This place is great...if you like overpaying for the simplest of groceries. The selection is ok for a small shop, but what really upset me is how they charge you $2 for an "optional" fee that they don't tell you about on top of their already absurd prices. I've had decent food from here in the past but tbh I'd rather go to any one of the actual restaurants on the same street read more

Had to go to Santa Barbara for my girlfriend. She was doing some sort of work thing and I stopped at this place to get chili fries. It was so good and the guy working in there was super nice. I would definitely recommend. read more

ugh i keep wanting to like this place as a Iv staple but im displeased everytime , ordered the vegan burgeritto and was told they were out of the vegan hamburger but could substitute it for another type of vegan meat , i waited for like 30 min and they gave me a complete wrong order. Then after another 15 i get my order and get home take a bite of it and its real hamburger meat .... read more

IV Deli Mart - Delis Near Me - Goleta, California

I tried a lot of things on the menu... Here is how I rank the Mac & Cheese: 1. Bacon Mac & Cheese. It's the same price as the bomb Mac and cheese. They both contain bacon, so i thought this bacon Mac and cheese would be a bad deal ..that is until I tried it and realized that it has A LOT more bacon than the bomb Mac and cheese. Probably like 10x more bacon. It's awesome. I didn't have to add anything else like sauce to finish it. Every bite was awesome. Favorite so far. 2. BBQ Chicken Mac & Cheese. I like the BBQ version more than the Buffalo. I got more chicken this time and it improved the overall meal. 3. Buffalo Chicken Mac & Cheese. The chicken is good, i got the crispy version, but there isnt enough pieces of chicken for the price. It's good, but not worth the money. 4. Bomb Mac & Cheese. Great, spend the extra money instead of getting the regular Mac and cheese. I had to add spicy mayo, Sriracha, spicy mayo and jalapenos from Lao Wang to make it better though. 5. Flamin Hot Mac & Cheese. The crushed Takis definitely improve the regular Mac & Cheese. Therefore it's definitely worth the extra dollar for the crushed Takis. Or just buy a bag of Takis and crush them yourself and add that to the regular Mac and cheese. But for convenience, just get this one instead of the regular Mac & Cheese. 6. Street Corn Mac & Cheese. Not as good as the other Mac & Cheese options. More queso fresco would make it better, but it wouldn't be enough to make it worthy of a second purchase. 7. Mac and Cheese. Good, but needs something extra. Kinda plain, I added Sriracha, chili oil and spicy mayo from Lao Wang to make it better. 8. Mac Bites. My least favorite Mac & Cheese option. The monster sauce is good. I ordered the Crispy Chicken Snack Wraps with 15 different sauces. From Favorite to least favorite: 1. Crispy chicken snack wrap with House Sauce, is delicious. 2. Chipotle Sauce. 3. Ranch. 4. Honey BBQ Sauce. 5. Teriyaki Sauce. 6. Spicy Asian. 7. Spicy Sauces. 8. Hummus. 9. Spicy Mayo. 10. Honey Mustard. 11. Buffalo. 12. Bleu Cheese. 13. Tzatziki. 14. Green Salsa. 15. Tahini. I tired ALL of the Grilled Cheese options. I enjoyed all of them. I ranked them from favorite to least favorite: 1. CRISPY Chicken Pesto Grilled Cheese. 2. GRILLED Chicken Pesto Grilled Cheese. 3. B.L.T. Grilled Cheese. 4. Bacon Avocado Grilled Cheese. 5. The Bacon Cheddar Ranch Grilled Cheese. 6. Chili Grilled Cheese. 7. BBQ CRISPY Chicken Grilled Cheese. 8. BBQ GRILLED Chicken Grilled Cheese. 9. The Veggie Grilled Cheese. 10. Fantastic Grilled Cheese. 11. The Caprese Grilled Cheese. 12. The Bacon Mac & Cheese Grilled Cheese. . 13. Adult Grilled Cheese. 14. Classic Grilled Cheese. I have tried 3 different bread options for the Grilled Cheeses. Favorite to least favorite. 1. Sourdough Toasted 2. Rye Toasted 3. Wheat Toasted I have tried all Wing flavors (BONE-IN) except for Ghost Pepper. Favorite to least favorite. 1. Mango Habanero 2. Honey Garlic 3. Spicy Asian 4. Garlic Parmesan (better than Wingstop) 5. Honey Hot 6. Teriyaki 7. Honey BBQ 8. Spicy Buffalo 9. Spicy Korean 10. Mild Buffalo 11. Cajun 12. Lemon Pepper 13. Plain 14. Spicy Scorpion (Extremely Spicy) I've tried every sandwich except for the Falafel and the Fat Hippie. Rank: 1. The Fat Gaucho (I think if I changed the Honey BBQ Sauce to Chipotle or House Sauce it would be the best) 2. The Fat Sam (I think if I removed the fries it would be better) 3. Pastrami (Delicious) 4. Philly Cheesesteak Arguably better than Jersey Mike's Cheesesteaks. 5. Chopped Cheese 6. Patty Melt 7. B.L.T. (Best Bacon in I.V.) 8. Lamb Gyro 9. Ham Sandwich 10. Veggie Sandwich I made a separate sandwich list for the chicken options. Rank: 1. Chicken Shawarma 2. Southwestern Chicken Club 3. Honey Spicy Chicken 4. Chicken Bacon Ranch 5. BBQ Chicken 6. Chicken Pesto Avocado 7. Buffalo Chicken with Bleu Cheese 8. Chicken Tender I made a separate list for Turkey. Rank: 1. Turkey Chipotle Club 2. Turkey Pesto Avocado 3. Turkey Sandwich. I've tried some of the Burgers. Rank: 1. Gaucho Burger 2. IV Burger 3. Buffalo Burger 4. Breakfast Burger 5. 1/4 (Quarter Pounder) 6. Hamburger I've tried some of the Fries. Rank: 1. Dirty Andrew Fries 2. Asada Fries 3. Buffalo Chicken Cheese Fries 4. Animal Style Fries I recommend using their IV Deli APP, because you save time and you can customize your order A LOT. The APP also gives you credits for free food. Overall I loved eating here and ordering something new every day. I liked that this place was open late and had a HUGE & awesome variety of comfort foods :) I was shocked I was able to purchase BOSS coffee here, because I only saw these little cans of coffee in vending machines in Okinawa and mainland Japan..that's awesome:) I.V. Deli is Awesome read more

