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    McAlister's Deli

    3.6 (78 reviews)
    InexpensiveDelis, Salad, Sandwiches
    Open 10:00 am - 10:00 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Kevin S.

    Great variety of sandwiches and sides! We did order pickup, and the pickup spot was neatly organized. The ambiance was spacious and clean (makes sense considering it's a relatively new spot). Online service was smooth and easy to navigate when placing the order.

    SW salad and half jalapeno crunch sandwich
    Sumita B.

    Pick 2 is an awesome choice: half sandwich/salad/spud/shareable for 7.49. I have tried the following: -BLT+A -Nacho basket -Fully loaded nachos -Ole spud Service has been top notch. Order food at counter and they deliver to your table. They had plenty of staff walking around refilling drinks and asking if you need anything. They also bus the tables too. The strawberry lemonade was refreshing. Their drink size is large.

    King club is huge and awesome.
    Dmitriy N.

    I've been here a few times now and am a fan. Their sandwiches are really good and come with a side for around $8. Pretty good price for freshly made sandwiches. Their baked potatoes are giant and can be loaded with all kinds of goodies from cheese to bacon to sour cream and whatever else you can think of all for around $8 as well. Only thing I am not a fan of is their sides. They are okay and their Mac and cheese is runny. Otherwise it's a good price for some good food. I will be back for more.

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    Rob P.

    When you enter, you may wish to grab a paper menu and decide before approaching the counter. They have a large menu but you'll find time to decide is small once you're at the registers. That being said, the cashier we had was very friendly and patient with our indecision. I had the choose two option. I selected the spicy turkey melt. It was a mistake. The sandwich was primarily vegetables and there was one slice of turkey, which you could not taste at all. The sauce was OK. Look at all that green versus the menu photo, it's crazy out of proportion! I would never order this again. The accompanying tomato bisque was pretty good. My wife chose the Club sandwich, which had plenty of meat and tasted quite good. Our son had the mac & cheese. I liked the choices of the cheese. However, it was kept far too hot to be on the kids menu. He couldn't eat it for nearly 10 minutes after we got it and even then it was because we poured it out and spread it on a plate to cool. It could have caused great injury! This is dangerous on a kid's menu item! Beware and don't just hand your kids their food here, test it thoroughly! The tea I had to drink was very smooth. If I had a choice, and for a kid's safety, I'd probably choose to go elsewhere. There are plenty of delis around.

    Garden Turkey on croissant w/ herbed mayo instead of balsamic and a fruit cup side.
    Elizabeth M.

    I became a fan of Mcalisters when visiting my family in Omaha and was so glad they opened a location in WDM. My two favorites are the chicken salad and garden turkey sandwiches. When I order the turkey, I swap a croissant for the nine grain bread and the herbed mayo for the balsamic vinaigrette.--that herbed mayo is AMAZING! My preferred side is the fruit cup, it is a nice blend of grapes, strawberries, blueberries and pineapple. The potato salad is pretty good too, although it has egg in it, which I'm not really a fan of, but that's obviously just a personal preference sort of thing. Generally speaking, the ingredients are always fresh and high quality--my only complaint would be that the avocado is often on the brown side, which can be a bummer. When I visit with my mom, she always gets a baked potato--those things are HUGE! They look and smell great. In addition to the sandwiches, my bf RAVES about the mushroom soup. The staff is consistently friendly, helpful and professional, service is prompt and and the restaurant is always very clean.

    Chop salad and crab & corn chowder
    Maggie F.

    Quick lunch option. All the variety you'd expect from a deli: salads, sandwiches, and soups. Plus other items like baked potatoes and nachos. The food didn't look very impressive when we were served but delivered on taste. I had the pick two and had a generous sized salad and a cup of the special crab and corn chowder. My lunch date had a sandwich with his choice of potato salad for lunch. Both of us left full and with cleaned plates. Glad we checked this place out!

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    Service was a little slower but the food was good and done correctly. The potatoes could have a little more on the toppings.

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    Hansen's Manhattan Deli

    4.4(171 reviews)
    6.9 mi
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    Will be back for sure Best sandwich in a long time…read moreNo skimping on meat At a lot of sandwich places, I tend to order double meat. Just too much bread in proportion to meat at most places. No need to double up here. The Betty's was thick and juicy. Perfect proportion of bread to meat. Was somewhat reminiscent of a Cuban with mustard and pickles. Very light, almost falling apart bagel. Delicious! Best sandwich I have had outside of the actual Manhattan!

    As a New Yorker, this is the closest thing I can find in Des Moines that's like grabbing a sandwich…read morefrom my bodega down the block. They've got wide selections of sandwiches and honestly, you can't go wrong with any of them. The Manhattan is my go-to (Corned Beef, Ham, Salami, Coleslaw & Swiss with Mustard, Mayo & Pickle on an Onion Bun) but I always sub the onion bun out for a hero bun. Every flavor works well with each other, the coleslaw is sweet and contrasts well with the saltiness of the meats, the crunch from the pickle, and finally the mustard cuts into all of them for a beautiful clash of senses in your mouth. Other sandwich pictured is their Tuesday, it's a daily special sandwich you can get on any day. The special pricing won't apply if you get it on another day obviously. The Tuesday was hearty and the cheese on top of it was seasoned well. The peanut butter brownie, very decadent! I don't even like brownies but I always try to snag this one whenever I'm here! Service here is always prompt and helpful. The ambiance does a great job at pulling on the community aspect you feel at your local corner store in NYC.

