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| - Hello again my fellow Arizonians....
I am back and ready to review GANDOLFOS Deli........
I will start by saying the Pastrami is pretty darn good!
The meat is seasoned well and does have that NY Pastrami taste.....however..... (and I know you knew that was coming)....
The price for the amount of meat they give is just ridiculous!
I have read the reviews and if I had a groupon maybe I would have been less dissapointed.
Ok, a plain ole pastrami sandwich on their marble rye...which I must point out is NOTHING like good NY rye...the bread is thick and really tastes very little like rye...
is $10.00.... and is supposed to be served with a pickle slice....didnt happen!
I can only compare it to other local deli's such as Chompies, who charges the same price but the same sandwich but has twice as much meat.
A REAL N.Y pastrami or corned beef sandwich is so thick with meat you can barely bite into it and just half a sandwich satisfies the biggest of appetites.
The experience started with a call to the restaurant to request they fax a menu which they were unable to do. The young man I spoke with was not too helpful or friendly.
I had to ask 3 times..... How much is a plain ole Pastrami sandwich....
I asked if the cole slaw, which not included, was creamy or more vinegary...he didnt know how to answer that.... am I asking a strange question here?
This is supposed to be a deli....cole slaw is typical deli fare.... if I ask what kind...tell me, describe it to me... I am not there and cannot see it, nor did I have access to the internet to look.
Several of us from work ordered together and none of us got our "complimentary" pickle slice nor did they include the other condiments we requested.
We're talking 10 bucks for a regular sandwich....I deserve the darn pickle! lol
I didnt bother to call and have a little chat as the person who had the priviledge of picking up the order mentioned the "old man" we are guessing the owner? Was a grump and not the friendliest of people....so..... here I am, sharing my experience with others.
I do not mind paying $10.00 for a sandwich but that sandwich better be packed with meat....or 14k gold shavings!
Ok, maybe it was lunch time and busy....or maybe someone was in a bad mood...or maybe the young kid just started and simply wasent fimilar with their product.... I dont know, nor do I care .....
I am not getting what I paid for and that SUCKS!
So here's the 25 thousand dollar question....will I return?
Nope...not a chance!
I can get around the unfriendly employees and the lack of knowledge of their own menu but I will NOT pay $10.00 for a sandwich with 1/2 the meat that should be there.....
I will find another good pastrami sandwich or I will wait until I visit New York again.
There may be some die hard Pastrami lovers out there who simply must have good pastrami regardless of price and to them I say... "go for it".
But not this girl! I feel I should get what I pay for and this was NOT worth the price!
Again, I can only compare it to other Deli's here in the Phoenix area or since they advertise it to be "NY pastrami" I compare it to a Pastrami sandwich you get in ANY N.Y deli and GANDOLFO's looses.
So, with that being said...give it a try and see what you think.....and until you do.....
Bon Appetite'
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