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Place is allergic to any type of seasoning, serves burgers with no complimentary fries and you have to pay for ranch. Dude at the counter was chill but there was too many people and not enough room also the wait time was a bit crazy especially for a grab and go spot. Crowded for no reason food is also greasy and just not worth the price 6 dollars for a hot dog and 16 dollars for 10 piece wings. 6 of us ordered food and only one person liked their food he got the buffalo Mac and cheese. read more

IV Deli Mart - Chicken bowl - Delis Near Me - Goleta, California

I can only speak to the Buffalo chicken cheese fries, but they're solid. Crispy fries topped with fried chicken pieces, melted cheese, and just the right amount of buffalo sauce. Messy, cheesy, and exactly what you're looking for when you need some comfort food. I can't comment on anything else on the menu, but if you're looking for something hearty to bounce back, the Buffalo chicken cheese fries definitely hit the spot. This place has that classic college deli vibe - perfect for a cheat meal after a long night or some hangover food the next day. read more

Food is not healthy very oily and using bad oil for fries never go back , over price never recommend

I got the asada fries! Fries where good but the meat was not! It was hard! On top of that, my order was taken by a young girl who had some attitude on her! She was not nice! read more

The food is great comes highly recommended and I noticed after I ordered more people came to get there items. But the customer service was bad, I asked the young lady at the count what was on a certain item on the menu and she instructed me to go look at the 2 tv's posted on the left, when asked did she know what was on the sandwich she admitted no. I didn't get napkins in my bag or things to eat once we left just the sandwiches. The food was good so I will continue to serve this location even with the poor service I received. read more

Came In a couple days ago I hate leaving bad reviews, but I do doordash and at this point it's messing up my tips and my money to be fair it was very busy. But MAYA and I want to emphasize MAYA on this situation, I come up very friendly and ask if the order might be ready if not all good then I proceeded to wait 25 minutes as every single person in line passes me. I had a feeling, she purposely left something out because her attitude towards me and I saw her take something out of the bag. An sure as shit she did I'd check the bag which was also not even stapled and put together properly, which is supposed to be done by all employees that have delivery food items she purposely left and took out food from the bag which delayed me even more I lost $13 worth of tips because of this interaction. I'm a college student and pay for all my own sbhit this is absolutely ridiculous. Food being late is no problem but when it comes out of my money, it's a big issue for me purposely having me wait for food that was already ready and if I hadn't caught her purposeful mess up, I would've had to pay an extra amount out of my pocket for this. Behavior like this is what gets places shut down. read more

