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    4.5 (44 reviews)
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    Forum Deli - Salad Near Me - Carlsbad, California

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    Good for groups
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Regular Veg Sub
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    A little hidden gem! Super good price! Way better then those other subs spots. Produce and bread is super fresh and yummy. They let me completely customize my Veggie Sub!

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    4 years ago

    Really nice sandwiches, and very friendly, family run business! They have a great selection

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    3 years ago

    Great sub! Fresh bread and good balance with meat and the works! Nice spot to have with all the business.

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    2 years ago

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    2 years ago

    Yummy fresh sandwiches! This place is right across the parking lot from my office. Short little walk for a healthy lunch! :)

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    7 years ago

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    5 years ago

    Great place. Business is family owned. They have awesome subs and excellent customer service. Great spot for lunches or dinner.

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    6 years ago

    Always pleased with the sandwiches here! Super fresh/ quality food. Turkey bacon avocado is my fave. Great little hidden gem.

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    Delicious, nutritious high-quality food, especially good for lunch. As a plus, the cookies are yummy!

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    5 years ago

    For the price, you can't beat it. First time trying it & it was fresh & delicious. This family owned business has something going for them!

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    5 years ago

    A kind sandwich maker and amazing selection of sandwhich choices from Italian to Al Pastor. Fun salads as well.

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    8 years ago

    I love the veggie sandwich and chocolate chip cookies. Probably the best mom and pop shop in the area!

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    Very nice jalapeño bacon sandwich! Great bread. Way better than a chain sandwich shop!

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    Got a turkey avocado sandwich here today with chips and a drink.

    $17.99 Oven-Roasted Chicken Avocado Sandwich (12" Large)

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    I was finally able to try Prontos. It's not so easy for me to go since they are closed on…read moreweekends. I really enjoyed it and look forward to going back. We ordered sandwiches from the walk up menu. There are many choices available. The prepared dinner selections looked really good and I look forward to trying those in the future. The sandwich cost was on the higher side. Close to $20 with a tip. The portion was pretty large and the quality was very good so that helped. I also chose ciabatta bread and didn't realize that was an extra $3 until after I saw my receipt. Some upgrades were more clearly marked but I didn't see that one. They have a very nice patio area to sit while you are eating. I thought it was very nice that they bring the food out to you.

