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    McAlister's Deli

    2.8 (117 reviews)
    ModerateDelis, Salad, Sandwiches
    Closed 10:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Lily H.

    Have ordered from here a few times for lunch. The food is consistently pretty good taste-wise, but quantity lacking especially for the price. Salads aren't filled in the box, sandwiches are via small sandwich bread, soup bowls are basically mini cups.

    Sweet & Smoky Chicken

    Good sandwiches. I recommend the Sweet and Smoky Chicken. The potato salad is average (good, but not a standout). Fast service.

    Baked Potato and Broccoli Cheddar soup
    Rashonda J.

    I hadn't heard about this place until I was in Virginia doing some work in the area. I guess there aren't any locations in Maryland. Well, I'm glad I decided to give this restaurant a try. I love that I could order soup, sandwiches and salads. The variety on the menu is very appealing. On my first visit, I ordered a baked potato with a cup of soup. I should've paid more attention to the menu because when I received my baked potato, it was huge! I thoroughly enjoyed my meal. I felt full for most of the day afterwards. McAlister's hit the spot!

    Unprofessional, unfriendly management... no counter service & the bread is always stale. This business likely survives off of mediocre catering for the college. Today when I walked in to order lunch there was a sign that said they were understaffed and only taking online orders. (Only open 10-4 daily... how do you have trouble staffing a restaurant for 6 hours a day??) While I was trying to navigate the order online page I had the pleasure of listen to a man, who seemed to be a franchise owner or manager, behind the POS counter telling the other employee that he just got off the phone with a woman who was lacking basic intelligence asking for directions to their store and that he gave her the address but he couldn't help her anymore because she wanted a description of where they were located and he didn't have time for that. Meanwhile, I'm still working on ordering on the website and customers are walking in, rolling their eyes at the sign and walking out. So I decided that my inconvenience wasn't worth a penny of their profit and left.

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    Alanna R.

    Finally a potato themed restaurant! You can get all kinds of spuds with your soups and salad here. And bonus, there's sriracha sauce out to use. Only go here if you want a huge super delicious and filling lunch!

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    Ordered a club sandwich and an Italian sub. Both were packaged poorly and arrived leaking and mushy. Completely unappetizing and sloppy

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    Service was good, friendly staff. Food was just ok. I ordered the BLT, pretty sure the bread was toasted last week. Cold and stale, ick.

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