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    McAlister's Deli

    3.3 (94 reviews)
    ModerateSalad, Delis, Sandwiches
    Closed 10:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Outdoor seating
    Dogs allowed

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    Sweet and smoky chicken sandwich
    Christine W.

    The food was okay! I got a sweet and smoky chicken sandwich. I wish it came with more vegetables, but the BBQ sauce was tasty. Their lemonade is really good, too. The employees didn't seem very happy, hence the four star review. It was also a tad chilly in the restaurant. Music was okay, ambiance just seemed like typical fast food restaurants. There were a lot of tables left uncleared, too.

    This is my pick 2 with the Broccoli Cheese Soup & Ultimate Nachos.  you can't tell from the pic but it's a huge portion of nachos!
    Surelyne L.

    We've been to McAlister's many times over the years and the food has always been fresh and consistent. It's not fancy since it is quick service but there's plenty of seating for smaller and larger groups. Service can be a bit slow but like many places, they are short-handed. My personal favorite is the Pick 2. It's a take on the other popular quick service chain that also offers this but the biggest difference is that the quality is much better at McAlisters and the portion sizes are much more generous at a fraction of the cost.

    David A.

    Been a few years since getting anything at McAlister's and my buddy was looking for something other than fast food, so I talked them up and figured I'd grab a sandwich as well. What a difference a few years makes. $15 got me a 6" sandwich(They called it Big & Bold ) and $9 got him some canned chili. I guess that's a microcosm of the world today. Good things just don't last..

    Grilled chicken salad
    J S.

    Ingredients are fresh but the service was disappointing. I ordered a salad to-go and it wasn't made as I had ordered or described on the menu. Also the staff was huddled inside the kitchen, gossiping and not paying attention... maybe that's why my order lacked care? The grilled chicken salad is usually extremely crisp with mixed greens and I specifically ordered extra cucumbers. What I got was 95% spinach with zero cucumbers and barely any tomatoes as well. The whole experience/excitement was deflated because it really is the little things sometimes! Right?! It's a tricky parking situation sometimes but a great spot for typical lunch fare. Ambiance is clean and spacious inside, even some outdoor seating.

    Grilled Chicken Club ($8.49) with extra bacon (+$1.59)
    Jillian S.

    Customizable items, reasonable prices, and curbside carryout? Yes please! I recommend their Choose 2 deal. It's affordable and you receive a good amount of food. Ordered: -Cinnabon Cheesecake ($4.49): delish, cheesecake part is basically just Cinnabon frosting (frosting is the best part right??) -Choose 2 (1/2 spud, 1/2 salad for $8.89): filling, nutritious, and fresh -Grilled Chicken Club ($8.49): small portion of sandwich and side, leaves you hungry Pros: -curbside and in restaurant takeout available -orders made quickly and accurately -online menu is easy to use -payment accepted online -employees bringing out orders are wearing masks -menu items are incredibly customizable -varied menu, you are bound to find at least one item you will enjoy Cons: -full size sandwich is mainly bread. Leaves you hungry. We would prefer more meat. We enjoyed this meal and previous delivered meals. We continue to recommend this restaurant to others!

    Turkey Reuben
    Tammy M.

    I thought I had already written a review so I didn't take any pics. I'll be back soon and will add some later. This is my GO TO McAlisters. It is too close to my house ! Walking here is an option and based on the size of my Rachel sandwich , our next visit will require a walk. Hubby and I both were craving a Reuben. We opted for the (slightly) lower fat version that they call a Rachel. Turkey instead of corned beef. I couldn't believe how much meat was on the sandwich !! YUM !!!! We probably should of split one. Their new SPUDS chips are delicious. Service is always quick and friendly. We will be back. They have nachos now !!!! Gotta try them !

    McAlister's The McAlister's Club
    Kathy G.

    COVID dinning experience- Stopped in for a quick bite. Masks are required upon entry. Hand sanitizer throughout the restaurant. Ordered a you pick two- sandwich with salad. Party of 4 and we all enjoyed our food. Don't forget to sign up for their rewards program!

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    Patrick B.

    McAlister's is an establishment where you can get great, wholesome sandwiches, soups and salads. I will say that their proportions have slightly decreased over the years but the food still is packed with quality ingredients. In terms of cost -- I'd probably give it two $ our of $$$$. It's a little steep for what you're getting. But hey, the food is enjoyable. Staff at this location was incredibly kind and top rated customer service. Love all of their menu items -- especially the brookie.

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    Thanks David! Glad you enjoyed!

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    2 years ago

    Love this place. Sandwiches are exceptional. Corn beef and pastrami are lean, tender and flavorful.

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    Thanks Anne-Marie! We appreciate the great review!

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    4 years ago

    My wife and I can always count on getting great sandwiches from McAlister's and it's our go-to for a quick lunch.

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    Fratelli’s Delicatessen - Our patio awaits you...

