Love McAlister's Deli! I've been a few times and each visit has been great! Baked potatoes are huge! You can get them loaded with everything from ham, turkey, bacon and roast beef for the meat lovers to all the veggies for us vegetarians. So yummy! Subs, salads and sandwiches. All are delicious. read more

McAlister's Deli - This baked potato is huge! - Salad Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

We ordered a 4 sandwich's and 4 drinks for delivery on March 5th unfortunately we only received 3 drinks and 2 of the 3 drinks were not drinkable due to it being all carbonation. The sandwich's did not come as ordered we asked for items to be removed and some to be added on others. After a 120$ order this was an awful experience i would not recommend this for anyone! read more

I used to love McAlister's in high school, which admittedly is the last time I had it (12+ years ago). I remember their juicy chicken Caesar wraps, full to the brim with grilled chicken, lettuce, Parmesan, and Caesar dressing. Delectable. Add to that fresh baked potatoes with thin skin easy to bite into and lots of yummy toppings. We ordered from DoorDash tonight, which brings its own issues. That's for another review. This meal was sad. I ordered the 1/2 and 1/2, featuring a Chicken Caesar salad wrap and spud Mac. Note that I said CHICKEN Caesar salad wrap. One of these ingredients was conspicuously absent, and I'll let you guess which one. The tortilla was also stale and crumbled around the salad. The potato was fine. It was obviously reheated though, as the skin tends to toughen and get crusty. I can't say much for service or ambiance as we did not visit the store, but I'm sure they were fine too. Next time I'll make my own wrap and spud. read more

McAlister's Deli - Chicken Caesar salad wrap (without the chicken) - Salad Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Not sure why this has such a low rating!? We always do McAlisters and this one didn't disappoint either. The service was friendly. The building is clean and the food was great!! We are sweet tea crazy people and the Tea was spot on. read more

I used to love McAlister's Deli but the quality of food has gone down. A simple salad should not be filled with rotten lettuce. I used to pick out the lettuce that was rotten, but this time its the whole salad. Not planning to visit anymore. read more

Dine here frequently. Needed the Manager to grant a refund due to a mistake made when ordering via the App. Request was denied AND the Manager refused to discuss with me directly, instead sending a staff member to "deliver the news". Have previously been willing to overlook the disgusting bathroom and staff hanging out in the parking lot during their shift but not after today. Won't be back. read more

Apparently it's the customer fault at this restaurant when they get your order wrong! Then when they remake it you have maybe 1/4 of the cheese that it should have on it. With zero apology or anything! Literally came to the table DROPPED the plate and walked away. Ridiculous. It was no big deal. I just don't like thousand island and asked that it not be on the sandwich. Often missed even in different restaurants. So I was totally chill when I took it back up them. But the way they handled it was beyond ridiculous. People need a wake up call. Customers have choices. And I promise I will never choose this again. Also can't clean tables Never again tip at the register before eating. read more

McAlister's Deli - There are 6 tables in this row and every one has nasty dishes still on them. People standing waiting on seating?? L no - Salad Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Honestly I've tried to give this McAllisters a shot, but every time I come it's something. You're paying $12-$13 for half made food with barely any of the ingredients that are supposed to be on it. Today I ordered a tomato cucumber salad for $3 and it had about 2 bites of food ( just enough so cover the small container). My partners chicken Caesar wrap was almost entirely lettuce with barely any Caesar or chicken. This seems to be a common trend at this establishment (the lack of actual ingredients) even though you pay high prices because it happens almost every time here. I must say this is the first time we have actually had pleasant employees working here so that was nice. I didn't get the name of the guy with the long pony tail, but he was incredibly friendly. Doubt I'll give this place another shot though because I've already tried to multiple times. read more

My sister and I went out for lunch and got the BLT +A which was good but the avocado was bad on it. She got bbq pork nachos and it had some uncooked meat on it. It had things that she had asked to be taken off. read more

McAlister's Deli - Bad Avocado - Salad Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

I went to my local Mcalisters and I ordered my favorite meal as I'm waiting on my order I see a girl from the school I went to she has black hair I forgot her name and she came out and talked to me for a bit before she went in and made my food I saw her spit in my food while she was making it and it was also heavily undercooked I am appalled and disgusted read more

