This McAlister's Deli location was nothing short of amazing! The staff were attentive, polite, efficient, and friendly. The establishment was very clean, staff would immediately clean up when someone left. The food was some of the best we've had at a McAlester's in quite some time. Highly recommend and will return soon! read more

McAlister's Deli - Cup of chili and just a spud - Salad Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

10/10 every time and they always have great customer service! Great place to have a quick bite with your family and the prices can't be beat, especially for the amount of food you get. read more

Friendly staff. Great service and terrific food. Ive ordered and eat in and DoorDash I'm never disappointed . read more

Overall place was not crowded and plenty of seats to dine in. I placed my order and was given a number to put on my table for order to be brought out. I tried the southwest chicken & avocado salad and a cup of country potato soup. They were a bit stingy on the avocado that came with the salad. The country potato soup was nice and hit, and it came with some side of crackers. The salad was just ok, the chicken was on the dry side. The strawberry lemonade was a bit to sugary for my taste, maybe asking for more ice make it better. Glad I carry purell hand wipes! ***This location had no working restrooms at the time of my visit, and some customers were upset. They had the area block with a hand made sign and some chairs. *** read more

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Poor customer service - delivered food came cold and without part of the order. Called the store and spoke to duty manager who said it wasn't their fault it was Grub Hubs fault, even though the order was incomplete. read more

My daughter's impression: the annoyance is great, they keep it spotless. She also likes the music and the excellent service. Food is tasty and not too pricey for what you get. They accommodate gluten sensitivity. Selections for those with dairy allergies are limited, though. read more

McAlister's Deli - Salad Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

The new Yorker. Ruben Sandwiches are great, and their tea is great Very friendly staff

Unsanitary conditions. I ordered a sandwich roast beef with no cheese and no horseradish sauce, side of broccoli and bbq chips. When the sandwich came it had Swiss on it. I. Explained I asked for no cheese please remake it. Guy rolled his eyes at me tore sandwich apart and took the Swiss off and threw the sandwich back together. Ok. I have allergies so I can not have the cheese. I told them I so couldn't eat it. Manager was nice and refunded me and tried to make it up by giving me a complimentary card. I gave it to a homeless person and called it a day. I'll never go back. Ever. Wonder what they did with that Swiss? Hopefully not reuse it, but it would not surprise me. read more

Went yesterday for lunch, I had a Chicken Caesar salad, my husband had "the Italian" sandwich- both delicious! My salad had a generous portion of chicken and served with dressing on the side. My husbands sandwich was loaded with meats, cheeses, and veggies, served warm. We've had many visits and carry outs, and always satisfied! The Mgr. (Wish I knew her name) is always accommodating and friendly! See you soon! read more

I recently dined at McAllisters, food was ok, but I won't be returning because of the manager. The manager came to serve my girlfriend and I our food. He stood there for a moment silently, holding our plates, waiting for us to tell him what we ordered. He was the one that took our order just 5 minutes prior. So, seeing my dish right in front of me, I reached for my plate. This guy literally yanked it back and, in a condescending tone, said, "Uh uh uh, don't make me look bad. Ladies first," before serving my girlfriend. This behavior is unprofessional and completely unnecessary. There are better ways to follow traditional etiquette without being rude or patronizing, and most importantly, without making one of your CUSTOMERS look like a complete j@ck@ss in front of their significant other. The irony is that his attempt to enforce a 'ladies first' rule did the very thing he was trying to avoid: looking bad. This interaction and the manager's controlling, disrespectful and overzealous nature is unacceptable I won't ever be returning. read more

If you're tired of Panera Bread and looking for something different, give McAlister's a try - unless you're pressed for time. The food is always great! They have a typical deli menu with a variety of sandwiches and baked potatoes. The McAlister's Club is my go-to and never disappoints. The service at this location however... usually does. Went here on a Friday night and it wasn't busy at all, yet our food still took forever to come out. This seems to be the case when I come here in the evenings. They also had half of the dining area cleaned and packed up already (chairs upside down on tables) which felt a little uncomfortable considering they weren't closing for another 2-3 hours. I've been to other locations with better service than this one. read more