    Fratelli’s Delicatessen

    4.4(196 reviews)
    4.9 mi
    $$
    Gluten-free friendly
    Catering service

    Very busy hipster deli user a mixed-use condo and apartment complex where the ground floor is shops…read moreand restaurants. And there is a tiny park in the middle next to the deli. They were doing everything right, even down to the Dr Brown's, and they had ZERO flavors too. There is a meat and cheese counter,r but most of the length of the shop is pastries, cakes, pies, es and other beautiful-looking treats. We ordered our sandwiches; I had an Italian sub, and it was just ok, kind of dry and lacking in flavor; frankly, Jersey Mike's makes a better Italian. But my wife got theReubenn, and it was simply the best Reuben we've had outside of Katz in NYC. I order Rueben's all the time, and I'm consistently disappointed. Most are dried out, have too little meat, and the corned beef is often dry, but not in this case. The sandwich was truly worthy, and we are ready to go back and have it again. Moist, flavorful meat, a generous portion, and the dressing andkraut weres well balanced. The bread was grilled, not toasted, and was itself rich and flavorful. Altogether, it is a Reuben worth driving a distance to have it. We are already planning to come back and try some of the baked goods, but also get the Reuben again too.

    First, the positives... Service and friendliness couldn't be nicer! Wonderful people who seem to…read morecare about taking care of the customer. Prices seem fair. Cleanliness is good. Nice selection of menu items, and breakfast items are available all day. Unfortunately, these are offset by impressions of the food after two visits. Just not up to snuff. On the first visit, the Chicago dog was sub-par, but that was my partner's order and I don't remember the details. I just remember she said she wouldn't order it again. On today's visit, I ordered a meatball parm sandwich. It was cloyingly sweet - both the meatballs and the tomato sauce were unappetizing, and I could only manage to stand eating a bit of it. My partner ordered a side of corned beef hash. It turned up in a little paper tray with some dry shredded corned beef sprinkled on top of some home fry potatoes - just basic cubed potatoes and some beef shreds on top. That's it. It didn't feel like any corned beef hash we had ever seen. And we paid extra for a fried egg that didn't make it onto the dish. Of course when we pointed this out, it was quickly cooked up separately and brought to the table, so no problems again with the service or resolving the issue. Also be warned that Thursday nights from 6-8pm they run a music trivia game that blasts music loudly throughout the large dining space, completely surrounded by reflective surfaces. It was so loud and obnoxious that it made conversation impossible and drove us outside. I wish I could report a better experience. We need more quality delis around here!

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    Fratelli’s Delicatessen - DA' BEEF
House-made Italian beef with a side of au jus. served with hot or mild giardiniera on an Italian hero. (PRO TIP: add mozzarella)

    DA' BEEF House-made Italian beef with a side of au jus. served with hot or mild giardiniera on an Italian hero. (PRO TIP: add mozzarella)

    Fratelli’s Delicatessen - CHICKEN PARM
Same as the meatball parm only with...wait for it...chicken cutlet

    CHICKEN PARM Same as the meatball parm only with...wait for it...chicken cutlet

    Fratelli’s Delicatessen - HUNGRY MAN
Three eggs, three slices of American cheese, and Applewood smoked bacon, pork sausage, and Tavern Ham. Served on a Kaiser roll

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    HUNGRY MAN Three eggs, three slices of American cheese, and Applewood smoked bacon, pork sausage, and Tavern Ham. Served on a Kaiser roll

    New York Bagel and Deli

    New York Bagel and Deli

    3.9(388 reviews)
    2.8 mi
    $

    Your hunt for first-rate pastries and bagels ends right here. It's not surprising that there's a…read moregreat deli like this in Cary -- a city as stuffed with new Northeastern transplants as it is depleted of old Southeastern woodlands. Despite the overdeveloped bleakness, Cary is, at least, a good town to find many foods, markets, and restaurants otherwise unavailable in the region. The pastry case has a wide variety of options -- everything you might hope to find in a Portuguese or Italian bakery in New England in the 1980s (my touchstone for fundamental pastries). They are all apparently made on the premises, and have the particular look of pastries from the Northeast. Purely in the interest of scientific research, rather than barbaric gluttony, I tried an apple danish, a cheese danish, and a lemon danish. The cheese danish was faultless in taste: The filling was classic New England bakery cheese filling, and the pastry dough was very soft, and light, but not crumbly. Unlike at some Italian bakeries, it wasn't edge-to-edge filled with cheese (though it was the most edge-to-edge of all three danishes, as is customary for the cheese ones, in my experience); you can, and should, easily remedy this by ordering multiples. The apple danish was of the more cinnamon-crumble-forward style, but it was still terrific. The apples were well-coated small soft bits (unlike at some lesser pastry shops where the apples are crunchy undersweetened slices or chunks). Lemon danishes are very hard to find anywhere, and it was exciting to see one here. It was also excellent. The lemon filling sweated a little bit, so be prepared to get a little sticky (well worth it -- since this is definitely the right kind of filling for a lemon danish). The bagels are also top-notch, as you'd expect. They are a tiny bit lighter and smaller than the classic NY deli bagels were a few decades ago. Which is probably a good thing, since the New York ones seemed to be made from lead-208, all-gluten flour, and condensed dwarf star. The taste is pretty correct, though (as opposed to another bagel shop in the region which does manage to make gigantic leaden NY bagels, but which taste like dense white bread). All of the expected varieties of bagels were at the ready, and in good supply. The bagel/egg/cheese/meat sandwiches are pretty much NY deli accurate (but a little lighter -- which, again, is most welcome, compared to spending the entire morning defeating a NY bodega BEC, and the entire afternoon groaning), and carefully yet briskly prepared (with very good quality meat, and with yellow -- the tastier color -- American). (There also was a slice of chocolate cake -- it, unfortunately, was of the minimally frosted type, with some sort of ill-advised sour cream mixture between the layers. We'll just forget about that item.) The shop itself isn't quite as densely packed (with either people or pastry) as a NY deli, and is also much cleaner and kinder. The service is simply excellent. Customers are all quickly moved through the line, and the orders are prepared very efficiently. Despite the speediness, everyone behind the counter is very friendly and as patient as needed. The speed of the North is combined with the friendliness of the South -- a perfect combination, especially for those of us who are hopelessly impatient, but have no desire to ever be yelled at while at a deli counter again. A great business. I hope they flourish for a very long time.

