Hennessy’s

I was was excited to eat here after seeing a fresh tray of rolls at the deli counter. With nobody else in line it took them 9.5 minutes to make the sandwich, so maybe not the best spot to go if you are in a rush. The sandwich was large, but I noticed I had a hair in my food, so I had to toss it.
Upon leaving the owner was extremely rude to myself and two friends because one of them brought in food from one of the food trucks down the street. It was completely uncalled for. If he didn’t allow outside food, he could of let us know and we would have left, instead he waiting for us to leave and then made some snarky comments that were completely uneccesary. He lost our business and we will make sure that all our colleagues know to avoid this place.
Also, wine is marked up significantly more than other liquor stores and double (or more) of what it would cost at Safeway or BevMo. Don’t even waste your time.
Overall, sandwich (minus the hair) was good but the service was deplorable and everything was overpriced.

Seriously? It’s 2015 and you have a racist «Indian» man statue outside? Get yourself together, Hennessey’s and maybe don’t piss off your potential customers before they even walk in the door.
I’m not allowed to give zero stars so here’s one single star to shine a light on how backwards and inappropriate this is.

Giant Sandwiches on Home Made Bread, and stacked with meat, and built to your desire.
I am so full and happy right now.

Big sandwiches, nothing fancy. Rolls («baguette»? Um…) are too soft and break apart by the time you’re half way done, but hey, it’s a big sandwich for not that much money, and you get it how you like it. Lots of cool places around and Hennessy’s doesn’t play that game: they just make sandwiches to order if you want. btw I’m glad things didn’t work out with the clueless kids they had making sandwiches recently. No idea how they got hired– they seemed afraid of the food.

They use the cheapest deli meats and cheeses they can find, they mark up the beer and wine way too high, and the owner is a fat, old jerk off. The place hasn’t been properly cleaned in years and I honestly don’t trust the food prep. Do yourself a favor and go to Small Foods across the street.

very cute and quaint little liquor store/​deli. has a cute little courtyard in the back where you can eat. love the sandwiches. very healthy and tasty

I am new to the neighborhood! Our office is literally two spaces down. It’s a cool little place. Looks like a liquor store but there is also a deli shop/​mini grocery store.
I ordered the Chicken Salad sandwich. The person in front of me recommended I get my sandwich on a roll so I did. Aside from my sandwich being delicious… It was massive! Ha, it’s enough for lunch and dinner (which in my opinion is always great). They had these freshly baked ginormous cookies that smelled so good… I was so tempted to get one but I regrettably didn’t.
Great variety of liquor, not much of a variety of normal soda, juices, water. Anyways, nonetheless, great place. Sandwiches are great. I felt that the workers were amazing and warm but other reviews have said different. I really enjoyed them. :)

You got what at the liquor store??! Yes, it’s called Hennessy’s Wines & Specialty Foods, but it totally looks like a liquor store/​grocery/​deli shop. I’ve never gotten food at a liquor store/​convenience store. until last Friday! Nonetheless, my fiancé told me about this place when he used to work in the area, and my a couple co-​workers raved about their sandwiches so I was like why not, when I couldn’t think of anywhere else to feed myself.
I went at almost 1ish, but it was still fairly busy, so it took me about 7 – 10 minutes to pick my sandwich fillings on the card, put that order in and wait for it to be made. I like how they don’t charge extra for items such as cheese, avocado and pesto. The sandwich «meats» are pretty basic choices but still get the job done for sure! I got a combo (up to three meat items) on a baguette (roll) and it was a half. It was $ 7.95 and the whole was only a buck more, but I’m so glad I went with the half because it was massive!
They loaded on the proscuitto and mortadella, I also chose mayo, tomatoes, lettuce and provolone cheese. Surprised that they didn’t put a ton of mayo because most places do. The proscuitto was on the saltier side than most of the ones I’ve had though. Loved the mortadella though. Bread is fresh baked. The guy at the cash register was friendly too, though I think those cranking out the sandwiches are a little overworked and on autopilot. Deli places like my favorite, Little Lucca, in Burlingame and SSF have their signature garlic sauce and provide more of a better value, but Hennessy’s is good for what it is and for the area. This sammie totally filled me up; I wasn’t even starving later that night for dinner even after an intense workout. Their pasta salads in the deli fridge look good too, but I’ll be coming back for another half sandwich. 3.5 rounded up.

