CaffeNation Bistro & Deli

Do not go here for food. A soup is $ 7 bucks? like who would pay $ 7 bucks for a soup. It is at least not worth the price, awful tasting soup. Had I known this I would never have paid, guess look up the prices before you buy. Coffee is ok here. Ridiculously high priced for such small place. They should not be cheating people in the name of small business.

Great Food, quick service, very nice owners and stuff! Their «Russian» bread, baked to order is very authentic and delicious. Try «to go» new addition of homemade foods, such as «pirozki» with cabage/​beef, lagman –soup. Cold cuts are the best «New York style» quality. Very charming hidden gem.

The Eggplant panini with pesto, roasted peppers, eggplant and provolone was delicious. The side of cole slaw gets a solid «B».

I don’t know what was going on when I came in… I’ve driven by here a ton of times and wanted to use them for a catering order rather than going to the big chains that I usually use.
The sign on the door said they open at 6. this was 9. I walked into a really dim shop with only a few lights on. The lights behind the counter were completely off as were the ones in the back portion of the shop. Really odd. The displays were a mess and I couldn’t tell if they were even open or not– there was another couple already inside and I asked them if the shop was maybe closed… they said they had no idea. I waited for a while and no one came to serve us. I left and took my business elsewhere…

I went to caffe nation on Valencia 3191 E Valencia #111 I ordered the chicken pesto panini. The employees were very friendly being my first time here I wanted to examine the menu and they were very patient. My sandwich was great and very fresh and filling. I will be back soon!

Great place if you’re looking for Russian or Ukrainian snacks. Cozy seating with two televisions, Sirius radio, and various magazines available. Staff were very helpful and didn’t try to BS when I asked questions about different flavors of Russian sodas. They allowed me to sample the caviar they had, and offered a lot of good advice as I haven’t had much experience with Russian food. I ordered the beef and cabbage pierogis with a cup of Ukrainian borscht and enjoyed everything immensely.

I went to Caffe Nation (Palo Verde/​Valencia) and fell in love. When I found out that there was a sister location, I was very happy. This place is so good and the employees are usually about as friendly as they come.
I personally cannot get away from ordering my usual ham, pineapple, and havarti panini with sun dried tomato spread on ciabatta because I can’t fathom anything being as tasty. I have no regrets. The spring salad with passion fruit is a good side, as is the potato salad and the butternut squash soup (according to my girlfriend).
The only down side is that, for the price I pay, I wish it’d be a bit more filling. Not everywhere is perfect.
Also, the mango smoothies are worth having. Give this place a shot! Just don’t come while starving…

It’s a cute shop, but they screwed up my simple order. Soda was flat — bottled soda. Bag of chips was tiny. Sandwich didn’t taste great, but I ate most of it. The staff didn’t seem to have much of a clue what was going on and the owner was kinda surly. I probably won’t be back… especially since every other place I went to in Tucson was amazing.
This place was near my hotel and I drove by it multiple times a day every day for a week. It wasn’t ever busy. That’s usually a bad sign.

I am going right in the middle on this one… 2 ½ stars. I round to three for the simple reason that the bread on my Reuben was toasted but not buttered so it was not overly greasy. Here’s the rundown:
Reuben — The thick sliced bread was toasted well, but not buttered. Works for me. Not greasy. The corned beef was kind of overpowered by the sauerkraut and the 1000 Island, which was kind of tart. It was just an OK sandwich.
Ham and Havarti Panini — OK, so it’s ham and havarti between two slices of bread with some grill marks. No style points.
Red Skin Potato Salad — I was disappointed to find no skins in my red skin potato salad. The flavor was kind of sweet. I don’t care for this type of potato salad.
Ten bucks for the combo with sandwich, side and drink. A little pricey even if it’s high quality Boar’s Head meat. I think I’ll pick up some Boar’s Head and bread at the grocery store and and make my sandwich at home.

I called to place an order for delivery, i work right next door to this place. I was never told there was a minimum order, so i asked for a bagel and cream cheese. This lady on the phone with a very thick accent basically snarled at me: «sorry, we do not deliver a bagel and cream cheese,» and promptly hung up on me! I just could not believe it! Not very good customer service at all!