The Pointed Roof Delicatessen

N all honesty the best thing about this place was the two young men working there on Super Bowl Sunday. The were helpful and friendly. I think they would do any customization we asked for and would be happy about it.
The sandwiches were fine, nothing really special. I had the itialian one and enjoyed it. They heated it up for me panini style. Maybe it could have had more meat, but then there is a tipping point were more meat on an Italian sub is too much.
I also had the chili. It tasted like caned chili too me. It was ok but I wouldn’t recommend it.
The have like 5 tables inside and 4 picnic tables and a counter outside. They share a building with a used car lot so that is most of the view outside.

This is a first rate pitstop only minutes off the highway. Great, fresh sandwiches — my daughter got the chicken ranch on toasted sourdough. the avocado was fresh, the bread was great. I got the chili — it was meaty and hearty, not the tomato-​ey glop that some places pass off. I highly recommend.

What can I say other than this is a must stop — best quality wholesome healthy fresh sandwiches and salads — welcoming owners and an awesome meal — stop your tummy will be filled with happiness

Wow what a wonderful little sandwich shop!!! We are staying at the Welk Resort just down the road and decided to stop in for lunch based on all the great Unilocal reviews. We ordered several things for our family to share: a Greek wrap which was delicious! The homemade chili which came with all the fixings. The grilled cheese on Rosemary bread was amazing. And the farmers market sandwich was excellent also. Bread was so soft and fresh. The restaurant is so nice and cozy with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. It’s a rainy day today so it was especially warm and cozy inside today. We really enjoyed everything and would gladly come back!

Driven by this place a hundred times, so glad we stopped today for a quick sandwich. Staff was very friendly and the sandwiches were great. Very fresh ingredients and bread. We have definitely added this place to our «favorites» list and we will be back!

I ordered the Farmers Market (turkey sandwich)… OMGosh, Delicious!
My husband ordered the Buffalo Blue Cheese Chicken sandwich, awesome flavors!!!

The food is really good! I got the veggie sandwich and my husband the farmers market. The bread is so fresh and yummy! Their customer service was so much better than we’ve had at similar places. I am so glad we pulled off the highway for this place. It’s well worth the quick trip off the highway!

I accidentally came here a little early when they were still setting up so I felt a little bad. But when I first came in automatically I got the nicest service that if ever had in a while. I think she might be the owners wife but how darn friendly! This place was a bit hard to find but I’m glad I didn’t miss it. I had the breakfast sandwich (croissant, egg, jalapeño jack, and sausage) it was sure as hell mighty delicious. Then I had a Maui mocha frappé and it was seriously a mean one. They had ran out of Java chips but who cares. Everything here is made fresh with care and I’m loving the quaint vibe. Only a few tables inside but nice seating outside. I will definitely be back here for the sandwiches. Can’t wait!

To be clear this is 5 stars specifically for the food, and a separate 5 stars specifically for the service!
First time here, came in around 3:25 on a Wednesday. My sister and I walked in to a few very friendly greetings. The place is small, but cute and very cozy. The lady at the counter greeted us with a big and very genuine smile as we spent about 5 minutes looking at the menu. They have a variety of sandwiches, salads, soup, Etc. we finally ordered, and the lady very kindly and apologetically informed us that they had actually closed at 3pm (half an hour ago!) so they were beginning to clean/​close the inside and asked if it was ok if we could take our food to go. (Which is what we wanted to do anyway) Um of course! My first thought was, OMG I FEEL SO RUDE FOR KEEPING THEM HERE! (We should’ve read the hours sign on the door) Then I thought, how awesome are they for staying open for us, and not showing any sign of annoyance at having to make our food. I did not feel guilt tripped at all (although naturally I did feel guilty, I’m sure they wanted to get off work and enjoy the rest of the day). I’ve spent many years working in the service industry, and can empathize with how frustrating it is when you’re trying to get home after a long shift but have to keep working because there are always customers that keeeeeep coming. The employees at the Pointed Roof Deli all deserve a raise for their patience and kindness alone! After another 5 minutes or so we received our food, and headed out (after another friendly farewell). As far as service goes, this place is definitely one of the best. Genuinely kind people, who went out of their way for their customers. It was very much appreciated.

