Food was fresh and clean, and the owners are super friendly!! if you're a brandeis student you should definitely support this local business they deserve all the support. read more

Amazing sandwiches made with fresh ingredients and fresh baked bread. The owners are very nice and the atmosphere is lovely. Highly recommend if you like sandwiches and are in Waltham. read more

Great coffee and baked goods. Also great sandwiches. Very fast and convenient with friendly people. Our go to spot for it all

I stepped in for some food and usually when I'm in Framingham I go to (somewhere closer to work) in any case I ended up at SSC ... I ordered the BEST egg salad sub I have ever had!!! Unbelievable! The couple working behind the counter were very nice. The place was super clean, ac and parking available. I will definitely be back for more ... read more

Best chicken pesto sandwich I've had!!! So delicious, would definetely recommend! The owners are very friendly. Nice lunch spot close to Brandeis. Also great for studying! read more

South Street Cafe - Chicken pesto sandwich - Delis Near Me - Waltham, Massachusetts

amazing veggie pesto! The owners are very friendly and nice, I will definitely visit again

I love this place! Since I live off campus it's super close and convenient and is right by the commuter rail! The only downside is that it's only open on weekdays from 8-4 or 8-5 depending on the day! I recommend the Chicken Salad with Cranberries and Walnuts on French bread with onion and lettuce! If you're looking for something hot, the Chicken Pesto Panini definitely hits the spot! I come here way too often for my liking but the service is friendly and the price honestly is not terrible! Will be returning! read more

Always great eating the Julian chicken sub. They are great about adding lots of dressing and toppings. It is consistently great food.

Great tuna salad sandwich! Fresh bread and all but the best part of this place is the man behind the counter. Lovely and welcoming!

I had chicken pesto panini! It was one of a kind!! So delicious, melty with middle eastern flavor . Highly recommend

High quality ingredients, and great service. Their meats and vegetables are always extremely fresh. I love their proscuitto sandwiches! I would love to see some new additions to the menu, like a fall butternut squash soup or some mac and cheese for the winter. Something hot and comforting - as an easy local lunch place. It seems like the menu has not changed in a long time. A great spot for sure! read more

Best chicken sandwiches and salads. The restaurant itself is nice, and they also do great catering! I ordered 50 sandwiches one day ahead for an event nearby, and they were delivered 100% according to order on time to the exact right place. Such a hidden gem! I would definitely recommend as a lunch spot to anyone in the area. read more

Best people, best food, best everything! Highly recommend the sandwiches (Italian & Chicken Salad are two favorites), hazelnut ice coffee, cookies, and muffins. Will miss them when we are no longer in the area! read more

Got an italian and it was pretty bomb! Dietz and watson meats, so not that special deli meat wise, and I personally like more slices cut thinner, but I'm being picky here. Very tasty sandwich on fresh baked French bread! The bread was still warm after they made my sandwich! Will definitely be back for sure. read more

I'm thinking maybe I shouldn't review this place because they only have so many picnic tables and if you read my review, go there, then take my seat, it's going to suck. So promise me you'll only get food to go and you'll take it back to your office or dorm room Deal? Deal okay here we go I went for the first time last week, I'm debating what to get. Get to the counter, ask the guy, what's your favorite. He says chicken salad with walnuts and cranberrys, bacon, American cheese and lettuce. I'll have a large on French bread please It was awesome. Good chip and drink selection too. Real friendly guy making my sub Went today, Mesclin salad (comes with blue cheese chunks, walnuts and FF balsamic) added diced tomatoes Very tasty, A plus, 5 stars, don't steal my seat in the sun And one more thing, I noticed that a lot of these reviews said it's an expensive lunch place. Those people are Brandeis college students. If you get my drift. If you want something better than the dollar menu, prepare to pay for it. It'll be worth it read more

I used to eat here in college all the time and still go back when I can. I always get the same thing- a hummus roll-up with a little spicy sauce. It sounds simple but it is SO good. They also have the best heath bar crunch cookies! Def. a secret gem in Waltham for lunch. They close early and/or aren't opened on weekends (doh) so check before you head there. read more

This is my favorite lunch joint in Waltham. They run a little on the pricey side (a large gourmet sub can set you back $8 or $9, and isn't overwhelmingly huge), and the menu isn't huge, but what they make, they make really well. Try the meatball sub, or the South Street Chicken Club (chicken salad, prosciutto, lettuce, and tomato... best sandwich I've had in years), or the clam chowder. They're heavily trafficked by the office park down the street, so it can be a bit of a wait if you show up at 12:30. Also, save room for a cookie. They make their own heath bar cookies, which are life-changing. (Brief addendum: after recognizing me from Yelp, the owner of the deli (who is the nicest guy you will ever meet) now roots through the heath bar cookies looking for the ones with the biggest chunks of heath bar when I come in for lunch. Xanadu.) read more

