Parkside Snack

Don’t know what to make of this place just yet, wish I could give it more than 3 stars because they offer an incredibly rare find in the Elliot Park Neighborhood; quick eats. They carry mostly deep fried food, but also have some traditional deli offerings as well.
This is located in a convenience store inside a medical office building, yeah I know but hey this is Elliot Park you get used to it. I can’t think of another large park with 3 sides occupied by hospital and medical buildings like Elliot is, even N. C. U. ‘s buildings consist of mainly old hospital buildings. The medical buildings are where you’ll currently find alot of the commercial offerings in this area.
The deli element is a new thing, if I were them I’d just get rid of the convenience store stuff all together. They should focus on increasing the deli offerings instead. You already got the Walgreens in the Parkside Building, and 2 nearby convenience stores, what you don’t have is another place that serves this kind of food, as quick as this, I got mine in 5 minutes.
When I wen’t here I got the Italian Beef sandwich and other than the hard bun thought it tasted really good. The service was very friendly, I actually unknowingly came a few minutes after closing time (4:PM) and the guy there was in the Parkside Building lobby chatting with some friends. He came and helped me with a smile even though I came in when I did, that part was excellent.
The part I didn’t care for was that he made my food without washing his hands. I’m not blaming him individually for this as it appeared that there was no sink on site so the staff has to go to the bathroom in the hallway to do this. Not a good thing, especially now that it is cold season. I’m not sure if I’d eat here again until that issue is addressed.
And as Amy mentioned the grease smell is very intense, so much so it is what made me discover this otherwise hidden place, you could smell it outside. You won’t wanna spend too much time inside or you may lose your appetite, they should really get some better ventilation in there or something.

I’m surprised I couldn’t smell the grease from the hallway. The smell is not a good time afterward. I can smell it in my hair and my clothes.
I wandered around for a bit and then finally came across the little snack shop which seems to have the Bodega feel going on. They had snacks, cards, cereal, slushies, creepy hot dogs on the roller, cigarettes, cans of vegetables– it was just odd. And like the few bodegas I have been in, I shudder to think of the expiration dates on some of these items. I couldn’t see over the dust. eek!
Ended up ordering their shrimp basket which was pretty good. The shrimp had a peppery flavoring to it. I let the fries go, they were nothing to write home about even with the seasoning.
The have a bunch of fried stuff, hence the smell:
–mushrooms
–zucchini sticks
–cheese curds
–wings
and what other else can be deep fried.
The guys running the place were nice and notified me of the wait.
Prices for lunch are decent.
Might put it in the lunch rotation, might not. Only if I’m armed with a bottle of Febreze which I usually am, but my mini one is almost gone now thanks to my visit.

I worked in this building for a week and ate here two of the four days I worked. They have really great wings (wish they were boneless, though!) and incredible hot sauce.
Try the 6 wings and fries for 4.99. Expect to wait a little bit. It’s definitely worth it.