Edit 07/2018: prices have increased slightly but are still very reasonable. A few tips: 1. Grab a ticket before you get in line - they take orders by ticket number. 2. Ask for a sample of the items before getting them if you aren't sure! 3. Sometimes the fridge area has 1/2 off items (e.g. salad)! --- This review is just for the deli. Disclaimer: I'm not vegetarian/vegan but I do love eating vegetables, possibly to an excessive extent. The deli attached to whole earth center is legitimately my favorite place to eat in Princeton. It's vegetarian but has a ton of vegan options (e.g. soy cheese and Nayo). It's reasonably priced for a deli in general, so for Princeton the prices are amazing, especially the sandwich prices which amazingly don't seem to have changed in the last five years (according to the old menu pic anyway). It also serves hot entrees, soups, and prepared cold grab-and-go items (including wraps, salads, and desserts). It's a bit of a trek from campus but I think it's definitely worth the walk. The sandwiches/grill items here are split into two broad categories: 1. Fairly standard items - BLT, veggie burgers, quesadilla, PB&J, fakin' bakin' melt 2. Massive things overflowing with raw vegetables - everything else I'm in love with the second category. The pita sandwiches are huge; one whole sandwich (around $6) can easily be a meal for two people if they aren't extremely hungry, and whenever I try to eat a whole one for lunch I feel completely stuffed the entire day. They pretty much all look vaguely similar the hummus or Colby melt photos attached, but with different veggies inside. My favorite is the rainbow, but all are delicious in the same teeming-with-veggies way. Shredded carrots and other parts might fall out as you try to eat, but this doesn't bother me. I don't really like the grill items as much since the outside is hot, but the raw veggies inside are still cold, but they're still good. The pitas/English muffins also tend to get really hard and dry when grilled - it's ok in some because there's so much moisture from the vegetables, but in other sandwiches like the BLT this just makes it too dry. I don't eat a lot of tempeh but the tempeh bacon here doesn't taste very much like bacon. It's a little sour and the savory flavor isn't evenly distributed, but it's not unpleasant - I actually like it quite a bit with the mustard. The soy cheese seems pretty standard based on my limited experiences with vegan cheese - kind of soft and sour but looks like Kraft singles. (Once I had the seemingly brilliant idea of just stocking up on a bunch of rainbow sandwiches to save walking time, but the next day I realized this idea wasn't so brilliant due to their moisture content... oh but this might work better with the premade rainbow wraps??) The whole earth salad is also really really good - it's made of kale, tofu, carrots, red cabbage, brown rice, sesame seeds, almonds, and a lemony vinegary dressing, and it comes in boxes of varying sizes in the fridge area. There are a few other salads as well, but in general the cold items are less filling for a higher price than the sandwiches are so I haven't tried many of them. (The whole earth salad is worth repeatedly buying though.) Similarly I haven't tried any of the hot items - the enormous veggie-filled sandwiches have my loyalty. There are also a lot of dessert options - the fridge with premade salads and wraps also contains cupcakes, tart slices, pie slices, coconut balls, and rice pudding; there are also cookies by the pound and other goodies in the bakery section. I'm not a huge fan of the vegan baked goods I've tried here - the vegan fig tart had a very hard/brittle/cracker-like crust that kept separating from the filling, and the vegan chocolate cupcake was a little dense/gummy/sticky feeling (though very chocolatey and the frosting was light). The pear and almond cake I tried from the bakery section was much better though. Service is variable* but generally has been friendly enough in my experience, but the way that they take orders isn't the most efficient and it's not always clear who is in line to order/where the line is. I also agree with a previous review about the clientele here being weirdly hostile (maybe I'm one of them??). The indoor seating area has a lot of outlets but isn't very clean, and while there is a recycling bin I'm mildly sad about the lack of composting. There's also an outdoor seating area with some tables and umbrellas (and trash and recycling). Also, this isn't part of the deli but inside the market they have fig bars in the bulk section and Aqua ViTea kombucha on tap (!) *a weird interaction: I called to ask if hours would be standard on a certain day, the employee who picked up "I wish we would close early.. yeah if you could give me permission that would be great," I laughed awkwardly, and he responded that yes they closed at 7 but I can't be a single minute late. Not rude (?), just weird and awkward.... read more