We came here after the East Carolina vs. Alabama football game. It was perfect since it was not crowded at all. The staff really made a good impression from start to finish. Our party consisted of only 4 people so I wouldn't have thought it would talk long for us to get our dine in order. It took a longer than I anticipated ... maybe it was because we were so hungry! Lol Once we got our food, everything was good and freshly prepared. There were a few things missing but the staff made it right quickly. The restaurant was pretty clean and very spacious. I will say the restrooms needed some attention. Overall, this was a good dining experience since this was my first time back here in years! read more

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Came in to enjoy a salad and potato. The salad was wilted and avocado brown. I don't know how you even serve this to a customer. I showed the employee but received nothing more than complete ambivalence read more

McAlister's Deli - Spoiled lettuce - Delis Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Although the food can be a little meh,the staff is always very friendly and helpful @

Really good food today! It was clean and neat inside and service was friendly enough and fast. My potato was really very good and I was super pleased that they had " gluten sensitive " items on the menu!!!! The gluten sensitive items are marked!! I will be coming back here more because of this and because our meals were really fresh and good. We didn't have to wait because we got there early. Very pleased with our meal today! read more

McAlister's Deli - Menu - Delis Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

McAlister's Deli did an amazing job catering for our team! We had a fantastic selection of sandwiches, and the jug of sweet tea was a big hit with everyone. I tried the turkey sandwich with crushed potato chips and a dill pickle inside, and it was absolutely delicious--such a unique and tasty combination! Huge thanks to McAlister's for serving our large group of hungry coworkers; we thoroughly enjoyed the fresh, flavorful food. read more

McAlister's Deli - We get their sandwiches, spuds and tea a couple of days a week. The employees are always friendly and polite (that can be a problem at some places). Everyone in my family pretty much gets their favorites every time but through the years I have never had a bad meal. Best sweet tea anywhere. read more

We arrived at 11:40, and our party of 4 ordered by 11:45. the First two sandwiches were brought out in about 15 minutes. One (they ordered the veggie) was completely wrong, missing over half of the ingredients. We had it sent back and remade, which still came back slightly wrong but we let it slide. Fast forward another 45 minutes, we had been waiting for an hour and the other two sandwiches had yet to come out. When we asked, they couldn't find the Order, so we asked for a refund and left. Horrible experience, and they neglected everyone in the dining room due to a large catering order. read more

Awesome service and food never disappoints love the chicken salad croissant. Tasty Arnold Palmer everytime.

We came in after 7 pm on a weekday and the service was s l o w. The order taker got our order wrong and didn't seem to know his menu very well. And...I hate restaurants where they give older lettuce and the hard part of iceberg lettuce. Will not be coming back to this McAlisters. read more

The crew and food are always great! I tried the new Buffalo sandwich...it's was alright. Next time I'll stick with my regular king club. We visit every home game and make sure to grab our sweet tea by the gallon each and every visit! read more

I recommend McAlister's Deli to anyone. I've been twice within the last week. The broccoli & cheddar soup is fantastic and the club sandwich is even better. The staff at the Northport location was very friendly each time I went. One of the 2 times I went, I was with a group from work and all the staff was friendly and accommodating. Please give them a visit. They make you feel like family. read more

Do not get avocado added to your salad. I paid $1.15 for avocado and it's not even HALF an avocado. It's like 1/8th of an avocado. You guys should be ashamed of yourselves for charging for that. Smh read more

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Wonderful service and food! We will defiantly be back by when we're in town for the next home game!

Basic, slightly overpriced, deli on 15th street in Tuscaloosa. I like to stop in for some chili in a bread bowl on a cool fall day when I'm in town and running late for lunch. Chili isn't great, but not bad either. Bread is okay. They used to serve a small mint and some crackers with their chili in a bread bowl, but they have been skimping on that recently. I think the value of McAlister's has decreased over the years, probablly to save a few pennies here and there. read more

So this is the 5th time I've ordered online and they got my order wrong. I even added stuff to my sandwich which wasn't on it so I paid extra for nothing. And my fruit cup contained pineapple still with the outer layer on it and a piece that was rotten. Last time i went inside and ate and my whole family's meals were cold when they were supposed to be hot. I don't see how they can screw up so many times. Im done with them read more

McAlister's Deli - Terrible fruit cup - Delis Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

We had somewhere to be and we're afraid we wouldn't make it in time. Our party of 19 (all seperate orders, most children's under the age of 15) arrived at 6:25 and we all were served in the next 10 minutes. The group of ladies working the registers were outstanding and patient! We couldn't have asked for a better experience. Our whole party left by 6:45 and had eaten their whole meals. Thank you to the nice ladies who helped us out! read more

