25 years of waiting and just disappointment. Nice warm day out, and me and my mom decided to go get something to eat for lunch. We hadn't been here before, but she has been waiting 25 years to come here. She has lived in Akron for all her life, and Kenmore for 10 of those. The bread was soggy, the ingredients were not quality whatsoever, it even looks like they cooked the sandwich with the lettuce on it. The pickles, the only thing free with this expensive meal, were soggy. We paid $41 for this meal for just utter disappointment. Not only that, but these are MAGA Trumpers, displayed everywhere, which is embarrassing in a town with such diversity as Kenmore has. Most of your customers are black, so this is just insulting. read more

Primo's Deli - My mom's sandwich. It was essentially "coleslaw soup." - Delis Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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Sooooo...lived up to the hype. Hard to get to, nothing is really near it. It was great. I got the New York Pastrami or something like that. Price seemed in-line with other places, staff was particularly nice. People mentioned MAGA stuff (huge RED flag for me) and I DID see a Trump/Vance sticker (wtf?) but I also saw a Biden/Harris sticker. So if you are reading this Ms. Primo...how about: no stickers? I don't want to ruin my appetite thinking about Trump. That being said, the sandwich was the best sandwich I have eaten in Ohio. I will return and get some weird thing when I go back. Building was old a full of knick-knacks. They seemed to sell retail beer, but the selection wasn't amazing but they had some interesting stuff. read more

Went there to get a cornbeef sandwich on st patricks and they were closed. How can you be closed on the biggest cornbeef day of the year. Smh read more

After a nearby weekend round of golf, we stopped here for a trunk lunch in the parking lot. Due to COVID-19 they are takeaway only and without a park to hop over to, we just opened up the minivan trunk and tailgated right there in their lot! My buddy and I decided to get two sandwiches (Hot Italian and a Reuben) so we could split and try them both. We also got a big bag of local area wavy chips (Hartville brand) and doing so they gave us a container of their famous bacon-flavored chip dip! I was also to try another area favorite (for the first time), a pure cane sugar soda called Norka. The hot Italian sub was excellent and only mildly spicy served pressed on a grilled bun along with onion, lettuce and tomato. The corned beef Reuben sandwich was great served atop a hearty grilled bread, lean corned beef and plenty of sauerkraut and Russian dressing. Chip dip was definitely flavored with bacon seasoning and we gobbled that up in no time using those crispy wavy chips. I had a cherry-strawberry Norka pop and it was very refreshing and not overly sweet...went great with our sandwiches! Will most certainly add this to my foodie list for future golf rounds when we need to spot for a quick bite. Well done, team! read more

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Food is wonderful. Staff are grumpy and unfriendly. It is difficult to get through on the phone to place an order and if you go in to order be ready to sit for 45 minutes waiting on your food. read more

A unique place, off the beaten path. We were visiting the area and looking for a good lunch option to take to the lake! Landing on Primos, we stopped on the way and ordered. There is no dine in option, so everything is take out. It is definitely a small family owned business, which is always a perk in my opinion! Real people making a real living. The sandwiches themselves were amazing! We tried a few different ones. High quality ingredients, great ratio of bread to fixings to condiments and the rye bread specifically was a stand out for me! So delicious. Homemade side dishes and desserts were also available. Or a simple bag of chips for just .50 as an alternate side option. They also have a cooler with a variety of unique brews available. The whole place is a bit of a spectacle with signs and memorabilia covering most of the inside. The bathroom itself is also an interesting site, with pictures of shirtless men, cats, and burgers seemingly cut out of tabloids and taped right to the walls. It's small and morgan wallens photo is staring at you while you pee, but it all added to the experience! read more

Excellent place to enjoy a meal good service have to wait some times for awhile but worth the wait

