I just went to Perrotti Meats for the first time yesterday! I've had their chicken salad before…read morewhen a coworker brought it to work, and it was so good that I made the 45-minute trip just to get more.... and it was so worth it! Hands down the best chicken salad I've ever had!!! The staff was incredibly welcoming and kind, and even the customers were so friendly. You can really tell this place is all about quality and community. I'll definitely be making more trips to Cranford, Perrotti's is truly one of a kind!

I've been picking up food here for over 25 years. I've never had anything bad. All the meat is…read morefresh and we like picking up package entrées for dinner or to put in the freezer. This time, I had the beef, lamb, and chicken kebabs. I love lamb and these were excellent. My only issue is that I never get an itemized receipt so when someone asks me what I paid for a specific item, I don't always know. I picked up a container of the red potato salad for the first time after a friend raved about it. Good choice Jeff!

Shocked by the poor reviews! We loved our bagels. The cream cheese options were great- highly…read morerecommend the bacon scallion herb cream cheese. I also had the everything bagel with pork roll egg and cheese. Everything was delicious. Tip: order first, then pick out drink, grab napkins, etc. Once your order is ready they will call you and you pay at the end.

Why would this place have low ratings? - amazing bacon egg and cheese bagel!! Visit this place…read moreafter 8 years and haven't changed!! Great bagels!!

I have driven by Al's Prime Meat & Deli hundreds of times but it was never the right time to visit…read more Sometimes they were closed and other times I will have already eaten. Recently I made it a point to visit to pick up a sandwich for lunch and I'm really glad I did! Al's is very clean and welcoming. When you walk in the cashier counter is to the left, set at a right angle to that is the deli counter where sandwiches are assembled. The menu is mounted on the wall towards the back. To the right is a seating area. Across from the cashier is a fridge with various pasta dishes ready to heat up and eat along with some baked goods and lots of different kinds of chips to go with your sammich. I wound up ordering the Red & White Russian which includes Roast Beef, Turkey, Swiss, Horseradish, Deli Mustard, Lettuce, Tomato & Onion. You can have it pressed by request but I did not do so. I also ordered a side order of macaroni salad. The Red & White Russian was really good! The size was perfect and the bread was soft and chewy. There was a good amount of meat and cheese and I really liked the mustard and horseradish flavors. The macaroni salad was great. I would definitely get both of these again! I'm glad I made it a point to stop at Al's and I plan to do so again in the future!

Absolutely in love with this deli that just got put on my radar. Thank you Yelp for bringing the…read moreall too perfect Red & White Italian (with added avocado) to my radar. We called ahead for a couple sandwiches and they were ready within 20 minutes on a Saturday morning. That's pretty impressive as we near the days of summer sandwiches. When I arrived they still needed a few minutes to finish our order up, but I needed that order to nervously make sure I was picking chips out that everyone would like in the car. They said they would be fine with anything but I don't believe anyone would be fine with just any chip. I ended up getting like 6 bags for 3 people. We left with a heavy bag of sandwiches and chips and turned this into a car meal on our way down the shore. It was the perfect sandwich! The red & white had chicken cutlet, greens, roasted red peppers, & moz on a ciabatta bread and I added avocado. Delicious and will be getting ahead. This would be a great spot for lunch and reading the reviews, it looks like they also make a great breakfast sandwich and they cater. With many more drives down the shore, I will need many more car sandwiches. Happy to know a great spot to get them!

No one does it better than New Jersey when it comes to Italian delis being the greatest culinary…read moreshow on Earth -- a wonderland of sights, sounds, and especially smells. Located on Alden Street in Cranford, this establishment has been serving the community since 1976, and my colleague and I have come as first-timers yesterday to The Gourmet Deli. They offer fresh mozzarella, homemade pasta, and sandwiches. Greeted by Dominick, the owner, we had the entire deli to ourselves, and our assorted sandwich platter and Greek Salad were ready for us. Their bread was fresh, the meat and cheese were superior quality and more than sufficient, and it was very tasty. As an added bonus, we got a sampling of his famous signature Angel Hair Garden Salad, which was to die for and alone was worth a trip, which we can recommend.

If you want a delicious sandwich, salad, wrap or any type of lunch food in the deli or for home…read moredelivery we highly recommend the Gourmet Deli at 41 Alden Avenue in Cranford, NJ. Much of the food is personally prepared by the friendly owner Dominick LaMantia using fresh ingredients and his "secret recipes" and is truly spectacular. We give the Gourmet Deli a rating of 10+, awesome. Try it we guarantee you'll like it. We will see you there.

When to begin...it's a mini trip to Italy. I was literally like a kid in the candy store…read more I can't wait to take my mom there so she can get treats from her childhood. It makes me so happy to see this place keeping the fresh, good old school ways and products alive!