Get any of the sandwiches on the whole roll. You’ll end up having enough for food for two meals. Although it’s definitely quantity over quality, it’s gotta be the best deal in soma. The veggie soup left me with something to desire. They have a great beer selection and a patio in the back which looks quaint but I’ve never eaten there.
This place is around the corner from my office and i come by at least once a week or every two weeks. I always get the turkey with all the veggies & condiments on a roll and it is way too much for one sitting.
The ladies/​gentleman behind the counter are nice. The older glasses-​wearing fellow behind the register is always polite and we make small talk.
I’m a regular for a reason. Give this place a shot.

Horrible customer service! Man at cash register with white beard was extremely rude and condescending. Man behind deli counter was polite and that is why I’m rating 2 stars. Food not good enough to make up for the treatment. Not coming back

Went there today for lunch and was very impressed with the loaded turkey and salami sandwich. I only got a half and I’m sure glad I did, it’s all my little tummy could handle. The bread was fresh and soft and I loved that we can select our own fixings. The back patio is nice and cozy. Looking forward to going back and trying more of their delicious meats.

Pretty disappointed by the place. Second try after being let down the first time. This time stopped in for a quick slice of pizza and took a longer look around. Noted the wine/​beer prices are about 75% higher than grocery stores and 50% higher than other speciality stores. Pizza was very disappointing, to the point I tossed half of it on the way back to the office. Two strikes, won’t be a third.

Not only are the deli options varied and delicious, Hennessey’s also has a decent selection of ales and spirits.
*Super-​bonus points: I had a random fainting spell while at the shop and the owner was wonderfully attentive and kind. Cheers all around for these fine folks!

The sandwiches here are fantastic! It’s a nice hidden gem, that I frequently visit during my lunch break since it’s near my office.
The sandwiches are reasonably priced and huge. Everything is build your own and they load them up with lots of meat and the breads are delicious. A half sandwich is plenty for even those with a huge appetite. I recommend getting the Full though because its plenty for dinner to and they hold up well in the fridge.
They also have a nice back patio that many people either don’t know about or don’t use often. So its a nice quiet place to have lunch and escape the city’s crowds.

This place doesn’t have much of a selection, but what it does offer is basically good. It is very pricey — $ 12.00 total for a half gallon of milk, quart of milk, and 5 0z. bag of chips!
I live in the neighborhood and find this place to be the least customer-​friendly in terms of staff.

It’s a day game at AT&T and all your regular lunch spots are being terrorized by MLB fans…
Since Hennessey’s looks like a convenience store from the sidewalk, it’s a good place to get your lunch without the lines. Hang a right when you come in and grab an order slip for your sandwich. Hint: you want their house roll/​baguette. They bake it fresh in-​house.
I had half a chicken salad sandwich today on a roll with pretty much all of the veggies they offer, so that thing came out to the size of my head for $ 6.50. The chicken salad is fresh and nitrate free, as are all their meats.
Grab a world of napkins. The half sandwiches are so big that unless you are not a mammal and can unlock your jaw, you will be diving your face into that thing. There may or may not be avocado on your cheeks afterwards. Prepare yourselves.
The roll broke apart and my chicken salad went everywhere, so I’d recommend putting a regular ol’ deli meat on your sammie if you don’t want to eat it with a fork.