I've actually wanted to stop here for a few years. I even tried at least twice, but but both times I can recall being unlucky and it ended up being a Sunday or Monday and I was greeted with their "closed on Sundays & Mondays" sign. But anyways, I happened to stop here recently, and it was a Tuesday, thankfully. So I was able to try the Turkey Reuben with Cole Slaw and Swiss on Grilled Rye Bread. The prices do seem just slightly higher than I would have expected. But I have to say, this was seriously the best sandwich I've had in quite a long time. Yes, seriously. The turkey was definitely great, but I expected that. What really caught my attention was that the Cole Slaw was particularly perfectly sweet and the Thousand Island Dressing was quite delicious. Additionally, the worker was professional and helpful, and even showed me some of the antiques, pointed out a cool picture of her on the wall from 15 or more years ago standing next to an old muscle car (she has worked here for many years), and offered an additional sample bowl of Broccoli and Cheese Soup. The soup was good, too. The place was simply pretty awesome. The only downside was that it was a bit sad to hear how she said the place was always busy and filled with people before the Covid Crazies tried to take over and control and shut down everything, though. And I guess they just never fully opened back up. I think she implied that she and the owner prefer it as "take out only", but the place looks and feels like a place that would be difficult for regulars to find a substitute for. Makes me think they would be disappointed. While I wish I had visited Primo's before the Covid Crazies became a thing, I'm just glad that particular hell on Earth time period is over. Even if there are still obvious negative side effects from the Covid Crazies' path of destruction. Anyways, the plants, antiques, vintage signage, and other decorations were great and created a cool, unique atmosphere. Cool place. To someone like me, that loves plants, it was like a tiny slice of heaven. I bet it was a fun and chill place to eat and hang out at back in the day. I'm looking forward to getting take out again. Or if I'm lucky and they ever reopen for dining, eating there! read more

Second time here and definitely going to be back and add to the rotation. The New York pastrami with creamy slaw and thousand island in rye was fantastic. Diverse menu and took everything of me to hold off on a second sandwich. Staff was super friendly as well read more

Primo's Deli - NY pastrami - Delis Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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The food is getting more and more expensive and the quality is going down and down. They won't even include the tiniest bag of chips. It sucks because a long time ago when you could dine in the food was pretty good--free chips too. read more

The best! The finest deli meats available! Full selection of fresh breads, ready in minutes/. read more

Still keeping on, same quality and great service. No more dine in but same cast of characters. Love this deli!

Dear Yelpers, Eccentric, eclectic, extravagant, and EXCELLENT! Pulling up to Primo's will have you wondering just what it is that has you here...but don't let the disheveled exterior fool you. This place has just what ya need. We stumbled across it on accident and it was one of the better mistakes I've made this year. The lovely staff of ladies was there to greet and serve with a smile that made you feel like a local. And the Spicy Italian Sub definitely earned its #1 Sub in Akron title! Not too spicy and packed with flavor!! And don't forget to pick up something to drink from the huge selection! Your friendly neighborhood foodie read more

Primo's Deli - Spicy Italian Sub - Delis Near Me - Akron, Ohio

So sad we cannot continue eating here. We had family and friends coming in from North Olmsted and Parma picking their favorite eatery in our area and it was always primos. read more

The food here is crazy expensive being nothing else comes with it, but a pickle. The sandwich I had was pretty good, but very expensive. A sandwich with a drink and chips is going to run about 16.00-18.00. It's only take out as well. I would give this place another star if at the very least the chips were included. read more

My family and I have been enjoyed the homemade food from here for over 22 years. The best Turkey Ruben And Italian sub around.

Primos deli Akron Ohio Primos deli in Akron Ohio was perhaps my wife's favorite restaurants on our tour of the biggest cities in Ohio. According to her the Reuben sandwich was the best, by the way this is from favorite sandwich, that she ever had in her life. What makes it so good you ask? According to my wife it was the bread. I ordered for Chicken salad sandwich. Perhaps a regional thing we are not familiar with, their chicken salad is made with pineapple in it & is distinctly sweet. Unfortunately that was not what I expected and it really did not appeal to me. We ordered the coleslaw and potato salad to split. Here again, the potato salad was something different, sweet but not like it was made with sweet potatoes. Suffice to say this was not appealing to us either. The Coleslaw was good but not remarkable. The highlight of this meal - after the Ruben - was the carrot cake. Delicious and an excellent size potion which we split. The price of our lunch was $30 which we felt was quite reasonable. Would we go back? Definitely. We would perhaps pick other things and asked to sample them but the quantity and quality of the food was excellent. Additionally the service was quite good. Although we are not very familiar with all of Akron, the location seemed a little bit off the path. Nonetheless we would make our way there should we return to Akron in the future. This deli definitely gets high marks from us and our recommendation. Enjoy! read more

