Erik’s DeliCafe

The man there was patient & helpful, especially when explaining the menu to us & providing…read morerecommendations. BBQ Brisket sandwich was to die for - tender, juicy, with just enough sauce. Even though it's been a month since our Monterey trip, my partner & I's one regret was not taking some back with us. We went for the aquarium - but would plan a trip back just to enjoy it again. Seating area & bathroom is nice & clean.

My wife and I had an incredible lunch experience here today. I've been seriously craving a…read moretraditional, no frills hot dog, and even though it was not on the menu, the staff went above and beyond. They were kind enough to sneak a couple onto the grill for us, which was an amazing gesture. The hot dogs were absolutely delicious, served on a high-quality bun shipped directly from the East Coast (the same ones they use for their Philly cheesesteaks). It was a fantastic, flavorful surprise. As you can see from the photo, my wife thoroughly enjoyed diving right into that massive foot-long! The service was top-notch, the food was spectacular (such great quality and flavor), and they truly care about their customers. We will absolutely be returning and highly recommend this spot to anyone in the Seaside area! Thank so much, its really a pleasure to find a crew that love their trade !

Meat display

Crispy Calamari Sandwich ($18) + Wedge Fries ($8)

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A beautiful 2 1/2 pound ribeye

La Sala's Bi-Rite Market

4.5(284 reviews)

1.2 mi

Traffic was terrible during Car Week so finding this spot to get us off the freeway was a…read moredelight!!! There's limited 20 min parking in front of the market or you can go park in the neighborhood. We came in with no expectations! Veggie sandwich 4.8/5! It was packed and delicious! Ofc I could only eat half. It was a solid veggie sandwich with sprouts also. I loved that every bite also had a punch of tangy flavor from the pickled banana peppers and jalapeños. Honey enjoyed his roast beef sandwich too! 4/5 We also ordered potato salad when I couldn't stop thinking about it. 4/5 Steady line. Nice ladies. It's more of a to go spot but there's some seating inside and outside. Would return!

Haiku: La Sala's Bi-Rite Market…read more Cute deli market Famous hearty sandwiches Friendly, family-run. --- On our road trip back home, I'm so glad we stopped by La Sala's for their famous tasty and hearty sandwiches. I've heard so much about this legendary, family-owned deli and market. I couldn't decide between a hot or cold sandwich, so I got both the Meatball Sandwich and the Roast Beef Sandwich on Dutch Crunch bread. These sandwiches were hefty and hit the spot. The meatballs were savory, and I loved that the bread soaked up the juices and tomato sauce. It was my first time trying The Dutch Crunch bread. The crispy, mottled outside and soft inside made for a fun textured sandwich. It didn't taste any different, but I thought the crackled crust was so unique. Service was friendly and efficient. She gave great recommendations for sandwiches. The market was handy to grab road trip snacks. I'd definitely come back when I'm in the area.

Inside

Pastrami sandwich, mustard, onions, lettuce, olives, on Dutch crunch bread

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BBQ Sign

Mal's Market

3.9(117 reviews)

0.6 mi

Always our 'GO TO' place for amazing sandwiches and they have Maryann's ice cream! So many flavors…read moreto choose from! Heaven in one of my favorites with the peanut butter ribbon in it! So yummy. Service is always welcoming. Great place. Great people

Usually very good service. They get overwhelmed like any of us. Bombers are a great sandwich and…read morethey have a huge ice cream selection from Marianne's ice cream out of Santa Cruz!!

Tamale Tuesday

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Tables inside to enjoy your sandwiches

Angelina's Bakery-Deli & Cafe

4.3(251 reviews)

0.3 mi

Walked in on Friday to order a cake for our daughter's birthday for Sunday. Isabella was the…read morefriendly young lady behind the counter who greeted us and helped us with this order. The place is very cute little mom and Pop shop. they have cake slices of cakes, other pastries, and also coffee that you can purchase from them also as well as cookies. They have a day old shelf with things you can also buy. Because they close on Sundays, they made an accommodation for us to be open at 10 AM so that we can stop by and pick it up. We came back on Sunday 10 minutes before our pick up time and the owner was already in there waiting for us to come pick up the cake. I had a small conversation with him, He was super friendly super nice. I definitely highly recommend a business like this to everybody who wants a sweet treat or coffee.

