I just happened to be in the area and I had never been to this location. I got there early before the lunch crowd. My food was good. The dining area has a cool urban vibe. Everything appears clean. The restrooms were tidy. The cashier was kind and helpful. My order was correct and included napkins and plastic ware. My Southwest avocado salad was good. It was big. I paired mine with oil and vinegar. The ingredients were fresh. I would order it again. read more

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I am torn while writing this review. There was only one person working the counter--taking orders, bagging carry out and waiting on the tables in the entire restaurant. Clearly and impossible job, and the young lady was hustling to cover everything. So.....15 wait to place my order with only 2 persons I front of me. 15 minute wait for food. Did not get a receipt, but pretty confident that $20 was too much for a sandwich and iced tea. I hate eating a salad with plastic ware, but there also weee no forks, only a spork! The Reuben was great, and the salad fresh and crisp. Really enjoyed the food. Hope they can hire a few more people. Next time I will download the app and order form my table per the table tent. read more

McAlister's Deli - Rueben and Side Garden Salad - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

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It is so frustrating and such a hassle to order delivery and everything is wrong. It's happened multiple time, but tonight the lackluster response from management prompted this review. Someone in the kitchen isn't paying attention and it works out to more fees, tip and aggravation for the customer. I ordered just a spud add chili and cheese with butter and sour cream. See if you can find the second shred of cheese in the photo. Recently it's been a mess of no tomatoes no cucumbers and the orders coming full of tomatoes and cucumbers. Tortilla soup delivered with crackers instead of tortillas and so on and so on. Please double check orders before they go out. This should be mandatory. Too many errors are slipping through the cracks. read more

McAlister's Deli - A chili potato. - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

I have been to this location dozens of times. We are usually pretty pleased with the food and the potato salad is great. Not really happy about the visit yesterday. My favorite item has been taken off the menu. I ordered an avocado BLT and it was awful. The toast was burnt. The bacon was burnt. There was a huge amount of bacon and very little of the other ingredients that are part of the sandwich. I basically had a burnt bacon sandwich. I took a couple of bites and threw it out. read more

Will not go back. A few weeks ago on our visit, we were treated horribly. It started with the girl at the register who had an attitude a mile long. She questioned everything we said with a scowl on her face. She forgot to give us our order number for our table. She brought it over, throwing it in the table. Meal arrived. Sandwich was awful. Hardly any meat, just thrown in the pita. Everything fell out when it was picked up. Did survey letting them know how bad it was. Received email from "Tiffany" apologizing for our bad experience, inviting us back and offering free meal. Fast forward to today. Went back. Same girl with same nasty attitude at register. Placed order. Showed her email and went to sit down. Five minutes later, girl from register came to our table saying I would have to pay for everything except the sandwich. Told her email says free meal. She went to speak with on duty manager Tiffany. I went to register. Tiffany came out from kitchen and informs me she didn't send an email! Now I'm being accused of lying! Told her to tell me how much I owed and I would not be coming back. She then said oh Aaron must have sent the email. Again asked what I owed. She said I'll just comp it, like she was doing me a favor. This location used to be our favorite. I don't know what happened but it has gone steadily downhill. read more

We went in and ordered 2 simple meals. There was one other family in the restaurant before us. It took them over 45 minutes to make and deliver our cold meal. The only thing that was hot was my husband's soup. My dinner had cheese on top but it was barely melting and the meal was not hot enough to melt butter. When I went to ask for a to go container, the manager was speaking with someone at the front counter about what I would consider inappropriate topic for a restaurant. She ended up comping our meal. I feel this chain or possibly just this restaurant has gone downhill tremendously. The kids behind the counter had no clue what to do. My family used to go to this restaurant at least 3-4 times a month. We will not be heading back due to the manager in charge and poor service. read more

I ordered the Spud Max without olives, extra cheese, and bacon. It came with olives, no extra cheese or bacon, even though I paid for it. There was hardly any cheese on it. This was the driest potato I've ever had! I spoke with the manager there. She was very nice and helpful. Since I ordered through Uber Eats, I needed to call their customer service department about the potato for partial refund. She said if they weren't helpful, then call her back. I'd need to come into the restaurant, and she'd give me a partial refund. Uber Eats gave me a refund on the extra bacon and cheese. It's a shame whoever made my potato didn't pay attention putting my order the correct way. Even without the extras it was the worst potato I've ever had there. I had to add my own bacon and cheese. read more

