06/30/09

Good food, large portions, nice atmosphere, extensive menu!

by JP18

I've been eating at the Katelli Deli for over 14 years. With very few exceptions my friends, family, and I have always loved the food and the service.

Yes, if you want chicken in the matzo ball soup, you have to add that to your order.

The portions are large, food always fresh, great meats, and the bakery is fantastic. I have had many of their delicious desserts from the bakery, both single serving and cakes. A custom cake that was ordered for my birthday was fantastic and I was extremely grateful my friends bought it there...yummmm, chocolate!

Good place for large groups, just call in advance to let them know if you can.

• Pros: Their all-in-the-bowl soup is fantastic and enough for two!
• Cons: Long waits on Sunday mornings

03/23/09

Disappointing

by citygirleater

Ordered chicken soup with matzo ball. Got chicken broth with a large but tastless matzo ball, a fair bit of noodles also lacking flavor and not a shred of chicken in the bowl.

Boyfriend ordered the carrot cake, a generous portion, but very dense and overly sweet rather than tasty.

Overall very disappointing.

09/04/08

Best Borscht Around!

by Dudebug

I love the borscht at Katella Deli -- IT IS EXCELLENT! My husband loves the matzo ball soup with the chicken bits. The sandwiches are LARGE and they do not skimp on portions! The chopped liver is to die for. Must try! This is a fabulous deli!

08/08/08

Let's be real

by LosAnjealous

MrsWiseman: "2 cents plain" is an antiquated expression. I'll be that most people

under 65 have no idea what that is.

01/01/08

Not a real Deli

by keybicane

This place leaves a lot to be desired, the servers handle the money, food is over priced. All the drinks are over priced coffee is of poor quality and $2.59 or so may have gone up....If you order chicken soup THE CHICKEN IS EXTRA Sometimes the beef on the french dip is nasty you don't know what your going to get. The servers are treated like SLA VES. The bakery is not that good only select things are consistently good.

THE PLACE IS GENERALLY DIRTY DUSTY THE LIGHTS ARE LOW FOR THIS REASON IN MY OPINION

The corn beef and cabbage is great you will like it. NO SOURDOUGH BREAD if the place isn't kosher whats the big deal have had for the most part good service better than average food, but not consistent.

I realize that all restaurant's have the Spanish folks working there, but they need to not have long winded conversations in there native tongue. I know what they are saying and some of it is not nice towards the customers. The cooks need more supervision to insure QUALITY. They don't know things like well done,medium hold the this and that. If you want something different on your order GOOD LUCK .

11/24/07

A small poor quality coffee is $2.59, (coke-milk etch $2.59) Poor quality chicken

by hpangelinan

I ordered fried chicken to go. The hostess never asked about a break selection so I had to exchange upon pick up. I requested a cup of coffee to go and to my surprise it was a small cup, poor quality and $2.59. When I commented the hostess indicated a lot of complaints regarding the beverage charge. Upon eating our meal I found that a majority of the chicken was coating!!! Great big thick fried coating, yuck. The coleslaw was very heavy in vinegar. I picked up pasty (lemon cake and eclair). The cake was just like inexpensive cake from the market (cheap market) and I do not know about the eclair but it looked like the same quality. My mother is in the hospital and I was delivering so I did not have time to go elsewhere, but I will not be back.

• Pros: Can't find any
• Cons: poor quality-priced too high for some items

11/04/07

WAY OVERPRICED COFFEE

by kjohns53

Went on 11/3/07 for breakfast. Food great, service great, Bakery to die for (have to try their garlic-parmesan

BAGEL CHIPS- highly addicting) the prices are reasonable (usually)

BUT, $2.50 FOR A PLAIN CUP OF COFFEE IS RIICULOUS !!!!!!!!!!!!! we'll go there again but, you can bet I

won't have anything but water to drink until they take care of this abomination or serve a decent quality

coffee.

• Pros: Food and Service Great.
• Cons: COFFEE WAY, WAY OVERPRICED !!!!!!!!!!!!!!

06/29/07

Good food and okay service

by mkimmich1

I live in Atlanta and was visiting the West Coast for my father's birthday. We went to the Katella Deli to pick up his birthday cake and decided to stay for dinner. The menu was large and varied. The clientale was mostly older and seemed to be enjoying their food. I ordered the chopped liver. While it wasn't piled high like NYC Deli's, it was quite tasty. I was disappointed that I could not order it on sourdough bread though. I would love to go back and try some other items that looked/ sounded good.

• Pros: Food choices
• Cons: Service is slow

Editorial Review

by Contributor

Roomy restaurant and quick-bite lunch counter draws in hungry OC families looking for deli classics and old-fashioned comfort food.

04/11/07

Don't Order the Monte Cristo ... Complain if you don't like it!

by carolbebek

I was looking forward to trying something new and was so disappointed with my unedible Monte Cristo. It looked like plastic and tasted like cardboard. I complained to the waittress that I didn't think I could eat it. I couldn't make up my mind, so my date suggested that I order a French Dip that he could share with me because he didn't like his roast beef sandwich. She happily brought me a French Dip that was moist and delicious! The sandwich was delivered with french fries that were old and overcooked. I complained again, and the waittress brought me a fresh serving of delicious fries. Afterwards, we visited the bakery and picked out a delicious carrot cake, fresh rye break, and a flakey blueberry danish. Overall it was a below-average visit. I wish that the owners would review their menu items for quality.