McAlister’s Deli

Reviews

• Joe L.

  star star star star star_border 21 June 2026

  This is a brand new location and I for one am super excited to have it on the west side! I have not been to a McAlister's in years because of how few we have in Cincinnati.
  
  The food is always absolutely delicious. The spud and sandwich combo is the way to go. The sweet tea is an absolute must get. I enjoy the roast beer sandwich with the spud max. I have had a few other options but am a return customer for this.
  
  This location again is brand new. The building is stand alone and is very well done. Extremely clean! The patio which is where I chose to eat is very nice and has plenty of room.
  
  The only reason for a four star for now is because it is brand new. I will move it up to a five if it remains this way the next few times I visit.
  
  Overall, the service was great and the food was good. Welcome to the Westside McAlister's!

• Elyse F.

  star star star star_border star_border 14 June 2026

  They are clearly still ironing out some of the kinks. My review is 3.5 stars. I called my order in. I wanted to take advantage of being able to picked up via the drive up window. The woman who answered the phone bumbled through the greeting. She sounded more nervous than anything else. When I told her I wanted to place an order to go, she seemed confused. It seemed like she had not been trained on how to take a phone order. After a minute, she told me to hold on. She had transferred me to another person to take my order. She was apologetic for the wait. She took my order, and instructed me it would be ready in 15 minutes. They again seemed confused when I was picking up my order at the drive up window.
  
  The food was hit and miss. For myself, I decided to order the Choose Two. I opted for half a sandwich, with half a salad. The Savannah salad was bigger than I expected. It was the size of a full salad at many fast food restaurant. Spring mix for greens was much preferred over the iceberg lettuce many fast food salads are made of. Lettuce, as well as other produce was fresh. The shallot vinaigrette was mild, with a hint of sweetness. Toppings were plentiful. My other half of the Choose Two was disappointing. For starters, the half sandwich was very small. The horseradish, roast beef and cheddar sandwich had me using another restaurant's tag line "where's the beef?" There was less than 1/3 of a deli size slice of meat of the sandwich. There were only three small pieces of onions as well. A mild horseradish sauce was all I could taste. The children's meal had four times the amount of meat, and an abundance of toppings.  Suffice to say, the children's turkey roll-up, and fruit was another hit. Plenty of filling. Sauce came on the side for dipping. My son found it fun to dip his roll-up.
  
  If looking to grab a salad or kid's meal I would come here again. If craving a deli sandwich, I would go elsewhere.

• Mark S.

  star star star star star_border 13 June 2026

  After waiting what felt like three or four years for this place to be built excited to finally try it out and have lunch at McAllister's. Always remember them for the huge big potato and overall serving size but I figure time and economy have driven them to instead give humongous beverages and shrink portions. As silly as it sounds could not find a garbage can anywhere in the place to throw away some trash we needed to. Food and service was good but lost a star for what felt like small portions and even the sides of shrinking to crucible cup.

• Anita E.

  star star star star star 9 June 2026

  This was our first time at any McCallisters Deli.  We were very impressed with the whole experience.  It's great for a lunch meal or not fancy, but quick dinner.  Very clean appearance.  Service was friendly and helpful.  Highly recommend as opposed to typical fast food.  Nice option with healthy choices available

• Dennis C.

  star star star star star_border 8 June 2026

  I have had just a couple of issues. Placed an order online and they did not recv it and also called by phone but they could not find my order ! I expected a few problems since they are brand new .
  The food is excellent and am happy to have a new and different restaurant on the west side !!!!