I ordered a chef salad and a cup of broccoli and cheese soup for lunch today. The broccoli soup is always wonderful. It warms the heart and soul, never fails. I'd avoid the chef salad, though. It was a ton of iceberg lettuce with some tomato pieces and cucumber chunks. I did detect some shreds of ham or turkey, but not so you'd notice unless you were looking. There was a substantial amount of bacon on top. And I suspect there would have been a lot of croutons, if I hadn't asked them to be left off. Their sandwiches are much better. read more

This is one of the best places to eat and I love the friendliness of the staff. The food is so good. I would recommend it to anyone.

French dip? Are you kidding me? It was half a sandwich for $10.45? Are you kidding me? When my DoorDash food arrived I got half a sandwich and some aujus. I requested extra aujus and horseradish. They both came. Perfect. Then I open up box and it's half a sandwich? Gosh dang it. I'm so frustrated right now because this has happened in Tuscaloosa three or four times at different places. Is this town just stupid? I'm not sure what is going on but this whole town needs to step up their food game. The aujus was sweet? What in the slam hell? The meat on the dip was way over cooked and parts of the hard tough fat were left on the roast before they sliced it and it made it impossible to chew through! Period! The potato salad again sweet? Not into it. Back home it's savory and has acid. Here's the pros: the cookie was exceptional, I could tell that this sandwich had major potential because they didn't use cheap ingredients. Good thick slice of Swiss cheese, good bread, the order to some degree besides missing half a sandwich and missing the pickle! Dang it where was the pickle? That could have saved the acid I was missing from the potato salad. Anyhow back to the pros: a lot of times when you order through a delivery service you have to grant them parlay to a certain degree because you are sitting at home doing nothing waiting on a driver that ultimately doesn't have much to lose so they casually walk to their car, look at their phone and try to figure out where their going then drive to you. That's not the restaurants fault. The driver took forever and I mean almost 30 minutes from confirmed time of pick up to deliver it. She stated it was her first delivery and seemed high on pills or something but their defense the sandwich was still hot, the aujus all be it was not to my liking was still ultimately hot and steaming. A con: the horseradish cream sauce which was very tasty had about 1/4 of a 2oz soufflé cup in it. So I got a 1/4 oz of delicious sauce which left me wanting more. As a professional chef I have to rely on being consistent, accurate and hyperly aware of what my cooks are doing, how they are handling the proteins and butchering them. Had they trimmed the beef roast better before cooking, cooling, slicing then reheating to order they would have nailed the sandwich but the exterior dark yellow touch skin was not trimmed thus making my entire sandwich tough and chewy. I'm gonna try to dine in this week to see if I can get a better shake on my meal. As a chef sometimes I too miss the mark and need a second chance to bring the wow factor. read more

McAlister's Deli - Delis Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Guess they thrive on serving their white customers first during lunch rush. Sat & waited an hr for a call in order. Manager whistling over food without wearing a mask. Just overall bad experience. read more

Never ever ever coming back here again. The absolute slowest service I've ever seen in my life it was painful. Waited for my food for over an hour and workers could obviously care less. Literally like going to the DMV. Not to mention the food was so bad. Go anywhere else in Tuscaloosa for a sandwich. read more

Food is fine if you are willing to wait an hour for it even when you are one of the only customers there

I love mcalisters so much! Always been a pleasure! Great service and relatively amazing food! Quick with making food. Definitely recommend. Don't have one on my town so its a vacation go to!! For adults i recommend the spud, and for kids i recommend the mac and cheese! read more

Food is decent, but the restaurant is disgusting. If you're like me, make sure you don't look at the floor or you might be too grossed out to eat. Also, be prepared to clean off your own table before you sit down to eat. read more

Hands down best Club Sandwich around! Very cool and local feel with a lot of Alabama football memorbilia read more

I ordered the vegetarian spud for the first time and it was delicious. It came with rotel cheese, spinach, broccoli, grilled bell peppers and onions. My food was hot. I also ordered a strawberry lemonade which is always good. I ordered online and it was brought to my car almost immediately after calling and saying I was outside. She also wore a mask when delivering my food. The spud was in a material that seemed to be maybe a papered box, plastic utensils were available as well. The lemonade was in a plastic cup. So I would say sustainability was good. Overall I enjoyed my food and will be ordering soon read more

