Great lunch stop off the highway! + dieters delight + eau Clair special + chips, cheese, meats, oh my! + outdoor seating read more

Just WOW! Small but mighty specialty cheese, meat, and deli store, we randomly popped in on our way to Minnesota. Over 35 years of hand making sandwiches with local meat, cheese, and produce, was blown away with the selections. Tons of gift and hosting items, meat and cheese cases with lots of gourmet treats. The staff was incredible, made some lovely recommendations and certainly created a note worthy memory. May even stop back at this little off the beaten path store and gift shop to try a different sandwich on the way home. Shipping nationwide you must add this to your itinerary! Quaint, special, and truly memorable. read more

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Sandwiches here are delicious! I got the veggie sandwich and white bean chili. Both were very tasty and made me want to try more of their food! They have a great specialty food and gift selection. The staff is friendly and helpful. I totally recommend this place! read more

We love to visit this deli when in the area. They have a great selection of sandwiches with fresh meat l, cheese & produce. Their soups are also very good. I always end up buying some sauce or crackers off the shelves that I didn't know I needed. Ha ha! The staff is always very attentive and accommodating with special requests. The only downside is there is no space to stay and eat. But we don't let that deter us! Worth a stop if you are in Eau Claire and hungry for a good deli sandwich! read more

A modest place in Eau Claire that i would consider to be the best sandwich that i had by far. They have a wide selection of cheese and snacks. Their fridge is stocked with cool drinks that i wanted to try but i couldn't take it with me (rushing ro the airport after). As soon as you enter the place, all you see is shelves of good stuff! I took my time looking at most of them, lol. Pretty simple model they have, order to the right, pay in the left upon picking up of your order. Everyone is so nice & accomodating. read more

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Great place, cute and the sandwiches were amazing! Definitely glad we checked this place out. Wish I would have had room to try the ice cream. read more

Teeny tiny but bursting with fun food items and huge sandwiches! Vegetarian and kid options.

Cool little shop with loads of cheese, delicious snacks, and nifty gifts. I had the Eau Claire Special - Roast Beef and spicy Pastrami & Hot Pepper Cheese served on Pumpernickel with Lettuce, Tomato, Onion and Special Sauce. It was great! read more

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WOW! This place is very tiny however they pack a lot in flavor and goods the dieters delight was incredible! Highly recommend! The mushroom and Brie soup was so delicious also. Stayed hot the whole meal! Would definitely recommend this for a quick lunch or dinner stop. read more

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Everyone loves the sandwiches here, and deservedly so, but don't ignore the soup options. While some of them are pretty standard, they are all very good. The brie & mushroom is a particular favorite of mine, but I have yet to have a soup there that I did not enjoy. And, of course, make sure to grab some cheese while you are there. There are some fun and interesting selections here that you cannot find anywhere else in EC. read more

Cool, old-school deli feel. Great sandwiches, interesting extras. Will do this one again.

Soooo I stopped here for sandwiches and was quite disappointed. Like - amazing ingredients but poor execution!! Why were they both packaged soggy?!!?!! However, I bought some block cheese and that was amazing. read more

This place is tiny but mighty. We got 5 sandwiches including for picky kids. They were great with specialized orders and it didn't take too long. We were able to pick up some cheese while we waited. A few tables outside here but we went to a local park. read more

We were not looking for lunch and were kind of upset about that :D Sandwich shop was smelling pretty great. We were looking for some Wisconsin cheese and wee able to get it here as the nearest dairies were quite a drive and it was sowing. Decent prices and selection read more

Just because they are open doesn't mean they will sell you a sandwich. Customer service was NOT friendly. read more

Amazing...always. We go back, and back. My favorite is the Badgers Best but the chicken salad rocks too. Call ahead and your stuff will be ready when you get there. read more

Best sandwiches in the area. Made fresh when ordered. A little wait, but worth it! Limited hours.

Great food great local ambiance nice people local ingredients. Love it! Go here support local

Always delicious sandwiches! They occasionally have fried cheese curds that are awesome and served with apple butter. There's a woman who sometimes works register and gets very overwhelmed when they get busy and rushes people to check out if they're trying to shop around. Always feel like that's a bummer as folks are looking to spend more and she's discouraging it. Still a nice lady, as are all of their employees! read more

Needed a casual lunch spot on our road trip back to MN and this deli didn't disappoint. Great selection of cold and hot sandwiches and a few soups. A huge selection of cheese, crackers and other charcuterie and accoutrements as well. They also had 8 ice cream options! We tried the Rueben - great 1000 Island and perfect ratios of sauce to kraut to beef. I tried the Spicy Claire which had chicken breast and jalapeños and it was delicious!! Nice little kick of spice. My 4 year old enjoyed his very cheesy, and perfectly crusty grilled cheese. The butternut squash soup was tasty and while an odd choice for the hot summer day, I loved the flavor. read more

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Favorite place for meat, cheese, sticks, lunch! Try their German sausage, it's the absolute best (I put mustard in it too = perfection)

Great selection of made-to-order deli sandwiches. Hot and cold. I personally love the 'town of Nelson' sandwich. Good variety of cheese, a few other snacks too like salsa, tea, dipping sauces etc. Also one of the few places in Eau Claire you can get a hand dipped ice cream cone!!! Staff is friendly. Convenient location. read more

Eau Claire Cheese and Deli is an absolute gem. The sandwich menu is excellent and can please just about anyone. I've tried most of them, and the Eau Claire Special is my all-time go-to -- it feels like you're getting something from a big city, not little old Eau Claire. Top marks to the staff, too. They're always helpful, accommodating, and patient -- even when the tiny store front is packed with hungry, cranky people. I recommend it to everyone who is looking for lunch, every time. Just be sure you know, up front, that dine-in is essentially not an option, especially in cold weather months. Last thing: don't sleep on the condiments, sides, and candies in the store. Great for gifts! read more

Fun little place - as long as you're not averse to lots of people in a very small place!

