Kelly's Deli is located outside Home Depot on San Pablo Ave. in Richmond.
I happen to be in the area since I was looking for some new channel locks and other tools for work. It was an early Monday morning, and I wanted something to eat for breakfast after purchasing my items.
I noticed this place right away (how could you not?) since it's literally right in front of Home Depot. The menu is the usual deli staples like Burgers, Hot Dogs, Sandwiches and the ubiquitous Mexican breakfast items like Burritos, Tacos, Quesadillas and Tortas. You know...the usual "deli" items. I didn't know too many Mexicans named Kelly either, so feeling like a Maverick (wink wink), I thought I'd really put my Maverick Badge to work and earn it. The prices looked reasonable as well and not too extravagant.
I decided to get some Carne Asada Quesadillas ($11.00). One thing I immediately noticed that they could improve on is customer service. It was definitely as frigid as the weather lately. As soon as I received my order, I went straight to my vehicle for another fine car dining experience.
Opening the container, I appreciated the quantity of food and was quite impressed on my initial reaction. However, after taking my first bite, I tasted a lot of sodium on the meat. Thinking it was just a few meats that were overly salty, my second bite hoped that it would be different, but it was just as salty or even saltier in some areas of the Quesadilla. The sour cream made it a little bit tolerable, but I didn't finish the whole thing since I could feel the sodium spike going on in my body which was warning me to stop. I did like the salsa verde that accompanied the Quesadilla though.
Would I try them again?
Depends...and I'm definitely not getting the Carne Asada since it was marinated with too much salt. Maybe I should stick with burgers and sandwiches from a place called Kelly's. read more