Firehouse Subs

I've never been to a butcher market before, and this was a nice experience. It was a bit expensive,…read morebut that makes sense for the type of business it is. They had tons of seasonings, different BBQ options, about 3-4 different bacon choices, and other foods as well. We did end up leaving with two cowboy steaks.

The service is spectacular and so so accommodating. The staff can spot that you are not seeing what…read moreyou really want and ask questions. The result; they provide you what you need and in the most friendliest ways. We are happy to be a customer of the Butcher's Market when in town.

Country ham rolls.

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Bongiorno & Son

4.8(82 reviews)

10.8 mi

I visited the airport location and was very impressed. I grew up in northern NJ, and this place…read morereminded me of my childhood. The bread was perfect, the sandwich was fresh and delicious, and the crumb cake was moist and perfect. Amazing find! And very friendly staff.

I was traveling through RDU and decided to grab a quick sandwinch from this small shop in terminal…read more2. Bongiorno and Sons. grabbed one already made ($14)as I didn't want to wait. When I got to my gate found a seat and opened it up. the letuce was brown and slimy. The whole thing was soggy like it was made months earlier. What a disappointment. Through the whole mess in the trash. Don't eat at this expensive whole in the wall. Disappointed traveler.

Deli counter. Take a number.

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The outside

New York Bagel and Deli

3.9(389 reviews)

4.7 mi

Your hunt for first-rate pastries and bagels ends right here. It's not surprising that there's a…read moregreat deli like this in Cary -- a city as stuffed with new Northeastern transplants as it is depleted of old Southeastern woodlands. Despite the overdeveloped bleakness, Cary is, at least, a good town to find many foods, markets, and restaurants otherwise unavailable in the region. The pastry case has a wide variety of options -- everything you might hope to find in a Portuguese or Italian bakery in New England in the 1980s (my touchstone for fundamental pastries). They are all apparently made on the premises, and have the particular look of pastries from the Northeast. Purely in the interest of scientific research, rather than barbaric gluttony, I tried an apple danish, a cheese danish, and a lemon danish. The cheese danish was faultless in taste: The filling was classic New England bakery cheese filling, and the pastry dough was very soft, and light, but not crumbly. Unlike at some Italian bakeries, it wasn't edge-to-edge filled with cheese (though it was the most edge-to-edge of all three danishes, as is customary for the cheese ones, in my experience); you can, and should, easily remedy this by ordering multiples. The apple danish was of the more cinnamon-crumble-forward style, but it was still terrific. The apples were well-coated small soft bits (unlike at some lesser pastry shops where the apples are crunchy undersweetened slices or chunks). Lemon danishes are very hard to find anywhere, and it was exciting to see one here. It was also excellent. The lemon filling sweated a little bit, so be prepared to get a little sticky (well worth it -- since this is definitely the right kind of filling for a lemon danish). The bagels are also top-notch, as you'd expect. They are a tiny bit lighter and smaller than the classic NY deli bagels were a few decades ago. Which is probably a good thing, since the New York ones seemed to be made from lead-208, all-gluten flour, and condensed dwarf star. The taste is pretty correct, though (as opposed to another bagel shop in the region which does manage to make gigantic leaden NY bagels, but which taste like dense white bread). All of the expected varieties of bagels were at the ready, and in good supply. The bagel/egg/cheese/meat sandwiches are pretty much NY deli accurate (but a little lighter -- which, again, is most welcome, compared to spending the entire morning defeating a NY bodega BEC, and the entire afternoon groaning), and carefully yet briskly prepared (with very good quality meat, and with yellow -- the tastier color -- American). (There also was a slice of chocolate cake -- it, unfortunately, was of the minimally frosted type, with some sort of ill-advised sour cream mixture between the layers. We'll just forget about that item.) The shop itself isn't quite as densely packed (with either people or pastry) as a NY deli, and is also much cleaner and kinder. The service is simply excellent. Customers are all quickly moved through the line, and the orders are prepared very efficiently. Despite the speediness, everyone behind the counter is very friendly and as patient as needed. The speed of the North is combined with the friendliness of the South -- a perfect combination, especially for those of us who are hopelessly impatient, but have no desire to ever be yelled at while at a deli counter again. A great business. I hope they flourish for a very long time.