As for the food… I ordered the Reuben and my sister ordered some buffalo bleu cheese sandwich. We both got their house made potato salad. Let me tell you… I LOVE Reubens. And this was a delicious freakin’ Reuben. My sister’s sandwich had a buffalo sauce, chicken, avocado, blue cheese, and probably more stuff that I can’t remember. It was sooooo tasty. And the potato salad was awesome! We were super happy.
Overall it was a very pleasant experience, and we both left thinking, «Wow those people were so friendly and that place was so adorable» and then after getting home and eating, it was, «Well that was awesome, what are their hours again?!»

Awesome Deli! The food was super fresh and the deli is teal close to the Welk Resort! I had the cream of asparagus soup which rocked! My ham and Swiss on Squaw was awesome and they served it with yummy homemade pickles!

I decided to log on to Unilocal to add a review to this place because I was pretty floored with the service I received.
I had a customer at work tell me about this place and said its worth the drive up the 15. It took 10 minutes from Escondido where I work to get there. Needless to say I was famished.
I walked in and was greeted by the owners wife who promptly took my order and brought me out one of the tastiest panini sandwich’s I think I have ever had. Its possible I haven’t had enough panini’s in my life but OH MY. SO GOOD.
Do yourself a favor and stop in. Order a Castle, on the multicolored rye bread.
Then write yourself a 5 star review.
P.S — They have a secret menu on their wall behind the menu. It is on flash cards. check them out. ;)

Really good and big sandwiches. The kids each had a turkey cheese sandwich which came in a little roll with a cookie and chips.
The hubby had a roast beef with au jus which I had a bite and it was delicious. Wish I had gotten it! It was toasted and the meat was flavorful with melted cheese and dipped in the rich broth. The mother in law had the same sandwich but on gluten free bread. She’s the reason we came to this little spot for lunch, since she’s gluten free. She also had the tortilla soup and enjoyed both. The father in law had the Italian with what the lady at the counted said was fresh home made potatoe salad. I had the California on the special brown bread. My sandwich was okay, but I think only because it was what I always order.
We sat outside and although warm, it was perfect California weather. It’s on the opposite side of the street where a golf course is at so we suggest parking towards the back. When we were there a few balls came flying at the cars parked closer to the street. It’s on the way up a mountain and it’s surrounded by what seems a forest due to the big trees.
I also had a the vanilla frappé which was really sweet and the inlaw ordered the Mexican hot chocolate, which we tasted and that was really good with hints of cinnamon. So good the little one had one too.
When we stay at Welk Resort again we’ll be back here since it’s really close by and so good and they accommodate gluten free.

What an extremely nice suprise! I was half way between SD and Temecula and hungry. So I did a quick Unilocal.This place was pretty much the only place on the map. 4 ½ stars… let’s give it a whirl. Glad I did. Wound up with soup and half a grill cheese. Honestly? Felt like what my mom would have made me if she’d gone to culinary school. Nice blend of flavors. Call it a gourmet sandwich shop for blue collar folks. And no, that’s not an insult either way.
Staff was super pleasent… immediately greeted me, walked me through the menu and checked on me probably 3 – 4 times. Very kind and thoughtful. I was in, fed and out in probably 12 mins.
It was one of those meals that geniunly hit the spot at a fair price and with good service. I will be back.

Checked this place out because of all the good Unilocal reviews and have now found my new favorite sandwich shop! We had the farmers market and the Reuben sandwiches which were both very fresh and delicious. The homemade potato salad is great too!

Good food large sandwiches fresh bread
Great friendly service
Best place to eat by gopher canyon exit by far
Gopher hole is just a watering hole
So glad you are here

Great little place. I’ll be back. Had the grill cheese and soup and it was delicious. Very cute place.