To say I am disappointed in the $70 Birthday cake my husband purchased is an understatement…read more He ordered a lemon cake with raspberry preserves with buttercream icing. What we received was a dry cake with hardly any flavor. My Mother thought it was just a yellow cake, she couldn't even taste the lemon. And she is an experienced baker. She made our lemon and raspberry wedding cake, that my husband was trying to recreate. The raspberry "preserves" were gelatinous, like pie filling from a can. Preserves should be a jam like consistency, only with larger fruit pieces. But sadly, this was goopy and artificial tasting. And the buttercream was greasy, not creamy, like it was made from Crisco shortening (not butter), sugar and water. It didn't even have any flavor (maybe they forgot to put vanilla extract in it?) Even the construction of the cake was poor. They clearly didn't put enough batter in the pans. Normally you shave the rounded top off to make it flat. This bakery just added tons of icing in an attempt to make up for the rounded edges. Which also meant there were barely any raspberry "preserves" in between the layers. And last but not least. When my husband special ordered the cake (in person) he asked for white sprinkles. When he arrived to pick up the cake, it wasn't ready. And they told him they didn't have white sprinkles. And offered to cover the entire cake in tiny rock hard pearls, that are typically only used sparingly for decorative purposes. Because they are so hard, many decorators recommend removing them before eating! My Dad bit into it and said it was like trying to eat buck shot. My Father has never met a cake or sweet he didn't like, until now. He didn't want another piece during his entire visit. My mother and I didn't even finish our first piece. To charge $70 for this 8" cake was just criminal. I would have returned it if I could.

Beautiful work they do

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Outside of the cafe. Outdoor seating available on the side.

Gusto Handcrafted Pasta & Pizza

4.3(1.5k reviews)

0.6 mi

Valencia and Teresa were attentive, professional, and made my family feel truly special during our…read morebirthday dinner. Outstanding service all night! Food Ratings: Short Rib (5/5): Absolutely amazing. Charcuterie (5/5): Excellent quality and selection. Mushroom Pizza (5/5): Flavorful and cooked to perfection. Vegetable Pizza (4/5): less flavorful but enjoyable option. Calamari (4/5): Tasted good, though a bit on the dry side.

Food 5/5 Service 3.5/5…read moreAmbiance Old but classy vibes Pizza and Chicken Parm was delicious. Pasta was made fresh, I enjoyed the Burrata e Prosciutto There is a parking lot and I parked on the side of the restaurant. Complimentary bread came after all the food came out, server said sorry he almost forgot about it. Besides that incident about the bread, service was good, if you could find them. At times they went mia, albeit the restaurant was not packed for a sat lunch. The server boxed our leftovers, and gave us extra new sauces. Will definitely return for the food. Food is good enough even if service could be slow. There is also a lunch menu

Ravioli Primavera tomato vodka cream sauce + shaved parmigiano + sweet pea shoots

Warm Skillet Triple Chocolate Brownie madagascar vanilla gelato + caramel sauce + amaretti cookie dust

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Chicken Cacciatore

Santa Fe - Seaside

2.9(60 reviews)

0.3 mi

When you have 2 food finicky granddaughters, there is a good chance that the overall food choices…read morearen't the healthiest. Hence, began Gayle's search for a salad starting at this Santa Fe Market. This is a nice store that caters more to the Hispanic market. It's clean, well stocked, well priced, and with a lot to choose from. Unfortunately a premade salad wasn't really a choice here. We had already picked up a few items, and decided to put them back in search of a nearby Safeway. If we're in Seaside again with a different shopping list, we'll be back.

They've lowered their quality instead of raising the prices slightly at the hot food area. We…read moreordered a carne asada fries and a burrito. I've had the carne asada fries weekly, sometimes a couple of times a week when I used to work at one of the auto dealers around the corner from them and used to rave about them to family and friends. We stopped there to get dinner tonight, and I got the usual carne asada fries and was so disappointed. They've replaced the regular french fries with shoe string fries which have no substance to them and were not cooked all the way. The carne asada was so well done and chewy that I had to pull some pieces out of my mouth to spit them out and overall it had a very sour taste to the dish, and the amount of cheese and sour cream were nearly non-existent AND finally the container was no longer needing a rubber band to hold it closed like it has for the past 6 years that I've gotten the carne asada fries for lunch, it was about half full. I used to be able to either take home leftovers and have them for dinner or snack on them the rest of my workday, not any longer, now for $15.95 they give a half sized portion of absolute YUCK. What a complete disappointment. I definitely won't be shopping there again. Even their guacamole or Pico de gallo was brown in the cabinet, YUCK! They have really cheeped out on their hot deli foods, unfortunately.