    Came here to finally try the bagels. It's in a convenient…read moreshopping center in Cary so there's lots of parking. There was a line when we walked in and it was packed but the wait time wasn't long. They have a few tables indoor and outdoor for seating. We ordered 2 Nova Lox on everything bagels and we waited around 5-8 mins. The bagels weren't great. The lettuce seemed old and the bagels didn't have enough salmon for $15.50 a piece. I also got a black hair in my bagel and I couldn't finish it. When I mentioned it to one of the staff, he offered to make me a new one but I didn't want one anymore.

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    Serendipity Gourmet - Chicken salad plate $9, carrot cake $4.50

    Serendipity Gourmet

    3.5(141 reviews)
    3.9 mi
    $$

    Serendipity Gourmet is a hidden gem for a quick, satisfying lunch in Wilmington. I ordered the…read morehummus wrap with beef, and it was honestly one of the better wraps I've had around here--fresh ingredients, good portion, flavorful hummus, perfectly seasoned beef, and a nice mix of veggies and feta that all came together without being soggy or skimpy. The side of ridged chips with a little cup of sauce was a nice touch too. For the price, it's excellent value; you feel like you got a full, quality meal without it breaking the bank. The service was outstanding--the young woman at the register was super friendly, helpful, and genuinely nice. She answered questions, made recommendations, and just made the whole experience feel welcoming. No rush, no attitude, just good people. The place itself is clean and comfortable, with unique indoor and outdoor seating options that feel cozy and relaxed. It's not fancy, but it's well-kept and has a nice vibe for eating in. Big bonus points for no tipping culture here--no awkward tip screen shoved in your face, no guilt-tripping prompts. I appreciate when a business pays their staff fairly and doesn't put that pressure on customers. It's refreshing and makes me want to come back even more.

    Loved the small feel of the restaurant. Stood in line for a while. But honestly the speed of them…read moremaking the food was worth it. The egg salad was delicious. The Greek grilled cheese came with a good size salad. Not too sure about the actual grilled cheese.

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    Serendipity Gourmet - Lunch spot in quaint shopping area.

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    Lunch spot in quaint shopping area.

    Potbelly

    Potbelly

    3.3(121 reviews)
    4.4 mi
    $

    After a long flight and the usual airport chaos, I was heading back when I spotted Potbelly and…read moreimmediately knew I had to pull over. Something about being travel-hungry made one thing crystal clear: I needed a Wreck. And wow... this hit the spot perfectly. I ordered the A Wreck on multigrain, thin-cut, loaded with basically everything good in the house -- Genoa salami, roast beef, smoked ham, turkey breast, provolone, hot peppers, caramelized onions, pickles, cucumbers, artichoke hearts, roasted garlic aioli... the whole masterpiece. Every bite hit. The bread had that perfect warm toast, the meats were stacked generously, and the balance of tangy, savory, crunchy, and spicy was chef's kiss. The caramelized onions with the hot peppers especially took it over the top. Also grabbed a large Strawberry Dragonfruit refresher, which was ice-cold and ridiculously refreshing after airport chaos and North Carolina humidity. Exactly what I needed. If you're anywhere near RDU and debating a stop before heading home -- do it. This Potbelly absolutely delivered. The Wreck remains undefeated.

    As an Office Manager, I frequently order catered lunches and I have, in the past, enjoyed the food…read morefrom Potbelly. On Monday, I placed an order for over $300 for delivery on Thursday. I received a confirmation email that my order had been received. When I called to see where my order was, I was given the Manager on the phone. He explained to me that the Credit Card didn't go through so they cancelled my order. No one ever called or sent an email saying the order was cancelled!! I could have easily provided another credit card! By now it was noon and I ended up running to Harris Teeter and picking up a dozen deli sandwiches, cookies, chips, and salad. It made for a hectic afternoon, but I saved nearly half what I would have spent at Potbelly and the food was just as good. What makes things even worst is that the manager didn't offer any sort of apology or offer a discount on my next catering order. I will NEVER order office catering from this location again!!

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    McAlister's Deli - salad - Updated August 2026

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