Megan and I are still exploring the
restaurant scene in the Crystal Coast, however when we felt in the mood for a
deli sandwich, we knew that we had to try the Church Street Deli. I had been hearing many good things
from locals in the area, and I love the historic district of Swansboro, so I
had big expectations upon arriving.
In my mind, I was picturing a wonderfully thick sandwich, made with the
best quality ingredients that would have an intense flavor making me want to
come back every day. In reality,
the sandwich was rather depressing and left me wanting more, much, much
more.
We
followed another couple into the deli (not the bar area, the deli) and the sign
said to seat yourself. We all
did. Then the waiting began. Three minutes, five minutes, seven
minutes, eventually a waitress noticed us and said she would be right
back. Ten minutes later, she
returned and we got to order drinks.
Service…poor.
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| "Famous" Grilled Reuben |
I
ordered the “Famous Grilled Reuben”.
It was their thinly slicked corned beef on grilled rye bread with
sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, and by my choice, the Thousand Island dressing. While the flavor was actually quite
good, the quantity of the sandwich was minute. Thinly sliced apparently also meant thin quantity. Two slices of bread, sauerkraut, corned
beef, Swiss, and the dressing still made up a sandwich of less than an inch in
thickness. I don’t know if this is
the normal quantity or a rare exception where they ran out of corned beef
without giving me the option to change, but it was disappointing. After the sandwich, the small amount of
potato chips in the basket, the super thin pickle, and slice of orange, I was
still famished. This could be a
great $5.99 lunch or after-school snack, but this was no dinner portion. And at the price of $9.95 for the
sandwich, it is absurd!
Megan
ordered the “Fabulous French Dip”, light on the grilled onions. It was anything but
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| "Fabulous " French Dip |
fabulous. It had no flavor, like none. The accompanying au jus didn’t even
have the flavor of a mild beef broth.
There was no slight thickness to it either, it had the consistency of
brown water, and a similar taste.
Again, the small sandwich and accompanying sides were not enough for a
dinner. At least my sandwich had
good flavor, this roast beef did not even have that.
I
really am hoping that since we were at the Church Street Deli on a Tuesday, it
was just an unfortunate series of missteps. We never did get a refill on our drinks. However, I really do not see the point in going back to
Church Street Deli to overpay for an inadequate meal. We actually had to pick up some Chinese appetizers afterward to fill
our stomachs.
Category
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Scale 1-5 stars
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Food Quality
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Food Creativity
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Service
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Atmosphere
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Value for the Price
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