McAlister's Deli

Anyone from the 409 knows, this is one of the best, are if not the best to visit for any convient…read morestore products. Any hot or cold deli items, and great customer service. Every visit to PA ends with cold boudain wrapped in plastic wrap, to stay cold as we make our journey back home. The homemade cracklins, as expensive as they are, are to die for. Call me a Foodie if you like, but I know good eating, and their boudain is in comparison to Burt's down in 5TH WARD of Houston and they are hard to top. Don't forget to pick up, fried pork chops and fried chicken to go, to soothe your tummy while on the road.

Everyone brags about the boudin. I got the regular, the rice was mushy, didn't have that much…read moreflavor, it had pork pieces, no flavor.service was quick, very clean but to expensive. Ambiance pleasant.

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Soulfood baby! I found out they ship boudain too. Owner's fam is orig from N'Oleans. Next to JD Boudain, this spot is on top.

Amuny's Liquor & Deli

4.8(9 reviews)

4.8 mi

Great selection of liquor, beer, etc. Don't forget to pick up some sandwiches at the deli too…read more Always fresh and tasty. And their sandwich trays are the best around.

Great place to "party" shop for adult beverages! Their sandwiches are really really good. Have…read morebeen shopping there for years.

Po Boy sandwich, funyuns and a "special" Big Red.

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Jason's Deli

2.9(58 reviews)

0.6 mi

Jason's Deli is a staple in SETX. The food is delicious and the service is always good. My…read morefavorites are too many to count from the ranchero wrap, baked potatoes, amy's turkey O and more. Honestly, I have had a lot of things on the menu and it is all good. But, you have to try the broccoli and cheese soup. It is creamery and super tasty and dip some potato chips and it is pretty much soup heaven. Really though, this location is now outside of Central Mall which is great. The interior is way better with easy flow. The only weird thing I think is that the salad bar is at the front of the store and the ice cream machine is located in a weird spot. Overall, it is my go to comfort food while I am in town.

Must be trying to save money. The Apple Español had called no apples in them at all. Declare had no…read morefeeling it looks like a business who's trying to get over on their customers by not putting filling in there pastries what a scam and they're supposed to be the best. The cup of fruit was the smallest cup of fruit I ever seen taste it terrible there's a place across the street who does way better business than them all their food is on point they would get five stars. I had trouble even giving Jason's deli one star disappointing to say the least used to be the best.

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Bruce's Seafood Deli

4.2(75 reviews)

1.3 mi

The wings and fried fish are amazing!! Love this place…read more All of their food is delicious

Had this popcorn shrimp platter for just 13.00 flat was super cheap and feel you up and yummyread more

Had popcorn shrimp platter with fry's, for 13.00 total was yummy

Some taxidermist had fun with these bugs

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The fried oyster is very juicy and fresh! :)

Daviss Donuts & Deli

4.4(19 reviews)

1.5 mi

The customer service is wonderful!! Me and my grandparents love this place so much! I love their…read moredonuts and kolaches! The store is also quite cute inside!

Picked up a variety plus beignets for family the day before Thanksgiving!! Everything was…read moreexcellent but the beignets were what dreams are made of!! Highly recommend!! The lady behind the counter was so pleasant and knowledgeable!!

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Firehouse Subs

3.7(34 reviews)

0.4 mi

Evacuated to Port Arthur from New Orleans due to Hurricane Ida so obviously we were on a fast food…read morediet for our duration of our trip. After being met with a ton of "We don't have this item", "Our ice cream machine is broke", and inconsistent customer service all week, it was refreshing to go to Firehouse Subs where they actually did have every item they advertised, every staffer was super friendly, and the food was pretty good. This was my first time having Firehouse Subs, I may come back to the local ones in Louisiana now if the customer service is as consistent across all their chains. From a food standpoint, again, good but not great or anything. But I'm giving this specific location in Port Arthur 5 stars for their A+ customer service. Also, a few staffers were cleaning the hell out of their machines and tables and kept apologizing for "being in the way" which was pretty funny seeing that as a customer, especially during this pandemic era, you want to see establishments taking great measures to keep their place clean. Very impressed overall with how this establishment is run.

The last time I ordered a sandwich there, it was mostly lettuce with very little meat and no…read morecheese! I haven't been back.

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Just opened up!

Rao's Bakery & Coffee Cafe

3.7(75 reviews)

0.6 mi

Great little spot out here…read more I stppped by just passing through town and figured I would check it out. Seems like the coffee, ice cream and pastries are the forefront. Tried a cupcake. Very good. Very simple. Not trying to recreate the wheel of cupcakes with elaborate flavors and decorations. Best part about this place (maybe not this locations) but it's been around since before WW2. If this establishment can be around that long they gotta be doing something right.

I went for the first time for my birthday, hoping to get a nice sweet treat and was extremely…read moredisappointed. All of the desserts on the menu were not even present. I ended up just getting a cookie, which was good. My sister had a gift card, which is the only reason I got something. I would never waste money on nasty-looking desserts. On top of not having much of a selection, there were hardly any labels on the desserts. How is this place still open?! The cashier was also very unhelpful and rude. I will never return to this place.

Strawberry Cream

Banana Nut

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Cupcake in a cup

Raising Cane's Chicken Fingers

3.3(33 reviews)

0.6 mi

This place has exellent customer service The employees are welcoming a and their speed of service…read moreis fast as it should be on any FAST food restaurant I definitely recommend them just like I recommend Chick fil A and Mc Allisters deli I avoid the local Taco bell & Jack in the box for their always slow service. To me its all about staff being welcoming/pleasant and speed of service. If your business lacks those you lose customers

Service is there ; Food is on to something ; sometimes it lacks in consistency such as everything…read morebeing presented well as in the togo side;

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Steele B.

15 years ago

Average food at best. Service below average.

Vivian D.

5 years ago

takes hours for food to come out.

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