Not sure how I haven't reviewed this place yet! I love a good deli sandwich and this place always satisfies! The food is fresh and tasty. There's so many options to choose from and you can of course customize it a bit if you're not 100% sure you want it the way the menu reads. The sandwiches are generous in size. A sandwich alone will leave you feeling full. The staff is always very friendly and accommodating! They have some crafty beers, some wine and cigars if you fancy such things. This is a great spot for lunch! read more

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Gormans has the best cookies ever, Great ownership Greg is the best!!!!! Would recommend ordering in ahead of time, gets very busy around noon read more

Freakin' love this place. Coffee done right (not burnt to a crisp), fun personal crew, AWESOME sandwiches. Good energy all around... read more

Gourmand's - Freakin' love this place. Coffee done right (not burnt to a crisp), fun personal crew, AWESOME sandwiches. - Delis Near Me - Valley View, Ohio

A nestled little gem. The service was great, soda selection was great, the sandwiches were great. What else can I say but this place is great! They let me split an order so I go the ha chance to try 2 sandwiches, an they gave me the option to try the soda fountain, and I I didn't like it to grab a soda out of the cooler, all around nice people. They look to have a great breakfast an coffee selection. Hours are a little different, they close at 3pm and are not open on weekends, but I'm not complaining! Great hidden gem! read more

Gourmand's - Okay so this place is awesome already for letting me split my sandwich order, best o both. - Delis Near Me - Valley View, Ohio

This is my favorite deli. Very friendly. The variety of sandwiches is great. Make sure to get the pickle. You like baloney. Get the no phoney baloney. An almost 1 inch thick baloney steak sandwich with Dijon mustard and smoked cheddar. Also for sale are many choice European beers. Including great polish beers. The kind that even get your dad drunk. 10% AC? Who needs 10%? Yes, 2 please. They have great cookies. To top it all, sometimes you get some double bubble with your order! Right off the towpath, and hidden by a BK, I recommend a visit. But do it during the week, and in the day, Gourmands is open early and closes early. read more

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Absolute best service I've ever had, anywhere. I understand it's a sandwich shop and not a five star restaurant, but every single person I spoke with was nice, helpful and just wonderful. The staff went above and beyond and truly made me, as a first timer, feel like family. This spot is off the beaten path and doesn't look like much from the outside, but is a true gem of delicious food and Cleveland hospitality. I tried their traditional veggie sandwich and added chicken, and it was amazing. I'm not even usually a sandwich person, but this was so worth it. I ordered the soup of the day, which tasted like something your grandma made and passed down for generations! I also ordered the zucchini fries which were just ok IMO and a smooth, full bodied coffee to go. The menu is also very extensive so I'd recommend going back to try a few options. Loved, loved, loved this place thank you yelp for directing me here! read more

Gourmand's - Checking out a local hotspot - Delis Near Me - Valley View, Ohio

If you are in the area go! Just a classic American deli with all the right stuff. Fresh homemade soups that change daily. The Ruben is the star of the show 3rd best I have had in Ohio. Also try the all Italian sandwich the creamy dressing on it is the best. read more

If you have not stopped I here I r missing a true jewel. There is no friendlier place to grab amazing sandwiches and cigars and coffee. This place is such a gem w such wonderful people. read more

Call in your order or wait half an hour for lunch. If you don't call in, wait. WELL WORTH IT! Owners run the place and are great. If your a curmudgeon, then be prepared to get called out. This place rocks and is all that is right with America. read more

This place had everything I want when I think "deli"; good sandwiches, a great chip selection, and a great drink selection. I got the 'all Italian' sandwich and added giardina peppers, the bread was great. My friend got the 'chicago beef' that came with an au jus that I could have drank if he would let me. Reasonable prices and I found a great beer that I like on my way out, all I can say is that we went at noon and it probably took 20 minutes to get our food, but busy is a good thing. read more

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Great food and service. Sandwiches are massive. Delivery is fast and on time and the rest of the food is great.

