Mr. Pickle's Sandwich Shop - Modesto, CA — Restaurant in Modesto

BELOW average - DEFINITELY WILL NOT BE BACK.

Wife and I had an afternoon off together and so decided to go have some lunch. Ruled out a few other (tried and true) comparable options and opted for Mr Pickles on Oakdale Road, Modesto. Wife had never been there before; I had, but it had been a while.

What a disappointment.

First of all, no dine in available. They had all the chairs and tables removed.

No fountain drinks available - only $2 - $3 not-very-cold bottled drinks and a very minimal selection of these.

Very loud environment due to their ongoing "Covid" practices in place; everyone still masked up with plexiglass barriers making it almost impossible to hear eachother while exchanging order information at the counter.

I ordered a large sandwich and when offered various "regular occurring" sandwich toppings and saying "yes please and thank you" i was informed they were all add-ons, at an extra cost, and for an already overpriced, smaller than average "large" sandwich.

The sandwich turned out really scrawny and bland... totally undervalued.

And finally, the free cookie. Lol. The free cookie was about the size of an oreo and the consistency of a well-done bisquit, and about the same color brown.

This sandwich shop is subpar compared to Togos, Quiznos and Subway, not to mention any of the Mom & Pop types shops where the premimiun is placed on quality.

I can do without the "woke" atmosphere also. Covid did enough UNNECESSARY damage before.... I won't patronize any place that still embraces it unnecessarily, yet doesn't even have the service and quality to back up the inconveniences they impose...

I've only ever had the hot pastrami on "Dutch crunch" bread. It's great. Basically the highlight of the place is that Dutch crunch bread. It's a medium firm bread with an extra crunchy crust (see photo). Adding that bread and getting "everything" on the sandwich definitely creates a signature meal, not just another everyday sandwich. So definitely try it out. The place itself is a tiny storefront with minimal provisions to dine in, so you probably won't want to eat there and definitely won't want to stay at all if you have a group over 4 people. There's generally a line crowding the interior... So yeah, take it to go if you have any type of group. Prices are not terrible for what you get. You'll end up paying $10 for a full size sandwich which will be good enough for one meal. Some people can get two full meals out of one but that's not me. So if you're an eater at all, you're getting one $10 meal. The service is fine. I've never waited more than a few minutes to get a hot sandwich. The pace in the place is quick so figure out what you want and just order it. Don't be the problem person cramping up the line with some crazy custom order 😂 Plenty of parking in that shopping center. Overall good place. Always a place to hit...

My first experience of the sandwich shop Mr. Pickles went really well, upon walking into the store it had a cool theme of black and white tiles with their mascot in various different places it just felt like a nice place to be to eat. It makes you want to sit down and enjoy.

I ordered a Chicken Ranch Sandwich (see picture) and it came with a decent quantity of chicken and a soft amount of ranch dressing and some cheese. It was really good to my tastes and it got me pretty full from a small sandwich! It will definitely be my next order.

The bad things about Mr. Pickles is they are overpriced, my sandwich cost almost $9.00 and that does not include a drink or chips, and the sandwich was definitely not a foot long either. The place was very loud and crowded and there was definitely not enough seats to sit everyone.

Besides the negatives above - This establishment is a great place, I cannot visit here regularly due to the prices, but when I can afford it I'm sure it will always be good! When you get your bag check it for your dessert they include with your...