Isaacs Restaurant & Deli

Checked in on 12/​11/​2015.
Ordered the following:
1) pepper jack tomato soup — excellent
2) broccoli salad — excellent
3) fresh fruit salad– good
4) firebird sandwich– very good
5) red velvet mini layer cake — outstanding
6) pumpkin cake — ok
Service was excellent. I usually go to the other location in Lemoyne, so I can compare the service. Service in Lemoyne location is very poor during lunch time. The queue of people waiting to be seated is out of the door and you can see servers running everywhere.
The service here in Mechanicsburg was excellent during Friday lunch. Just waited about 15 seconds before we were seated. Order was promptly taken. Food was perfect.
⁵⁄₅ rating.

Isaacs is the perfect place for a quick lunch or a relaxing dinner with friends or family. Their sandwiches are always fresh, made with fresh ingredients, and can be customized to your liking. I personally enjoy their pretzel rolls and usually order a Finch, which is turkey, bacon, and Munster cheese with Ikey’s sauce.
Isaacs also makes some amazing soups — their Pepperjack Tomato is a staple and is always on tap, however some of their seafood soups are out of this world. Their corn chowder is also a family favorite for us! What’s best is you can do soup and sandwich combos that give you the best of both worlds for an affordable price.
We’ve always had great service at this location in Mechanicsburg. The only thing we consistently notice when we go in that could be better is the fish tank — it needs a little cleaning and love! But in all honesty, that’s the only piece of feedback we can give — this place is the best!

My favorite here is their spicy tomato bisque soup & chicken wrap or sandwich! Gives me the feeling of soul food!

This gem of a restaurant offers not just great food but an incredible staff! The restaurant manager has come around EVERYTIME we are in to make sure everything has been to our satisfaction. The waitstaff is friendly and quick! The food is delicious. VERY family friendly!

Just had lunch here at Isaac’s. Really nice restaurant atmosphere for a Deli. Can really relax and enjoy one of their many sandwiches to select from.
My all time favorite is Hot Pastrami, but no where on the menu do they have Pastrami. Wonder if it is a New York thing.
Ordered one of the Pretzel Sandwiches– Mallard-​which had roast beef, bacon, melted cheddar with ikey’s sauce (mayo) with a glass of water.

We love this restaurant. Always clean with friendly wait staff and pretty quick service. The Pepperjack Cream of Tomato soup is soooo good. There are so many tasty items on the menu!

I’ve always loved Isaac’s. But especially now that they have gluten free bread. What a treat!!! We always stop here when we are traveling. Service is always good. And there is other shopping close by too.

This sit in sandwich shop is unlike anything I’ve eaten before! I would definitely travel from Carlisle to eat at this place again.
Not only are there a large variety of sandwiches too choose from, but you can also customize your sandwiches any way you want. From the bread, to main meat or veggie, to all sorts of toppings and dressings. My sandwich included a soft and crispy kaiser roll. The breads are easy to hire into, and when toasted feel like heaven.
This is by far my favorite sandwich restaurant. Kudos! :D

Tried this place for the first time today. Had the pterodactyl, which is their Italian sub. It was delicious. Personally, I think this is the best sandwich place in the HBG area. Girlfriend’a Reuben was delicious as well.

I wasn’t sure what to expect here, but it was actually pretty good. I’ve honestly never been to a «sit down» deli before.
It’s also probably one of the few places I’d reccomend in Harrisburg – and I know we always send people from my work.
Their sandwich bread was the best gluten-​free item that I had all trip. I docked a star though because I asked my sandwich not to be served hot and it was. I didn’t communicate to the server to fix it though, so I can’t take off too many stars. He was also very attentive in re-​filling our drinks and checking in with us. In the end, the roast beef with onion was still delicious! (And cheap).

This place was surprising to me. Based on appearances I wasn’t sure how good it would be but I was pleasantly surprised! Their specialty soup was delicious! I would definitely recommend ordering it if you go! I had a veggie wrap to go with it, which you have the option to build your own or order one from the menu. It was light and refreshing and it seems like everyone I was with enjoyed it too! The waiter was helpful and helped explain all our questions! Great place to go for a quick lunch!

I was not at this location, but the Rossmoyne one. Truthfully, the restaurant looked a bit dated, but the food was decent. I ordered the Flaming Chicken Wrap and was surprised at the quality of the food. I really appreciated the crunch of the tortilla strips in the wrap. I was travelling on business, so this was a restaurant choice of convenience, but I was pleasantly surprised by the food and the service.

