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| - I would come to this place more often except for two things ... it's not near anything I go to on a regular basis so it always has to be a special trip; and depending on time of day it can be very crowded. So far then today was my fourth visit. I purposely waited until after 2 PM and that was a good plan because there were only a couple of other people there. Not that it made a lot of difference to the girl behind the counter, she was not the friendliest person I've met.
The place is accurately described by a lot of other reviewers, except for the sad fact that too many of them describe the place negatively. Those are the ones who normally eat at McDonalds and hate places that are old, have character, are not a chain and are basically just a simple mom & pop trying to make a living. It's amazing how many people choose to go to a local dive and then complain that it looks like a dive. From my perspective Cheese and Stuff is what the owners want it to be ... just an old time neighborhood deli.
As such it baffles me how someone could compare them to Subway or any other mega-chain. The only thing they have in common is that they both sell sandwiches. Cheese 'n Stuff can only be compared to itself. On that score, they make a good non-pretentious sandwich and sell it for a reasonable price. I had the Sicilian this time and no, it wasn't huge and it wasn't packed with a ton of stuff. Just a few slices of meat, a slice of cheese and a light filling of shredded lettuce and some tomato slices, topped with Italian salad dressing. The bread is fresh and airy so it doesn't overpower the meat and cheese (and doesn't feel it has to be some pretentious fancy bread ... it's just bread). The meat and cheese are the stars here, despite the portions being small (you can order your sandwich with extra meat or cheese) they use premium quality Boar's Head products for the most part. The result is a sandwich you can taste, not something stuffed with so many different things you end up not being able to taste anything.
Cheese 'n Stuff isn't a great deli, nor is it a great sandwich shop. Their selection of meats, cheeses and imported goods is small and eclectic and for the most part not any different from what you can find at AJ's. Their people skills show signs of being a bit worn out from the many years they've been at the job. Their décor is no-frills functional (I mean seriously, some people complained about the tables?)
Will I go back? Of course, whenever I'm nearby and feeling hungry. There are a lot of things on the menu that sound good. I might even stop in and buy some meat or cheese from time to time. In the overall scope of things I like the place, which is the classic definition of 4-stars.
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