Ive been here a few times and it's hit or miss with the fries. First time i got the buffalo fries (past midnight) they were sooooo fire and divine. Second time, i got the same order but picked up at around 7:30pm. I got my order in 3 minutes which was suspicious to me. the fries were barely cooked and the chicken chunks were less crispy. Third time here, i ordered right before closing and again, the food was sooooo good, crispy fries and plenty of sauce. I've come to the conclusion that the food is better late at night and i'm assuming it may be because it's the same cook in the late night. I would need a few more times to test this theory out. Have not tried items outside of the fries menu read more

IV Deli Mart - Per Personal Animal Fries - Delis Near Me - Goleta, California

Buffalo chicken cheese fries 8.67/10- pretty good, they don't have enough crispy chicken as I was hoping. LOTS of Buffalo sauce. Comparative to marinating the grilled chicken from chick fil a in Buffalo sauce but like 5 packets of chick Buffalo.. the chicken is cooked which is very relieving for IV. The fries are the right amount of crispy to soft ratio. Honestly cooked to perfection. Not that much cheese to be marketed as cheese fries but thank god cause I feel like if it was cheesier I'd be sick Buffalo chicken cheese fries 9/10- chicken normally really crispy, fries are really good, sauce is good - raheem Buffalo chicken fries 10/10- intoxicated scale. Best drunk food ever. This is prime junk food, I don't think I've ever had these sober or will have these sober. Maybe a 7/10 if I was sober - Nick Vegan Buffalo chicken cheese fries 8.7/10- a little sour, and after taking a million bites you get kind of sick about it, the rating speaks for itself on a good part - Mansi Oh also to comment on the vegan Buffalo chicken cheese fries, the chicken in this tastes the same as regular chicken but a hint of tofu taste but like literally the same - Tammy This is known to be the late night munchies spot in isla vista given that everything is closed by 11:30/12. This place stays open till 1 am I believe. Has groceries mostly but their main attraction is the Buffalo chicken cheese fries. They do have a wide variety however this is their best item (common thought) read more

IV Deli Mart - a table with a variety of food items - Delis Near Me - Goleta, California

Came here based on recommendation. Spoke very highly of their buffalo chicken fries and I just had to come to try it. This place is very unassuming in that it looks like a regular deli market but inside they have a kitchen. I thought I was at the wrong place because it looked like a regular convenience store. I only ordered their buffalo chicken fries so can't say much about their other dishes but I thought their fries were prepared very well. I think they were going for carne asada fries type of vibe and I appreciated that creativity. Overall, I think it tasted good and it was definitely very filling. I wish they added a few more toppings like fresh onions and would have been great if the chicken was more crispy since chicken kind of just got very soggy towards the end. Overall, worth a try if you are in the area but I wouldn't break my back to get it! read more

IV Deli Mart - Buffalo chicken fries - Delis Near Me - Goleta, California

I ordered a Nashville hot chicken sandwich and the buns were straight rock, like right outta the freezer. This was Friday at 10 am, so whoever works a cook shift at that time, fire their dumbass read more

buffalo chicken cheese fries are THE best. staff is always nice and food is always delicious. I love I.V. deli

Great place to get snacks, especially late at night for midterm or finals says open till 2 - MJ read more

IV Deli Mart - Delis Near Me - Goleta, California

Well stocked and the chicken teriyaki fries are always super good! Customer service is awesome especially arman!! My go to

iv deli has the best carne asada burritos It's hearty, delicious, and the perfect option for a quick and filling lunch. The balance of textures makes it a standout deli choice! David and Arman are the best cashiers! read more

Iv been coming here for 3 years, best place to get snacks when you're in a hurry. Mj read more

As someone who tried Buffalo fries years ago there has definitely been a recent change, including management. But they've changed their fries & personally it doesn't taste as good as before :( but they're still good! I would still recommend for the gaucho tradition. They've even change containers & definitely something different about the fries themselves. Management looks a bit tough on the cooks as well so I felt bad for the cooks while they were preparing orders getting yelled at by their manager/supervisor. Overall they're not the same but they're okay! read more

IV Deli Mart - Buffalo Chicken Cheese Fries - Delis Near Me - Goleta, California

Sooooo yummy! Hefty portion of meat, cheese, and sauce that did everything it needed it to do in the moment. Service was fast and the cashiers were kind. Would 100% be back for this dish specifically and am excited to try the rest of their huge menu soon! read more

IV Deli Mart - Teriyaki Steak Fries - Delis Near Me - Goleta, California

If you're a UCSB student/an IV resident you have to get their buffalo chicken cheese fries at least once (get them crispy), so bomb! read more

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So many great food options! Nami was so kind! They also have anything you might need. I got the garlic Parmesan pasta with broccoli and sausage. It was so so yummy. I love the IV deli mart :) read more

I was helped by Heidi, i love IV deli mart it is a IV staple! Must try!!!! i love it!