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TOGO'S Sandwiches

4.0(99 reviews)

0.1 mi

Who doesn't love a good sandwich before you head to the beach? Are you looking to go to Hawaii but…read moredon't want to leave the mainland? Just head over to Seaside. It's the same thing , but with better sandwiches in the area.... : 0 .

Came here with my girlfriend while on our way to Carmel. The customer service was great. The person…read morehelping us, she was so kind, helpful and had great energy. We ordered the Santa Fe Chicken Salad and a Turkey and Provolone sandwich. Both were really great. So yummy. The Togos honey wheat bread is the best. The spot was also very clean.

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La Morenita Tortilleria & Meat Market

3.3(3 reviews)

0.6 mi

This place has the best prepared Carne Asada. Better than Vallarta and Santa Fe. I didn't want to…read moreshare my secret but...here it is. You're welcome

This market really just robbed me. I went this morning to purchase a box of teas which contain 30…read morepackets & they charged me $12.99 whereas online they're $6.99. So sad that this Mexican store is pricing these items the double amount. This should be illegal.

Mediterraneo Imports

3.9(8 reviews)

0.5 mi

Mediterraneo recently moved to the back of the building and is under new ownership. This place is…read morea total hidden gem. For all you foodies out there, you need to come here, I felt like I was in a candy shop tasting samples of taffy from barrels but here at Mediterraneo you are totally allowed to sample theri olive oil and beautiful vinegar, even the aged stuff! You name it they just might have it, fig balsamic vinegar, a few different kinds of citrus vinegar and the list goes on. I bought D Anjou Pear Vinegar but my favorite (I got the biggest size) was the Peach Vinegar!!! Thanks for the recommendation Cynthia!!! This place is a perfect place to grab a gift for your friends who's a cook or thinks he or she is a foodie. Haha! They have different sized bottles and you can pour yourself to purchase or buy one of the many different kinds on the shelf. I cannot wait to go back! I think I will BYOB, bread that is, some rustic stuff to try the different oils and vinegar with.

This is a follow-up from my prior review. Dylan at Mediterraneo diligently and sincerely explained…read morehis situation to me via phone calls multiple times since my review. I did receive my order (albeit it took a while :-)) and am hopeful that the business will make sure communications dont get interrupted or lost and that orders are fulfilled in a timely manner. It looks like I will, in the future, post my orders for one of the best balsamics I have ever had :-).

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Sonny J.

7 years ago

I went to Erics deli with a coworker and we had already ordered and were sitting at a table when an avocado pit came flying around the corner which was thrown by one of the workers preparing our food. There was no reason in which it should have been thrown because both me and my coworker were very kind and appropriate. This was especially terrifying for my coworker who had just gotten back from the war in the east and he screamed at the top of his lungs," THEY ARE IN THE MOTHERF****** TREES!!!". This was very traumatic for him and he now attending Therapy for his PTSD which was given to him by an avocado pit flying through the air towards our heads. The person who threw it was a younger, thin, hispanic girl who was very rude to us and did not give a crap about anything we said. read more

Leo T.

167

583

18 years ago

Erik's Deli Cafe serves some of the best sandwiches in Monterey County. Erik's Reuben Sandwich is my favorite-the only con is they have pastrami,but no corned beef. Their carrot cake is also delicious. read more

Jasson K.

7 years ago

Great food except dirty table the tables are sticky.Bathrooms are dirty the floors are very dirty to me the service was not good

Mary W.

15 years ago

I go there at least 2 times a week. I live to try different sandwiches,I have not been disappointed.

Lauren C.

8 years ago

Took 20 minutes to make 2 sandwiches. There was no line, or any other customers in the restaurant.

Blake S.

14 years ago

Great sandwiches, great food. Great atmosphere.

Paul L.

251

14 years ago

Pretty good sandwiches. Not much else to say.

Brian M.

136

13 years ago

Yum love their holiday sandwich

Erik’s DeliCafe - sandwiches - Updated September 2026

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