    I used to frequent this place quite a bit in the past before the new owners took over…read more Speaking only from my experience, this place has changed a lot, prices have gone up but that's not a shock, everywhere you go nowadays and doesn't have to be even a decent deli, sandwiches are ridiculously expensive, $16 for a sandwich? Really? Or even more depending where you go. Frankly I don't know how anyone can afford it any longer but that's a different story. The new owners still don't even seem to know what they are doing after I would say 3yrs now, maybe even more since taking over this place. I used to love going here, now I go maybe once every 3 months if even that and I know why. The service is not the same, the owners are clueless and the food doesn't taste the same at all. The atmosphere of feeling like you are at home when most everyone but mostly the owner remembered you, would come talk to you, helped you and knew what she was taking about, is all gone. I was there yesterday for one of my favorite sandwiches, meatball sandwich. I like that the meatballs are small, not a size of a baseball or even larger, just perfect size, tasty etc. I go up to the register and instead of his clueless wife when you ask her a question and she looks at you as if you're from another planet then has to go and ask one of her employees which that in itself looks totally bad, this time was her husband who looks to me for now the 4th time through the year I visited, that should just stick to staying in the gym since he looks like someone that takes care of himself that way, quite fit, and although nothing at all with that, perhaps leave the deli part of it to someone else and go back to working out instead, it seems his forte. When I told him the sandwich I wanted, he clearly said to me "what would you like with the sandwich" a question I was never asked before because it simply came with a small bag of chips or pasta salad, so I asked what did the sandwich come with, "it comes" the word that he used "it comes with", not "extra charge" and he mentioned French fries, bag of chips while he pointed where the chips were, pasta salad. I said, "I'll try the French fries". Not ONE TIME he said to me that none of the items he mentioned to me were extra charge, I even told him, "oh they come with all that you just told me"? He said yes. When I paid the total came to $24 dollars, the sandwich itself was $13.65 and a coke that I ordered was $3, how did it get to $24? Well, the French fries were extra cost. Had I chosen a bag of chips, the once he pointed at were also extra charge just like if I ordered pasta salad, I found out about the extra charge from the lady that brought me the sandwich and I asked why my bill was $24 dollars, SHE, not the owner told me about the extra charges. After I said to her, "why didn't or doesn't the owner tell you so instead of saying that these extras come with the sandwich" she looked at me and said "I don't know". She didn't even know however any of the prices of the sandwich they sell. These are the new employees now. I know you are going to think why I didn't ask right away why my bill was $24 dollars. I didn't even think about it immediately, I was hungry at this point, the place was quite busy and I wanted to find a place to sit, no excuse, but didn't think about it right away. Not until I set down and then started thinking about why my bill was higher. That was my fault. I should have immediately asked and actually I should have gone to the owner afterwards and mentioned to him that he should tell the customers correctly, meaning do NOT SAY "IT COMES WITH" that means IS NOT EXTRA CHARGE. He needs to say that wherever we want with it, there is an extra, then up to the customer if he/she wants it or not. The sandwich did not taste like the way it used to taste, meatballs still small but they were very salty, and the fries although I will say cooked pretty nice, crispy and all, a very small portion and also very salty. Overall and sadly for me because I truly liked this place a lot with the previous owner, it's not a place I would go back to. The prices are as high and now higher than any other place nowadays, nothing spectacular, their bakery department is now very limited, used to be huge and very nice selections, they used to have a pastry chef in the back that made the best deserts, and I don't know if they also changed cook, but nothing tastes the same. The place is always very busy, so I am sure I won't be missed, I won't waste my money here again. The new owners should by now know what they sell, know how to interact with customers better, know the job they took over. The owners before were absolutely wonderful and great to talk to, they would interact with you ask you if everything was ok, great service from the staff. I miss them and the new owners really need to step up, it's time. The place also very dirty on floors, tables, trash cans totally disgusting and filthy.

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    4.4(86 reviews)
    2.3 mi
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    Hands down my new favorite deli lunch spot. The prices are great, the portions are huge, and every…read moresandwich is absolutely loaded with fresh, high-quality meat in every single bite. The avocado was the star of the show for me - perfectly ripe, spread so every bite got some, and never overpowering the rest of the sandwich. The macaroni salad is on another level entirely: super creamy, perfectly seasoned, and honestly might be the best macaroni salad on the planet. On top of the food, the owners were a true pleasure to talk to and made me feel genuinely appreciated and welcome the entire time I was there. You can tell they care about both their food and their customers, and that alone makes this place stand out. If you're anywhere nearby, make this your go-to sandwich stop for lunch. You'll leave full, happy, and already planning your next visit.

    I've had sandwiches all over San Diego County, and Judy's Deli is definitely in my top five places…read moreto get one. You're not only getting an amazing sandwich--you also get a cup of macaroni salad, as if that weren't enough. The people there are very sweet and kind. Judy makes all the food herself, and let me tell you, it's made with care. I've had three sandwiches from here, and each one has been amazing. It's a small shop that does offer sit-down seating, but it's a perfect place to grab a sandwich and head to the beach.

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    Cute market, really nice staff. Prices were very standard for deli sandwiches these days (close to…read more$35 for two sandwiches including tax). Overall I'd give this place another shot to try some other menu items but we were really only impressed with the chimichurri sandwich. The relish, bell peppers and all the fixings were amazing!! The glenn wrap was underwhelming and needed more of that chipotle mayo. I've had better deli sandwiches but these were still tasty (not bad by any means).

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