Four of us from Gold Canyon,Az. Had lunch at the Deli. The food was beyond compare and we will be back for your wonderful food again. Thanks, Jim
Date of Posting: 19 June 2009
Posted By: Jim Slomski
Lyle and I have been to the deli, several times, and we always love going back! The food is absolutely delicious, the smells are mouth-watering....and the service, excellent...friendly, caring, fun! We're doing a special diet right now, and they are great about leaving the (delicious) breads off our plates!! I had a chicken Caesar Salad last time, and it was DDDDDEELICIOUSSS!
Date of Posting: 14 April 2009
Posted By: Sharon and Lyle Gilbertson
You name it, we love everything about The Deli. We have taken to calling it Blake's Place, after Chef Blake. My favorite is beef tenderloin, which is cooked to tender perfection. The sandwiches are fabulous; try the pastrami with homemade kraut. Chef Blake uses the best ingredients with an emphasis on local and seasonal fresh produce. Products are from Simply Bread, The Pork Shoppe, The Olive Mill and Agritopia. The service is very personal. When you dine at The Deli, you feel as if you have your own personal chef and sommelier. The ambience is great. We love the artsy boutique atmosphere, great music and primo menu. The daily specials are so worth the drive. You can't do better anywhere for the price. Check out the Farmer's Market on Saturdays. This little hidden treasure is a destination!
Date of Posting: 03 March 2009
Posted By: Yahoo Review
We have taken to calling it Blake's Place!
You name it, we love everything about The Deli. We have taken to calling it Blake's Place, after Chef Blake. My favorite is beef tenderloin, which is cooked to tender perfection. The sandwiches are fabulous; try the pastrami with homemade kraut. Chef Blake uses the best ingredients with an emphasis on local and seasonal fresh produce. Products are from Simply Bread, The Pork Shoppe, The Olive Mill and Agritopia. The service is very personal. When you dine at The Deli, you feel as if you have your own personal chef and sommelier. The ambience is great. We love the artsy boutique atmosphere, great music and primo menu. The daily specials are so worth the drive. You can't do better anywhere for the price. Check out the Farmer's Market on Saturdays. This little hidden treasure is a destination!
This place blew me away! It is unlike any other restaurant I have been to. It rivals any fancy place in Scottsdale without the hefty price tag. The food is from local fresh farms and almost everything is made from scratch. I had the salmon and sweet potatoes with veggies...WOW! This place is also great because it can be as casual as you want or also great for a romantic meal. We plan on spending our anniversary there! Well worth the drive...not far off Power or Ellsworth. Food is UNDER priced and is amazing. Enjoy!
Just a note to let you chowhounds know of a new discovery of mine. And no, I have nothing to do with the place. It's called The Deli, www.thedeliqc.com. The wife and I found it after hitting the usual haunts in Queen Creek, The Pork Shop and Olive Mill.
Tucked away in a small plaza, one block south of Riggs between Power and Sossaman, I was blown away at the dedication to fresh ingredients and quality.
The bread is from Simply Bread, the veggies from Agritopia, and they say they make things like roast turkey, chicken, even their own pickles. We had a warm Cuban roast pork and ham on ciabatta, and roast beef and carmalized onion on a baguette. Generous portions and mighty tasty. I love Simply Bread.
Included were out-of-the-ordinary sides, potato salad, with pepper bacon, rosemary and house mayo, and a pasta salad with bits of tomatoes, corn, mozzarella. A cole slaw also is served.
They sell stuff there, too. We bought the fresh mozzarella and have been making caprese all this week. I also was told that it is open for dinner, with special entrees weekly.
Here's hoping this family-run place makes it.
Date of Posting: 03 March 2009
Posted By: Customer Review
Arizona
I have to go on the record as saying that this place is great! The Mr and I were out in QC picking up porky bits at the Pork Shop and wanted to try something new out there. Seeing that this place has been on my radar for ages it was about to to give it a try. I am kind of surprised that no one has been out here and Yelped it yet. This place is amazing!! Chef driven, artisan, seasonal menu and specials with great pricing it doesn't get much better than this.
After browsing their farmers market (Saturdays only) and being greeted by an really super nice guy (I'm presuming one of the owners) we had a really good vibe on the place. The inside is both comfortable and relaxed with Led Zepplin and the Beatles playing in the background. We started with the Warm Prosciutto Wrapped House Made Mozzarella ($4.50).. all I have to say is that I wish I had a nice glass of red to go with this tasty treat! The prosciutto was awesome but the house pulled mozzarella, to die for! In fact it was so good we asked to buy a pound to go! On the plate was also a nice slathering of pesto to compliment each bite.. this stuff should be jarred and sold! If I wouldn't come off as rude and desperate I would have easily licked the plate.