I went to NY Deli and was honestly flabbergasted by the lack of assistance I received just trying…read moreto place an order. First, the menu is written on the wall, but it looks like it may have been written years ago because much of it is nearly illegible--as the picture I included shows. When I asked the gentleman taking my order what the menu said and what some of the options were, he seemed almost as unaware as I was. Instead of helping me understand the menu or offering a few popular choices at different price points, he began making higher-priced suggestions that really weren't very helpful. At that point, I finally just asked for an egg and cheese sandwich because I figured that was something simple and safe to try. And I'm glad I did! The egg and cheese was actually very good, and honestly, that is the only reason I didn't give NY Deli a lower rating. The food showed me that there may be a lot of potential here--the ordering experience just needs some serious attention. Please consider rewriting the menu on the wall so customers can actually read it, providing paper menus, making sure staff are familiar with the menu and can offer helpful recommendations, or preferably a combination of all three. Good food shouldn't be this difficult to order. Make the experience as good as the sandwich was, and I'd be much more inclined to come back.

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Ish Delicatessen

4.5(72 reviews)

8.3 mi

Nothing beats a great sandwich for lunch! My brother-in-law wanted to take hubby and I to Ish…read moreDelicatessen for lunch while we were visiting NC. We stopped in the day after Christmas, they were pretty busy but we didn't wait long for a table. I ordered the Reuben with pastrami. Hubby ordered the Italian submarine. We shared the burnt ends potato salad. We both enjoyed our sandwiches. My Reuben was meaty and cheesy served up on the delicious rye bread. Hubby's Italian submarine was huge - no shortage of deli meat, crisp veggies with a good amount of tangy Italian dressing. The burnt ends potato salad was very unique, flavorful and had a nice texture. Ish was a great lunch spot and we would definitely be back!

2 hour street parking all around. Deli style inside and a few tables to sit at. Ordered ahead on…read morethe website and it was ready when I got there 15 minutes later. There is a small cooler with drinks next to register which is perfect for picking a drink with the to go order. Pasta salad was flavorful and a great light (orzo is always light in my opinion) side for my turkey bacon ranch wrap. The wrap was so so good and the goat cheese and avocado mashed in made it all taste so healthy and flavorful! I will definitely be back to try out more on the menu!

Potato salad and cucumber salad

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The anticipation!

Fratelli’s Delicatessen

Very busy hipster deli user a mixed-use condo and apartment complex where the ground floor is shops…read moreand restaurants. And there is a tiny park in the middle next to the deli. They were doing everything right, even down to the Dr Brown's, and they had ZERO flavors too. There is a meat and cheese counter,r but most of the length of the shop is pastries, cakes, pies, es and other beautiful-looking treats. We ordered our sandwiches; I had an Italian sub, and it was just ok, kind of dry and lacking in flavor; frankly, Jersey Mike's makes a better Italian. But my wife got theReubenn, and it was simply the best Reuben we've had outside of Katz in NYC. I order Rueben's all the time, and I'm consistently disappointed. Most are dried out, have too little meat, and the corned beef is often dry, but not in this case. The sandwich was truly worthy, and we are ready to go back and have it again. Moist, flavorful meat, a generous portion, and the dressing andkraut weres well balanced. The bread was grilled, not toasted, and was itself rich and flavorful. Altogether, it is a Reuben worth driving a distance to have it. We are already planning to come back and try some of the baked goods, but also get the Reuben again too.

First, the positives... Service and friendliness couldn't be nicer! Wonderful people who seem to…read morecare about taking care of the customer. Prices seem fair. Cleanliness is good. Nice selection of menu items, and breakfast items are available all day. Unfortunately, these are offset by impressions of the food after two visits. Just not up to snuff. On the first visit, the Chicago dog was sub-par, but that was my partner's order and I don't remember the details. I just remember she said she wouldn't order it again. On today's visit, I ordered a meatball parm sandwich. It was cloyingly sweet - both the meatballs and the tomato sauce were unappetizing, and I could only manage to stand eating a bit of it. My partner ordered a side of corned beef hash. It turned up in a little paper tray with some dry shredded corned beef sprinkled on top of some home fry potatoes - just basic cubed potatoes and some beef shreds on top. That's it. It didn't feel like any corned beef hash we had ever seen. And we paid extra for a fried egg that didn't make it onto the dish. Of course when we pointed this out, it was quickly cooked up separately and brought to the table, so no problems again with the service or resolving the issue. Also be warned that Thursday nights from 6-8pm they run a music trivia game that blasts music loudly throughout the large dining space, completely surrounded by reflective surfaces. It was so loud and obnoxious that it made conversation impossible and drove us outside. I wish I could report a better experience. We need more quality delis around here!