Love this little Italian grocery store and am always picking up something new. Although it feels…read morerelatively small at first, it's well organized and mighty - they sell everything from imported Italian foods to fresh cheeses, meats, pastas, breads to hot prepared meals to traditional Italian baked goods and desserts. It can get a bit busy especially around the holidays, but otherwise always pretty quick and efficient.

I live right down the road from Butcher Block, and it is a great spot for a quick sandwich, wrap,…read moreor breakfast. They also have a variety of meats, prepared foods, and groceries. I recently had a pesto chicken wrap from there, which was delicious! The food was ready quickly and everything tasted fresh! I wish they had more of a grocery selection. Since I work a 9-5, I also find the store is not open when I am off as they close early and are not open Sundays. Overall, great spot on centennial village!

Love Butcher Block. Wish they were open later but aside from that everything about this place is…read morejust about perfect. Their soups are absolutely fantastic! My favorite is the Tuscan sausage and potato and their country mushroom soup. So good! Friendly service and consistent deliciousness!

It's not what it was when they opened. I was hoping it was just me, just a fluke, but I have come…read morein several times and left disappointed. My 9 AM chocolate almond croissant was stale. Not fluffy, not fresh. I remember when they first opened everything was fantastic, but I'd rather have no croissant than a stale croissant. Service, as always, was friendly. The ambience is nice, it's very clean inside with cute little tables. I would come in for a macaron or hot drink, but I'm iffy on the baked goods after several not-so-fresh items over the years.

The place has changed a bit. They no longer have the croissants where you load them yourself. They…read moreadded a few more tables inside. We ordered the hazelnut donut and hazelnut croissant. We also got a chocolate bun. We picked up 3 desserts. The beignet was soft even after a day. The croissants were well filled. The desserts were very decadent.

Anything you order from here is excellent services on point. Food is fresh hot and the fries are…read morephenomenal.

Mr. J's is just a solid place to get breakfast or lunch. Love the breakfast sandwiches (add…read morebreakfast potatoes). Sloppy Joes are the best in the biz, kids love the Mac n cheese. The best part is it's locally owned and always a friendly face to take your order. Always have delicious specialty sandwiches too!

Really should be renamed "Slow Chek."…read more I stopped getting made-to-order food there after several instances of very slow service, but I decided to give them another chance this morning. My expectations were pretty low, obviously. There were a couple of people waiting for their food when I put my order in, so I assumed I'd be there for a while. Then, after all those people left, it turned out that somehow one of them had taken my food and left one of their sandwiches behind. How that happened - whether the counter guy had somehow switched the sandwich orders by mistake, or the other folks were eager to leave, I don't know. To his credit, the counter guy quickly apologized and made my sandwich for me, apologizing again as he handed it to me. So, yeah, an extra half-star for taking one for the team, and the sandwich was good, but still, I'm mystified as to why it takes so long to get a sandwich made here.

This was my first time here. It's during covid so no real interaction and none of the poor customer…read moreexperience that the other reviews mentioned. It's really clean inside and my turkey sandwich was ready immediately after I paid. The ingredients were incredibly fresh and the turkey was good quality, which made me happy because I looked at pictures online and thought it would be too good to be true . The person who made my sandwich said "you're welcome" when I said thank you and that was all for interaction because the registers are self-CHEKout. I have no complaints ‍All in all it satisfied my late night craving .

nice little cozy spot in an industrial area. food is not fancy and the staff is nice. TV on wall…read moreshowing news.

I was looking for a breakfast spot along the route from our house to Sandy Hook Beach that was open…read moreearly on a Saturday. And by early, I mean we left our house at 6:30 to plan to get to the beach by 8. Michigan Deli fit the bill. We wanted to pick up a few breakfast sandwiches and regular sandwiches for lunch at the beach. For brekkie, I had a sausage and cheese on a roll. It was fine - I appreciated that they added two sausage patties since I didn't get egg in it. Hubby had the Brearley Bear (two eggs, pastrami, American cheese). I asked to switch to cheddar but they didn't. Both sandwiches were very filling and I was barely even hungry for lunch. We each also got a hashbrown on the side, which was soggy with grease, so avoid this one. For the lunch sammies, I had the Nick (chicken cutlet, fresh mozzarella, bacon, Russian dressing, sub roll, pressed). I wasn't sure how well the sandwich would last since it had dressing but it surprisingly held up pretty well. Overall, it was an okay sandwich. The bread was a little burnt as it had been left in the press for too long, and the chicken tasted like it had been refried because there were a lot of dried out bits. Hubby had the capicola, salami, pepperoni, and provolone sub, which also held up - and he enjoyed it. So it seems that regular cold cut sandwiches are good (though it's kind of hard to mess this up, isn't it) and the hot ones are so-so, or maybe you just need to eat them fresh. Note - their menu online is not updated. Prices are higher in the store than advertised on their site.