Based on owner and pleasantness of our experience this is a 5star rating. Everything was freshly made so we had to wait a little bit but was fine. The Mexican hot chocolate was excellent, and we were taking it away from our kids. Coffee was delicious and had free refills. Breakfast burrito had everything needed and very tasty. As a side note I do not eat restaurant beans, but couldn’t resist licking my fingers. Croissants where great but p.b.j for my eight year old fell short.
Cons– the bread on the p.b.j was a bit tough. Overall good and be back to catchup with owner.

I don’t get it. These are tasty sandwiches, but waaaaaaaaay overpriced for what you get. No sides, no ambiance and $ 10.00
For a sandwich?

We’ve been wanting to try this place since we moved to the area a year ago based on an article in a local paper and Unilocal reviews. Today, Sunday, we decided to try it out during half time.
When we walked in, I noticed three guys working behind the counter. I got the feeling that they weren’t too excited about being there. No smiles or friendly greeting.
My husband ordered half corned beef sandwich on rye with provolone cheese, mayo & mustard, lettuce & tomato, and a side of chili. I ordered the Creekside Greek Wrap. One of the guys said that they were out of the tzatziki sauce and would need to make more. They offered to use another spread but I told them that I would have the Farmers Market instead in a spinach wrap. We ordered this To Go.
The wait seemed to take much longer than it should have. There were 2 guys who ordered before us, and while we were waiting, another guy came in to pick up a phone order. That was all, but we must have waited at least 15 minutes. During that time, I heard the guy making the sandwiches that he needed more tomatoes sliced. I saw one of the guys get tomatoes out of the refrigerator to slice. I also heard the sandwich making guy say he was out of one of the cheeses.
Finally, the sandwich making guy brings our sandwiches to us. They are not wrapped to go. I tell him that they are to go, and he says, «Oh they are?». He wraps them to go and brings them to us. We remind him that we ordered chili so he goes back and gets that too. As we are leaving, I tell my husband «these sandwiches better be good!» and he agrees.
We get home and open up our sandwiches. My husband’s sandwich IS corned beef, but on wheat, not rye, with the works, except for tomato. So he would’ve returned it if we weren’t already home. Way off the mark. My wrap is mostly turkey, and too much wrap. Not enough filling. No tomato. We both love tomato so that was disappointing because the guy making the sandwiches knew he was out and another guy was slicing but no one thought to bring any to him while he was making sandwiches. Like I said, the three guys working today acted like they didn’t really want to be there. They were slow moving, not friendly, lacked enthusiasm, and seemed sloppy and inexperienced.
The «chili» was more like a cheesy bean dip, way too thick for chili. My husband only ate about half of it.
On a positive note, the wheat bread was fresh, as were the corned beef and turkey.
The problems I have based on todays visit in summary are:
1. why they didn’t have any sliced tomatoes ready? why are they out of tzatziki sauce? And out of one type of cheese. It is 11:30 am, the food prep should be done and ready for lunch. And being out of cheese at a deli seems wrong.
2. the staff… why aren’t they working as a team? Why is only one of them making sandwiches… what are the other 2 doing? One seemed to be doing food prep, slicing tomatoes, and the other was working the cash register. The errors that happened with our order didn’t have to happen if they worked as a team and communicated. How are the orders communicated to the person making the sandwiches? Something’s not right.
We paid $ 17 for this lunch and honestly would have been better off going to Subway. Would’ve saved a few bucks and been happier.
I wonder if this is the Sunday crew and the regular staff are off on Sunday. We will try them again during the week and give them a better review if it is warranted. I sure hope it is and hope this was just a fluke. I want to go back and try this fantastic deli everyone is writing about!

4.5 so I’m rounding up based on the friendly staff. The food was 4.5 quality and you can custom order or tweak sandwiches the way you want.
Definitely a great place to check out if you are this far out in that neck of the woods. And will definitely be back now and then as it is very close off the 15 =)
Décor is okay =) family friendly environment. Come on a nice day and enjoy the sun San Diego weather.
Happy eating!