This used to be one of the best places for lunch on 28. The past year or two there has been a massive downturn in quality and reliability (with an increase in pricing every year). Most of the menu items are great but the quantity of each order seems to decrease each time and theres something missing/wrong with the order almost guaranteed. Today sent me over the edge however when i received this serving of a fruit cup as a side (which they tack on 69c for btw) Ridiculous. Pathetic. No effort by staff. read more

McAlister's Deli - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

What a down hill slide this local gem has gone through. Gross. Food is alright. Tea is awesome. read more

McAlister's Deli - This sat like this for 40 min, we left and it probably went undone for another 40 min. ‍ - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

Disappointed yet again. Second time trying this location in a little over a week and still just not good. Went in and ordered with my daughter and ordered the kids pizza and mini pretzel dogs. Pizza doesn't look cooked and pretzel dogs are looking over done. Also asked for cheese with them and paid for it but did not get. I ordered the nachos because I saw someone have the the time I was in before. I was sent home with a box of chips and two containers. One filled with this burnt looking cheese and then one stuffed with some chunks of tomatoes, green onion , shredded cheese and avocado, a small container of jalapeños. There's no chili and it's just a huge disappointment yet again. read more

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Ordered their "Steak" & Gorgonzola salad, paid $16.61 for slices of deli meat. Ugh... now I remember why I haven't been there for months. Never going back again. read more

McAlister's Deli - Steak??? This is on their "steak" and Gorgonzola salad. Yuck - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

Ordered door dash today and literally got one slice of meat and no cheese and paid 20 something dollars. Won't be returning until something good happens to this place. I read more

McAlister's Deli - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

The food quality has always been good here and the iced tea outstanding. I ordered from the pick two items menu as I've done dozens of times before. I'd say the "half sandwich" portion was a quarter the size of their normal sandwich serving at best. The baked potato was quite small and extremely over baked. I arrived at 2:30 pm so I understand the potato might not have been fresh but the tiny portion sizes was shameful for the $15 cost. One other disappointment was the lack of service. No napkins were brought with our food and no one checked on us even once. read more

I agree with Brett, for consistency, this McAlisters has it. I used to always go to this one, prior to Mooresville getting theirs. My regular meal of the BLT, potato salad & sweet tea is consistently good. Perfect amount of the bacon, lettuce, mayo & tomato makes for a perfect BLT. Staff are friendly & quick & the resturaunt is always clean. read more

McAlister's Deli - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

This place is hit/miss for service. Out of the last 5 times I've ordered, 3 times they have messed up the order and/or served a terrible sandwich. The last French dip had only 2 slices of beef inside a stale piece of bread. Very disappointing. I usually call to complain, but what's the point if it never changes the service. Stay away from this one, hopefully it gets new ownership or local store management. read more

McAlister's Deli - A French Dip Sandwich - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

Let's start with the menu. It clearly says grilled chicken. NOT chicken salad or anything else, yet EVERY Mcalister's deli looks at you to question which sandwich. So why should I have to explain to their employees in EVERY store, " I said Grilledchicken" needless to say when I got home with my pickup order and it was chicken salad. read more

Brock chedd soup was the consistency of a glass of water. Not sure what happened there but when you pay almost $15 for a sandwich and small cup of soup, both should be edible. read more

I don't know if it's a problem across all McAlisters, but this one is ABYSMALLY SLOW. I went to go pick up a to go order after 15 minutes, and still had to wait an additional 25 minutes for my food to be ready! This is not an isolated incident. I also work for various online food delivery services, and the NEVER have orders ready in a timely fashion. Their sweet tea is good, so that earns them one star. read more

Better experience this time around. Good food with no errors. Friendly service. The one negative is the bathroom -- garbage all over the floor, a mat below the sink that looks like it's at least five years old (and half pushed up against the wall), and a sink that doesn't operate correctly. Willing to look past it and visit again thanks to consistently good food, but if you're considering it, don't expect perfection. Overall, worth a shot if you have never been. read more

We have been loyal to McAlisters chain for over 20 years. Been going to Cornelius location for several years (they even knew us by name at one point) and it has definitely gone downhill. We let it go the first couple times they left something out of our order, excusing it as a mistake. But after several times, it's no longer an innocent mistake. Plus this last time half our food was missing and what was there was over cooked and gross. There were only 4 families in the restaurant when we picked up our food so it's not like they were super busy. My husband is so pissed and said we're not going back ever again. Great job losing loyal customers! read more

