Country Deli — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Yes, an extensive menu; yes, a great array of pricey choices. Family owned deli with south facing, sunny patio dining and nice bakery items to go. Usually we experience cheerful, happy, prompt service... but last weekend our server Lisa was ditsy and rude, leaving abruptly during taking our order... without apology or explanation. As she delivered our order, she placed my side dish directly in front of me with entree further to my side. Plates and portions are large so moving them isn't the easiest for someone with pain, limited mobility and range of motion, but not all servers understand the entree should be placed center, with sides... to the side. The entree is the star, the main event, the actual meal. We both had the impression she just didn't care about us as customers that morning. Her disappearance at the beginning of her taking our order made that clear. It wasn't her fault the biscuits were dry, hard, tough and chewy, in different places, tasted stale and the fried potatoes were burnt to black crisp in some parts, tasting off, oil was rancid or just too old. Fried fish taste doesn't go well with biscuits and gravy. The gravy wasn't southern style as I expected, hubby tasted and accurately descibed it as dried chipped beef on toast sort of taste. Nasty! Husband's pancakes were ok, nothing terrible nor rave worthy. The place was busy but we didn't get down home flavor or good service as expected here. This marks my last visit to this place, both for off, old tasting food, and yes I've experienced that here before... the deli, bathrooms and outer areas look clean. But the first time we ate here tiny bugs were on the table... the waitress cleared them away immediately and agreed they were odd, never seen any like them, before or since. Still we gave it more a few tries... but truly... the sketchy, snarky waitress clinched any thought of return visits. Nobody needs to pay such high prices for stale food and a waitress who doesn't care enough to offer anything but rude, inattentive, scattered service... and overly dramatic shock when we didn't rave about our food when she asked how it was. Maybe she's an actress but the high drama raised eyebrow, wide eyed, open mouth shock was just silly. But she warranted this review. Maybe she'd just had too much coffee but somehow I doubt that... All that and tight parking, too. Not...

I really like the Country Deli. It has a very mom and pop feel and is the perfect place for this corner of the valley. I have never had a pastrami sandwich better than the one at The Country Deli. They definitely do not skimp on the pastrami and the rye bread is always fresh and delicious. I always add swiss cheese to my pastrami sandwich and it really is the icing on the cake. They have plenty of choices for sides but I always get french fries, just because that seems like a typical pastrami side dish. The fries are thick and perfectly cooked. The Country Deli also has an amazing display of desserts at the front. It is hard to pass any of them up. It is an unreal selection of what seems like hundreds of different baked goods. I usually order food to-go and the staff is always friendly with me. And, when I stop in, the times I have eaten there the service has always been great. The Country Deli has been here for years and is a great staple of the northwest valley. Every time I have taken someone here, we've all always had a great time and the food has always been amazing, which is why I keep coming back. I have been to a number of delis around LA and The Country Deli tops them all, including the "legendary" Canter's Deli in LA. If you're looking for a great deli, in my opinion, The Country Deli...

Well the food was pretty good but our waiter was out to lunch. He kept bringing dishes whenever they were ready instead of serving everyone at the same time or serving the ladies first and never came back to ask if everything was okay. He basically dropped the food and then the check at the end. Not good service. I had to flag him down just to get more hot water. The place is crowded and the tables are so close that the people next to us actually started a conversation with us which I thought was a little weird but friendly I guess. Oh and what restaurant actually has jello on the menu? The old lady at the next table had that for dessert. I thought you had to be in the hospital to get jello right? And another weird lady ate a whole bowl of whipped cream. Nothing else! Strange crowd and lots of Old Folks Like I said the food was passable, nothing to write home about. $14.50 for burger and fries with bad service, eh. Take it or leave it? I'd leave it. The prices seem high for the type of restaurant it was, it was a deli with a bakery but with prices comprable to The Cheesecake Factory. Given the type of place it was I would say everything on the menu should be $3 to $5 less but if you've got the loot and you're...