Really good! Food made to order. Carrot cake is "to die for!" Enjoy the sandwich and soup option. read more

Cannot follow the Americans with Disabilities guidelines, in fact, the counter person claims not to know what ADA is, and does not need to follow it. Abusive, demeaning, unhelpful to 79 year old repeat customer. They have good food, but I will NEVER go back after being treated this rudely. read more

If I could give no stars I would!!! We placed a large office lunch order. The charge is pending on the card but they didn't make the food and refused to do it quickly as they were "in a rush". They did NOTHING to fix their mistake. TERRIBLE customer service. Try and buy local and this is what you get! Never again!!! read more

Discovered this place randomly and now i cant get enough of it. None of the food has ever tasted bad.

Both times I've been here the service has been fantastic! The food is pretty good and a little cheaper than Panera. Main options are soup, sandwich, or potato. I'd recommend getting a choose 2. read more

McAlister's Deli - Turkey sandwich and potato soup - Salad Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

Ok sandwiches and tiny soup, but I think it's too expensive. It may be may be typical prices for the current economy but not worth it to me. read more

The food was as expected, tasty and satiating. Also, the assistant manager, Raymund was exceptional! He was well-mannered, friendly, and asked for feedback regarding the food and services provided. He also was helpful by making suggestions about new items too - just went above & beyond! McAlister's Deli & customers are fortunate to have him employed there. read more

Always clean and well kept. Was in on a Sunday when it was busy, and the gentlemen, Ryan, was HUSTLING. Checking in with customers, taking orders, even complimenting his coworkers from the kitchen. Come to find out they had 1-2 people call off that day but these guys didn't miss a beat. Well done and thanks for the excellent service and effective communication! read more

I went there for lunch with a friend wanting to try McAlister's out and was pleasantly surprised. Staff was extremely helpful and friendly. Although they split the original Panera site in half, they kept much of the same layout. Much more spacious than the new Panera Bread location. The fruit and wrap were very good. I would try it again. read more

McAlister's Deli - McAlister's in Geneva - Salad Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

I love McAlisters! We went for lunch and I had the McAlisters club with fresh fruit. The sandwich was delicious and the fruit was so fresh! The thing I love most about eating here is there is plenty of sides to choose to go with your meal. They have soup, mac and cheese, chips, salads and other items. It got pretty busy and staff is excellent and they all work together really well. The food was made quickly and was brought to our table. read more

Love this place.sometimes they can be a little forgetful, but the food it's self is delcious.i really like their spuds,nice and big I think it's actually 2 together read more

McAlister's Deli - Spudd maxx - Salad Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

This place is very underrated lol every time I come here I always have to get the pepper jack turkey sandwich it's amazing

My first impression... "I was having a scary nightmare and was reminded of one of many imposter deli's in Naperville". You know... the healthy choice, watered down soup, loaded baked potato and salad establishments that have no idea how to make an authentic Rueben kind of place? The Rueben Sandwich at McAlister's really needs to be reconstituted to enjoy, or at least offer a complimentary quart of sweet tea to wash down a dry sandwich with no flavor. "Yep" it sucks. Ohhh, damn, I just read that a McAlister's is "coming soon" to Naperville to join the competitive ranks of other deli establishments that have no clue as well. McAllister's will fit right in! "Told Ya". read more

McAlister's Deli - A Very Sad, Dry & Bland Rendition of a "Rueben Sandwich". - Salad Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