I got the chicken pesto panini and it was amazing! I was craving a hot sandwich and it was perfect. I got the large to share with a friend and the serving size was just right. I am definitely going back to try more! read more

I think I've eaten here twice in seven years. People tell me I've just been ordering the wrong things, but I haven't been convinced to go back yet. The food is really expensive for what you get. I'm not saying $10 is too much to spend on lunch, but when you get to that kind of price you have so many better options: pasta from Domenic's, Indian lunch buffet, Thai takeout from Erawan, etc. The portions are tiny. The large here is as big as the small at Prime Deli, and is dwarfed by the small at Cappy's. read more

Food is good, but last time I check they were located in Waltham and not New York City. I'm not sure why they are gouging customers with the high prices - it's not that good. If you want cheese - that's extra... In the future, they might even start charging for lettuce and tomatoes. What's with all the weird brand sodas? I didn't know RC Cola was still in business. read more

I discovered South Street Market back when I was in college, but try to stop by whenever I am in the area. The cafe offers a variety of breakfast foods, salads, sandwiches, and wraps. I highly recommend their sandwiches on a homemade baguette, available in plain or multi-grain. Their top-quality cold cuts and delicious tuna salad make great options. They also have a variety of toppings, such as cucumbers, hot peppers, etc. Sandwiches all come in small, medium, and large. The smalls are a bit of a rip-off and better for a snack. While the prices are a bit high, South Street Market offers some of the more gourmet options in town, making it worth a try. read more

Great cute local spot for lunch around Brandeis University! Best sandwiches in the area! Quick and delicious. Pesto chicken panini is delicious! read more

If I had written this last week, South Street would have gotten a solid 3.5 stars from me. I had a delectable meatball sandwich on some pretty amazing fresh bread, and even though I left having spent almost 11 dollars on sandwich, chips, and a can of Coke, I was pretty pleased. I went back today hoping to replicate the experience and try something new. Perhaps I was misled by the myriad signs proclaiming "Cranberry and Walnut Chicken Salad" but that's what I was expecting in my Chicken Club Wrap. Instead I got a little bit of shredded chicken mixed with a lot of mayo, some shredded iceburg, a few whitish tomato slices, and some chunks of what I'm assuming were pickles mixed into the lettuce. There was supposed to be prosciutto in there but if there was, it was very little. It was actually pretty gross, and I'm feeling a little ill from all the mayo. And a small wrap and bottled water set me back 10 bucks. SO not worth it. If it was just the price or just the food I might be more forgiving, but South Street left me with a bad taste in my mouth. Literally. read more

It is REALLY hard to get excited about this place for many reasons. The employees are callous at best, the prices are a little too expensive for what you're getting, and the hours are ok, but nothing special. The food SHOULD be good...but it really just is nothing special or memorable in any extent whatsoever. This surprises me especially with the reputation the place has, and I'm thoroughly confused as to why it has it. I'm not too sure why I'm giving 2 stars instead of 1. I guess because I never got sick from anything I ordered...but just the same, I don't really remember anything I ordered even though I've gone to South Street at least 10 times. read more

It's actually 2 and a half stars. A ton of my friends love this place - ah, them commuter rail taking students - and often speak of it. One day, I was with a bunch of friends and ordered what they did. A half sandwich, half soup deal with a drink. My first shock was that it came up to almost $11. That did not slide well with my student budget at all! The soup (mushroom) was rather diluted and not creamy at all. My sandwich (meatball) was good, but it was small and subway puts in a ton more veggies for me. The drink, was just a drink. At the end of it all, and after $11!!, I was still hungry. I think I'm sticking to my grilled salmon with two sides from Usdan for about $7. read more

Didn't want to give any stars but I couldn't write a review without adding one...ugh - $3.00 bagel was a hockey puck

It's a little on the pricey side, but they have a right to be. Fresh baked bread (on site), fresh vegetables, really good choices of beverages... The deli meats, oh my goodness. The smell alone upon stepping in there will make your mouth water. It's only open until four, or two depending on the day. So get there fast, as soon as you get of the train. Ummm, BLT. read more