I always enjoy having lunch at McAlister's Deli. Their salad s are big and their sandwiches are well made. The service is always great. This is a good healthy choice in this area. Love the French Dip sandwich. read more

This is the 3rd time I've been at this location (never been to another), and for the 3rd time, when specifying on-line that we wanted pickles added to our order, they were not. Such a simple task, yet ignored. I placed the last order on-line as "usual", but got there and they had no record of it. Still, once I did get out order, the King and Regular club sandwiches were delicious. The only drawback was how they were packaged; it was difficult to determine where one slice of sandwich ended and the other began, with toothpicks everywhere. The staff was friendly and attentive, and the place seemed clean enough. I'll go back again, but maybe another location. read more

FREE ICE WATER!!!! Staff is so nice and orders are usually correct! Food is DELICIOUS! love the nachos and baked potato options are AMAZING! Love their jalapeños. THE ICE WATERR IS TO DIE FOR SO CRISPPP read more

Your deli uses a spinach mixture as a lettuce topping. This is limp, adds no texture to your sandwiches. Crisp and fresh is much better. Fresh bread would help too. read more

Love this particular McAllisters... Staff is sweet and they recognize repeat customers read more

Worst service ever. Tables not bussed. Wait 25 minutes for cold soup and sandwich that was thrown together.

Worst McAlisters ever. Spent $22 for a potato, half sandwich, and Ultimate Nachos. The tea was terrible. Skimpy toppings on the potato and nachos and was told no for a little extra chili. $22 and NO on the chili. Geesh. read more

McAlister's Deli - Salad Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Food is consistently good here, had a few bad experiences in Oak Ridge, but this one has always delivered the goods

I wanted tomato soup in a bread bowl to warm up. I saw it on an ad in the front of the restaurant . I went to the front to order and was told there was no tomato soup served that day. I told how I had seen the ad. The older gentleman taking orders told me to refer to the sign with the soups for the day. The manager was sitting and eating food next to the front of the restaurant. I ordered a sandwich and it took a few minutes to be served. Probably will not visit this place again . Not good service and not polite. read more

McAlister's Deli - Salad Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

We love the King Club sandwich! That sandwich is king-size, for sure! My husband and I usually share it, but sometimes one sandwich is not enough for two people! The salads are delicious, too! Our order has never been wrong, except sometimes they forget the pickle, but they make up for it the next time. Everyone at the pick-up window is always so nice. McAlister's is our favorite restaurant, and the Tazewell Pike location is our favorite McAlister's! read more

I ordered the Italian minus the spicy brown mustard. The sandwich was stuffed full of meat and very tasty fresh veggie toppings. I also really like their potato salad which is a mustard base with lots of eggs. read more

McAlister's Deli - Salad Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Great food and clean! Got a club sandwich and tried there potatoes soup very good. Keep up the good work

Always make mistakes. Sandwiches always slapped together. The meat isn't layered! Not a great experience:(

Ate at this restaurant on November 30th. While eating our meal, we noticed an ant crawling on the table. Then we looked to the right and there were many ants crawling up and down the wall. We called an employee over who said she would go tell her manager. She came back to us and said we have exterminators that come and there's nothing we can do. It's really repulsive that ants are crawling on the walls in a restaurant and then when the company is addressed with the problem they don't do anything about it. read more

McAlister's Deli - Ants on inside on the walls - Salad Near Me - Knoxville, Tennessee

Ants everywhere! Crazy! Made me lose my appetite as all I could see were ants. The employee had mentioned that they have exterminators come in but, by the looks of it, they need to find new exterminators. read more

There were ants crawling all over the wall. Manager said there was nothing they could do and refused to offer an compensation. Never eating here again. November 30th 2019 read more

Food was good but service not so much. No greeting upon approaching the counter, the employee had her head down playing on her phone. It took about 30 seconds for her to realize I was waiting on her to look up so I could place my order. read more

Horrible, this place cannot get an order correct . This is third time. I truly feel for people who cannot read a simple standard order, build an order and place in the bag. . Nothing extra straight off the menu. See ya will not be back! read more

