Brown Bag Deli

Good sandwich. Great price.
Came here because I was having my car smogged next door. The woman inside was friendly. They were out of the «herb topped» bread but it’s a rainy day so perhaps they were expecting to be slow. No biggie.
I had a pastrami sandwich and my friend had an Italian. We both loved the bread. Everything else was just what you would expect from a small simple deli. Although I did have one hair in my sandwich, I’m not really bothered by it. And everything else was just fine. The price is what will make me certainly return.

My family ate here while visiting San Diego in the week between Christmas and New Year’s. We were very disappointed. Although the menu listed wheat bread and herb-​topped wheat bread as options, only white bread was available. The giant slabs of white bread that came with the sandwich were not at all to my liking. Also, and this is unforgivable, the cole slaw was bad, I mean, turned, rotten, whatever you want to call it. Way past the sell-​by date. Our order was to go, so I couldn’t return it. Would not eat there again.

This place is awesome. The bread is amazing and the sandwich selection is great. Total hole in the wall with not much parking, but there are tables and you won’t regret finding it!

I’ve been eating at Brown Bag since 1993 i believe. The same sweet lady runs the place. Since I’m not a deli meat eater, I usually just get the cheese sandwich with everything. I skip the avo spread, because it’s super mayo based, but I could eat these sandwiches everyday. I used to eat it everyday. When you find something you love, and it’s stays available to you through the decades with the same quality and taste, you have to cherish it.

This is your very basic, no fancy frills deli. Bread is soft and fresh (doesn’t smell like Subway!) prices are super reasonable, sandwich ingredients are fresh and tasty, I’ll be back. 4 stars just because an easier to read menu would be helpful to the new peeps.

Generous portions and friendly service. I took my child there and we shared one tuna sandwich and some chips. It totally hit the spot, we were both full and even took some home.

Lunch time comes around and I call in to make a order for a few sandwiches, because based on the pictures they look pretty good. As im making the order the lady on the phone is very rude and disrespectful. At first I just let her be, but than as i was ordering my second sandwich i could not take it anymore and had to cancel everything. They just lost me as a customer which sucks cause ive heard great things about this place. But i wont go there if thats how the employees treat customers. I would give it one star but i don’t know how the food is, so i settled with two.

First timer. Been trying to eat here for a quick minute and finally got the chance. Cute small place and delicious deli sandwiches. Fresh made bread and fresh ingredients.

I’ve always wanted to try this place and had higher hopes. Parking is not very good and sandwich had «avocado spread» that was way more mayo than Avo. Staff was nice but won’t be coming back here anytime soon.

Being from the North East and a sandwich lover, wasn’t impressed with the sandwiches here. Too much bread and not enough to fill the middle. Guess that’s why there’s a large size. Felt like eating two loaves of bread stacked high.

My sandwich was soggy :(had high expectations for this place. Cookie was okay. Nice staff

Excellent bread and a good price. The only thing I didn’t like is they don’t have a soda fountain.

Top three sandwich places for me in SD. I’d normally give it a 5 star, but the friends I take complain about the amount of bread. I think it’s awesome. I get the #20.

Started coming here ten years ago, as a student at PLNU, still the best sandwich and value I’ve had in SD (from the east coast so I’m a bit of a snob/​jerk when it comes to hearty, cheap-​ish deli sandwiches). Don’t get back too often since I live on the other side of town (Serra Mesa), but Brown Bag never disappoints. I always think I’m being too romantic in my fond memories of this place, then get reassured whenever I make it back.
Besides the great sandwiches, this place is better at being a bakery than other delis are at being delis. I always get at least one fresh load of bread ($ 2.50) when I’m here because it embarrasses any other fresh bread from the grocery stores.

This is hands down the best sandwich I have ever had. turkey bacon avocado. O sweet Jesus, if youre in point Loma ans want a quick lunch, this place has the best hole in the wall sandwiches!!! Nom nom nom!

Such yummy sandwiches!!!
The bread is baked fresh on the daily, so no need to worry about that.
I have only had the turkey avocado, so I really can’t speak on anything else.
They are not stingy like most sandwich shops (probably because they are family owned and not franchised) you come across and the prices are grrrrrrreat!!! Lol
Only bad thing about my sandwich experience was that I got a 12 inch, which was waaaaaaaaay more than expected and being that the bread was fresh, it got hard in the fridge.
Basically, I ended up throwing it in the trash, so if you aren’t feeding more than yourself get a small because the sandwiches are very filling.

A solid 3*s…
I love that this business is family owned and has been since day one. The bread and the sandwiches probably have been the same since day one as well, which for old, loyal customers is a good thing, but may be off-​putting to any new customers. Let me explain…
The bread is homemade and has a great texture and flavor… but dam– there is A LOT of it. It’s dense, and big.
The meat is pretty low quality which doesn’t really bother me… But because the meat is so cheap they could put a little more on the sandwich to even out the bread ratio.
Now the kicker… the avocado spread. I can see having a spread of mashed avocado mixed with a little mayonnaise no problem… but this… this is like they took 1 avocado and blended it with a gallon of mayo. If u love mayo– you’ll think this is great. If you’re expecting any kind of resemblance to avocado– don’t. It’s basically green tinted mayo.
This is a good old fashioned sandwich spot but if they’re going to survive the new generation, they need to change a couple of things…

Huge sandwiches on homemade bread. It’s one of the biggest and messiest deli sandwiches you’ll probably eat but it’s so worth it. Lots of mayo, lots of meat, lots of veggies, and just lots of sandwich for a very minimal amount of money.
Don’t be scared off by the small entrance door between some military shop and another store. It’s the middle door in the corner.
I am not in the area anymore but still often think about Brown Bag Deli…

I went to boot camp right across Roscrans Blvd from this place. I’d look across the street and see the lines waiting to get served lunch. I decided that it’d be the first place I went on liberty weekend… and I did just that. That was back in 1983. I have been going back ever since.
The bread is fresh and made daily. It’s quite large and envelopes the meaty contents. The flavor is excellent. You have about 40 sandwich variations to choose from… all very good.
The cost of the sandwiches are excellent for the size sandwich ordered.
The only two negative aspects of this deli is the limited hours and parking. No other way to describe the parking than IT SUCKS! It is tight and limited (6 spaces).
All in all… excellent deli. I have been coming here regularly for 30 years and plan on coming back for many more to come.

Heard about this place from a friend who went to Point Loma Nazarene for college. He explained that Brown Bag has humongous sandwiches made with freshly made bread for only 5 bucks. He was totally correct. I came here for lunch with a couple of coworkers. After questioning the Filipino lady behind the counter, I ordered a pastrami sandwich with American cheese and avocado spread. The normal pastrami sandwich on the menu doesn’t come with the avocado spread, but she added it for free. You can customize your own sandwich for the same price! Upon first bite the avocado spread went great with the sandwich. The bread was nice and soft but did not stick to the roof of my mouth. Sadly, the sandwich was large enough that I could not finish the whole thing in one sitting.
If you want a hearty sandwich for cheap, come here.
P. S. If you charge it, it will cost you an extra 80 cents.