Best place to go if you can never make your mind up like me. Get the Gaucho Burger and tater tots MHMMMM

four words... BUFFALO CHICKEN CHEESE FRIES. I cannot count how many times I have had these fries. They are soooo freaking good!! The best IV drunk food, but I have also had it plenty of times undrunk and it is still the best. If you come to IV or you go to UCSB, you cannot leave without having these (unless your vegan or vegetarian of course)!! They are one of the most quintessential IV foods. Please go try it! read more

A big shout out to Toha Hossain for making service quick and easy for me. She bagged all of my food sand items neatly and kindly escorted me out of the place in a timed manner read more

I normally enjoy IV Deli Mart, but lately the service and food has been subpar. The cashiers are normally very rude, won't answer your questions and don't really care. I ordered early in the morning when no one was there, yet I have been waiting for my food for about an hour now. 40 minutes into waiting, A staff member came up to me asking for my receipt, took it, and never said anything to me or returned it: The food staff said nothing to me about it being remade or anything, I had to GO inside and ask someone what was going on with my food. Even then, they didn't tell me anything and just told me to grab a free drink to silence me. And honestly my experience is probably heavily dictated by being a black person at a white establishment because all the other white customers had their food on time and even received kindness from the cashiers. This is especially disappointing because it is Black History Month and I will most likely not come back again. The food itself has been bad, my last FIVE orders I have regretted. On top of dealing with micro aggressions, the food has lacked complete seasoning and warmth. If you want to pay for overpriced frozen food without any flavor probably because it's been rethawed too many times, definitely shop here. UPDATE: Not only did I realize on top of getting my paid food only after persistently asking, they gave me the WRONG order! I got a "warm" chorizo breakfast burrito instead and on top of that, the chorizo was SOUR! Never in my life have I ever had sour chorizo. My partner got a bean and cheese burrito and the cheese was unmelted. I can't believe I even paid money, much less $30 for THIS! read more

IV Deli Mart - Chorizo Breakfast Burrito.. - Delis Near Me - Goleta, California

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Extremely long wait I got a gyro and they forgot the taziki, didn't dice tomatoe, used white onions instead of red, and added some chili paste to it. Very disappointed (still mucked it all though). Also got falafels that were plain tasting and the tahini tasted extremely bitter. read more

IV Deli Mart - Lamb Gyro Sandwich - Delis Near Me - Goleta, California

This place is like the heart of IV. It's a great late night stop when you're craving some comfort food after a night of drinking. They're infamously known for their buffalo chicken fries and burgers. Hadn't been in a while but I was craving some buffalo chicken fries. They're still just as loaded as I remember! I also learned that they have their own app that you can order off of, this is helpful especially on those late nights when the cravings hit. read more

AMAZING!!! This is the best place in Isla Vista for grabbing a quick snack or even an entire meal. The service is amazing, food is delicious, andddd it's locally owned! Does it get any better than that? 10/10 recommend. Also shoutout Brenda the cashier she's the best read more

The chicken teriyaki fries are always fresh and hot and the entire market is well stocked. The service is also super nice. I love coming here when I'm in town. Shoutout Arman! read more

This place is AMAZING!!!!! The Bomb Mac & Cheese is the best thing I have ever tasted in my life. I dream of that Mac & Cheese! Thank you Brenda! read more

an incredible experience with a super friendly cashier, nami!! i loved her so much and will come back again.

Love the chicken wraps between classes! Go visit MJ :) Easy and convenient for grabbing Celsius and hydration before class

There GRAB AND GO's are SO good and you can get them with ebt! Also their hot foods are the best things in IV! Thank you to Nayeli and David! read more

This is a must-hit spot in Isla Vista. Nowhere else can you find food this good at 1 in the morning. They've got tons of options from wings to burgers to pasta along with an impressive selection of chips, candy, and frozen foods. David's the boy read more

Great experience at IV Deli Mart! The buffalo chicken cheese fries were delicious, and the service was top-notch. Shoutout to Toha, the cashier, for being friendly and efficient. Highly recommend this place! read more

I love IV deli because of their high selections of food and drinks. Their burritos are so good and I highly recommend buying their food thank you Toha read more

Food is so good. The turkey pesto sandwich is fire. Great spot for food every time! Shoutout Toha!