I do love McAlister's Deli especially because everyone can get what their heart desires whether hot or cold. The kids enjoy this restaurant as well. I always enjoy the toasted chicken salad on whole wheat. After knocking that off, we have to make room for the absolutely, positively, delicious carrot cake! This is the real deal. I don't care where it came from, it is the real thing. The three of us shared one slice. It's a good thing because I would have eaten the whole thing! This location is convenient and there's plenty of seating - weekdays are more forgiving with the crowds. I plan to stop by just for coffee and dessert one evening (can hardly wait). So, you say why not 5 stars? Well, the ladies' room was not up to standards so I am deducting one star for that important factor. read more

Drive for 15 minutes while On hold, finally place my order in the parking lot of the restaurant only to be told it would take 20 minutes to get my order. 36 minutes is not acceptable for average fast casual. read more

Nice location, same service and food that I've had at any McCalisters. Nothing really special. read more

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Love Mcalisters's!! Club, French dip, southwest chicken, cranberry club....all fantastic!

Went to dine in for dinner. They changed the complete menu and took off all the good stuff. But more importantly it was like a sauna in the restaurant tonight. Sweating while trying to eat dinner is an awful thing. read more

I'm appalled at this locations cooks lack of care. Cross contamination is not ok, being rude is not ok, getting mad because you cross contaminated an allergen on a customers sandwich is not ok. The visit started off nice. We ordered, were seated, and didn't wait a long time at all for our food. The server was amazing. Super sweet and topped off drinks. I ordered a Rueben sandwich and first bite tasted amazing! I dug into it right away. I finished the first half in a flash. But before I got to my second half, my mouth started burning. Then my throat, lips, and then my stomach knotted up. I took a break from eating thinking I'd eaten too fast, but that wouldn't have explained the burning sensation. Then I saw it. Avocado, right there where my Rueben has been cut. But Rueben don't have avocado , I'm allergic to it, so why on earth was it on my sandwich. We came to the conclusion that after cutting my friends bmt with avocado, the cook must've cut mine next. Normally I wouldn't nit pick this and no they didn't know, but I thought having a Rueben I was safe from having an allergic reaction because I trust a chef to know how to be clean with potential cross contamination and allergens. I feel this mishap was just a result of being lazy. It's common sense to be clean to avoid the issue. My husband took my plate to the counter and was assured another sandwich would be made. I was grateful but the avocado was wreaking havoc in my stomach too much for me to care- I needed to vomit, plain and simple. And that's what I did. So my husband asked the counter staff if we could get the remake to go. He replied "oh you want us to remake it? Ok." I don't blame my hisband for his confusion- if you say your going to do it, do it. Whether I'm going to eat it then or not. The server brought us the new and improved Rueben minus the avocado (yay!). She was awesome and so apologetic. Unlike the cook who GLARED at us the entire time. Yes, glared at us. I must say if you're going to give a customer the stink eye- do it after we leave. Pretty brazen considering the mistake, as if I were the problem and not his lack of safety. I will not be back, ever. The only reason this establishment even has a one star is because of our server. I hope they fire the cook, he's unprofessional and a health hazard to everyone who eats there. read more

The most horrible takeout. I had ordered a french dip sandwich that when I got home was so cold and dried up looking, that I suspect it was made for another order that was never picked up and repackaged for my order. Ordered a soup as well that was terrible. Even the packaged saltines for the soup were so stale to be inedible. I'd avoid this place. read more

Good selections, good value, very solicitous staffing. Love the 1/2 sandwich and small salad combo options. read more

McAlister's Deli - Lunch - yum! - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

Completely and totally understaffed for a Sunday afternoon. The food was not cooked well, and it looked very thrown together. There was very little seating and the time from entry to order was 25 minutes and entry to food was 55 minutes. Employees who were walking around looked miserable. We just felt bad for them. That being said they have amazing potato salad. Probably the last time we go for a long long time. read more

We used to love McAlisters. After coming to this location today, I'm not sure if I'll be back. The cheese for the nacho basket was so dry it wouldn't get on the chips. It was congealed when they brought it to the table. We sent it back and they brought back more of the same. It used to be very liquid-like. We ordered soup and when they brought it to the table, it was extremely under portioned. After going and asking about it, we were told it was because they ran out of soup. Were they not going to tell us that? What happened to this McAlisters?! read more

McAlister's Deli - Worst nacho cheese ever. - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

