Chompie’s Deli

Service is always really good. We usually go for dinner and they always are friendly right when we walk in. The food is always good and feels like they take pride in everything they make. They are always check on you and refilling your drinks even before you ask. Would recommend this place to any one that enjoys food and especially pastrami sandwiches.

I just moved to Az about a month ago and have just been driving around to find new restaurants to go to. I was driving down Shea and came across Chompie’s. The logo enticed me so I decided to try it out.
I first stood in the door way for about two minutes before anyone even acknowledged me. I was then seated at a table in a back corner, which was fine with me. The waiter was definitely rushing around, but he was nice enough. I ordered a bowl of chicken soup and a dinner salad and I was disgusted. The chicken soup was just broth and noodles and one single big hunk of chicken. About half the size of a regular chicken breast. I was grossed out to find this big chunk of chicken to be the only chicken in the soup. Then I was brought my dinner salad and it was just some browning iceberg lettuce with some cheese, unripe tomatoes, and cucumber slices on top.
I feel that my order was so simple, that it should’ve been hard to make it bad. I can definitely say that I will not be back.

I gave up on Chompies over ten years ago and now I know why. Came by today while waiting for X-​rays nearby. Good news, they have Knishes. YUMMY! Kinishes are Delish and hard to find in Arizona. Bad news, it was frozen in the center. Sigh!
The place is super cute with the NY murals and all, the menu has a large selection. However, I just do not think the food is very good and horribly overpriced. Service was terrible as usual. Who brings a bill without once checking on your customer or asking if they need or want anything else? I had to ask two other servers for drink refills. Meh!

What is with the tiny portions? They used to be generous on the sandwiches! Now they are ½ the size! Bread is still stale, and the staff is still rude! So disappointed!

I’m sorry, I am from Los Angeles and I have tried Jewish Deli’s in Arizona, Compie’s being one of them and they can’t hold a candle to Brents Deli in the San Fernando Valley. Chompie’s corn rye is blahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh. Won’t be back.

Ordered an egg salad sandwich. It was okay but bland. Would try something else next time if there is a next time. Also the sourdough bread requested was not sourdough received.

Really disappointed, just visiting in town and figured that this would be a good place to grab breakfast.
Walking in was like walking into chaos; stuff everywhere for the holiday and not really a line of customers but a «crowd».
Once figuring out where to place my order I walked up to the counter to wait for service listening to the staff talk about another job opportunity at a local hotel. Once asked for what I wanted it took three people to get my order in the computer.
After waiting 5 – 10 minutes for my bagels I was handed a mess of items and had to ask for a bag. (Two breakfast sandwiches and two bagels).
After getting home come to find out my order was wrong and ice cold, the bagels didn’t seem like they had been baked 100% and I was very disappointed, I had asked for them to be toasted and even if they had cooled on my 5 minute car ride the butter wasn’t even melted.
Really hard to believe that this is the best bagel in Phoenix for 30 years.

This place is fine. They bring pickles to you, which I was initially excited about, but they weren’t very sour or salty. Weak pickles. I was with my Girlfriend and she said they make their own pickles, but there was something kind of bitter about the brine.
It did bring be back to the typical diners of NYC. The waitress was rushed, kind of rude, which is again typical for NYC. Still, at least in NY people have an excuse to be rude. She still got her full tip, but when I give my order I don’t like to be rushed.
I had the crunchy chicken wrap, but I ordered it buffalo style with a side of blue cheese. I thought «buffalo style» meant it would come actually on the wrap, but when my plate came out it was just the wrap plain with a cup of hot sauce. .so not buffalo style. Very disappointing. Mediocre to taste too.
The atmosphere is meh. The worst part was the gross fluorescent lights over every table. It’s way too bright in there. I probably won’t ever dine in again.

The food is pretty good but not worth the hefty price tag. Baked goods look lovely but are bland and blah. Service is crazy disorganized and slow. The guy behind the counter stood around talking and laughing with his coworkers for a couple of minutes while I waited for him to start making my sandwich.

