Pickles Deli — Restaurant in St. Louis

Rating: 4.4 Stars

This was my first ever order from Pickles Deli. Because the Meatball Sandwich that I ordered from Pickleman's Gourtmet Cafe on Wednesday was still fresh in my mind, it made sense to order Pickles Deli's Meatball Sub. This would also allow me to compare it to the meatball sandwiches at Good Buddy's (the GOAT) and Gioia's Deli.

I ordered on the website, and this was straightforward. They were also efficient at preparing my order when I picked it up. My major complaint here is regarding the Gooey Butter Cookie. The online menu says "Gooey Butter Cookies"--plural--but you only get one cookie per order. This was misleading and disappointing because I had to order a second cookie. However, after discussing this with someone on The Team at Pickles Deli, this online menu error was corrected.

The Meatball Sub was solid. It was very large and a little overwhelming to eat. The bread was fresh. Unlike other meatball sandwiches that I have had in St. Louis, this version only came with three meatballs. The sandwich had pretty good flavor, but its components weren't mixed well at all. They just put the meatballs in, poured sauce over it, put cheese on top, and then heated it up. Adding the cheese on the meatballs and between the meatballs and bread would have made for a better sandwich. Instead, I was left with a layer of melted cheese that I could easily just peal off and have no mozzarella at all. I am not quite sure what "higher standard" this is satisfying, but at least it is consistent with the photo on the online menu. I give Pickles Deli's Meatball Sub 3.8 Stars.

Despite the disappointing (now corrected) error in plurality on the online menu, their version of the Gooey Butter Cookie was phenomenal, and it is the best Gooey Butter Cookie that I have had in St. Louis. It had amazing taste, the perfect sweetness, and the perfect fluffy and soft consistency. This saved the meal, and I really recommend it. The Gooey Butter Cookie will likely get me to come back in the future. I give Pickles Deli's Gooey Butter Cookies 5.0 stars.

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Sandwich Club STL visited Pickles Deli on Saturday around 1pm. We did a little research online beforehand to find a lot of good reviews and praises. We thought we better check it out for ourselves. First impressions upon walking in is the the layout is well planned with plenty of tables and its clean. The chalk board behind the counter is well laid out with some deli standards like a Ruben,Beef Dip,Meatball & Clubs. You can also create your own sandwich from a pretty wide array of ingredients too. The staff was friendly and patient with some our less decisive members.The service was also pretty quick. Each of these traits earns them a star.We ordered The french Dip :-1/2lb. shaved roast beef with melted swiss & au jus on a warm french roll. Which was awesome BTW Not soggy or fatty and the meat was of good quality. The portion size was good too not too big but not too small either, just right.We also ordered a Ruben :-corned beef or pastrami with sauerkraut, swiss cheese & 1,000 island dressing on grilled marble rye. One member said it was one of the best sandwiches shes had yet & we eat a lot of sandwiches. We got two Pickles Clubs one on Marbled rye and one on a pretzel bun. Oven roasted turkey breast, ham, bacon, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, avocado spread, Both were received well. We also got a New York Pastrami which I heard was excellent. Unfortunately our Meatball expert wasn't with us this time, (he's very picky, Lol) we'll have to go bring him next time. Over all we were very happy with Pickles. We think it deserves 5 stars all around.If you happen to be in the CWE and hungry you really cant go wrong here. Its Great. Oh and they have Beer and Wine (in a can). Fortheloveofsandwiches....

First impressions are key for me, I would NEVER spend my money with this location again. The issue would probably not have presented itself if the, I believe, manager would not have been ear hustling and telling the cashier what to enter while I ordered. In ordering a French Dip, the only request I made was to not have the meat dipped in the aujus (making the bread wet) while still having the aujus on the side. Manager's reaction was not pleasant after I returned the cold sandwhich to be heated (and my cheese melted). Regardless of the cooking process, I never asked for a cold sandwich and if they were unclear, I would have been happy to explain what I was wanting. I did not care that the managers reaction was unpleasant, I did not care that he used his hands to cook my meat (with gloves he just used to touch the Ipad), I did not care that he crammed my sandwich back into the container (now leaving out the pickle) and I did not care after asking for the pickle, another staff person placed the same pickle that was sitting on the cutting board into my container. It's OK though, I know that it's best, that my money can be best spend elsewhere! Sadly, this is how I've always ordered a "modified" french dip with no...