Try the cream cheese and jam sandwich it changed my life. Place has great vibe, lots of options. They are very cool people.

My first time back since the new ownership. Place has been cleaned up and feels fresh but still has the retro vibe. Definitely feels more like a business now compared to before. I think the prices went up a bit but understandably. Then menu is still the same and they worked with the former owners to stay true to the original sandwiches. They added one to the menu. I had a meatball sandwich. I liked it. Overall place is upgraded. Seems nice. Oh yeah the retro neon sign is back on and they have an outside back patio and some tables outside the front of the store. read more

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Running errands on Friday in Phoenix and passed by Cheese and Stuff around noon. We have passed by here numerous times since living in Phoenix for over 30 years. Today, we decided to give this small, old sub shop a try. There is no real inside dining and prodimantly a grab and go stop. A decent line formed inside. We ordered the Manhattan special with double pastrami, slaw, thousand island dressing and Swiss cheese on a hoagie roll. The other sandwich was pastrami with Swiss cheese. The meats are Boar's Head and served cold. The sandwiches were ok, not overwhelming or huge flavor bombs. The prices are reasonable and obviously a long-time sandwich shop in midtown Phoenix must be doing something right. I don't feel the need to return and try them again. Cheese and Stuff is a staple for the neighborhood high schoolers. Give them a try and draw your own conclusion. read more

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I ordered two identical sandwiches. Everything on them. One was made right the other came without onion, tomato or lettuce. I was the only one in there at the time, they weren't busy. How do you mess this up? I know how, you hire children, that have never made a sandwich for themselves in their life. The outside seating area, in the back was not useable. You should work on it, outside of your lunch rush. This place is 2 for 3 as far as messing up my order. I won't be back to make it 3 for 4. Even when they don't mess up your order, this place isn't that good. It's as if a bored housewife who knows nothing, bought it. read more

The sign caught my eye of course and I just had to stop in with my son since he loves sandwiches and starving. The location is quite small with only a few barstools if you wanted to sit. It is more of a to go place. We were greeted instantly and it smelled heavenly inside. Baked bread is a favorite smell of mine. The menu has some great options. I opted for the Cactus Jack and my son a roast beef sandwich. There were quite a few orders before us so we sat and waited. They have shirts, snacks and other items available for purchase. Prices were good for the size of the sandwiches. When our food was ready we took it outside and enjoyed some of it in the car before heading home. They also included a few pickle spears. Both sandwiches were delicious. My son said his was in the top three of best he's had. He's picky about that roast beef so that's a compliment. I'll definitely be back. read more

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Zero stars ! Bad new owners! Worse sub sandwich ever, I opened inside the sub and it's no meat in there! Make sure check your inside sub sandwich before you leave the store. I got fooled ! Never go back again! They cheated ! Ripped off ! We missed old ownership! This is never the same! Worse new owners. Highly recommended to go else where to have meat sandwich. Very disappointed! Not happy ! No respect! read more

I cannot lie. I'm disappointed. I've driven by this place so many times and was glad to hear they were renovated and reopened so I could finally try it. The good things are the aesthetic and old school vibe. Also the employee who took our order was very nice. The downsides? It took quite some time for us to wait for our sandwiches, and ultimately they're just ok. The sub bread is sub par, the veggies were a bit sad (comparable to Subway levels), and my bacon is kinda meek and flabby on my Turkey club. I will always support local over chain, and even gladly pay more to do so. I'm hoping this is just new, growing pains that need to be worked out with practice, but for right now, there are so many other sandwich spots in the area I would rather go to. Also, where's the cheese? It's sorta in the sammies, but I expected more cheese items given the name? read more

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Great vibe and clean place. It is fresh yet 75 years old. Good Sammy, nice employees and great location. Wonderful they are fresh in 2026.

Visited the new remodel and ownership yesterday. I was SO looking forward to getting the wild turkey- a sandwich I've been getting for over 15 years. The restaurant is beautiful with friendly staff but I was immediately disappointed when I received my sandwich and realized it was missing half of the ingredients- a wild turkey with no lettuce or tomato. Our second sandwich was perfect but that one was the one we were looking forward to the most. read more

Trust me, just do it! Or should I say "Just eat it" it's delicious ! Best deli going for sure and "old school friendly". read more