Mom and Pop establishment and not at all a "market" unless you're in the market for some freshly baked bread and scrumptious cookies! On one of my recent visits, I had a medium meatball sub which wasn't "small" but it wasn't outrageously big. It was a thing of beauty...I never thought I'd say this but it was the most beautiful meatball sub I've ever seen. The center split revealed a round ball of moist redness encased in crusty golden french bread...and to my delight (because I was prepared for the crash and burn), it tasted as good as it looked. I couldn't resist the freshly baked heath bar cookies which were sinful, soft, and awesome as all hell. I was bouncing off the walls for hours. For two cookies and a medium sub, $8. read more

As a Brandeis commuter South Street Market beats overpaying for a meal on campus that is either super fried or really unsatisfying. As other reviewers have mentioned, just about everything else in the immediate vicinity is also pretty drab. The Chicken Club is my go-to almost every visit. I think that their medium size is a decent deal for the amount of food that you get. Just like any sub shop if you overdo it with a bag of chips or a soup and then a drink, it gets pricey. Not all of their sandwiches are created equal though, their Buffalo Chicken in particular was very disappointing and felt like more dressing and bread than anything. Not a destination spot, but for the days I'm on campus with only a half-hour for lunch I'm glad it's there. Get the punch card and after ten visits you get a free sandwich. read more

Let's just say after eating my medium tuna sub with everything on it (extra Pickles) I was so energized that I ran out onto the outside deck, jumped up on a picnic table, took my shirt off and started violently beating my chest like a gorilla and yelling at the traffic as it went by on south street. After the imminent arrival of the police, I calmly explained to them how yummy the sub was hence my behavior. The officer on the scene clearly understood where I was coming from. Bottom line, sure a sub at this place is a dollar or two more than all the other places but it's worth it. What are you going to do, take the extra two dollars and invest it in the stock market? I think not, enjoy. read more

5 stars for the soup, 5 stars for the sandwiches. Not open every day? Minus a star. Crazy people camped out on the tables? Minus another. read more

Walking to this deli from Brandeis is worth the extra time. The chicken salad with cranberries and walnuts on their fresh SOFT French bread is great. But the best thing here is the baked fresh every day cookies!!!! Mmmmm. But the lunch lines make me only come here once or twice a month. read more

This place has wonderful sandwiches and soups! They have delicious bread for the sandwiches - one of my personal favorites is a hearty multigrain. They have a great selection of hot and cold sandwiches - and fresh soups every day! One of the better lunch places in the area! read more

As part of the laboring masses in Waltham, I've got a plethora of lunch choices - two of which are immediately across the street from the office. South Street is the more "high end" of these choices (Cappy's is the other) and always delivers a satisfying meal. The sandwiches are well made with quality deli meat, the staff is always pleasant, and the cookies available at the counter are tremendous - highly recommend picking one up to treat yourself. The prices are a tad inflated (soda, bag of chips, and a large sandwich will set you back about $11), but not ridiculous by any stretch. Well worth it for a hard earned lunch out once a week! read more

I've eaten here a number of times, but mostly I just drive by it, every day, because there are much better options in either direction, but unfortunately not within short walking distance. I am going to echo that the portions are too small and the prices are too high for what they deliver. They try for high-end, but they end up somewhere around average. Because they get there so uncomfortably and I am giving them 2 instead of 3 stars. The food is better than the other places in the immediate vicinity. read more

I've eaten here several times a week for the last couple of years. The owners are awesome and the food is great. Bread is baked fresh daily and the soups are awesome. read more

I discovered South Street Market too late in the game! Only one semester to cram in as many pesto chicken sandwiches as possible! I've only had a few of their selection, but I can adamantly say that the panini's (really just hot sandwiches) are where its at. The aforementioned pesto chicken is far and away my favorite, just dripping with deliciousness. I tried the buffalo chicken and was disappointed to find out it was shredded chicken, but I asked to have it grilled and it turned out nicely. The woman behind the counter even offered to make a different sandwich when she saw the look on my face. This was a testament to just how attentive and nice the owners and employees are here. The owner is always very friendly and love to joke around. The sandwiches are above average but the people are definitely what make South St. Market worth coming to. I would be remiss if I let the heath bar crunch cookies pass without compliment. They are so freaking yummy that sometimes, it's a little hard to handle. read more

The Turkish couple who own this place are really the sweetest and most amazing people. The paninis are always good, but what I love most is their lentil soup. It tastes and looks just like it does in Turkey which was a delight. One of the only places I look forward to eating at around Brandeis. read more

They now offer a frequent sandwicher card. Buy 9 and the 10th one's free. Hooray for free food!

I'm perplexed by the four and five star ratings for this place. It's a thoroughly unremarkable deli.