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| - My wife and I live in Goodyear, and we decided to drive up and check out Archie's on the recommendation of a friend. We have lived in the Valley for about 3 years, and I have become a fan of The Downtown Deli in downtown Phoenix, which was actually the first corned beef and pastrami I had ever had.
To me, this place was ok, but in comparison to Downtown Deli, it was quite lacking in value and taste. I got a Double Jeopardy on an onion roll, which is corned beef, pastrami, hot and regular mustard, as well as swiss and muenster cheese.
Upon taking the first bite, I knew something was missing. The taste just didn't seem to be there. I couldn't taste much mustard at all (there was very little on the sandwich), and the meet was not as I have become a fan of. I am used to good corned beef and pastrami melting in your mouth, and this definitely did not do that. Even after putting the Hebrew National deli mustard on the sandwich, it seemed a bit bland.
Now, I'm saying it was "bad" necessarily, maybe I have become spoiled by Downtown Deli. But for the $35 we spent (just meals for my wife and I plus tip, the kids eat free after 4), I wasn't impressed. I think the pricing was a little bit much, $2-3 cheaper would have been more reasonable. Especially with the quantity of the sides. We both got potato salad, and is was served in a small plastic cup like you would get your fruit in at and elementary school (see the picture of the applesauce). For $11.50 (for my sandwich), that's just not enough.
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