Great place. A lot of options for people who can't decide like me. Loved everything I got. And there's no pressure. Everybody was so nice. read more

Gourmand's - Bacon,egg and cheese on a everything bagel. DELICIOUS - Delis Near Me - Valley View, Ohio

This place is amazing, I get food here a lot. The service is great & the wait time is minimal. They aim to please & haven't wavered, a gem in the valley!! read more

Come here a couple times a week with my mother for lunch. ALWAYS delicious and the soups are homemade! You have to get a cookie or 3 !!

Delicious. This is the kind of place you can't find unless you travel off the beaten path, or have Yelp! If I ever find myself in this corner of Ohio again, I will make it a point to come back. Fairly small dining area, but lots of character and the staff was very friendly to us first timers! read more

This is one unique treasure. To start they have super friendly service and you can tell each employee is have and cares deeply about the store as the laugh and have fun together. The food is all different and everything I've tried has been amazing. The Hawaiian five o was my favorite thus far. They also make all of their own soups and you must try one. Thanks Gourmands for the years of being amazing and different! read more

I've been to this establishment several times and have never had a bad experience. I love "The Gourmand" which is a vegetarian sandwich (there is cheese on it). My only issue with the sandwich is that it can get a bit soggy - good nevertheless! The restaurant is clean, staff is friendly, food is made to order! read more

Great food, drinks all freshly prepared. Locally owned! They offer beer and wine as well!

Selection of sandwiches is great makes it really hard to pick just one. I would pick a meat and just go from there or else it would take you 20 mins to make up your mind. Not a bad problem to have tho! Order the Cajun Chicken sandwich which lived up my expectations. Only reason this isn't getting 5 stars is I received uncooked potato chippers. (Which are fried potato chips with seasoning) Seasoning wasn't bad but a generous amount of the chips were soft and barely fried which ruin the potato chipper experience for myself. I would've taken them back but it wasn't until I left that I realized how undercooked they were. See picture below, went through to show undercook ones Cashier made a honest mistake and charged $114 for a $11.95 sandwich which was promptly fixed. First time experience was "so-so" but the sandwich was worth going back for. read more

Gourmand's - Delis Near Me - Valley View, Ohio

I stopped here on a humble for a breakfast sandwich due to heating how great the food was. Great people, amazing service!!!

First time customer here, and it definitely won't be my last! I went during lunch time and lots of ppl were enjoying their food inside. I decided to just have it to go, especially since I was by myself. Not too long of a wait, less than 10 minutes. I got a small coffee and the skinny wrap. They gave me a free pickle and the guy who checked me out threw in some free mints and a bunch of bubble gum! The staff is wonderful. The wrap was so big that I could only finish half, but it was delicious! Saving the rest for lunch tomorrow. Coffee was also great. Can't wait to try more wraps. read more

Came across this deli in Independence Ohio on our way home to Indianapolis. Probably the best sandwich I have had in quite a bit of time. We will definitely make this a stop during our next travel through Ohio. read more

Another hidden Gem in Cleveland. Whenever I'm working in Valley View I always eat here. Friendly staff that I believe is mostly family, fresh food, and a great atmosphere. Always a mix if business men and construction workers who all have one thing in common, the taste for great food! read more

This place is a true gift. They've got great food, my favorite is the Hawaii 5-0 and their turtle cookies, both are ridiculously good. I also really like the cajun redfish and smokehouse pork cutlet. They've got much more to offer, definitely worth a try! read more

I'm a writer, but I'm at a loss for words when I'm eating the delicious food from Gourmand's because it's THAT unbelievably good! The entire operation is top notch, and the friendly service has never wavered, during these trying times. Kudos to them for taking pride in doing their best across the board because it truly shows! read more

