This is my second time here and the first time everything went well and I had a typical turkey sandwich. The fiancé and I wanted a deli sandwich and we remembered this place was close to our house. Well at first sign of walking in you smell cigarette smoke. I couldn’t figure out what was going on because when we were outside there were no smokers. Now that I’m reading other reviews it turns out it was the employees!!! WHAT?! You were smoking right next to the food you are going to serve me?! Incredible… We decided to get two arizonas and a bag of hot cheetos along with our two sandwiches and he rung us up to about $ 16. Okay cool, but when I look at the receipt in the car it says $ 19. Did this guy give himself a tip?! Whatever, I was starving and wasn’t about to argue over $ 3. So we drive home and the sandwiches were a typical deli sandwich as we remember. As I’m on the second half I find about a dime size piece of clear broken plastic with the ingredients of my sandwich. At this point I knew something was sketchy about the place and I go on the Unilocal reviews to find several stories like mine. This place is ridiculous and I don’t know how it is still in business. I would rather have another subway here at this point.
Andrea G.
Place rating: 5 San Diego, CA
Sure it’s smelly and dark but they have sandwiches and a great selection of craft beers and booze. It’s a liquor store with a deli, if that’s your thing come on in!
Tony G.
Place rating: 3 San Diego, CA
La Fiesta Liquor & Deli is an excellent way to assess not only your digestive resilience but also your capacity to conjure willpower in the face overwhelming hopelessness. Before embarking on this journey, you must ask yourself: Will the dysphoric reception by unwashed and semiconscious men flopped outside dissuade you from entering the establishment at all? Will contending with the shrine to a dead alcoholic with cerebral palsy cause you to flee in abject terror? Can you satisfactorily form words and coherent sentences as a man, whose two black eyes only partially mask his unimaginable contempt for humanity, demands to take your order? Will you recoil in horror when he does not put down his cigarette to prepare your sandwich? Should you abandon the losing battle of attrition when you notice the sandwich ingredients are being pulled from dirty igloo coolers on the floor? And finally, how many cruel realities of the modern human condition are you willing to confront while waiting for a pastrami sandwich that is generously a 6⁄10? Test your mettle! Eat here! Or don’t. Yeah, actually don’t.
Nicholas C.
Place rating: 1 Lemon Grove, CA
I hope you liked the Weights and Measures inspection. That’s for selling the pack of swisher that said 99 on the pack for 125 and being a real dick about it. Telling me you can charge me whatever you want. Hope they fine your ass real big and you have to close the door
Christine W.
Place rating: 5 San Diego, CA
Great Sandwiches and Customer Service, Friendly staff with a awesome selection of wine and beer!!! Located in a great shopping center and plenty of parking!
Chad C.
Place rating: 1 San Diego, CA
This place is crap. The people who work here hate their lives. Over priced & they smoke inside. Usually bums outside, or maybe it’s just the employees.
Matt R.
Place rating: 5 San Clemente, CA
Great store and deli! Awesome staff, very friendly and helpful I will definitely be back! Thank you :) Shoutout to Trevor for making awesome sandwiches
Erin G.
Place rating: 5 San Diego, CA
Five stars for the extremely delicious sandwiches! My fiancé randomly started bringing home sandwiches from here and I was blown away. Every single sandwich we’ve tried from here has been sooooo good. Props to Jay for making amazing sandwiches(«and being a G» says my fiancé). Thank you!!!
Warren R.
Place rating: 4 Bonita, CA
Amazing selection at this liquor store! If the deli was nicer it would be five star. They also have Marleys Mellow Mood, which is good stuff.
Austin H.
Place rating: 5 Riverside, CA
This place is the shit! Been living next to the stadium now for a year and have gotten very familiar with there huge selection of hard alcohol, wines, and beers. And of course there subs. I eat there almost every day. Definitely try out there philly or Vics club! There all killer at whipping these up. Vic, jay, and Trevor are some great people. Go visit them sometime!
Jason T.
Place rating: 1 City Heights, San Diego, CA
Don’t eat here… he smokes while he makes the food. He was extremely rude, and he kept coughing while making my sandwich. I eventually said screw this and left, he got mad at me because I didn’t want his disgusting sand which.
Adam C.
Place rating: 5 San Diego, CA
Jay(aka the sandwich nazi) makes an incredible sandwich. His Philly cheesesteak is the best ive ever found… beats gaglione all day! Real butter… real cheese… tons of meat.
Mark L.
Place rating: 4 Murrieta, CA
Its hard for me to find a pastrami sandwich this good. I get everything on it. My wife doesnt like mustard but still loves everything on this sandwich. The bread used is pretty good too. Might wanna ask for double the meat. Also had the philly and i like it too. Can’t wait to try other sandwiches. Definitely recommend the sandwiches.
Tim P.
