Rays Gourmet Incorporated

Prob the worst thing I’ve every eaten in my life. Had to toss it out after a couple bites. Got a refund. It was a veggie burger. Seemed cooked a wk ago and then microwaved cause the whole outside of the patty was hard as a rock. My fault. What was I thinking ordering food from a deli. But it was a snow day and many places were not delivering. Also took the guy over an hour and half to get here. I felt horrible because I think they made him walk, I live an ave and about 10 blocks away. Good was so cold and gross. They should really get their delivery guys bikes.

«Gourmet» might be a tad overstated, but who am I to judge marketing slogans? My breif stop in found the service to be adequate as no real pleasantries were exchanged nor attempeted by the other side of the counter, a full staff was in place, so waiting was a non issue.
A chips selection that would have any couch potato chomping at the bit and licking his chops, soft drink beverages that equalled in representation. As a fan of neither I merely observed.
Smoke? Cigs and cigars arebadorning the entire front check out area and of course what every college area really needs, a vast selection of bongs and pipes.
At $ 4.00 my breakfast sandwich wad priced quite well for Manhattan, specifically the Grammercy area. But my «easy on the ketchup» went unheard so the roll tops needed to be disguarded. A score for the pigeons.

This place has a lot of things one could want. A good selection of beer, tobacco, made to order sandwiches, and half a thousand other things.
This poor review is for a number of reasons unrelated to their stock.
–Their prices are quite high. Bottle of soda $ 2.25, six pack of Lagunitas IPA $ 18.50, bacon-​egg-​cheese on a roll $ 4.50 and the list continues. They also charge tax on top of these prices unlike any other bodega of this calibre.
–The guys behind the counter are a rotating cast of the same tired character who act like you’re an imposition and that they’d have been far happier if it weren’t for being there. Credit cards can be an issue and depending on the hour and what conversation they’re having with each other helping you can be trouble.

Absolutely horrendous. Walked in and some woman was in a huge fight with the cashier over the advertised price on her beer being way less than what he charged her credit card so I guess I should have expected some shit. Anyway, this is the closest bodega to my house so I stopped in with my 6 day old baby slung across my chest to satisfy a craving for chocolate. I grabbed some brownies and started eating them on the way home (at night) and when I got in the door and the light hit it I saw the one I was eating was covered in spots of blue-​green mold. Awesome. So now I’m scared to nurse my newborn and risk passing some sort of food poisoning to the baby. And the incompetent prick who runs the store did nothing but offer another pack as if I would ever buy anything in there again and then finally paid back 5 dollars (which is less than what he charged me after I made a scene at the register). No one checked the shelves. The lack of accountability was stunning. Sorry ass piece of shit.

Just had a sandwich from them that was actually very good! Turkey/​ham/​sweet peppers/​mozz/​oil/​vinegar. It was a bit overpriced at 6.49. So Ill think again next time. But what bothered me was the overwatching of me walking around while waiting for my sandwich. I felt like this Egyptian fellow thought I was trouble. I mean I’m ordering a sandwich, must you watch me at the ATM?! I think that it wasn’t my favorite experience. But at least the sandwich was credible. A big needs improvement on personality there.

Sad that this place has decent all be it expensive sandwiches. Today the owner told me he wished he stayed in Egypt and that «America can go to fuck hell.»

This is my local bodega that I frequent, so I couldn’t possibly give them less than four stars. The deli is pretty slow so call ahead if you’re in a rush, but the sandwiches are good. They usually have 10 – 20 house specialties hanging on magnets — you can just grab the card and hand it to them. The sanwiches that come on hoagie are definitely a full meal.
Beer and drinks are pretty typically priced, maybe slightly to the lower end. Not a rip off. They also carry at least one version of all the random things you might need — paper towels, tobacco, chips, etc.
Oh, and it is ²⁴⁄₇!

Ray’s has pretty much everything that you’d want from a local deli. Great breakfast sandwiches, good drink selection and pretty reasonable prices. It’s clean, reliable and consistent. What more could you ask for?