Hidden in a neighborhood in transition from failing mall to bustling Amazon hub, so you might miss it, but woe to you! These sandwiches are great. The atmosphere is fun, and the staff are great. Oh yeah, the beer selection is fantastic too. If you find yourself near the old Rolling Acres Mall location, hunt this place down. read more

Excellent sandwiches, especially that hot spicy Italian sub! And the Reuben has the most tender corned beef! This place feels like a dive bar, but has very tasty food. You pick your bottle or can of beer (lots of craft and unique brews) from the refrigerator. And the prices are excellent. Rolling Acres, sadly, feels like a ghost town. But Primo's is thriving! read more

Primo's Deli - Hot Italian sub - Delis Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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You can't go wrong with the Spicy Italian. Best sandwich in Akron? Yeah, it's definitely up there, top three no doubt. Plus the beer selection... ohhhhh man the beer selection. You can really get in trouble here with their beer selection... did I mention the great beer selection? Beyond the best sandwich in Akron and a great beer selection the staff is awesome, the table gets a basket of delicious potato chips, and all their selections are solid. This place has been here forever and the food is so good you can understand why. The patty melt is one of the best I've ever had. This is one of the best lunch spots in all of NEO. If you haven't been you have to go. read more

Enjoyable sandwiches. I really liked the Reuben sandwich here. It had a nice amount of corned beef flanked on both well-melted cheese, and the bread was nicely grilled (and not greasy). The tasty pickle spear and chips on the side made it a complete and filling meal. Their coleslaw was enjoyable. The carrot cake got a lot of praise from the table, in particular it's surprisingly light and fluffy (but not overly sweet) cream cheese frosting. It might be the best cream cheese frosting I've tried, and they seem to know it's good, as they lay it on quite thick. The restaurant is casual and comfortable. Service was very friendly, but unfortunately food took a surprising amount of time to arrive. Great for a casual lunch. read more

I had the reuben with half corned beef and half pastrami and it was delicious. They put a lot of meat/sauerkraut in their Reuben without overstuffing it and making it difficult to eat. If you're a craft beer enthusiast, then check out their selection while you're there. W read more

Primo's Deli - Half corned beef, half pastrami rueben - Delis Near Me - Akron, Ohio

The Hot Spicy Italian all the way is my go to sub with a can coca-cola and a glass of ice. These are very special owners they have runners that walk around with bags of fresh chips with small cups of ranch dressing and they fill your basket if you need more these runners are very special challenged people that have been given a chance to earn a living and they are so awesome. We could only wish there were more businesses that recognize the needs of the community. My hats off to these caring owners you will always be successful. I come here for lunch when in the area the food here is second to none the bread is just simply the best toasted then loaded full of the freshest ingredients. If you do come at lunch time you may want to call ahead and reserve a table you can drop in but you might find yourself with a short wait this is a very popular lunch stop and can get crowded but worth it. It may take a little effort to find this old time deli as many times as I've been here I still get confused and usually just punch it in the GPS to save time. This part of Akron is feeling the the negative economic impact of the times there are so many closed businesses it's really sad but this is one place that made it and will continue to make it the service is the best, the food is incredible it's a must try if you like great nostalgia sub. read more

Friendly service, and delicious sandwiches. I ordered the Italian Cold Cut on sourdough.

Primos Deli has been serving Akron for over 35 years. They have been voted for some best subs in the area. Everything is cooked to order and the menu has a great selection of your deli favorites. They also have a large beer selection for take out and fourteen on draft. The staff is very friendly and fantastic and they really make you feel like your at home. Today my wife tried their sardine app. and anchovy appetizer. The dishes were very fresh and flavorful. She also tried their house salad, the portion size was great and the lettuce was fresh and crispy. With her salad she also had a side of pastrami which was perfect and very flavorful. I ordered their award winning spicy Italian Sub. It had all the classic Italian cold cuts. The sandwich was really good, my only complaint is that I felt that they were really shy with the meat. I also tried their bean salad, absolutely fantastic. It had great flavor filled with a variety of beans, peppers and onions. As a side dish I ordered the mac n cheese. This dish was really disappointing because the noodles were really over cooked and the whole thing was not really cheesy or had much flavor. For us we really enjoy this establishment and will continue to return. read more

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Best reuben in the city and very nice staff. Love Primos and have for years!! Always will be a favorite of mine.