Place rating: 1 San Diego, CA
This place will be the worst rip off you’ve ever had. Prices are double what they should be for common items and drastically marked up for liquor. Example: I bought two 1-Liter bottles of tonic water and the total was $ 6.00! The problem is that it wasn’t just the price… The guy ringing me up first totaled both bottles at $ 5.50. He then asked, «debit or credit?» I relied, «debit.» When I looked at the pin-pad to put my pin in, the total was $ 7.50. Upon noticing that I saw the different total, he quickly said, «Oh hold on, hold on.» And redid the transaction. This time however, the total was $ 6.00 for the two bottles. Bottom line: THEYMAKEUPPRICESASTHEYGOALONG!!! I bought what I had to because I was in a hurry and didn’t want to worry about battling traffic to go to other places. Now this isn’t a whole lot of money so much as the principle of knowing that whomever walks into this store will be completely ripped off. Prices here are much more than they should be at a fair place. I don’t know about you, but I will pay almost whatever for something that I need, but completely hate the thought of being ripped off because these guys think they are the only good liquor store in the area. I hate feeling like I’ve been ripped off in any capacity, and that’s why I’ll never step foot into this place again. I will also be warning everyone I know to avoid this place. Do yourself a favor and don’t ever go here. Trust me, you’ll be much happier upon not feeling you’ve just been ripped off. BTW: if you complain about impromptu price changes at the register, you’ll be yelled at for bringing it up because apparently they guy who owns the store doesn’t like to be reminded that he’s cheating people to their face. He prefers that you just keep your mouth shut and not pretent he’s the one stealing your money.
Prianka C.
Place rating: 1 Santee, CA
I don’t even know where to begin… The creep behind the counter who is completely unprofessional or the over the top prices?! I don’t know about you but I don’t like feeling like a piece of meat and asked 20 questions about my life when I walk into an establishment. I will never be going back there again! Ladies, stay away from this dump and go somewhere else.
Myleen D.
Place rating: 1 Lemon Grove, CA
The owner of this store is the most inhumane person i have ever witnessed! Harasses anyone who parks in front of his store and I mean ANYONE. Last week an elderly woman was yelled at in public and told to move her car immediately. She was trying to get help from others around the already packed parking lot, she asked for help b/c her husband in the passenger seat, was not waking up. The owner continued to yell at the elderly woman & told her to find help somewhere else. Give people a break would ya?! It wouldn’t hurt your business if you just let her park there for the 15mins that she was allowed. Note there were 2 spots open i repeat TWOOPEN15 mins parking spots! Thankfully a kind woman from the pub/bar next door called 911, the elderly woman eventually moved and parked her car in another spot until help arrived. I witnessed all this while inside the store, not coming back after witnessing that.
Conrad R.
Place rating: 3 San Diego, CA
This is one of those bucket list bookmark visits where I happened to be in the area one afternoon and I had to stop myself from visiting the pub next door for a liquid lunch and actually grab a bite to eat. I’ve already checked out three other places next door, so I’m only a few spots from completing this neighborhood corner plaza. I got a cheesesteak. Good sized sandwich and a decent local take on the Philly classic. We’re talking about a liquor store deli and not a full service restaurant kitchen, so I’m not gonna nitpick. A nice bakery roll wraps up all that cheesesteak goodness and this one held together nicely without being too bready(yeah, I said that) or feeling like they skimped on the fillings. You know who you are, [insert subpar Breadwich Company name]. There’s a few scatterings of other cheesesteak spots around town, but if you’re nearby, then check out Vic’s. I’ll probably try one of the other sandwiches vouched for by the Unilocal reviews and update when I can.
Randy A.
Place rating: 2 San Diego, CA
A little expensive for deli sandwiches but I needed something really quick and this was the only game in town at the time. I also asked for mayo but couldn’t find it anywhere. Beer and alcohol is terribly overpriced. NOT recommended.
Steve S.
Place rating: 1 San Diego, CA
Wow, I had the WORST experience at this store I’ve ever had at any liquor store, and I used to be in the alcohol beverage industry! I walked in looking for some St. Germain’s and vodka to make some drinks at home. I found the St. Germain’s on the shelf with a sign that said $ 39.99 even though the bottle was marked $ 49.99. However, after checking out, I thought the total seemed a little high. When I asked the store manager about it, he said that it was because the bottle was $ 49.99. I told him the sign said $ 39.99 and showed it to him, at which time he just took it down and became irate and actually started yelling at ME! I had it out with him as this is a clear-cut violation of ABC law. The joke will be on him as this is obviously not the first time this has happened from other reviews and I will be filing a complaint with the ABC — he did more than lose a possible customer, he may have lost his liquor license. I hope it was worth the $ 10.
Leo P.
Place rating: 1 San Diego, CA
For one item, the cashier sure was pressing a lot of buttons. I couldn’t tell whether he was ringing me up, or if he was typing a blog. After seeing the jaw dropping total, I busted out my credit card, so that I can pay my way out of this stick up, but then he proceeded to press more buttons. Beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep beep. I know that this is a convenience store, but I thought the convenience was for the customers, and not them. I should’ve turned around when I was greeted by the grimy deli case right in front of the entrance. PRO: Craft beer. CON: Getting robbed at a convenience store… by the cashier.