Fratelli’s Delicatessen - DA' BEEF
House-made Italian beef with a side of au jus. served with hot or mild giardiniera on an Italian hero. (PRO TIP: add mozzarella)

DA' BEEF House-made Italian beef with a side of au jus. served with hot or mild giardiniera on an Italian hero. (PRO TIP: add mozzarella)

CHICKEN PARM Same as the meatball parm only with...wait for it...chicken cutlet

Fratelli’s Delicatessen - HUNGRY MAN
Three eggs, three slices of American cheese, and Applewood smoked bacon, pork sausage, and Tavern Ham. Served on a Kaiser roll

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HUNGRY MAN Three eggs, three slices of American cheese, and Applewood smoked bacon, pork sausage, and Tavern Ham. Served on a Kaiser roll

Serendipity Gourmet

3.5(141 reviews)

1.3 mi

Loved the small feel of the restaurant. Stood in line for a while. But honestly the speed of them…read moremaking the food was worth it. The egg salad was delicious. The Greek grilled cheese came with a good size salad. Not too sure about the actual grilled cheese.

I stopped in for lunch. The staff were matter of fact but seemed annoyed by my tip. I was…read moresurprised that the chicken wrap was hot. Nowhere on the menu did it state it would be served warm. It was fine, but I would have preferred it to be cold. It was a large wrap. Inside was not busy. I decided to eat on the patio. The price was a tad high for me. It was fine, but nothing worth returning to if I were to revisit the area.

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Lunch spot in quaint shopping area.

Big Doms Bagel Shop

3.9(156 reviews)

1.2 mi

Best bagels in town. I wish there one in Raleigh -…read more - Ham + Swiss add egg. - Bagel of choice + honey butter cream cheese

My wife and I stopped here before going to the farmers market right near by. We shared a bagel with…read morebacon, egg, and cheese with onions on it. It was delicious. It is really close to downtown Cary park, so we sat there and enjoyed it which was really nice. The line was pretty long and someone took our order, so it had to be remade but it was worth the wait.

Asiago bagel with salted honey cream cheese

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NYC Bagels

4.0(147 reviews)

0.1 mi

Excellent bagels and quick service. Bagels of all kinds. Bacon, egg and cheese breakfastsread more

Trying to find my NY bagel fix and decided to give them a try…read more Cute little spot. Very simple easy menu. They have some tables not many. I ordered a bagel with cream cheese and got a black and white. Now it's not 100% NY but it'll do. My bagel was fresh. Good amount of cream cheese and the b/w cookie was good. I would recommend.

Inside serving area

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McAlister's Deli

3.3(94 reviews)

4.9 mi

Great spot for a quick bite to eat! A sit in diner but no drive thru. We had adults and kids and we…read morewere all very happy with our dinner! We enjoyed the french dip sandwiches, pulled pork spuds and some salad. The kiddos enjoyed pretzelndogs with mac and cheese bur I wasnt able to grab a photo. Great service and they would come and check with us and make sure we were doing well. Low lights and relaxing atmosphere. Great place to stop by for lunch break or after work.

I ordered the signature club and it's mostly bread two little meat. It taste of only the bread and…read morehoney mustard there is no other distinctive anything but bread. If I was in the mood for a club, this would not be it.

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Capri Flavors Italian Market

4.7(90 reviews)

1.9 mi

Amazing collection of imported Italian foods, spices, and beverages. They also prepare fresh…read moresandwiches (paninis). The only negative is that they lack indoor seating. If you wish to eat a panini, you may sit outside, or take it home.

Everything was amazing here including the service. Lots of…read moreproducts from Italy wide assortment of homemade items,but the pinnacle was the bread that comes Par baked from Long Island. I'm just visiting but I will be thinking about this bread long after I return Ro cali. From jersey originally. Fantastic sandwich and we loaded up on baccala,cannoli etc that we can't find easily elsewhere. Small market loaded with Italian goods

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Charles H.

12 years ago

I love this place. Quick and delish. I highly recommend their brisket sub.

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