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McAlister's Deli

3.6 (81 reviews)
ModerateSalad, Delis, Sandwiches
Closed • 10:30 am - 9:00 pm

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Casual
Good for kids
Dogs allowed
Outdoor seating

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Michael S.

Came into the McAlister Deli on Randall Road in Algonquin hoping to get a sandwich and soup. When I came in I knew what I wanted before I got there. I walked up to order and was not acknowledged by the staff working there. They kept walking past me. The final straw was a staff member getting something to drink right in front of me and then walking into the back. I asked if anyone was working the front and they just shrugged and walked away. I turned and walked out. Poor service. This is basic. Wait on your customer.

Caesar S.

My first time being in McAllister deli, the menu looks really good. The service was great really clean place and the guy was really nice on waiting for me and my decisions on what I should get.

Smokey Pepper Jack Turkey
Ann C.

When I say we have been to this McAlister's Deli a lot, I mean, we have been to this McAlister's a lot. Until recently, we had McAlister's at least once a month since 2020. It's my daughter's favorite place. We have had our meals in the restaurant and we have done curb-side pick up. This is the one place that has never, ever gotten our order wrong. Everything is always hot and our order is complete. The food is very good and the portion sizes are excellent. My absolute favorite meal is the Rachel with horseradish Dijon added, a side of potato salad and a sweet tea. So yummy! The restaurant is always clean and the employees are always so nice!

Savannah Chopped Salad
Lucy F.

Overall the service was great, tablets were clean, lots of sitting space, and the food came out in a decent amount of time. I tried the Savannah Chopped Salad that came with Seasoned grilled chicken, dried cranberries, Gorgonzola, honey roasted almonds, tomato and cucumber on mixed greens and the dressing was Sherry Shallot which complemented the salad very well. I also ordered a strawberry lemonade and a cup of country potato soup. Overall everything tasted great, and will definitely be back to try more items.

Kathleen L.

The food is great here! The hardest part for me is to pick what I want to eat cause there are so many great options! My husband ordered the chicken salad and I ordered the King Club Sandwich! The sandwich is perfect for a large appetite or to even split with someone! The Max and Cheese was hot, gooey, and delicious! The pasta was el dente and not mushy at all! A lot of the people sitting around us were eating the Large Spud and they looked delicious! So I will be back for sure to try that next ! The iced tea was yummy too, not bitter at all!

Reuben - Half
Megan Z.

If you're looking for a spot with hearty sandwiches, soups, & salads- you must try McAlister's! Their menu is huge. There is a plethora of options, something for every taste and palate. They have a huge variety of fresh-made sandwiches, melts, wraps, salads, soups, and Spuds. The Spuds are absolutely enormous and easily feed two people. They don't skimp on the toppings. They also have a huge selection for the kids. Even the pickiest eater will find a favorite. I typically order the Half & Half. I do half a Reuben (small uncharge) with Chicken Tortilla Soup. I like doing the half and half as a full size sandwich is just too big for one person. They offer numerous combinations: half salad and soup, half sandwich and soup, etc. The Reuben is piled high with fresh and juicy corned beef and melty cheese. The perfectly-toasted rye bread is slathered with Thousand Island & Sauerkraut. They always do a great job with the sauce, always just right! The Chicken Tortilla Soup is another favorite. It has the perfect amount of flavor with a bold kick of heat. They serve it with tortilla chips- which I like to use for dipping. Another favorite is their Tomato Cucumber salad. It's a very small side, but it's my favorite. Juicy tomatoes. Onions. Crisp Cucumber in an Italian-style "dressing". I usually order 2-3 of them. As for their shareables, I have not tried them- so I cannot comment on that. Dessert wise, save the calories. I am not a fan of their dessert offerings and typically just skip it. The portions are large and the price is very reasonable. It's great delivered or eaten at the restaurant. It's a very popular place with kids and families. Delivery is always fast, fresh, and piping hot. Everything is packaged securely and I've never had them make a mistake on the order. They're a solid and reliable choice in our delivery lineup!

Michael W.

Summary: a good deli but not one that makes you wonder how you lived without it beforehand. Of course this was literally opening day and they will continue to improve. What we had: I had the New Yorker - corned beef and pastrami. It was good - it came with a spicy brown mustard but I think it was put on too sparsely because I could not even taste it and the sandwich was dry. What was great was the meat - great flavor - and it was piled thick. If I got it again I would put my slaw on the sandwich. My wife had the Reuben - KABOOB! This was a great sandwich and the Russian dressing, etc. made it moist and delicious. Prices tend to run a little steep but for the quality you will pay it. Lots of room in the place and free WiFi. I received a voucher for free iced tea once a week for a year so you will see my back again. Overall I would say that it is as good as any other deli in the area.