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    2.6 mi

    The sandwiches were absolutely incredible--honestly some of the best I've ever had, no question…read more But the wait was beyond frustrating. We were driving through from Colorado back to Minnesota and did everything right: ordered online a full 30 minutes ahead so we could just swing in and pick up. We arrive, my sister (who also ordered ahead online) is already walking out with her food. My brother orders in-person right when we get there, and his sandwich--plus two other walk-in customers' orders--come out before ours even starts being made. We ended up waiting over another 30 minutes. More than an hour total from when we placed the order. What is the point of online ordering if the system doesn't hold your spot in line and just lets in-store orders and later arrivals jump ahead of you? It completely defeats the whole purpose. Still... those sandwiches really were exceptional. Almost worth the headache.

    Pulled up to Capriotti's while heading back to Omaha (from Des Moines) expecting a solid sandwich,…read moreand they definitely delivered -- anything with turkey here is a guaranteed win. Ambience and customer service were just... there. Nothing offensive, nothing memorable. It's giving "get your order and go," which honestly works if the food's this good. If you're in it for the sandwich game, don't let the dry vibe throw you off -- the flavor makes up for the rest.

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    Palmer's Deli and Market-Corporate Office

    3.0(6 reviews)
    2.7 mi
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    I am shocked the way I was treated at this location. Yes! the food very good but the service by…read morethis one particular person Kayla. I would say lack there of. I have never been so belittled and embarrassed in my whole life. The young that I gave my money missed counted the money I was to receive back. Now I must say I should had counted my money but me being in such a rush I didn't. When I realized it I was at the Dollar tree so I called and spoke with a young lady by the name of Kayla whom also is one of the management teams. I told her the situation and I asked her could I come back up she said yes. As I entered I noticed that the gentleman was still on the cash register so I went and talked to Kayla and she basically called me a liar asked me that I have my receipt. I told her I didn't have a receipt due to the fact that the gentleman didn't give me one with my money I laid my money on the counter she said are you sure that you didn't lose your money or drop it. I said no I did not she said well are you sure you didn't spend it at the Dollar tree? I said no I did not I used my credit card would you like me to call there she said yes if you would like I spoke to the manager at Dollar tree Dollar tree manager said I use my card. I said I would not take and steal money from you he miscounted my money meaning the gentleman that was on the cash register. I said maybe he took my money check his pockets she said oh I'm not going to do that I said so you don't think that he would take money but you think I would take money she said I don't believe he would take money. I then said could you close the cash register out and count to make sure proof that I did not have the money and he miscounted or something she said no I cannot do that I said well will you please check the cameras she said no I cannot do that. She then said very rudely well you could leave your name and number if you would like and when we check the cameras at night and the cash out the money then we'll let you know tomorrow. I said so there's no way that you can look at the cameras or check the cash register now she said no I mean and she wasn't quiet she said no so if you want to know if your money is there do you want me to take down your number and name or not. By that time I started looking around customers were looking at me everybody was like I don't know I felt like they thought I was probably lying you know I got nervous my anxiety got bad I suffered from very bad anxiety and I said yes you could take my number and I said you want me to act like the angry black woman but I'm not going to give you that Joy Kayla I'm not going to do that she had a small smirk on her face I gave her my number and my name. I then said have a good day I proceeded to call the police they came he said it was a civil matter. The next day I called and I asked did they check the cameras of course Kayla answered and she said well the manager has not came in yet that just the area as far as money count. She then said I will have her call you when she gets in I said okay not even probably a half an hour 20 minutes later the management calls me and apologizes several times stating that she did count and it was $40 over my money which let me back up a little bit so I put my money on the counter that what the gentleman gave me and she said Kayla well why is there 45.00$. If your food came up to 15.49$ I looked at her like I don't know I was shocked that she would even ask that she said well what's the other money for I think I had probably like $8 and my other side of my purse and I said cuz I just came from the Apple store I literally pulled out my what I have purchased from the Apple store with the receipt. I then told her even if I combine the money together it still would not add up to what was owed to me from this deli. I end up going in to receive my money I didn't get the manager's name with the dark brown hair she did Apologize several times of course when she went to get the money to give to me Kayla had a money bag already there as she seen me walking in and she took $40 at out and literally if I could show you a camera you would see her throw the money to me on the counter. Today I called for corporate's number of course Kayla answered and as she said rudely would you like the number I said yes please she said okay she gives me this corporate number. I then say to her Kayla she said yeah I said you know the way you treated me I said the other manager apologized but I believe that you also owe me apology I have not been able to sleep I was embarrassed and humiliated by you she didn't say anything she hung up. This is not a woman that even should have a management position because she does not know how to treat people very very disrespectful I believe that you know she shouldn't even have that title of management and she needs to do more training on her customer service skills. When I walked in there and explained to her it was very degrading.

    Walked into Palmers at 12:01 pm. There is no organization to the ordering/line process. Finally got…read moreour complete order at 12:29! It cost us $27.12 for a oriental chicken salad, brownie, Pepsi, Ruben Sandwich, tea and side dish. Food was great but not worth the wait or price!!!

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