Awesome mini Jewish sliders, and I don’t care for a show about a fat guy stuffing his face it just seemed like a menu item I would like and most definitely did. Also as with any Jewish deli worth it’s salt they provide you with pickles before the meal, and their pickles are awesome. They vary from being really salted and pickled to not so pickled and they give you refills all the time. Also their potato latkas are also pretty good, just make sure to get apple sauce; and everything I have had on their breakfast menu was delicious.
Now the reason for the 4 star review is this place can get busy and when it gets busy the waitresses service is usually not all that great. One time I had to wait an hour for my food (breakfast mind you) and the waitress didn’t refill my drink for 45 minutes, I mean I had to flag her down and ask for a refill. Oh well, I try to come here when it’s less busy and I would recommend you to as well.

Chompies atmosphere was a delight. Just the New York vibe I needed. The Biltmore Benedict was pretty tasty. Tomatoes onions and smoked salmon made for a flavor filled bene. All though I’m not a fan of smoked salmon (menu did not state the salmon was smoked) the over all flavor was decent. Also, there could have been less hollandaise sauce. I would like to touch on the three options of sides. Home fries, side of fruit or potato pancake. The side of fruit was a high disappointment. A side of fruit is as expected, small bowl or cup. However the fruit (pineapple, melon, and cantaloupe) was served in a small ramekin.

Everything was still good on the main course, but alot of the other items I sampled had various issues.
Apricot Rugelach — stale
Cinnamon Rugelach — getting stale
Bagels — small and just not good at all
The Jewish sliders to go still were great as were the fries. Overall, I will stick to the food now, not the bakery.

I’ve heard so much about this place from other people… so on a trip to Arizona I knew we needed to make a visit. And boy was it worth it! So much food! Our waiter was fantastic and filled our every request. We went during breakfast and the menu was huge. They served our table free sliced chocolate chip bread that was to die for. I tried the Cabo Skillet which was spicy just like I love. Everyone at our table left stuffed! We will definitely make another stop to enjoy a sweet treat from their cake/​cookie counter.

I came here with a group of guys from my Men’s Group. We decided to meet here at 6am. Wow. Really early for me. Anyways, as I assumed nobody was here except for my friends. I thought it was a big dining area and they had a big back room that we were able to sit in.
Our waiter was really good and got our drink orders as we sat down. I ordered the Corned Beef Hash Skillet. It was layered with home fries, corned beef hash, cheddar cheese, and scrambled eggs. It came with your choice of bread and I chose the English Muffin. Huge portion. It was pretty good. Thought the hash was good. Very filling. I could barely finished it but somehow managed.
Service was really good. I didn’t expect anything else since we were the only tables that early in the morning.
So at 6am there was good service, food was okay but they do serve breakfast all day which is good. I’ll be back but have to try their pancakes and French toast. This will tell me if they have good breakfast or not. Enjoy. I did.

This review is for the deli only.
Whenever we have family brunches at home we get our lox, kippered salmon, rare roast beef, pastrami, bagels, rye bread, and challah from here. The fish is a little pricey, but so worth it! It is very good. They have a ¼ lb min on all the deli items.
Their challah is amazing! It really is perfection! It makes the best French toast… mmmmm. If you want your bagels sliced there is a small fee-​we have a bagel slicer at home :). The butter cookies in the bakery are decent, but I’ve had better-haven’t tried much of anything else in the bakery.
I love that it is family owned and right down the street from me!

We came to this location for a weekday lunch, busy, busy, busy but the turnover is fast and we were seated without waiting to long. Coming from New York City, we miss good deli. We ordered the Mile High Pastrami Sandwich on rye with french fries and the Chopped Liver appetizers served with sliced onion and bagel chips. Both were excellent! The only thing that we felt was weak were the 2 plates of pickles which were straggly looking.
I will also comment that the deli, bagel, and bakery goods area of this Shea location is much nicer and fresher looking than the Tempe and Chandler locations, now that I have bought and tasted from all 3. This location by far is the best food quality location.
Chompies is the best New York style deli in Arizona, hands down.

This place never disappoints nor does it ever leave me hungry after I leave! Portions are huge, service is friendly and they have a great rewards program which earns you Chompie’s bucks to use towards your next meal. Whenever I’m there I want to try everything but I can’t say no to the Arizona Benedict (eggs benedict but with turkey, avocado and tomatoes). Their potato cakes (latkes) are also delicious. They also have a great dinner menu and I usually get their sliders although we don’t really go there for dinner very often.
Don’t forget to check in on Unilocal and receive a free bagel of your choice when you purchase an item at the take out deli!

