World Deli has a nice selection of different food items with both a market and deli. The deli certainly offers a nice selection of food along with Interesting poboy options. This fun joint also provides a good choice of daily specials. You walk in and get in line then start looking at the menu and checking out the daily specials to decide what you will eat. The ambiance is very interesting with food items all over the place like a little tightly packed grocery store. This spot is VERY popular which leads to the biggest problem here which is parking. The parking here is very limited and it is a bit of a challange to get in and out of the parking lot. Many people say this is their favorite spot to eat and it seems a lot of folks come here nearly daily to get their World Deli fix taken care of. Overall you have a lot of great options and they have enough variety that most folks should find something that will make them happy. read more

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Once off the plane, have your rideshare take you right over to World Deli for lunch with the locals. My MIL brought me here for the first time in '93 and she and her friends still come for lunch a few times a month as do most people who've lived here their whole life. Parking is tight but don't let that keep you away from the World. Yesterday, I went in for meatballs and red sauce but quickly took a detour when I saw the daily special, Crawfish Monica. If you're visiting for the first time, crawfish or shrimp Monica is a local favorite that's getting harder to find on restaurant menus partly because every family has their own version of this special party dish. The Monica special was outstanding. I got a plate full of spicy crawfish cream sauce mixed with rotini pasta, a side of spiced corn and garlic bread, enough for lunch and a midnight snack. I also couldn't pass up the shrimp remoulade salad for my lunch the next day. The shrimp were seasoned, the romaine greens were fresh, and the remoulade dressing was a knockout. If you're not feeling like a hot plate special, World Deli has a big list of sandwiches and poboys that are super popular, as well. But whatever you decide, don't skip out on dessert. This is one of the few local sandwich spots with a homemade dessert menu as big as the sandwich one and these desserts cater to the local palate. Yesterday they had plain cheesecake, cheesecake with cherry sauce, Tuscan cream cake, rum cake, pineapple upside down cake, wedding cake, pralines, and tiramisu. Don't ever pass up the rum cake in Louisiana. If you're in town for the weekend and have access to a fridge, buy some spinach artichoke dip and crab stuffed mushrooms from the ready-prep fridge for a late night snack. This place is the real deal. Stop in and see where y'at. read more

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One of the best muffelettas ever. Love that it was hot and toasty! Such a gem and very clean place! read more

World Deli - Delis Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

The food was terrible, old meat it was cold just super disgusting, rude workers, I wouldn't eat here again. This place needs to be shut down. It's disgusting seriously read more

Everything went well and of course the food was wonderful as usual. We have lived in our house for 49 yrs and we always ear there and never been disappointed. read more

Great little place for lunch specials, sandwiches and frozen foods that they prepare so you can take it for a meal in the future. Always friendly and courteous staff. Place is clean also. Agree with the parking so I never go around lunch time. Avoid that time of day if you can. read more

Lazy.. got a shrimp po-boy, a pastrami po-boy, a BLT and bacon cheese fries to go. Would have been happy to spend the $70 if it was good. The bacon is microwave bacon, they didn't even bother to toast the bread. Or properly assemble the sandwich. The shrimp was battered in unseasoned cornmeal. No flavor. The pastrami was old and reheated, very very dry. And the cheese fries were cold with cheese sprinkled on top, not even melted or heated with the same microwave bacon sprinkled on top. read more

The gumbo was one of the most flavorful I've had, and such a good texture. My boyfriend loved the chicken parm poboy and I loved the cheesefries also! read more

10/10 food. 10/10 selection. Nice staff. Smells great. The only con is that the deserts are too sweet but Americans shouldn't be ordering that anyway LoL. read more

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This deli is a place that has a little bit of everything. You can order sandwich to go or eat inside with a fair amount of seating. You can also buy a few Italian grocery items or get dinner prepared items. A nice cozy deli and I enjoyed my panini mufaletta. Will definitely go back! The staff friendly and deli appearance was clean. read more

My mom recently got out of the hospital. She really wanted a BLT. We ordered delivery. I ordered the veal supreme po-boy and she ordered the BLT with fries and we also ordered the eggplant Parmesan. Everything was hot and delicious! Nothing had to be reheated or was soggy. Absolutely delicious and worth every penny! read more

