21st Century Gourmet Deli

Took well over an hour to deliver a cold sandwich 2 blocks away, when i finally called, they knew what my address was without even having to say my name so clearly they didn’t have any other deliveries out, when it got here, there was no lettuce or tomato like in the description of the cold sandwich, nor mayonnaise like i requested, it took them an hour and half to make and deliver bread with turkey and cheese on it, literally 2 blocks, from 48^th &10^th to 46^th &10^th, i would give them 0 stars if i could but Unilocal requires at least 1, be warned, don’t order here

Can’t speak for the other reviewers, but upon moving into the neighborhood, this was the closest place to get Egg + Cheese sandwiches. And I still get them like every day that I’m not at work. They’re THAT good — and I’ve never had trouble w/​staff, patrons or anything. Maybe it’s a different crowd late at night? I can say that the sandwiches have always been good and have never upset my very sensitive stomach. I buy milk here, orange kool-​aid mix here, they have a more varied selection of beer than a lot of other places… I’m probably in this place every other day, and they’ve always treated me well. The prices on made-​to-​order items are probably 25c to 50c more than listed on the board, but that’s standard of pretty much anyplace in NYC with a pre-​printed board. I mean, there’s no good way to update a pre-​printed board, and c’mon — it’s a bodega!

I’ve been here a couple times in the past couple weeks, each time in the wee hours of the night, seeking a sandwich and a cheap tall-​boy to brown-​bag on my walk up Tenth Avenue to my new apartment.
Recently, for some reason, I’m obsessed with 10^th Ave… The stretch between 51^st street & 44^th street is extremely rich and rewarding… But my encounters at this establishment, time and again, have been among the most negative experiences I’ve had in quite awhile.
One time I came there was a woman refusing to pay for her food because, apparently, she came into the bodega with a man who promised to buy the food for her, there was a shouting competition between all parties involved.
Another time I came in there was a man threatening to beat up the person making sandwiches because of something racist said under his breath — there was a shouting competition about who has more of a right to be in this country, about how terrible this country is for allowing low-​lives like «you» through its borders, etc.
The first food I ordered, on the outside sign it was priced $ 0.25 lower than what they charged me… The second time, $ 0.50… The third time, $ 1.00… No apologies were made, no attempts at making amends.
The beers are luke-​warm and over-​priced. $ 2.75 for a Keystone Light 24oz? ABSURD! Down the street (review forthcoming) it’s $ 1.50. Up the street (review forthcoming) it’s $ 1.50…
The service – which, strangely, always seems to be the same person, late-​night after late-​night or even when I walk by during the day – is really rude and unhelpful.