This store habitually sells expired moldy food and never even apologizes. My first terrible…read moreexperience was with the mushrooms, today they sold me a moldy bun. I hope this store will be closed by Health Dep.

Contrary to some of the negative posts here, I had a delightful time at Alef and found the clerks…read morehelpful and friendly. So you can pronounce some of the names of the meats in the service counter? TRY? It goes a long way. Just as it would be appreciated if you were traveling abroad. Take some time to read the bio of the founder online, an American dream come true for an immigrant. Amazing accomplishments! The store is bigger than it looks from the outside, and has a very good selection of Russian, Polish, and other Eastern European fresh and boxed groceries, as well as a wide choice of hearty breads. There's a hot food counter as well. I picked up some bresaola, a favorite of mine, it's air dried beef that can be eaten as a snack or as part of a sandwich. I've seen it across Switzerland, but it originated in the Northern Alps on Italy's border. It's salted before air drying for 2-3 months, when it turns almost purple you know it's ready. Usually made from top round, it's lean and tender. I also bought a salami I could not pronounce, so many choices. It is delicious, frim, dry, lean, very smoky. I see they offer droewors, another favorite of mine, a South African style of dried meat stick with interesting spices. Alef Sausage packaged products are widely available in grocery stores throughout Chicagoland and can be purchased online at their website.

Fantastic Deli! Fresh rolls generous portions plenty of options…read more Service was fast and friendly Dining room was spacious and clean Kid friendly options I had the "Big Tony" aka Italian, very delicious and can't wait to come back and give the pastrami a try. Saw it on my way out and looked spectacular.

I had been meaning to go into this place for a long time, but was never able to get there. So I…read morewent there today grabbed a sandwich and unfortunately, I was very disappointed. The corned beef was good, but they asked me if I wanted it on Rye or a roll and I asked for Rye. Unfortunately, I took it to go so by the time I got home and realized it was on white bread, which in all my years I've never had a corned beef sandwich on white bread. The sandwich I got looked nothing like the sandwiches on their website. The website shows large portions of corned beef, and other meats, that was far from what I got. I usually enjoy having half the sandwich now and half the sandwich for another meal. Let's just say I ate the corned beef!! I ordered a side of coleslaw and had two bites of it and realized it may have been sitting too long. It was definitely not coleslaw that I am accustomed to from a deli. Overall, the service was fabulous. The people there are very nice, but this sandwich shop is expensive and doesn't really give you what you are expecting.

The service needs to improve and the way they handle customer complaints. My daughter would spend…read moreher hard earmed money on them and when they make a mistake of misdelivery, their manager named Ryan on Lake St., in Mundelein, did not know the meaning of accountability. Instead of offering a solution, he insisted it was not his problem. No words of empathy whatsoever.

Service here is horrible! This place was dirty and the waitstaff was indeed no good. Waited 20…read moreminutes for a sandwich. Finally gave up and told them to keep it. Went elsewhere

Met a friend here for lunch. They offer GF options including bread. I ordered the pick 2 - BLT-A…read morewith no bacon and cheese spud. I asked if the kitchen could ensure to change gloves and the cashier ran back to tell the kitchen. The food was really good and the staff was very friendly / accommodating.

So, my bf and I decided to come here because we have heard good/decent things about this place…read more When we came in, almost like early dinner time, there wasn't many people here which was nice. The ambiance is nice, calm and decorated for Valentine's Day which made me smile. It was light and airy, the decor and vibe I got was similar to a Corner Bakery (R.I.P) and Panera Bread. When we go the counter, the cashier was super nice and we explained to her that it was our first time here and she was kind enough to give us some time to look through the menu. My bf ended ordering a BLT sandwich with avocado and then the chicken dumpling soup on the side. I ended up ordering a New Yorker sandwich with the Kickin Crab Chowder soup on the side. Since we were dining in, we chose a booth and the cashier said that our food would be brought to the table when ready which we were fine with. In a matter of moments, they brought the food out. My bf's BLT looked like a typical BLT but we knew where the action laid is if the bacon was crunchy because (....iykyk...). As soon as he bit into it, (drum roll), the bacon was soggy which brought the whole taste of the sandwich down. As bright and fresh as the sandwich looked, the soggy bacon was a no go. My bf was disappointed as was I but he was hungry so he ate the entire sandwich. As far as the soup went, my bf said it was bland which neither more salt or more pepper could save. As for me, my soup was way too salty and just tasted...off. When I think of seafood and chowder, I think thick and flavorful, this was neither. As a fellow seafood lover, it was almost too salty and then too fishy (...never thought I'd ever say that). Same goes for my sandwich. Although piled high with pastrami and corned beef, I wasn't too much a fan of the taste of the bread or the meat. The pastrami was peppered with too much pepper and then the corn beef just didn't taste fresh. We ended our meal with the Godiva chocolate cheesecake and that was the hit of our meal. Rich, succulent and tasty...it was absolutely delicious! Overall, I wasn't too much impressed with the food. It is a bit steep in price but I mean hey! You never know what like and don't like if you don't try. Maybe one day we'll come back and try some other sandwiches but I don't think it will be anytime soon.

Nice little spot. Well stocked with packaged food and drinks, and several fresh items…read more The staff is nice. Food is good.

The store is nice. Shelves are fully stocked with many items…read more Fresh food has a great selection as well. We grabbed some fresh peirogis and a jar of pickles . The staff is nice.

Lovely Polish grocery store with good selections from beers to kielbasa and chocolate/chips! I was…read moreable to get a few different Polish beers and also Czechia beer. Already cooked pierogi to microwave at home was also a must buy. Saturday late in the afternoon was not too busy in the store, which was nice. Clean and well staffed store.

So, not wanting to cook, decided with my Boys for Polish food, but not in a sit down restaurant…read more(next time Bakowka). Best thing to do is off to Ania's Polish Deli!!! Placed an order for Pork Cutlet ( Like Viennese Schnitzel), Golumpki, Meat Pierogi, Cold Red Beets(Buraki), and Potato Pancakes (Placki Kartoflane). Of course, My Mom's we're better, but the closest I could get to homestyle delicious! Yum, Smacznego, Cheers & Mangia!

Their food is excellent. Good portion size and fair prices. Large comfortable seating. Fast…read moreservice. Easy access and good parking

Visited this location several times and the food is consistently good. I love the broccoli cheddar…read moresoup and it is my favorite place for that soup. Their iced tea is very good too. Prices are a bit high for some items but the soup is priced competitively. Restaurant is clean. Staff is friendly. I will be back.