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I go here for the turkey panini sandwich. I love it. I actually haven't tried anything else because I always get this. It has small grocery area too read more

Have had a couple sandwiches from here recently and everything has been great. When I'm in the area it will be one of my future choices to eat at. read more

The food was amazing. Definitely a go to for muffaletta sandwich. Potato salad is on point and there chocolate cake to die for! The people were great, friendly and helpful. Cute little deli with small seating area. read more

World Deli - Muffaletta sandwich! So good! - Delis Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Called an order in for pick up, when I arrived the lady at the counter didn't really greet me it was more of, "what's your name" vs a kind hello, before getting into my order. Place didn't feel welcoming had a strange vibe or a grocery store, deli counter, restaurant mashup. The folks in the back seemed nice when my order came up... food ended up being good- not sure worth the price but it was convenient to our new house. Sorry forgot to grab photos- we had the roast beef po-boy with gravy... it was good and the meat was tender (bread didn't get soggy and then a Ruben which had tons of meat, tasty seeded rye, and Swiss- definitely could have used more than what felt like a pinch of sauerkraut. It was good but I'd definitely ask for more sauerkraut next time. Also picked up some turtles which are my boyfriend's favorite - he was disappointed in the cookie but said the chocolate and pecans were spot on. We may try this again but it won't be a first choice due to the pricing... their prices are comparable to somewhere offering a side with the sandwich and here it's a la cart. read more

The food is to die for. I always get a muffelatta and any goodies on the counter. They are ideal and consistent.

The roast beef poboy is excellent! The bread stays pretty crispy despite a good amount of gravy. They use pulled roast beef instead of shaved. The flavor is awesome! Must try! read more

Meatball sandwich with provolone & Muffalatta panini are worth the drive. Friendly. Comfortable and neat atmosphere.

Best roast beef in Metairie! Also enjoy their salads and specials. Sadly, the shrimp po boy and potato salad were lacking much need seasoning and flavor. read more

World Deli - Roast beef po boy - Delis Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

So good they have the best cakes I've ever tasted. I had the wedding cake recently and I'm obsessed;

Great little hole in the wall Italian based deli. They appear to stay busy at all open hours including 2:30-3pm. From calling in my order to walking out the door with the panini was right over 10 minutes which is very reasonable. The mufalatta sandwich is a 5/5 must try item on the menu. The perfect amount of each ingredient with a noticeable high quality olive salad. read more

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My favorite roast beef poboys in town. And the cakes...oh my !!! Hot lunches are always dee-lish.

Great food. All from scratch The desserts are the best. Large selection of homemade cakes read more

Besttttt in the city! Panini/ poboys/ muffalatas !! ten stars always! And they cater! read more

World Deli - Ham and Swiss poboy / turkey panini The best. - Delis Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

Been twice, roast beef sandwich is very good. My gf got the turkey panini each time and it's very good as well

Love world deli! They have all kinds of great home cooked meals, poboys, salads, and a little market too for some random kitchen, pantry items. They also have pre-made soups and meals that you can heat up at home. Breaded pork chops, veal, chicken Parmesan dinners. Macaroni is delicious! Green beans! If I'm in a bind with time and don't want to cook, I'll stop here and get some dinners to bring home for the kids. Staff is nice, too! I just hate the parking lot. It's on a weird angle where you pull in and park on an angle and then you basically have to reverse back out onto Clearview which is always not safe. read more

World Deli - Inside seating - Delis Near Me - Metairie, Louisiana

I ordered the roast beef poor boy with ham and Swiss cheese to go. I also purchased a frozen entree and $5.99 dessert. Total: $31.09. When I got home I discovered that they had made a regular roast beef poor boy. It was past 3:00pm and needed to eat. Not wanting to eat a cold sandwich I went ahead and ate what they sold me. It was nearly 3:30pm and I called World Deli to alert them of their mistake. I asked for the difference in price to be given as a credit for my next visit. The employee informed me they don't do credits and I could bring the sandwich back. (Impossible since I had already eaten it!) I am a 72 year old retired teacher and not used to being doubted. I wonder if the loss of future business was worth it to this restaurant. I won't be back!! read more

