The Meat Slicer

Italian SandwichTheir sandwiches are huge and filled with meat. Easily enough to share. The bread appears to be fresh baked. Their prices are very reasonable for the portions. The employees/owners? were super friendly and the restaurant was clean and comfortable.

I had read a couple of decent (obviously owner) reviews on this what I determined to be "Not so Deli" "Not so clean" "Not so inviting" wanna be but never will be DELI.I live on a fixed income so for me it was a big deal to spend, shockingly, over $15.00 with tax, no drink or chips, for their not so deli type of Hawaiian sandwich. AND, oh my, wouldn't you know it, they were $1.00 short of giving me change. The sandwich on crusty hard sourdough bread consisted of minimal turkey, 3 slices of Swiss cheese (I'm not sure what the so-called cheese was, 1 tissue paper thin slice of tomato, two tinny ripped off of the head of wilted, browning lettuce leaves, and three small chunks of pineapple.The sandwich was not the worst thing. As I sat waiting for the sandwich, I noticed that the place hadn't been cleaned, in I would guess, since it was built in about 1932. Sticky floor, dirty tables, all three of them, dirty sticky chairs. the counter and what I could see behind it were no better. The counter girl, only one, was wearing dirty spandex pants and a shirt revealing a dunlap belly, that's a belly that dunlaps over the waistband of her, way to tight, spandex pants.' Bad overpriced sandwich, bad service, unsanitary, never be Deli.I think you get the idea that I don't recommend going there

We were in AJ today looking at a few flea markets and decided to get lunch and the Meat Slicer had a 4.5 rating and a deli sandwich sounded good to the both of us. So we went there and got a Slicer special to split with a couple waters and Cheetos. Before tax and tip that order was $17.15 after $21.60. The sandwich was very good withLoads of meat, but a deli should have some side salad and a pickle having a healthy portion of meats is just the start especially for a $12.69 sandwich. People were very nice, the server is a bit lackluster but that's pretty much what you get these days. The selection of drinks and chips was VERY LIMITED also another fail for a "deli". My rating for this establishment if I were talking about the sandwich only would be a 4.5, but given the idea we were going to a local deli with such a high rating within YELP our expectations were much higher.

From a place I liked a lot, to a place I will not patronize again.2 stars because the sandwich was pretty good.#1. Woman at counter gave no greeting, didn't look up, didn't ask for my order. Slouched over the counter looking miserable. #2. I told her my order, she repeated it and got it wrong. I corrected.#3. Prices are not as posted on 2 different wall menus. Higher, and there's a " service charge" with no explanation.#4. Only 3 tables in the place and they were all dirty.#5. When I got home, I found that there were minor mistakes in my order of 2 sandwiches.Buddy, do your business a favor and keep the woman with the "Familia" tattoo away from customers.I don't enjoy leaving a review like this!

Was out visiting in Apache Junction and came across The Meat Slicer. Just from looking at photos and reading about it, I had to try and I was not disappointed. This massive mammoth of a sandwich came loaded up with Ham, Turkey, Roast Beef, Pastrami, Cheddar, Swiss, Provolone, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Mayo and Mustard (*catching my breath). Slapped it in between some French Bread and unhinged the jaw for this epic mess of deliciousness. Not that you can't whip these up at home, Meat Slicer puts the deli touch in it. If you're ever in the town of AJ, give 'em a go. Cheers.

All around bad experience. The woman who took our order was sick and spoke very quietly so she was difficult to understand. There was a man making the sandwiches so I hoped my order would be safe. She ended up helping with the sandwiches but wore gloves so I felt better. Chip options were very minimal and they had no other sides. Not sure if the tables were stained or dirty. Excited to get our sandwiches as the reviews are really good. Sandwiches were loaded with meat but the meat was VERY cheap. Ended up removing half the meat as is did not taste good. The bead was good but soggy. Loved the avocado I added but that's about the only thing I did like. I do not recommend this place as there are much better sandwich places with 2 miles that use quality meats.

After some thought and research into these reviews, I believe this business used to be run by different owners/management. If you take a look, all the bad reviews begin 1 year ago; "owners are so friendly", "employees are welcoming", etc. up until a year ago.Now with that said, both my wife and I got mild food poisoning from this place. We walked in an were not greeted at all, a guy wearing sunglasses just pops out of the back and says "what can I get ya", a lady, presumably his gf or wife walks up to the counter slower than Maine molasses in winter, stood there not saying a damn word, looking at us with pure judgment, it was the strangest interaction I've ever had in a sandwich shop. We ask to use the restroom and she points to the back, my wife heads back there and I sh*t you not there is a full on bedroom in the back room, the bathroom has toothpaste tubes on the counter, on her way through the kitchen she realizes the floor is riddled with pieces of meat and old veggies. At first I didn't notice anything unusual with my food. Except that it was loaded with so much meat I couldn't fit it in a garbage disposal let alone my mouth. It was okay, not bad bad, just not the best. I peeled the sandwich apart and realized most of my meat was slimy and immediately stopped eating. Sat on the toilet most of the following day. If you want a lot of meat and possibly Food poisoning, eat here.

Don't waste your timeOr money in this ridiculous "deli". They don't slice their meats and they don't use deli bread. Everything is out of a package and you have to wait 40 minutes to get it and pay waaaayyy to much!

We showed up in the early afternoon and the place was empty! Thankful wecould get a quick sandwich and be on our way. My buddy and I ordered, and took a seat and I'm assuming the woman that took our order went back to make our sandwiches. About 5 minutes later another person entered and she came up to take his order and then went back to the kitchen. After sitting for about 10 minutes two more guys walked in and ordered. After they ordered they took a seat. My friend and I ordered the slicer works, the next guy ordered and Italian and the two other guys ordered a slicer works and pastrami.After about 10 more minutes she comes out and gives the two guys their sandwiches and they leave. 5 minutes after that she comes out with the Italian and he leaves. At this point we've been sitting for 30 minutes and still no sandwiches. After 10 more minutes we finally get our sandwiches (to go) and we leave.... Well they were the wrong ones... we got the slicer works and pastrami order for the last two guys, assuming she just gave the right sandwiches to the wrong people.The pastrami sandwich was good and I'm not a pastrami fan. Might be back... might not

Stopped in over the weekend, place was empty. Gal at the register was not very friendly and was wearing a shirt with her belly exposed. 4 sandwiches took 45 minutes to make and the gentleman making them was on the phone with U-Haul the entire time. I called the next day to see if he would take care of it and he said he couldn't do anything about it. One of the sandwiches had mold on the bread and another got my friend sick. This used to be a great place but it's gone to the gutter the last year or so. It's a shame. They have lost my business.