Cheese N Stuff is a small, indie deli on Central Avenue in .., you guessed it ... Central Phoenix. Parking is limited and seating is more limited, so if you intend to stop by, plan on a "to go" order. The moment I walked in, the staff was on the ready to take my order. I appreciate small business and patron them when I can. I opted for the Italian Special. For meats, it should have included ham, salami and mortadella, but mine was missing the mortadella. Nonetheless, it was good and I'd order it again. I also requested the Pasta Salad. The portion wasn't especially large, but fine for a side. Sadly, the lid was not secured and the dressing spilled through the paper bag and all over my passenger seat. The Brownie was fine, though slightly dry. I'd like to return to try the Dough Boy. Next time, I'll double check to ensure everything is included and properly sealed. read more

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So thankful we have this spot in our community, such great food and service! An establishment that's been in the heart of Phoenix for so long and I pray it stays with us forever more! Quality ingredients with such great people serving to you! Order anything, you can't go wrong! Do NOT forget the macaroni salad! read more

Thank goodness they're open again! And yes, it was well worth the wait. As a longtime, regular customer I missed my doughboy and/ or #12, extra kraut. New, friendly crew made my regular sammies on back to back days and they were just as good as I remembered. The refreshed interior has retained a great nostalgic feel with a more airy feel and a cool patio in the back that I intend to try. Friendly staff, same great tasty menu with a strong interior vibe... I'll be back! read more

Tried the #8 and a side of pasta salad. I also purchased two cavendish and Harvey drops . Mixed fruit and sour cherry. The roast beef pastrami sandwich on rye was good. But the side pasta salad was delicious. I don't know if I just looked out and got one that had a bunch of extra dressing on it, but I am in love with it. I've tried other people as pasta salad and it's dry this one with the complete opposite and had such a really great taste. I'm actually looking forward to trying it again. The only thing I can say is they only had one small left and I wish I would've got a bigger one. But now I have something to look forward to read more

We'd driven by this place a bunch and finally decided to stop by. We knew very little about it and found out quickly that this is a carryout restaurant. There is one folding table that maybe could sit six in a pinch but when we stopped, it was half full of toys. Luckily for us, there were two spots available. We ordered two combos, the Italian and the Sicilian. Combos come with chips and a can of soda. Both sandwiches were good but realistically, Jimmy John's has more meat. But they cost a couple bucks more too. The people were nice and there were lots of carryouts while we were there. While good, I doubt we'll return. Oh, there's 30 minute parking so don't dawdle. read more

Cheese N Stuff - Italian in the background and Sicilian up front - Delis Near Me - Phoenix, Arizona

Young teens.both vegetarian. One ordered cheese with lettuce, pickle & tomato. The other, Small sub roll with melted cheese & tomato sauce. No meat. No chips, no drinks. Bill -$20.00 Their pastrami sandwiches are $7.95. When asked, is this right? "Yea, sandwiches are now $10.00 " it was just very strange & cashier was rude. read more

Better than ever! Must try. Everyone was so nice and the new insides look so cute! Can't wait to use for their catering services as well.

This place was SOOO GOOD! Where else can you pickup Lefse and an amazing sandwich?! This is a small family owned spot with delicious homemade salads, sandwiches and desserts. The ladies running it were so friendly and helpful. There is so many options to choose from. We went with 2 turkey sandwiches, potato salad, pasta salad and a lefse to go. Everything on the sandwich was fresh and top quality. The potato salad and pasta salad were super flavorful as well. We will definitely be stopping in again soon to get our sandwich fix. Thank you!! read more

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This place has been around forever, and after years of passing through Central & Camelback, I finally stopped in and learned why! This is a real old school sandwich shop. Family owned and operated. Letter board menu, and all the items are strictly the classics. It feels like something small town, like they never updated anything for decades. But it works. I ordered a hot pastrami & swiss on rye. I think they just briefly heated up the meat and cheese in the microwave before assembling my sandwich and wrapping it in foil. I wanted to be mad at this. I wanted to scold them and demand they actually toast sandwiches like everyone who resides in the 21st century. I unwrapped my sandwich when I got home, and the bread was soft, maybe a little soggy. I take my first bite--somehow, despite crude preparation methods, this still competes with big chain sandwich shops. The ingredients are just that good, I guess! They also sell a lot of deli meats and cheeses by the pound. They've got a bunch of imported snacks from places like Germany and Poland. If you're a nerd for Central Europe, this is heaven. Service was kind, and I was happy with my lunch. I do wish this place were larger, so they'd have room to comfortably dine in, have more shelf space for inventory instead of displaying it on tables in the walkway, and maybe more space for food prep. But they've made it this far with plenty of loyal fans throughout the valley. Cheese and Stuff--it's good enough read more

this place is the best!! the staff was excellent, the food was fresh and the building itself looks clean and up-kept, I will be back and you should too! read more

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This was my go to place for sandwiches they just reopened they in creases my can wich about 40 % put the main issue in have is with the bread , they also forgot my avocado and the turkey was more salty waited 4 months for them to reopen read more

This is an amazing sandwich! Sooo glad Cheese N Stuff is back!!!! Central Phoenix isn't the same without Cheese N Stuff!