All I can say is.... that font. What tf were they thinking?? Once an Eau Claire staple, "Nelson's," with that old, iconic, nostalgia inducing sign with retro brown, orange and yellow, was the place to go for the best cheese curds. I'm not sure what corner of Pinterest the owners got stuck in, but how do you not know that terrible wedding script is 10 years too late? Nostalgia is the world's most powerful branding tool and you had it on your side!! A real let down to see EC staples cave to the power of fickle trends. This isn't to say their selection isn't any good anymore, but it's sad to see brands cave to the power of fleeting trends when they had a good thing going on. read more

Tried the Hot Hero, it was amazing. Great little shop of local food items, and a large sandwich menu. Will return! read more

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What an awesome local store to get anything and everything you could want! The Reuben was great, can't wait to try all the other sandwiches. Small location but full of goodies. Highly recommend. read more

I have loved this place, but after today I don't know if we'll go back. Gal working was clearly not happy. It was 4:50pm and before I could even order she firmly announced that,"NO HOT SANDWICHES ARE MADE AN HOUR BEFORE CLOSING." I asked what time she closed and she said 6pm. Who shuts down half their menu an hour before they close ? Guess they need a LOT of time to clean? Unfortunate as we had our hearts set on a couple of Reubens. Went down the block instead. Too bad. Am curious if the owners give a rip? read more

Their sandwiches are top notch and the workers are always kind. I love the Badger's Best. I always grab a couple blocks of cheese while I'm in here too. There is quite the selection! read more

I love cheese curds! Stopped for curds and bought cheese, summer sausage, and crackers as well. Clerk was so helpful and friendly. read more

** Closes at 5 pm! ** Some of the best ice cream in the EC area. Just wish there was a seating area and that they allowed for samples. My ratings: Blueberry cheesecake: 5/5 (delicious!) Heath bar: 3.5/5 (very mild flavor) Cherry flavor: 2.5/5 (too sweet/artificial flavor) Maple and/or butter pecan: 5/5 (had it last year it was awesome :) ) I recommend eating the day you buy it. After it's been in the freezer, it hardens up quite a bit! Yes, in WI we eat ice cream when it's 5 degrees outside! read more

Very nice store. Great selection of cheese and fudge. I didn't eat here but I hear their food is great!

First visit but not the last. They make sandwiches fresh while you wait. Outdoors to stay safe. Call ahead, even better. Try it--you'll like it!!! read more

The Ruben is delicious! Must stop every time I'm in town. Friendly staff who know how to make some dang good sandwiches!

No stars, Extremely disapointed with this place. I ordered fresh cheese curds the ones that come in the fresh sack bags 2 years ago 2 different times. They arrived fine and fresh. I ordered more cheese curds few weeks ago and when I called I asked SPECIFICALLY not in the vaccume seal bag as they change the flavor and texture of the curds. They tell me they will send fresh ones on that following Monday when they come in. Well my mom gets an email they have been shipped that saturday, very strange, and they my mom calls me and saying they are vaccum sealed! Gross!! Will not even eat these. I called and the manager tells me they stopped doing them in the fresh bags due to being tampered with in shipping. It would of been nice to tell me this before I placed the order and my mom spent over $55 on gross cheese curds! What a waste of money.They taste fake, ask before you order. Will not be ordering from them again. read more

This place is a dive. Small, no selection and on a budget. You might have 6 flavors of icecream. They only have white cheese curds. This place didn't even temp the kids to go in and investigate. read more

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Beyond amazing! Food is so good, the ingredients are high quality and I've never had something from here that I didn't like. Ann's super sandwich is my go to! Everyone who works here is super nice and quick to help you decide on products or a sandwich. My favorite place in town to grab lunch! read more

The store if an outlet of the Nelson Cheese Factory located about an hour away in the town of Nelson, WI. It's a small shop with a small parking lot, but the selection of cheese inside is one of the biggest one will find in Eau Claire. Just about all of it is made by Nelson, but I think I saw some rarer types that were made by a third, but I may have been mistaken. In addition to cheeses, they also have deli meats and make hot and cold sandwiches to order. They also offer party trays and have gift boxes for sale (of which I ordered some this Christmas). In the winter they have soups and also have ice cream for sale all year around. It's a nice locally operated business that I find myself going to pretty often for their high quality selection of meats and cheeses. It seems pretty popular because the place is busy daily around noon and after 5 PM. read more

A great stop in Eau Claire for gifts or goodies to take back to wherever you came from! Whenever I visit family in town, I always stop at Nelson's. They have yummy goodies out to sample that convince you to buy curds, summer sausage, everything! I went home with a bag f plain cheese curds, jalapeno summer sausage and cheddar / salami cheese on my last trip. All are great, but the cheddar with salami is a little...weird. Good, but just doesn't taste amazing. Definitely worth a stop. If it hadn't been winter, I would have tried out their ice cream too! read more

If you're in Eau Claire, this is a don't-miss kind've place. If you're looking for fresh Wisconsin cheese, skip the grocery stores and come here. They've got all kinds of cheeses with samples available. I recommend getting the curds - regular or garlic. They also have a deli with great sandwiches and frozen custard. Very surprising for such a small building. read more

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