was all that impressed. I understand the whole concept -- and I enjoy it very much. Just like a lot of people said: it has that common market-ish feel to the place. The sandwich I had was just ok. It wasn't "out of this world, good"....but it wasn't "I wont eat here again, awful". Know what I mean?
I like that they have a some local beers on tap and they do have a pretty big selection of beer. However, I don't think I'll ever purchase bottle or canned beer here unless they have something that I can't find anywhere else since they do overprice there beers so much. You'll save 20-30% if you can find it an Harris Teeter. $10.99 for Shiner Holiday Cheer when Harris Teeter carries it for $7.99, cmon brooo? Like Heather M. says, "insanely high prices on random things" while other prices are reasonable. Remember those small Frito bags your mom would pack in your lunch? Like the Tiny bags? Those are $1.49... yeah =/
Deli: When it comes to word Deli, I take it very seriously. I expect to see cold cuts, all different types of salads, spreads, hot dishes, etc. The deli here is kind of a walkup counter. You place your order, then they kind of disappear into the back and call your # when its ready. Maybe I'm just expecting a NY type deli and those probably don't exist down here.
My experience on Monday: I ordered a Sicilian sandwich with NO TOMATO. The guy asked if I wanted it hot or cold. I took a second to respond since I was putting some thought into it and he quickly said "we recommend it cold". So that's what I got - Sicilian w/ no tomato, cold. I get back to my office and go to eat my lunch and I realized that they made my sandwich HOT and there was TOMATO on it. So I picked the tomatoes out of it and ate it. The sandwich was decent, but I much rather had it cold and my bread not be all soggy from the tomato that turned to mush. Listen, mistakes are bound to happen every now and then...I'm not here to bash anyone. I just expect that when I order something for the order to be right.
They are conveniently located near my office and I'm sure I will eat here again since our options in the area are pinkys, picante, burger co...etc. Hopefully, my first experience here was just a fluke and they'll get my orders right in the future.
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