This review is based on one event. I made a mistake. Gourmand Deli sells bagels from Bialy's Bagels which are generally thought to be the best in Cleveland. They were nice enough to call and let me know they were in and I committed to a dozen. The mistake I made was assuming Groumand wouldn't try and rip me off. I have bought them at Corky and Lenny's--probably the most expensive deli in the area--and they are 9.99 a doz. I figured, ok, if Gourmand adds a small premium, fine. I could deal with $1,$2, even $3 more. I mean, how much could they be? Hell, in Manhattan great bagels are $14.99/doz. They were TEN DOLLARS more than the most expensive deli in Cleveland charges and $4.00 more than in NYC. That's right, $19.50 for a dozen bagels. Am I an idiot for paying that? Absolutely. Later I called and spoke to someone and asked why they were $10.00 more per dozen than elsewhere. I was told: "We have margins. If you don't like the price buy them somewhere else." Like I said, I made a mistake. The mistake of thinking that these people would act with some sense of business ethics and general fairness. Based on this experience it appears they may be more interested in price-gouging than keeping customers. Great, now Yelpers know, too. Hey, Gourmand management: Let's say you had charged a $3.00 premium instead of $10. I would have continued coming to you for them every other week or so, and, like today, bought something else. So, YOU decided to give up those more consistent longer-term profits for one $10.00 score. Is that smart? Was it worth it? So, as W once so smoothly put it: "There's an old saying in Tennessee -- I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee -- that says, fool me once, shame on -- shame on you. Fool me -- you can't get fooled again." read more

I have been a customer for years and at first I was a coffee only man. I really love the wide variety of brews available and the featured daily specials introducing me to some fabulous flavors. One day I decided to try the sandwiches and other menu items and was not disappointed with any selection I tried. Generous portions and friendly service make each visit a delight. I am always trying something different and highly recommend the Breakfast sandwiches if your ever in the area in the A.M. I would and do recommend this establishment to my friends and anyone who travels thru the valley. read more

Gourmand's Deli is one of the best sandwich shops in Cleveland. The menu has a myriad of unique options of sandwiches that you can only find in an independent shop like Gourmand's. The staff is terrific. I go to lunch here with one of my best friends that I went to Kent State with. We both worked in a sub shop there (Bombers Deli) and this place instantly reminded us of that experience. It felt like home. They carry Rising Star coffee which is also commendable. I plan on riding my bicycle down the towpath this summer and this will be a stop on my journey. I highly recommend this as a regular lunch stop if you work in the Independence / Valley View area. read more

In a location that can only be referred to as "completely out of the way", even if you're from Garfield Heights or even Cuyahoga Heights, Gourmand's is quite possibly one of the best sandwich shoppes in the Cleveland area, location be damned. The wannabe strip mall that houses this hidden gem is bookended by a sign shop and a Mr. Hero that looks like it was transplanted straight from Beirut itself. Forget the ambiance, forget the location. Let's talk turkey -- which is fantastic. If we talk beef? Fantastic. Pork and Chicken? Equally fantastic. Breakfast sandwiches and bagels? If you guessed anything other than fantastic, you probably need to take a remedial course on reading. The best thing about Gourmand's are the owners and staff. Always friendly, always willing to chat for a minute or two while you wait for one of their creations. Most of the time, they'll talk you into trying one of their smoothies -- just a taste. I've done wheatgrass shots with them two or three times, and I've gotta say that wheatgrass is pretty darn tasty. It's disconcerting when you start burping up a flowery, grassy taste when you've been chugging beer, but whatever. It's the shot that keeps on giving, I suppose. In our office, the Fajita Wrap is Queen Sandwich. Fajita seasoned chicken, peppers and onions in a wrap make for a quick, tasty lunch. The Buffalo Bill with nice, tangy buffalo sauce and cooling blue cheese combine well with the broad leaf lettuce and tomato. If you want corned beef, go to Slyman's. If you want a good, tasty sandwich made with just about anything else under the sun, take a hike down to Gourmand's. Just get there before 2 -- if they're not busy, they're not going to stay open for one or two customers, maybe. They say on the menu that they might be closed -- believe them. They will be. read more

I kind of feel like knocking myself in the side of the head for not knowing about Gourmand's Deli earlier. Seriously, why did it take 3 years of living in Cleveland for me to find out about this place? I've passed by countless times and never knew how great it is. Part deli, part coffeehouse, part seller-of-cool-imported-beer, part hangout, Gourmand's is the type of place I would have loved to have hung out in the early/late mornings as a childless, jobless individual. You know "that" coffee shop, diner, etc. that just makes you just want to drink coffee and nibble on a baked good for hours, lazily reading a book and soaking in the sheer delicacy of having nothing better to do? That's a missed opportunity on my part. When I first moved here, I had trouble finding a job and didn't have kids for over a year. I could have totally done this. Now, not so much. But that's why walking inside made me feel nostalgia for that specific type of opportunity. Now, onto the food. I love having everything meticulously written out in color-coded chalk: red chalk for hot sandwiches, blue for cold. I had the Turkey BLT: a good staple. It was on foccacia and it was delicious. A little salty, but very good overall. The staff was extremely friendly. You could tell they love what they do. It's like Luke's Diner from Gilmore Girls, only a little more perky and with less sarcasm. Or like Karen's Cafe from One Tree Hill, only with fewer tragedies. I issued restraint and did not order a smoothie (which seems to be my job these days) or a muffin/cookie. Weird, right? But they looked great, specifically the White chocolate raspberry muffin or the chocolate caramel cookie. The sandwiches are fairly large, but don't feel like a pig if you finish it all in one sitting. 'Cuz I did. read more