Hoping to improve on my previous experience with McAlister's new location, I stopped by for a second time with the family. Unfortunately, I wish we'd stayed home and shared a box of saltines. The food wasn't terrible. I'll give them that. It wasn't great, but it wasn't terrible. Our big takeaway was that mostly everything tasted wet. My second-shot at the Four Cheese Griller was served on a different bread than the first time around, and although I'm not sure how that happened -- the first bread turned out to have been better. We ordered some veggie nachos to share but the nachos turned out to be not-so-veggie so I can't comment on those. I did actually get my side of mac and cheese this time, and it was both mac and cheesy. Once again, the biggest issue we had with McAlister's was the service. We ordered a gallon of sweet tea to go at the register, and all three of us heard the girl behind the counter instruct another worker to go get the tea. Somehow, it didn't seem to register with him (even though she said it twice). Still, we had to wait for our food anyway so I didn't really see it being an issue. Spoiler alert: I was wrong. Fast forward to picking up our lunch and there's still no tea to be seen. We stood at the counter waiting with our bags for a few minutes and no one seemed to notice. It felt like the giant plastic bags in our hands were acting as some sort of super-powered invisibility cloak to the staff. I spotted a random tea-jug up at the ordering station and watched as a couple of people ordered and left it behind. Eureka! Our tea! I finally called down to the person working behind the register and asked him if it was ours. He shrugged and carried it down to us, and this is where things get weird. He plopped (yeah, plopped. I don't think I've ever used that word but it's totally accurate here) our jug down on the counter and walked away without saying a word. Normally, whatever. Plop my tea. I was waiting for it anyway and my food is getting cold. However, I felt like this jug could have used some instruction and/or an apology/basic acknowledgement of the fact that this tea varied somewhat from the menu photo. Apparently, they'd run out of lids for the gallon bottles, so someone had taken a piece of plastic wrap and put it over the top, wrapping it with a rubber band to "secure" the liquid. If you know anything about transporting liquids, this is obviously not a strategy for success. Since we were driving a Jeep home, it definitely made for a memorable experience. We stared at it for a minute, then back to the staff (who were once again oblivious to our presence), and then collectively gave up on McAlister's. It was like our will to want them to try just eased out of us like a sigh. We still drive by every so often and discuss how we wish we could just eat at McAlister's already, but at this point I'd honestly rather make the 6-hour drive to Missouri for the same food with some decent service. Sorry, McAlister's. I really wanted to love you, but I don't think you feel the same. read more

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McAlister's Deli was pretty good, but unfortunately that's the best I can describe it as. Although it provided the typical deli sandwiches and even had the friendly deli atmosphere, it missed a wow factor that really exceptional delis have. I ordered the New Yorker which was a pastrami and corned beef sandwich. It was a large portion, but as I previously stated there was nothing special in regards to the sandwich itself. The flavors were the generic flavors which isn't bad. If you want a pastrami or corned beef sandwich, you want it to taste like a pastrami or corned beef sandwich. McAlister's did that, but I wouldn't be able to distinguish their sandwich from any other deli. In all McAlister's provided a great alternative from the typical fast food, but if compared to other delis, it doesn't do much to put itself ahead of the herd. The food good and I enjoyed my meal, but I wouldn't seek it out if I had another deli around. read more

McAlister's Deli - The New Yorker - Salad Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

Great pastrami sandwich. Ice tea is amazing! Good side dishes! The servers were very good about checking if our drinks were full! read more

Tried McAlister's for the first time with my kids. We went at an off time around 4PM...this is our summer routine. They stay up until 3AM and wake up at about 11AM, so lunch is around 4PM. Haha. Anyway, it wasn't busy at all because of the oddball timing. My daughter had the broccoli cheese soup in a bread bowl, not anything remarkable, but fine. My son and I both ordered the 2 For special where you can choose 2 of the following: 1/2 sandwich, 1/2 spud, 1/2 salad, or soup. I ordered the Reuben and a Roast Beef Spud and my son chose the Club and Bacon/Cheese Spud. I'm not sure if they just gave us a whole potato because of the time of day or if this was a half order, but the potato was huge. The Reuben was okay; the bread was not grilled, more like toasted. I am an avid Reuben fan and this was edible, but nothing special. The baked potato I had was topped with small pieces of roast beef, grilled onions, and cheese. It was fine, but there was a weird smell I got a whiff of in a few bites. It may have been whatever the onions were grilled in, but it was a little off-putting. My son said his club sandwich and bacon cheese potato were fine. I used a coupon found in one of the coupon packs you get in the mail. It was for 2 meals and 2 drinks for $14.99. This basically gave us our drinks free. It was an okay meal while out shopping, but nothing to rave about. read more