The first time I went to McAlister's I had a hair in my food. The second time I went to McAlister's I didn't get any sauce on my sandwich. I just got McAlister's for the third time and there was a FLY IN MY MAC N CHEESE. I will never be going here again and recommend it 0%. I even called and complained and they weren't helpful in the slightest. Never go here!!!!!!!!!!!!! read more

Food is always absolutely delicious! I tried the Turkey Hot Brown and it was amazing! The staff was prompt with taking orders and delivering food to tables but I overheard many unprofessional and quite ignorant conversations amongst the staff that were easily audible to the customers. I was more shocked that the manager enabled this behavior with an excuse to me that "they're always carrying on about that stuff." Love the food, the staff needs work. read more

McAlister's Deli - Turkey Hot Brown. Super delicious! - Delis Near Me - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

My husband and I just left this restaurant 8 minutes ago. He was told that they were closed at the counter when he went up to order. Well, operating hours on a Friday night is, close at 10:30 p.m...it was 9:59! I called into store and asked why wasn't we able to order. I was told because they were "deep cleaning the kitchen" ...!!! Blank stare! Well first of all if that was really the case then why not lock the doors and post a sign. SIMPLE. Better yet I am a manager at a store and the best way to handle this would have been normal hours of operation, then the kitchen crew stay after hours to "deep clean" the kitchen. read more

Disappointed. This place once had a nice atmosphere but now the people seem somber. The food is still good but it's sad to see the employees go through motions without seeming to care. Sundays once were slammed. Today only four tables were in use. What has happened? read more

Just another sandwich place. Sure, the food's ok, but certainly nothing to go out of your way for. Honestly, if you can buy your own ingredients, you can make better food for yourself at home, no matter how much of a novice you are at cooking. Service and atmosphere are nothing special either. read more

You know i really want to like this place thats why i gave it a 4/5.... But everytime me and mom eat here... They always give me some cold ass shit... I hate that... The food is good.... But its always fucking cold...... My mom says she loves the soups and salads... The price is good.. But the food never comes out steaming hot... And the fucking cheese on my baked potato is always like turned into a solid by the time i get it read more

If I could give this place zero stars I would. Do not eat here. The restaurant is absolutely filthy. When we walked in, we made the mistake of ordering before looking around the place. After we ordered and went to look for a seat we realized that nearly every table was covered in piles of dirty dishes and left over food, flies buzzing around a fair amount of them. Our appetites already somewhat stunted, I tried to eat my turkey sandwich, which was so poorly assembled that it barely maintained its shape after the first bite and instantly fell apart. Not surprisingly, the food itself didn't taste good either. Will certainly not be returning here. read more

My favorite sandwich place in Tuscaloosa. Great BLTs, clubs, reuben and roast beef sandwiches. The broccoli cheddar soup is addictive. They also have huge baked potatoes. If you haven't been there you'll be shocked at the size of the sweet tea. The staff is really helpful; never a bad experience. read more

Very good, very good service. We just left the horrible Olive Garden a block away. This hit the spot.

French dip is godly, Strawberry Lemonade and sweet tea is fantastic. Me and my girlfriend have gone there three times in the past two weeks and we will continue to keep going there!!! read more

In from out of town, ordered/ paid online with ease, however, after we placed the ordered, it went downhill from there.... our hotel was 10 mins away, when we arrived, we texted and followed the directions for curbside pick up, waited 10 mins, then walked in to get our order. The cashier was kind, but our order wasn't ready. I ordered the ham and cheese melt, she said they didn't have any ham so I opted for turkey in place of it. They had my phone number and I'm not sure why they didn't call... we waited inside another 10 minutes. When we got back to the hotel, our dessert wasn't in the back . It was a $5 slice of cheesecake... because the entire process took us 40 minutes, they were closed and would t pick up the phone when I called to tell them to credit me my money back. We have to leave before they open, and there is no way to contact anyone from the restaurant! I know it's only $5 but when you travel with kids, that covers one of their meals!!!!! On a positive note, our food was delicious! read more

My favorite lunch place in town. Waiters are very friendly and helpful. Food is excellent and it has a lot of healthy choices.

Don't bother with the online ordering app...it doesn't work &/or the store didn't bother to check the order

Walking in at around 7:00 pm and ordered a spud max to go, after waiting patiently for 20 minutes and seeing other customers get their food I decided to ask where my order was. The nice cashier was able to figure out that my order was somehow forgotten about, and she informed the cooks about it. She also told the manager about it and he didn't seem to care at all, he didn't offer me my money back or even a cookie or something. He also didn't say thank you for waiting or acknowledge that I had to wait a really long time. The cashier said sorry about the wait so I am glad that someone there understands customer service. read more