Grand Nickel Deli & Pizza — Restaurant in Handy Township

I probably wouldn’t have bought the overpriced chili if I hadn’t read the stellar reviews here. Don’t let the other reviews here raise your expectations too high! That’s what happened to me – after reading the excellent reviews here, my expectations were much higher than the reality, which I experienced as follows:

It’s true, that the food is good, but everything is premade, and with the possibility of things being different during lunchtime, there isn’t much hot food other than the soup, chili, and pizza - which were all warm, but not hot. The desserts did look good and obviously homemade, but I didn’t try any.

They do use quality ingredients, but the prices still seem too high for me: Almost $3 for a slice of pepperoni pizza, with no topping alternatives. Over $5 for a 16 oz chili. Almost $7 for a loaded up deli sandwich. Well over $2 for a 20 oz frozen Coke.

Once tax was included, my entire order was over $18! At the end of the day, the food was good, but over priced. The only real complaints I have are about the homemade chili and the frozen Coke:

— The Home made chili was bland and hardly had any meat in it. Maybe it had been sitting a long time, but it was pretty disappointing for something that was obviously homemade.

The frozen Coke didn’t taste right. It had a strange flavor that I can only best describe as reminding me of something watered-down.

The service wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t good either. I was there a little after 5 PM, and it seemed like the white bearded man behind the counter might’ve been a new employee based on his quiet demeanor and expression of confusion when I asked if they toasted the sandwiches. Those sandwiches would make great Panini’s, if you don’t mind paying $6.99 for a Panini - which I actually would’ve been much happier to have received for the price!

I’m sure the customer service level is much higher when the ladies described in other reviews are there during lunchtime or in the afternoon - but my experience was basically zero customer service, beyond your normal cashier experience at any other convenience store.

I will say that despite some of the honest criticisms in this review, I was happy overall to find the meal I did, in that location – it really is providing satisfying food in the...

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Was excited to try the pizza for the first time as we’ve seen some mixed reviews. While the staff was friendly and inviting, the pizza and bread were the worst I’ve seen in years. The pizza was burnt, completely black bottom, smelled of grease, and the bread had no taste. I’m so disappointed - it wasn’t...