McAlister's Deli - McAlister's 1/2 club sandwich and 1/2 bacon cheese spud - Salad Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

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So.... I couldn't believe that we have one now in town. Love this place in Indy!! Blown away at the slow service. We ordered a salad and soup and were still sitting here without food 20 minutes later. There are about 10 people in here with us, we were also told that they are out of multiple food items when we ordered. How can this even happen? Wouldn't you cover the kitchen to impress when your new? Can I add... Still sitting here without food!!! read more

McAlister's Deli - Yuck!! This is like the awful stuff you can get at Meijer. 25 minutes for this- yuck yuck - Salad Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

This was my first time - I got a Reuben - man was it good! I prefer my Reuben on toasted bread so I just did that at home. This sandwich was so big it was actually 3 meals for me. I also tried the mac and cheese - it was sort of bland. I tried a cookie - chocolate chip with some sort of caramel in it - yum! I'll definitely be back here again soon. read more

I really was looking forward to chips with my sandwich. . .alas, not in the bag. The potato soups was ...eh. I can't even describe it...just not that good. However, one salad was very good. The other, with Romaine lettuce had a funky taste. read more

food is always good.. potatoes, sandwiches, salads. However this last time I ordered, both salads were missing dressing (good thing we had some in the fridge otherwise it would be a bowl of veggies), paid to add avocado and literally got 2 thin slices. One drink was missing, and then we had a chili we didn't even order (probably someone else's order will be missing it). I don't know how you mess up an order so badly. I didn't even sit in the pickup spot, I went inside. I shouldn't have to check my order to make sure everything is there. Order #150036 read more

I was told that this restaurant was "Panera for men!" I think that assessment was pretty accurate. Had Reuben sandwich with a sweet tea. Awesome portions and great taste! Strongly recommend! read more

McAlister's Deli - Reuben sandwich... Real good! - Salad Near Me - Geneva, Illinois

If I could give 6 stars I would! Imagine giant fresh club sandwiches and huge spuds with your toppings of choice..also the salads are delicious. I highly recommend for lunch read more

Store was a little humid but it was 97 degrees out, god served quickly and the food was delicious as always, we even got a free cookie! Definitely stop in for great service and a good meal read more

Ordered curbside service today and everything was correct, hot and packaged nicely. These guys are doing it right!

This may be the worst attempt at marrying meats, cheeses, vegetables and breads to create a sandwich. McAlister is the Nigerian prince email scam version of a sandwich. It's just below standard lunch meat slammed together with all sorts of salts and preservatives. The toothpick holding my sandwich together may have been more flavorful eat than the sandwich. How do you shart the bed in making a simple sandwich- takes alot of effort and corner cutting to produce such irrelevant costly garbage! read more

I used the online order and curbside pick up today before leaving work. Places the order and have time I'd be there . Order was perfect and food was to die for! I created my own grilled cheese with tomorrow , avocado, caramelized onions and herbed mayo. Oh dang did my tastebuds do a happy dance!! Love how it shows you that you can make the selection healthier by adding or substituting certain ingredients . Kids meal Mac and cheese was great quality . No scrimping on the kids food like you see at a lot of other places. All around great food. Do yourself a favor and grab an extra side of the potato salad because once your home and eat the one you have you'll kick yourself for not having another one! Mmmm!! Good stuff going on at this place read more

The absolute worst place ever to get sandwiches from. Front end person was so loud and would not stop talking long enough to look at menu read more

I waited well over what i was told in a crowded tiny pick up room. Then they forgot my dressing and of course i never noticed until i got back home. Asked for 2 pickle spears and got zero. Also no mayo and asked for extra mayo on one. Said thank you to the man who handed me the order and he said nothing back and also had his nose hanging out his mask the entire time. Needless to say our first experience was horrible and we wont be returning. read more