We love it! Portions are ample. Service is very good. I saw a complaint about price. Price is right. I mean, a quarter pounder meal cost just a little less $. Is there any comparison? Don’t be ridiculous! Also, don’t like the bread as described on the menu for a particular sandwich? They will happily substitute

my wife and i stopped in one afternoon for a early dinner. we had never been before but had heard good things. we were seated quickly but that was were the good service ended. the girl that sat us was not taking orders and she never told us who our server would be. we were left sitting and wondering when we would be waited on. there were a few empty booths around so am not sure if they were short handed, bit we continued to wait. as we were talking a different server rushes passed and practically threw a bowl of pickled vegetables at us. I guess that was suppose to hold us over. still not a word from anyone. no one bothered to say «hey, sorry we are short handed we will get to you» or anything. my wife and i began to feel very out of place. finally after a good twenty minutes my wife looked at me and said «we are leaving». well you know what they say «happy wife, happy life». we got up and walked out, and still not a word from any staff. we ended up somewhere else. we still have not had the opportunity to try the food, well we tasted the pickled vegetables… maybe they try a bread basket.

Went here for lunch! Never heard of the place before.
Had an awesome Black bean burger on a pretzel bun. The menu said «spicy black bean burger» so I was a little reluctant to try it… but I’m glad I did! It wasn’t spicy at all. Very flavorful and I’d eat there again.
I passed on dessert however I was VERY TEMPTED to try.

Bring your fat wallets. don’t get me wrong the food is very good. the portions are small and HIGHLY OVERPRICED …$$$”’…sandwich man in Harrisburg more food and better prices too !!!

Isaac’s is a staple in Central Pennsylvania, so although they don’t use local ingredients (except the Utz chips which are made in PA) we felt we needed to check this place out.
Unlike other sandwich shops which are self-​serve order at the counter and seat yourself, Isaac’s is full service. When we first walked in I was concerned over the service and food we would receive because all of the staff seemed to be about 18 and were all joking and talking to one another. However, the hostess immediately stopped talking the moment we came in and seated us and we soon learned that this cheerful young crowd took their jobs seriously. Our server Donavon was very pleasant and helpful. He took the time to check with the kitchen to see if any MSG was used in the food and returned to let us know that it was not. He also let us know that everything served there was made from scratch.
We ordered a bowl of pepper jack tomato soup which came with one dirty and one clean spoon. Donavon was quick to replace it and very apologetic (hey, it happens). The soup was made with canned tomatoes, but still they managed to get a good flavor from it with a heat on the back that sneaks up on you. Overall it was nice.
Their sandwiches are named for birds. We ordered the Cormorant which consists of a cranberry almond chicken salad and provolone cheese wrapped with copious amounts of shredded iceberg lettuce wrapped in a mild cheddar wrap, and a Firebird which is Buffalo grilled chicken on a pretzel bun with ranch, swiss, onion and spinach. We felt the cheese really clashed with the sweet chicken salad and the Buffalo chicken completely lacked flavor and spice. They could improve on the Cormorant simply by removing the cheese and changing the wrap, or adding chopped Granny Smith apples to the mix to give it some acid and balance it out. And the Firebird could be improved simply by blending ranch with Franks hot sauce and using that as the sauce on the sandwich.
That being said, this place would still beat any of the national sandwich chains hands down, though the bill for two of us was over $ 30, so it is not without a price.
We also cannot write this review without mentioning that this company does what they call «Community Night Fundraisers» where they raise over $ 100,000 a year for non-​profit organizations across Central PA. So while they do not use local ingredients, they are finding ways to give back to their local communities and should be applauded for that.

I’m a fan of all Isaac’s. Our server was friendly and the food was great as usual.

Healthy options that taste great and are fresh with a fun, funky kids menu to boot.
So fun that I wanted to order of the kids menu had they not had a great limited time offer on a tasty sala with roasted red peppers, avocado, spinach and i added pesto.
Super tasty dinner.
My son had the rainbow mallow sandwich, rainbow bread, pb&j, marshmellows a fruit cup and for a buck you can add a second meal so he had the chicken sandwich on the yummy pretzel buns they have, rounded off with an ice cream sundae.
The man had the steak club which he also enjoyed.
Service is fast and friendly, was it not a bit steep in price I would have added another star, I think $ 30 is a bit excessiv for a sandwich, salad and kids meal since the portions are more lunch size.
Overall still a fun chain in PA.

We love this place. Unique menu. Interesting starter dish. The best soup ever, Pepper Jack Tomato! Overall seems to be on the healthy side. Good prices. Catering (would have had them do my wedding if I was closer).
The only negative thing I would have to say is that it is primarily a lunch type of place and lacks some warmth, if it had a warmer environment it would get 5 stars.