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Got pretty bad diarrhea after ordering delivery from here once but the food was delicious so it was worth it. 5 stars

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I love McAlisters. They have everything you want. Salad, sandwiches, soups, sweets! And some of the best tea. Very good lunch place.

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Amazing food, fast and well priced. Great people working there as well. Would recommend.

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The smell is off still since the first time I visited when they opened. Love the spuds though

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Not sure what all the hype is about. It was good. Not great. It took close to 15 minutes to get our food. It was very busy though.

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Elle’s Deli & Bagels - Asiago Bagel

Elle’s Deli & Bagels

4.7(75 reviews)
3.2 mi
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Finally visited Elle's Deli & Bagels when passing through the area! This spot is a little out of…read morethe way for me but the high reviews got my attention. The inside is small but cute with an ordering counter, to-go items, merch, etc. There isn't anywhere inside to sit and enjoy but bagels are nicely wrapped to carry out. While waiting for my order to be ready, the staff were hustling to keep up with taking orders, preparing food, and were constantly bringing out fresh bagels to refill flavors. I ordered The Basic B with crispy bacon, egg, and cheese on a Garlic Bagel. The bagel was extremely fresh and I could taste the garlic flavor infused into the bagel itself as well as the topping. The eggs were fluffy and the cheese added the perfect, melty flavor. My husband got the Everything bagel with Lox cream cheese. He said he could taste the fresh salmon flavor in the cream cheese and their everything bagel house seasoning had a good mix of flavor. Overall, I am so happy I finally got to try Elle's Bagels! This is clearly a neighborhood favorite as it was consistently busy when I visited. The pricing was very fair, everything was fresh, and staff were very kind/patient. Highly recommend coming out to give them a try!

This place is hopping! It was a Saturday morning around…read more10:30am that I arrived. There had to be 15 customers that picked up or ordered in the eight minutes I was there. I ordered the Fox with a Twist for $10.49. I got a garlic bagel, I would try something different, probably everything or salt. I also kept the plain cream cheese and I would sub that next time. I really liked the turkey, there was a lot of it on the bagel. $10.50 is a lot for a bagel sized sandwich, but there was a lot of turkey. I enjoyed the bacon and pickled jalapeños. I could not taste the tomato but was glad it was there, but I was disappointed with the caramelized onions. There were not many, and they had almost no flavor. The sandwich also needed salt, something to draw out the flavor. I also got a French toast bagel for my son. It was served warm. That was $2.49. I heard about this deli because it was used for a catering event I went to. The bagels are delicious!!! The best around. The bagel hole idea is also clever, great snack for a catering tray. I would grab a bagel if I was in the area, but not sure I'll repeat the sandwich at that price point without a bit more punch of flavor.

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Elle’s Deli & Bagels - Inside

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Elle’s Deli & Bagels
Elle’s Deli & Bagels - Outside

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Firehouse Subs - Firehouse Meatball... nice portion for medium size.

Firehouse Subs

3.1(53 reviews)
0.6 mi

Terribly inconsistent…read more We've been to many Firehouse Subs over the years and generally the experience has been good and customer service has been decent. The inconsistency has been the portion size and correctness of order and based on other reviews, this location has been experiencing this issue for years. We even ordered online to make clear our substitutions and additions and yet we received incorrect orders and sparse amounts of meat. It's frustrating to gamble on what we're going to get and it shouldn't be on us to check every single sandwich in our to-go order to make sure they got it right. We support the mission of Firehouse Subs and fire fighters everywhere but we're not coming back to this location, because it's too exhausting. See my sandwich photo below for what a bad sandwich and a good sandwich looks like. Keep in mind these were in the same order.

What can I say? Everything was great! Ordered online for pick-up and order was being packed up as I…read morewalked in the door. Mind you, my wife and I had never eaten anything from Firehouse before. And wow! We both had the French Dip sandwich and it was delicious! We also ordered the Mac & Cheese which we enjoyed as well! This place puts Subway and Jimmy John's to shame. Subway has been going downhill for years and, sadly, our Jimmy John's changed owners and you can tell. I will gladly give my money to Firehouse Subs from now on!

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Firehouse Subs - Where's the beef on this New York Steamer?

