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    McAlister's Deli

    2.8 (105 reviews)
    ModerateSalad, Delis, Sandwiches
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Outdoor seating
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    McAlister's club...err 3/4 of it anyways
    Tuan D.

    Well...requested extra pickle spears, ended up with zero... Ordered McAlister's club...got 3/4 of a sandwich. WTF is wrong with this location? Plano location is always on point. Yall need training courses from them.

    The chili
    Duane S.

    Service was ok. Nice high school kids. Atmosphere was standard. But the food left something to be desired. I believe the chili was wolfs brand with no beans. Almost 100% certain of that and it was $7 for a bowl. My wife's sandwich was also meager. All in all, not a great experience.

    1/2 Roast beef spud and Memphian half sandwich. This isn't a 'key size' sandwich.
    R M.

    We were looking for a place to get a soup, sandwich and potato for dinner. We opted for McAlister's because we wanted a good iced tea. Upon reading the reviews, I was afraid we would be disappointed. Thankfully we weren't. The service was great, Daya took our order and the assistant manager whose name escapes me checked up on us. When the food arrived, it looked and tasted great. If you're hesitant, I'd give them a chance. The restaurant was about 25% full so I know there's many folks who come, enjoy their meal and go on with their life. Ywe likely only read reviews from the small percentage who had an issue. No issues here.

    Pick two

    Since when is this half a sandwich, car key for reference. Brought it back and he said "that's correct." I've eaten here before and it's not. Shoulda gone to Jason's deli

    Cliff H.

    After ordering we waited 30 min and still had no food. When I went to check on it, they had lost the order. When I asked for the manager I was told he was scared to come out. Several other customers were also missing orders, we were waiting long enough to make friends. After re-ordering we did finally receive food, such as it was. I had ordered the Horseradish Roast Beef with Cheddar. What I got was one sad piece of beef on a large piece of bread with way too much sauce. Given the pictures around the place I was expecting a bit more. The manager, finally, did come out and give us some coupons for free meals. Not sure why we would use them.

    "Bottom of the Barrel" Chili
    Lauren M.

    This is my second 1-star experience with this location. This time, I placed a takeout order through the McAlister's app. My chicken caesar wrap came unfolded in the container and was a complete mess -- basically a salad atop a soggy tortilla. (Shouldn't it have been wrapped up or stuck together with toothpicks? What dummy just throws a wrap in a to-go box?) I was also shorted a pickle spear. And the worst offender? The cup of chili I ordered was a SOLID MASS in a half-filled cup. Burned lumps were clearly visible. It had obviously been scraped out of the bottom of a pot by a lazy employee who didn't want to deal with refilling the pot. (And, look, I've worked in restaurants. I know that this chili isn't made in-house. We're talking about something as simple as cracking open a new can and dumping it in a pot. How lazy can you get?) When I called the restaurant to share my thoughts with the manager, I was told that he was too busy to come to the phone. Which holds with my previous review, in which I mention how SWAMPED the manager always seems. Every time I visit, there are three bored-looking high school kids standing behind the counter doing NOTHING while the manager dashes around the restaurant, delivering orders and putting out fires. Clearly the employees lack training on how to better run the front-of-the-house, whereas the kitchen could benefit from a manager's attention. There is just no excuse for serving the slop I was given. I LOVE McAlister's. I've lived near several other locations (Denton being one) that were consistently excellent, well-managed, and staffed with employees who were present and engaged in their work. This location has NEVER gotten their act together, despite the many, many negative reviews it has received here on Yelp. What is going on at this restaurant and why hasn't it been fixed?

    Hungry for order 46 1st time at this location
    Doug C.

    1st visit to this location for short road trip following Turkey Day Nov 2022. We have eaten at other locations in Collin county and well taken care of and plenty of staff on hand. We were interested in salad/soup combo which is right on the menu. See photo. Next time one of us will get soup/salad the other soup/sandwich and split the difference. On a future visit we must throw caution to wind and get the Oreo cheesecake. The promotion photos at the counter were to die for. Yummy.

    Ronnie H.

    This is your average McAlister's deli. If you haven't been to one they serve up some decent deli style food at some decent prices and good service. There's nothing that shines or is above your run of the mill deli but that shouldn't put you off from trying this place out next time you want some soup and salad or sandwich and spuds.

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    Really nice manager took my order made sure my food was correct and made sure i liked everything. Jan 21st 10:30. Good food great service

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    Good food and people! Enjoy being able to see people come in and enjoy a nice meal and speak with staff who genuinely care about you.

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    YUMMY food, and amazing service, definitely recommend their mac and cheese and their sweet tea!!

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    All around good club sandwich and excellent customer service...I just wish we could add extra pickles when ordering online.

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    THIS MCALLISTERS IS SO GOOD!!! Our beautiful server Lucy was incredible, she's literally a BOSS!!

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