Next up we shared a side of their house made dill pickles ($1.50).. a nice bowl filled with tender well spiced pickles.. man, I sure love a nice pickle! Juicy with slightly crunchy tenderness these were so good I just about scarfed the bowl myself. Next up we ordered Marinated Mushroom ($3.50) which came with toasted slices of Simply Bread cibatta. Each tender bite was a flavor explosion of earthy sweet balsamic tastiness, here comes that wine craving again. The deal here is that I'm low carbin' so it took some restraint not to tear into the bread with the mushrooms. Fortunately the Mr isnt low carbin' so I was able to live vicariously through him, he shook his head in pleasure.
Up next were our lunch entrees, the Mr had the 1/2 Cuban Sandwich and a bowl of soup ($9). The soup was sausage white bean that I could smell from across the table. He went ahead and got me a nice spoon full of seasoned broth and a large thick slice of sausage. Okay there is soup and there is soup, this was excellent. Hot, creamy and deeply satisfying this was one of the quality your Italian grandmother would have made for you as a kid! The Cuban sandwich was huge tender slices of Roast Pork, Ham melted Provolone, House Sweet Pickles, Dijon Aioli on Ciabatta Bread. Uh, come on now, seriously? This is just about everything you could ask for in a sandwhich. Chewy fresh baked bread, hot slices of slightly salty meats and melted cheese, major love was dripping from this sandwich.
My lunch was the Chopped Chef Salad w/ Romaine Hearts, Turkey, Bacon, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Egg, Red Onion, Avocado & Blue Cheese Dressing ($12). Low cabin' doesn't get much better than this! Each bite was absolutely different with combination of so many fresh and tasty ingredients. Pay close attention to the turkey, they roast it in house along with the roast pork in the Cuban. They take simple ingredients and combine them to create such delicious hearty flavors all working in unison.
While The Deli is out of the way it is so worth the drive to Queen Creek for lunch or dinner. Please take the drive, I seriously don't think you're going to be disappointed one bit!
Mmmm...This place was more than I expected. Went here after reading an article about it in the paper. The food was great and fresh. The staff was nice and it was super clean. It actually isnt that far off the beaten path. You wont be sorry. I will be back!
Date of Posting: 24 January 2009
Posted By: New Customers
Scottsdale, AZ
I just happened upon this place (hard to believe I know, but I was in town and asked where to get a good sandwich)…I got a GREAT sandwich and more. What a cool place. Excellent food, great service, and the price was very reasonable. I will definitely go back and recommend it to others. Love the organic and local food theme. Very cool!
Date of Posting: 21 January 2009
Posted By: A Foodie
You name it, we love everything about The Deli. Chef Blake uses the best ingredients with an emphasis on local and seasonal fresh produce. Some of their products are from Simply Bread, The Pork Shoppe, The Olive Mill and Agritopia. The service is very personal. When you dine at The Deli, you feel as if you have your own personal chef and sommelier. The ambience is great. We love the artsy boutique atmosphere, great music and primo menu. We look forward to the weekly specials, which are well worth the drive if you aren’t local. This little hidden treasure is a destination. There is even a seasonal Farmer’s Market on Saturdays!
Date of Posting: 27 November 2008
Posted By: Pat & Deborah
the Deli is incredible!!!!
Date of Posting: 27 November 2008
Posted By: Queen Creek Regular
This place blew me away! It is unlike any other restaurant I have been to. It rivals any fancy place in Scottsdale without the hefty price tag. The food is from local fresh farms and almost everything is made from scratch. I had the salmon and sweet potatoes with veggies…WOW! This place is also great because it can be as casual as you want or also great for a romantic mean. We plan on spending our anniversary there! Well worth the drive…not far off Power or Ellsworth. Food is UNDER priced and is amazing. Enjoy!
Date of Posting: 08 November 2008
Posted By: Stephanie AZ
My girlfriend and I are from Oregon and this place was right up our alley. Fresh local organic foods and made from scratch. This is a great place and the food is fantastic. We are both addicted! Thank you so much for opening this place. We love it! 5 stars!
Date of Posting: 08 November 2008
Posted By: Scott Shaw
Awesome food, great people, a real success! My wife and I have become addicted. I can’t wait to go back. Congratulations guys! You’ve have created a real destination, start looking for bigger space you’re going to need it.
Date of Posting: 19 October 2008
Posted By: Alan Lepak