Read about them from the "Cleveland is serious about Sandwiches" article from Yelp and knew I had to check them out. They are real super nice, friendly and patient. The pulled pork sandwich and the Apple Porkling were both really great. Lots of sauced tender pulled pork on their homemade bread. Doesn't get any better. The Onion rings were not the frozen Gus's Onion rings most places have (unless I'm mistaken) and they were really tasty. The fries are hand cut and a pretty large portion. The drink selection has lots of different drinks (no soda fountain here) I had the Coconut Colada Limeade and my son had the Nantucket Nectar Lemonade. I thought the price was a little high at first but, I couldn't even finish the sandwich. I will be back to try something new very soon. I just wish you guys had later hours so I could get here on regular work days. read more

This was my first visit to this little sandwich shop with a big reputation. I got the Bueno Puerco sandwich to go and I was not disappointed. It consisted of a large portion of pulled pork on a fresh roll with lettuce, tomato, onion and some kind off delicious sauce. Then they melted cheese over the top. Can't wait to go back and work my way through the whole menu. read more

Great food, great coffee (rising star), even beer and cigars to be sold. The owner is always friendly and great to talk to

This place offers a variety of things from bagels to sandwiches to a salads. The food is always great and the customer service very friendly. Also they offer great selection of wine and other things to drink. A great place to go. Enjoy! read more

Who wouldn't love this place and it's larger-than-life owners? This is one of those Delis where everybody knows your name. Well, everybody who matters - that is, those folks serving food. The menu is extensive - with chalk boards filled with the Deli's gourmet sandwich offering on every available surface. As well as the sandwiches, you can buy the regular supply of chips, drinks, coffee, and some less common items such as beer, wine, and cigars. The vegetarian offerings are not too shabby either, with a good selection of salads and meat-free sandwiches. The Blue Shroom is one of the best sandwiches I've had, and I'm a dedicated meat-eater. Serving sizes are good, and the prices are about what you'd expect. If you're in the area and looking for lunch, I definitely recommend this place. read more

I cannot stop thinking about the sandwich I had today for lunch today from Gourmand's. The Hawaii Five-Oh is the bees knees! And the portion sizes are great! I went about 1pm and it was still fairly busy. Next time I will order ahead. They have a great selection of drinks and chips which I loved. They have something for everyone, wine, beer, cigars,coffee and food! I will definitely be back. read more

Cool place. Tasty food. Had cajun chicken sandwich. Full breast grilled chicken with a Cajun mayo sauce. Liked it but didn't love it.

How did I miss this gem when I was living up here?! What isn't to like? The staff is incredibly friendly even as busy as they were. The dining area is comfortable and I noticed people sitting at tables drinking from assorted mugs. Really felt homey and warm. I ordered a bagel, lox, capers and cream cheese. Just the right level of chewy in the bagel, love the flavors. NY quality lox. I also ordered a cup of hot water for my own teabag. The gentleman ringing me up recognizes the teabag - his Gran gave him the same tea when he was small. I loved the attention to detail and the personal treatment. I will definitely be returning soon! read more

The cigars...the sandwiches...the coffee. If you are into the finer things in life without the finer things in life price tag, this is your place. What a diamond in the rough. Beautiful unique place with a variety to fit even the pickiest. Owner operator with a true gift for customer service, you won't be disappointed!! read more

Great place. Excellent food from scratch, lots of vegetarian options, FRENCH PRESS coffee. The staff and owner are so very friendly and helpful without hovering. A real "deli" atmosphere. read more