I've finally found a delicious nearby (Metairie) deli. Dare I say the Reuben was better than Stein's? Yes, it was. Good simple and delicious. Best for take out. All sorts of sides and candies(!). And the prices are right! read more

Quaint deli on the side of the road with lots of traditional Italian menu items to choose from. They also have 3 tall coolers full of prepared foods to go, like soups, all manner of pasta dishes and pizzas. Lots of varieties of bottled beer round out the coolers. They also have a well-stocked deli cabinet (meats, cheeses, salads, pizzas), a small dining area (approx 10 tables) & video poker. Lining the main wall are shelves stocked with jarred olives, olive oils, minced garlic, boxed pastas, jams, cocktail mixes, condiments, candies, and various sodas and sparkling waters. They have a fountain machine, which serves coke products (yaaay) - but no juices for us purists, so S. Pelligrino, here I come! Everything is fresh and made to order. I thoroughly enjoyed their tomato pesto panini! The bread was perfectly crispy on the outside and filled with creamy mozzarella, tangy tomatoes, pine nuts and fresh pesto. What a perfect sandwich! Though I ordered it to go, I decided to enjoy it in their family-style dining area. Good call! Parking right out front (diagonal spaces for about 10 cars) is best since it's on Clearview Pkwy. I'll be back to visit next time I'm deep in Metry! read more

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I had home delivery several times Reuben and Pastrami sandwiches arrived hot Large fresh baked rolls Loaded with fresh grilled meat I'll keep going back read more

Stopped by to get a muffalata to take on the plane. It was so tasty and the service was quick. Will do again when next in NOLA.

Great food at a reasonable price. They have a great selection of prepared foods to take home from later.

I have ordered from here two times now through delivery service. Both times the food is fresh, delicious, generous portions and great. Highly recommend! read more

I was in town for a class and only had an hour for lunch on the Saturday after St.Patrick Day and they were right next door to us. The vibe as soon as you walk in was very lively. They had so much to look at and purchase. My friends and I wished they were opened on Sundays because they were closed when we got out of class but they did have food frozen to purchase along with desserts. The menu was simple and everything looked delicious.!I got the ham and Swiss panini with mango pepper jello Service was quick, food was hot and amazing! Whenever I'm back in town I will be stopping by! read more

I've been going to World Deli, a gem in Metairie for many years on and off and always have a great sandwich. My favorite is the warm muffuletta. Today was definitely my first time that the service from the deli area was absolutely Awful! I was in the middle paying my bill and I heard my name. I obviously wasn't quick enough as the deli lady walked up to the register and threw my sandwich on the counter and mouthed off "I called your name 3 times"! I was shocked! To top it all off the bread was tough and very dark from leaving in the oven too long! I suggest having patience when going to this deli. Obviously, their staff is stressed out. read more

A special place off the beaten path. If you don't like this place you don't deserve to eat good food and should stick with Piccadilly or fast food read more

A few weeks ago, I ordered from here via Door Dash. My order arrived missing items and wasn't very good. Part of that order was their potato salad. I remember thinking, "I can't believe I thought this was once good." I reported it to Door Dash and figured it was a fluke because my World Deli experiences were always good. Today I gave them another chance and ordered from Door Dash. This time a roast beef poboy and cannoli....among other things. You know the chewy, stick to your teeth experience when you chew overcooked meat? That was the roast beef poboy I received. It sucked. I gave it to the feral cats outside. They seemed to like it. The cannoli wasn't much better. Very average cannoli. Today, World Deli blew their second chance. I remember good food in the past. The past two experiences demonstrated to me World Deli is becoming complacent and is unable to even serve average food. read more

Love the Metairie gem. The food is amazing. All of it! I've loved everything my husband and I order. And the frozen dinners are so convenient. Good prices for a hot homemade meal that I didn't have to dirty my own kitchen for read more

Love World Deli, It's a neighborhood gem for sure. Wonderful roast beef and awesome shrimp poboys. Everyone is friendly and helpful. Parking can be a challenge during peak hours. I try to get there on off peak times. read more

I've ordered from here a few times via doordash and everything I've had was delicious. Their chicken Parmesan and roast beef poboy is really really good. Their pot roast and spaghetti and meatballs is also really good and homemade tasting. I highly recommend!! read more