Primo's is the best deli in Akron. I like their chili cheese dogs. They have an extensive imported beer selection.

This is not to reflect their food, just to be clear. Primo's transitioned to carry-out only over the pandemic. I have been looking forward to going back there for dine-in - they had great service, great food and a terrific beer selection. Primo's will be carry-out only indefinitely. This is a slap in the face to the Akron community and to all of those who grew up loving dining at Primo's. The Primo's that I know is not something that can be replicated and thrown into a styrofoam container. Shame on the owner and whoever else supported that decision. My tenure at Primo's has unfortunately come to an end. read more

This place is really cool the Decour is super eclectic. They have thousands of different kinds of microbrews and the sandwiches are out of this world! read more

Primo's Deli - Hit Italian - Delis Near Me - Akron, Ohio

Always amazing get the spicy Italian And get a bag of chips to try the dip they make Always rlly good don't sleep on this sun shop read more

Love this iconic place. I always stop by when I am back in Akron. Stopped by today to get my spicy Italian fix. The sub was exactly as I had remembered it, but I was sad to see that the dining room is closed. Apparently, for good. Not sure why, but the sub jus isn't the same by the time your get it home and isn't the same as relaxing and having a few icy cold beers from their wide selection. Please open up the dining room! Don't let Covid be the excuse to stopping an Akron tradition. read more

Incredible food and the friendliest of staff! What a perfect and unique spot. The front room is full of plants and they had the best beer selection for takeout/build your own 6 packs that I've ever seen. The vibes almost transport you back in time to a 1950s Italian Deli. read more

Undoubtedly the best Ruben you will ever eat. While your waiting for your food you don't have enough time to look at all the memorabilia that they have collected in the 40 + years of business. You will want to make sure to get something to drink with your sandwich. They have anything you can imagine to quench your thirst. I hope your not in a hurry because you're going to want to spend some time enjoying the many choices. Don't forget dessert. The reeces pieces pie was fabulous. I almost went back for seconds. If your really lucky you might get to hear a story from the owner. A wonderful guy that has made it what it is today. GREAT!!!! read more

Primos is amazing. The food is delicious and is worth every penny. Soon I should be moving not too far from them and I can't wait to take my wife since she's never had primos before. It is totally worth the price and the food is so very good read more

Unfortunately, they no longer have dine in. As an employee stated, they never will again. Very disappointing. I suppose I understand, but we likely won't be back. read more

So, when you are told on a weekday that it's a 25-minute wait for a take-out spicy Italian, it's a sign that this place is popular, and in this case, there's a reason. The guy taking my order was awesome and offered a full description and how he could give it an extra kick with their housemade habanero giardinara-ish side ... definitely ask for it! Yum!! 20 minutes laer, I took my Spicy Italian to my car, and bit into it, and I understood. So, it's not enormous, but the bread is toasty and soft, the meats are top quality, and the flavors are fantastic. There are other subs that may be more impressive in photos, but this was a deeply satisfying, quality sandwich! I would order ahead, but I would definitely be back!!! read more

Primo's Deli - Delis Near Me - Akron, Ohio

Primos is a pretty good restaurant. The enormous local popularity is what brought me in the door. The spicy italian sandwich and the desserts are what keep me coming back. Very good for carryout as well, quick and friendly. Pretty cool inside also. Prices are fair. read more

This is a great deli. I will drive from Kent for the hot Italian sub. Every other sandwich I've had here has been good also but the hot Italian is my favorite. read more

The family and I were looking for a good sandwich place while driving through Ohio. I chose this one partly because of all the Shiner references. I'm a native Houstonian and that tickled me. This was the only restaurant we ate at the whole week on vacation where I sounded like I was making love to my food. Every bite of my meatball sandwich released a moan of enjoyment. Kind of a small place. Looked like they also sell cuts of meat. Lastly, girrrrrrls, I think you'll like the ladies room. Lots of cute cut-outs watching you do your business. Creepy?! Nah, it's hot. read more

Primo's Deli - My meatball half and behind that my sister's Italian sausage and peppers. - Delis Near Me - Akron, Ohio

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