Wow. We used to come here often, very often, but since one opened in Mooresville we haven't been by this location in quite a while. Sadly, our recent visit was not good in any way. We arrived before the Friday lunch crowd and promptly stopped in the restroom to wash our hands after our playground adventures. The restroom was disgusting. Counter top soaked, paper towels overflowing the trashcan, toilets....gag. Mildew-y plunger was a lovely touch. It gives the restroom that Frat House feel I'm sure the kids from neighboring Davidson College greatly appreciate. After washing off the playground dirt (and restroom funk) we proceeded to order a french dip, Savannah salad, and two PB&J kid's meals. The salad was good, though one piece of the chicken was an odd gray color and texture. The PB&J woulda been hard to screw up. The kicker was the side of mashed potatoes & gravy. My son's potatoes were like kindergarten paste. Totally inedible even w/added gravy. Then there was the French Dip. 90% bread, 10% cool meat. Not hot. Not warm. Cool. To quote Clara Peller: "WHERE'S THE BEEF?" The Mooresville location always manages to provide a well balanced bread to meat ratio...not a heaping portion that falls apart, but enough HOT roast beef to get a satisfying taste w/each bite. This time around, I literally had bites of nothing but bread. If the server had not been nice and the dining room very clean, the food would rate just one star. read more

I got the Turkey, avocado sandwich, potato salad and a oatmeal and raisin cookie on the side. The sandwich was pretty good. I did add mayo to take away from the dryness of the bread. The potato salad was good. The cookie however needs to be revamped. Oatmeal and raisin cookies are suppose to be soft and chewy, and this cookie was hard and crumbly. Overall I was satisfied with my meal. thank you read more

A nice place for a bite to eat. Its like so fast food. I had the you pick two combo. the one thing I will say is it ads up fast. Lunch for two with an upgraded cup to a bowl of soup was 28.00 read more

Although McAllister's locations seem to be a bit inconsistent, the one in Cornelius is definitely one of the better ones. For starters, it is in a really cool building, almost ski lodge-esque on the interior, with exposed beams and the roof rising to an A-point. The walls are decorated with local sports jerseys and posters, giving it a decidedly hometown feel. The outdoor patio area has plenty of tables and can be a good place to relax and traffic watch. The food is also good at this location. Turkey and swiss on croissant is my general meal of choice, and when its available, I also get the excellent broccoli and cheese soup. Parking can be a bit of a problem, with the lot outside serving a row of businesses, which is why I'm giving this location only 4 stars. Very popular spot for lunch, but the service inside keeps things moving along, so the wait never seems too bad. And, of course, McAllister's has some of the best sweet tea around! read more

Could be THE worst McAlister's I've been to. It took them 25 minutes to get my order to me, and it was two sandwiches and the place had 5 customers. I had to ask about my order three times while I saw other people served that arrived after me. The sandwiches tasted horrible. The manager refunded my order and gave me a cookie... lol. DO NOT GO HERE... read more

Didn't even notice the renovations they disclaimed were happening. The staff was so polite and the quality of food was out of this world. We've eaten at McAlisters before, but the service was 5 STAR quality, and the taste of the Chipotle Chicken Panini, Mac N Cheese, and Club Sandwich were OUT OF BOUNDS!! read more

McAlister's Deli - I got the "Diabetes" sized cup. Lol - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

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My mom and I were here on a Sunday afternoon. Mom ordered the California Reuben and I had the Ole Spud. Both were very good and the atmosphere was very relaxed. The staff was awesome as always and checked on us often. We enjoyed our meal and will b e back soon. read more

McAlister's Deli - Delis Near Me - Cornelius, North Carolina

In the past 48 hours I've been to McAlisters deli in Cornelius twice and it was my first trip ever Monday. I can't say enough how friendly and respectful this staff was. Erin was so helpful recommending entrees for me given it was my first visit ever! Shaundah (I believe) the manager was so kind to deliver our food and 5 minutes later came to check if everything was up to standard including the sanitation due to COVID-19 As well as customer service and food quality I will be eating at McAlisters for years to come. So glad this location is filled with kind team members and under great leadership. See you soon! read more

YIKES! Y'all I've only had there food 2times and both times it was horrible. First time.. I work in the food industry so I know the rules about bringing food back to the counter to fix etc... Needless to say I ordered my sandwich with no lettuce and received lettuce on it. When I told them i ordered it with no lettuce they took it back up to the counter, brought it back to the line and just took it off after I had already had my hands on my sandwich. That's a health code violation! Second was tonight for a quick decent dinner (same café). Everything was good up until I got the other half of my sandwich. I bit into it and pulled out a long hair that was intertwined in my turkey. GROSSED OUT!!!!! NEVER WILL I EVER GO BACK! read more

Tables were dirty and several staff, including those in the kitchen, were not wearing masks or were wearing them incorrectly. If you are concerned about covid, this is not the place to go. read more