Where's the beef on this New York Steamer?

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Breaking Bread Catering & Deli - Top: Turkey Club , side Shoe String fries  Bottom : Caesar salad Wrap , side Onion rings

Breaking Bread Catering & Deli

4.0(37 reviews)
5.0 mi
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I wish i could give this place 6 stars because 5 isn't enough…read more Food came out fast, and hot! I ordered a caesar wrap with a side of onion rings. To start the wrap to filling ratio was perfection, not too much wrap to where it felt like i wasn't getting what i paid for and not an imbalance of a single filling inside, every bite tasted great and had every ingredient- LOVED IT! Onion rings were fried beautifully and battered perfectly- buttery and savory and just so so good each bite and fantastic portion, ate every one! My girlfriend ordered the Turkey Club and side of string fries. We ate off each others plates after discovering how each of our own food was literally the greatest thing we've had in a while lol. Turkey club had a refreshing taste and was so good especially loved the 3 pieces of deli bread! Shoe string fires were fried perfectly, not excess oil or salt and were hot and fresh, personally loved all the different lengths! Lastly and best of all, the hospitality!!! From start to finish of this meal the atmosphere was perfect, music not too loud ( awesome music taste btw ) air conditioning was nice, we came in and we were the only ones eating but still very nice. The older gentleman who took our order was funny, sweet, and attentive!!! really liked him and the other younger person with the green mohawk was also attentive and nice!! Side note that i liked, after ordering up at the front , i wasn't pressured to give a tip- i would have done it anyways but the added touch he just skipped over that for some reason stuck with me in a good way! Total was $35 ish with two drinks. All to say, COME EAT HERE AND SUPPORT A LOCAL BUSINESS!!!

They kept taking down my review on them for Google so here's to yelp. This place treated me with…read morethe worst experience I've dealt with and still refuse to go back. I ordered from them my regular burger with extra cheese spread that came on it. They messed up and put extra slices of cheese which is fine I asked if they could fix it and the cashier gave me nothing but attitude for their mistake. At this point I was done and just asked for a refund so I can eat somewhere else. She went to the back to grab someone for the refund he asked what was wrong and he just said why should I have to pay for someone's food? That made no sense cause why should I be charged for something that wasn't made how I ordered I said.... he gave me my refund claimed to be the owner who is not the owner he was like 18 or 19 years old. As I walked out he yelled have a shitty day. I turned around and told him look you're not the owner here your father probably is and I've known the owner since they opened there first shop. I still to this day refuse to go back to any of there places. To the actual owner your just a fake who puts on a smile but based on how you hire employees and ignore day 1 customers I know how you truly are. Whatever it takes to make you money right? And if that was your son who treated me that way the apple doesn't fall far from the tree they say.

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Breaking Bread Catering & Deli - Best breakfast sandwiches in town

Best breakfast sandwiches in town

Breaking Bread Catering & Deli - Sweet Potatoe Fries

Sweet Potatoe Fries

Breaking Bread Catering & Deli - Cuban Sandwich B

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Breaking Bread Catering & Deli - Two hot dog special with fries.

Breaking Bread Catering & Deli

4.1(101 reviews)
5.1 mi
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The Breaking Bread location in Cary has delivered consistent service and incredibly tasty food in…read moreall the years I've been going. While I have my menu favorites, I regularly try new items (the menu is surprisingly large), and I've honestly never been disappointed. The homemade chips and dill dip just can't be beat. (That is a menu item I always order!) We recently had them cater some baked potatoes for my company's work party. (We provided our own toppings, but needed someone local to provide the baked potatoes.) Teri was super easy to work with and quick in responding to my email questions. The baked potatoes were perfectly done on time and they were huge! Whether for an individual meal or for catering, you can't go wrong with Breaking Bread!

Well, this may be the end of our office relationship with Breaking Bread. We order at least once a…read moreweek during our busy season and have been ordering for several seasons. We had to call and let them know the order was not up to their usual standards today. That call was only our second complaint ever. The manager took the phone and came on swingin", accusing my office manager of "nit-picking" and setting us straight that she prepared the food and it was just fine. Unbelievable. If I had not heard the conversation, I would not think it possible. Reconsidering our options moving forward. I wonder if they will ever realize we stopped ordering, or even care?

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Breaking Bread Catering & Deli - Skimpy a$$ sandwich

Skimpy a$$ sandwich

Breaking Bread Catering & Deli - Plenty of seating

Plenty of seating

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