Just left there ordered an Italian was probably the worst sandwich I ever had. They gave me three little pieces of ham three little pieces of salami and three little pieces of mortadella which the Ryan was still on. The mortadella was not easy to eat didn't cut the sandwich I don't know go to Jersey Mike's. I got a better sandwich there. read more

Delicious, amazing service - Crystal was very friendly and helpful to everyone despite it being busy. Thank yall so much. read more

I liked Cheese N Stuff, but it wasn't anything incredible. The portion size was solid for $10, and the service was friendly. I had the Bismarck--fresh meat, condiments, and bread--but it lacked standout flavor or uniqueness. It's the kind of sandwich I could easily make at home, so I'd need something more memorable to warrant a revisit. The retro interior was a nice touch, though. read more

This place is a throw back in time. The food is great and the service was even better. I like to sit and eat and it's not really set up that way. But that wouldn't stop me from going back. A must stop read more

Stopped in for the first time for a sub sandwich. Has the Italian sub. It was great. Price was right and very friendly service. I'll be back! read more

My friend and I watched a Tik Tok of a food reviewer talking about the restaurant. He did NOT talk about how amazing this was! Family owned, super cozy, INCREDIBLE food. We got breakfast sandwiches, italian sandwiches, pasta salad, candies, and artisan sodas! Everything was amazing, service was incredible. We absolutely will be back!! 10/10 read more

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Loved my Dough Boy sandwich. Bread was so fresh and it had the perfect Turkey/cheese/avocado ratio. Will be back!

Great service and great subs Dough boy on sub roll is best sub in town Will be back

Cozy little spot for a simple sandwich, really nailed the basics and the staff was friendly!

The hole-in-the-wall, family-run deli of your dreams! I luckily work close by, so Cheese N Stuff is a regular lunchtime staple. I'm partial to the Chicken's Delight or the Chicken Club (both on the sub roll), but I have never heard a bad thing about anything on the menu. The tuna, in particular, seems to be a huge hit. Their bread is always pillowy soft and they don't skimp on the fixins. Everyone who works here is so kind, and it's always speedy quick. I know uptown plaza across the street is the hot place to be, but make sure you don't miss out on CnS when you're in the area! read more

Always good things to say about this place. Solid prices and the perfect go to sandwich!!

Delicious sandwiches made by a family-owned business. Super yummy and fresh with really tasty ingredients! I'll be back!

Holy moly! I've lived here in the valley for 44 years and just found out about this place today. Man, am I glad I did. A wonderful little place when th the best selection of submarines and deli sandwiches I've seen in years. I had the # 6 Italian Special -perfect! Salami,ham, mortadella, cheese, lettuce and tomato with dressing. Yum. A bag of chips and a soda made for an outstanding lunch. My wife had the Manhattan Special-pastrami, cole slaw, cheese and Russian dressing on marble rye. Wonderful and huge so she's having the other hslf tomorrow. These guys now have a customer for life! p.s. I would've posted a picture but I ate mine too quickly. read more

Back with another review for this place with much better results. Everything was top notch on thjs visit. I must have just had a bad day on my last visit. The white sub roll was very fresh and I like how they cut the tomatoes in small pieces for the club sandwich. Macaroni salad though has too much mayo and wasn't impressive. read more

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Tried their pastrami sandwich. It was a good portion and tasty. The service was good, and they were quick. They use boars head meats. read more

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How did I not know this place was here? I need to place it on my lunch list. The food is amazing. So many choices I want to go start at one end of the signs and work my way through. If you've never been and needed a push, here it is. read more

This is the absolute Arizona original sandwich shop! Family run, original Sammy's, it's a legend in north central Phoenix!

I've only been for the tuna sub so far, but it was so enjoyable, I want to give them a rave. Love that they have a tasty wheat roll. The tuna salad was delicious, generously creamy without being drowned in mayo. The lettuce was crisp, the tomato was tomatoey, and the onions had a nice zip without burning. Size was *perfect.* Love the portion. Filling but you don't feel gross after. My other favorite shops, the sandwiches are too big, and I often overeat and regret it. Ticks all the boxes. Service was friendly and prompt. I look forward to more sandwiches here, and spending a bit more time when I'm not starving to shop the deli section. Looks like they have interesting things here. read more