I was craving lox and cream cheese on an everything bagel, and so it was an easy decision to head here. The bagels are fab, the lox is fresh, and simply I know it would be exactly what I wanted.
In that respect, perfect to fill the void.
Upon first entering, it’s a little confusing. You first notice the take-​out area, which is just all around a little sloppy and ill-​organized.
Then you notice the hostess, and she is quick to seat you. The dining room is larger than expected, it extends all the way through to a back room.
The menu is extensive, and everything sounds delish.
I’m disappointed with the ambiance. Considering the high quality of the food and menu selections, I’d feel more comfortable if the place was more similar to like a Paradise Bakery instead of an IHOP…
I also think a little breakfast bar would be perfect here. It was weird getting full waiter service for an easy little bagel sandwich.
They do have a full bar, so I naturally ordered a mimosa to celebrate a day off work ;). (Thank you MLK!) It was good. Not the best, not the worst.
I ordered a large mimosa, a bagel with lox and cream cheese, and a side of avocado. I considered my $ 18 tab a bit steep.
Will I return? Yes, but probably just for take-​out. And only because I every once in awhile crave a good bagel with lox and cream cheese, and this place hits the spot. Unfortunately, the «cons» –namely the IHOP atmosphere and steep price tag — are not enough for me to justify sitting down and exploring the menu more extensively.

Well, not exactly ‘yay’, I’m a fan, but we had a good experience this time.
Portions are massive. Food was good. Service was good too. Our server did not seem very knowledgeable, I am not sure if she was new, but she was good. Also, I liked how servers teamed up to take good care of customers.
Neighbor had the Lox bagel with cream cheese and I have been craving that ever since :(
Hubby had the chompadilla and he thought it was OK, he liked the seasoned potatoes very much.
I had a cheese omelette with mushroom and artichokes. It was really good. The con is that I only wanted an omelette (cheaper of course) but they were not very accommodating so apparently I had to order the whole whatever combo with potatoes and bread.
The other matter I did not like is that, we stopped there in the first place because I had a reward that I wanted to use, but when the server returned she said I did not.
Later on I received a ‘welcome’ text from their rewards club. Oh well, either they messed up, or they have separate rewards accounts for each location, which is not in fact very practical, so that was a big disappointment.
I liked this location a little better, the layout is similar to the old location on Greenway and 32^nd.

The year: 2010.

The episode: «Phoenix.»
The Man: Adam Richman, himself.
The Challenge: Chompie’s «The Ultimate Slider Challenge.»
…12 Original Jewish Sliders: each one brisket-​filled and gravy-​drizzled, stacked as well with mini potato pancakes, Jack cheese, and onion strings. Knock this 5-​pound nemesis on its ass within 30 short minutes, and you rule the stoop, my friend! Myself, I don’t entertain delusions: I’m weak. I didn’t even consider the Challenge. Instead, I ordered the Combo. And after tearing through an incredibly tasty two, alongside a cup of Matzo Ball soup, I was full. Adam, however, he Manned-​up! Sadly, though, after a hard-​fought battle, he – as many have before him – ultimately threw in the towel. The Challenge, it seemed, proved too hefty. Food had won.
…However, if one, brave soul decides to accept this heaping challenge ($ 39.95) and conquers this plattered beast, it’s free. But not only that: upon winning, you will be forever immortalized on Chompie’s «Hall of Fame» website (
) and an «Ultimate Slider Challenge» T-​shirt awaits you and your bragging self! You bad! (By the way, there’s no California representation on that website, zero, none, not one, nada… Who’ll step up?
This having been my first time to Chompie’s, I was truly impressed! A Unilocal check-​in offer allowed for a free bagel from their awesome deli/​bakery; our very cool server, Trudy, brought out a few, free cookie samples for this first-​timer; and our just-​as-​cool host made lunch suggestions, which we ordered verbatim. As promised, those Sliders were «deli-​icious.» And the Matzo Ball and Chicken soup hit the spot. But I couldn’t leave… not yet. As full as I was, I couldn’t head back to CA without first trying the carrot cake, could I? I mean, you don’t blame me, right?
So, «Man vs Food»… That takes care of Phoenix: Alice Cooper’stown (
), Los Reyes de la Torta (
), and now Chompie’s. On deck, LA.
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