Costa Deli — Restaurant in Upper Dublin Township

If I could rate Costa Deli 100 stars, I would.

I was greeted immediately by the owner, Dave, as he was joyfully chatting with his mother, and he directed me to the counter to take a seat for a meal. I then met Steve, the chef and culinary genius behind the magic that is, Costa Deli.

Per Steve's expert recommendation, I ordered a classic Italian hoagie with sopressata, provolone & capicola, hot peppers, sweet peppers, lettuce, tomato, onion, oil and vinegar, and hot pepper flakes. This was easily one of the best hoagies I've ever had. The flavors were so balanced. The bread was so fluffy and light, yet robust enough to easily hold the ingredients of the sandwich. The meats and cheese were so flavorful and of the highest quality and freshness. The peppers, lettuce, tomatoes, and onions were all prepared to perfection and also incredibly fresh and juicy. I could tell Steve was not only great at what he does, but he also loves what he does.

In addition, I naturally ordered a chocolate milkshake and an order of French fries. The milk shake was delicious and hit the spot. Steve fried the fries to perfection and they were lightly salted and crispy, just how I like them.

Towards the end of my meal, I met Jack, another chef, who kindly asked me how I was doing, let me know of the incoming rainstorm, then got right to work building more of the famous Costa Deli hoagies for several online orders. The kitchen hummed along and David, the owner, humbly stepped in to assist the line with anything they needed. I really admired, respected, and appreciated Dave's teamwork and care for his staff.

To end my lovely time at Costa Deli, I spoke at length with Dave about how contemporary society has drifted away from the mom-n-pop style restaurants and stores and towards corporate consumption of big name stores. We discussed how much we appreciated the sense of community provided by and created through corner stores in small towns just like Costa Deli. We all need to support small businesses whenever possible because one's like Costa Deli make you feel like you've walked in from the outside world and stepped right into the home of the Costa family.

I will most certainly be back and I highly encourage you to sit at the counter and watch Steve, Jack, Dave, and the rest of the Costa Deli...

Found Costa's Deli by accident, but I kinda knew it would have awesome cheesesteaks! Our plan was for High Steaks down the road a couple of blocks, I had passed Costa's a moment before arriving to the other place that was closed on Mondays. Well I'm sure glad they were closed! Costas cheesesteaks are not only awesome for the taste buds, but quality meat and bread and fixins. The milkshake was outstanding (wish I could have had one, but buddy in our group did). The top notch, family business for decades service and everyone there are simply awesome friendly people, who could even tolerate a Yankee fan, O's fan and Ohioan who dislikes all sportsball, but we all are fond of music, so naturally this was the right place for us. Not only coming to Philly for Clutch that brought us together, but a new Clutch fan may be in the making, thanks so much Costa's!! 🧀 🥩! And there's a huge menu, including breakfast, unlike most...

I got cheesesteaks (a traditional thing we do when we visit Pa) for my sister and her family in Maryland bc i forgot to stop at the usual place on my way back to Virginia. It seemed very busy and smelled wonderful so i thought the taste was probably really good. But the service is the reason for 4 stars. I was behind 2 people to pay and the lady kept going back to doing something in between the 2 people ahead of me, then when it was my turn she disappeared and was helping the cook and take orders when there was another guy there that was able to take orders. There was also another girl in the back cleaning the Bitcoin machine. 😏i might be back if my sister and her family rave about how good they were…but if not… I’m ok...