There’s only one reason to patronize Hennessey’s: To run in for a quick soft drink, or to buy a bottle of wine before you head some place more inviting. But I made the mistake of ordering a sandwich. I can’t believe this place survives in the monied, high-​tech climate of South Park/​2^nd Street. Don’t the local bourgeoisie expect more for all the money they drop? And woe to the Giants fan who thinks this is the place to grab a sandwich before a game.
First, you have to pencil in your order on an old-​fashioned «make me a sandwich with the following ingredients» form. Then you need to place the form in the correct receptacle. Then, if you’re lucky, the person handling the forms will honor the order in which they were submitted (my handler did not). Then you have to watch and listen as the sandwich-​making staff collides into each other, and just generally makes sandwiches like they were preparing them casually at home — and not in an assembly-​line fashion to more quickly serve a growing backlog of increasingly impatient customers (fancy-​pants high-​tech workers, Giants fans, or otherwise).
Amid all this, you just stand around, doing your best to figure out where to stand without getting in the way of other customers, because there’s really no «line» or any semblance of order in this place.
When your sandwich is finally assembled — about 20+ minutes later in my case… though my wait was delayed, admittedly, because my form handler didn’t triage the ordering forms in the order received — you will receive a crappy sandwich that’s not worth the high sticker price. Insanely stale sliced sourdough bread. Middling ingredients. And a relatively small serving of middling ingredients. It’s pretty much the worst sandwich in a one-​mile radius.
Chaotic, bumbling ordering process. Very long wait. Poor quality food, in large part because the bread was ridiculously stale. And, yes, while the guy who works the counter isn’t quite rude, he certainly doesn’t show any interest in the fact that his business is run like a Confederacy of Dunces version of a deli.
But, hey, nice drink selection!

I took advantage of my surprise indefinite vacation today to visit some old coworkers up in the city for lunch. We were supposed to meet at 21^st Amendment, but the wait was going to be too long and the rest of the folks who are still employed had to get back to work. LP (who has never let me down in the food department) suggested a tiny liquor store a couple of doors down and said that they have great sandwiches.
If somebody in the know hadn’t taken me here, I’d have passed by it without ever seeing it. It’s literally a little tiny door leading into a small, cramped liquor store with a small deli over in the corner. With such limited space, they have an amazing selection of beers and a pretty good assortment of non-​alcoholic drinks for the non-​drinkers. You write your order down on a slip of paper and leave it with the deli people. I got turkey and avocado on sourdough, a bag of chips, and an Orangina.
The people running the store are super nice from the deli all the way up to the lovely cashier. The guy at the deli counter who looked a little like Bill Murray’s brother (the one who plays the mayor in Groundhog Day) called out my name and joked with me about «Weez» and how he knows another guy called «Wiz».
My sandwich was 3 star good. Nothing super special, but it was really fresh and tasty. I guess it was missing something to put it way over the top and it didn’t have much avocado on it. Still, I would come back here again since it is good quality, but I’ll play around with the ingredients next time to add some pizazz. The extra star on my rating is for the staff and drink selection.

Their sandwiches are good but a bit pricey. Although, they are pretty big. I haven’t tried their pizza but it doesn’t look appealing.
The old man who works the counter is so RUDE! He gave me my card back by throwing it on the counter and the guys who make the sandwiches just stand around chatting.
I won’t be going to this place for lunch too often.

I’ve been stopping at Hennessy’s before Giants games for the past few years. It’s a great place to pick up a sandwich rather than spend the big $$ for food in the stadium. Sandwiches are ordered by checking on a card what you want along with fixings, bread, cheese, etc. The rolls are all freshly baked. They also have fresh baked pizza, cookies, chips and a good selection of micro brews
There is an outdoor seating in the back with tables — it’s a nice spot to have a beer before heading to the game and a way more chill than the other trendy bars in the area that attract the bridge and tunnel party crowd.
Sandwiches are decent but nothing special — the pizza is really good

So I’m in the store to get a brew after picking my little 7lb dogs up from their haircut down the street, and this girl with a really bad attitude tells me dogs not allowed unless they are companion/​guide dogs or some bullshit.
She said they were in her kitchen which was basically in the middle of the store. That aint no freakin kitchen. Anyways says I got to leave, so I never get a chance to buy my brew and some of that foccaccia stuff they were making.
My dogs are a lot cleaner than that rat behind the counter. You don’t have to be so rude with your customers and can be a bit more lenient on your b.s. policy. It wasn’t like I was going to hang out with my dogs. Was taking it to go.

Got a chicken breast/​turkey on a roll today — HUGE, delicious, loved it. The roll was crisped just enough and so soft on the inside. Yummy.

Great dive-​y deli with HUGE sandwiches. If you order up a sammie on their roll, be warned, it’s gigantic and could possibly be enough for two meals.
I’ve had the chicken salad sandwich and a basic turkey so far. Each time, on a roll and each time only managed to eat half. They have a HUGE soup selection listed on the wall as you walk in.
The lunch line gets pretty long, but moves quickly. They do have a little back patio, so that’s a nice added bonus.