Monroe's Market & Deli — Restaurant in San Diego

After dropping my wife off at the airport, and driving back to work I realized I hadn't had lunch and was feeling a bit hungry. I asked Google about nearby Italian deli's, and Monroe's Market came up. In my experience the best sandwiches are usually found at a deli within a local market, and I was pleased to find out that this is the case with Monroe's.

I decided on their Italian Sub. The sub roll was very fresh (this HAS to be the case for a good sandwich) and the ingredient, both meat and fixings, were high quality and fresh (they use Boars Head products). The two young women running the deli were friendly and informative about their menu items. The sandwich was delicious. I'll be happy when I'm back in the area so I can pay them...

Monroes Market has a good selection of cold drinks and snacks, pantry items, and they make a solid sandwich (try the smoked turkey BBQ). But I'm here to talk about the owner Teddy.

Teddy is always welcoming and friendly. He makes sure that you find whatever you're looking for and I've also had him offer to order things that he didn't carry.

But Teddy went above and beyond when I was involved in a hit-and-run auto accident that happened down the street. He spent over an hour going through his surveillance video footage trying to help me track down the maniac who hit me. We weren't able to find her but I sure appreciated Teddy taking the time out of his day to help me...

I just had one of the rudest, most blatant experiences of discrimination. I entered the store, looking for cream cheese & couldn’t find it, so I asked the ladies behind the deli counter. One says “We should!” and goes to look for herself. She doesn’t see any so she asks a man stocking the shelves, who could either be a manager or the owner, if there’s any more cream cheese in the back. He turns around, looks me up and down, and then answers “No.” He didn’t bother checking and there is no reason to do a head to toe scan of me with your eyes and THEN answer. It was even more obvious because the ladies behind the counter...