If you plan on ordering delivery, DONT. This is the third time ordering from them, the third time the order was completely wrong and the last time well order from them. Super easy order and still screwed it up. I work at a huge hospital here in Knoxville and I'm spreading the word that this McAlisters is absolutely awful. read more

My go-to! The food is always great, and the service is spectacular! The staff remembers my family each time we go in, and the manager or Toni always visits our table to check on us. This is our favorite McAlister's because of the people! Wide variety of menu items, and they're willing to alter anything to make it just the way we like it. read more

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Asked for an ingredient to be left off a salad because I'm allergic. Got home and it was on the salad. Tried to call several times to get it addressed and they have their phones turned off... on a Friday night! Love their food but may not be back to this location if they can't read when someone has a food allergy. Not worth the risk. read more

By far the worst location I've ever encountered. I had to go back 3 separate times for the same order. Completely messed it up 3 times. Then they offered a free meal to my husband and I so I thought okay why not give them another shot. Well guess what.. they went on to also butcher this order. Not only will I no longer come to this location but never return to this franchise. read more

Definitely not the amazing chef salad I got last time I ate at McAlister in Powell but still pretty good. Mostly salad, portions of deli meat were good, cheese and chopped tomatoes not very much. Still probably the best $8.00 lunch salad you could find in fountain city. Still definitely a better value than Panera and the first watch. Very pretty, newly renovated the old cici restaurant and did a nice job. Alot of light in the restaurant, nice booths although the tables are too high relative to booth height. People working in restaurant give you that local overly friendly down to earth blue collar north Knoxville somewhat quirky odd but not in a negative way vibe like they know you but they don't which is symbolic of fountain city. Now Mcalister is more about portion size and value than their main competitor, Panera, and their small portions but clean food gimmick. All and all McAlister is a welcome addition to the ever changing landscape known as fountain city. read more

I am a frequent customer at Fountain City McCalister's and the past 3 times have not been good. The past 3 times I have had incorrect orders, missing items, and/or the food was hard/cold. I called the store tonight to make a complaint; in which, a nice young lady answered the phone and took my information. She then set the phone down to speak with her manager, Angela, who was beyond unprofessional, rude, and was demeaning not only to the employee but to what she was telling the employee to say to myself. Angela stated it is not their responsibility to make sure everything is in the bag, that that is the Door Dasher's responsibility to check all of the items before leaving. She then stated that there was nothing she will do and it's not her problem. I believe it is McCalister's responsibility to first and foremost make sure all items are in the bag, the correct items are in the bag, and the temperature of the food is up to par. As a manager, this behavior is beyond unacceptable and as a Manager, I would expect better behavior and customer service! read more

Fast drive thru service with your online orders! Hunter was very nice and accommodating!

I only give one because that is lowest I can give! I got a take out sandwich from the McAlisters on Tazewell Pike. It was a Turkey club with cranberry sauce. When I opened it looked like it had been dropped and put back together again by someone who didn't know what they were doing. One side looked like it had been put back together again with broken toothpicks. If I had not looked at the sandwich beforeI had taken a bite, I would probably be writing this from the hospital right now. There were broken toothpicks stuck everywhere in one side of the sandwich, a couple of pieces stuck straight up in the sandwich. It would have stuck straight up into the roof of my mouth! The biggest part of the sandwich was on that side and the bread and cheese and what was left from the other piece was stuck together with unbroken pieces of toothpick! The sandwich was a total mess. I went into the other room and asked my husband if he had dropped it and he asked me why. I told him the condition of the sandwich and he said no that he hadn't dropped it. I then came back and called McAlisters and asked to speak to the manager and after holding on for at least five minutes or more someone came on the line and I told them what happened. After telling them about the condition of their sandwich, she proceeded to tell me that they put toothpicks in their sandwiches, I told them Go quite a bit and order the same sandwich all the time and I know that there are toothpick in their sandwiches. Then she said well, if the toothpicks were broken. That is where I stopped her and said, 'there was no if about it, I just told you they were broken' after that statement from her, I just hung up on her. She was basically telling me that "if" the toothpicks were broken when I just told her they "were" broken, She wasn't acting like a manager but acting like someone who didn't know how to be a manager so that is why I am giving them a low rating. Just be sure if you go there to make sure you look for the toothpicks before you take a bite! I'll never go there again! read more