Carthage Deli & Ice Cream

Wanted to try something new-to-me for lunch, so thought I'd give Carthage Deli a go. I love little local delis, and this one is located right on the historic square, so they definitely have the ambiance going for it.The food is pretty typical for a deli. Lots of different types of sandwiches. Kind of basic, but I'm not mad about it. Places like these just hit the spot sometimes. Hubby and I had the BLT and the turkey pesto sandwich. Plus some yummy frozen mochas. All good, and we left happy.We'll go back again.

Made order wrong twice ! Then was mad at me for not being more precise how I wanted the sandwiches made. So rude! Will NEVER go to this hole in the wall again! EVER!

My wife had the Holiday Dip (grilled ham and Asiago cheese in a toasted Milano roll and pineapple-based dip) w/ VooDoo chips, while I have my usual Turkey Club w/ smoked turkey instead of regular & mustard instead of mayo and classic Lay's chips. I tried hers too -- both are so good!!

Nice atmosphere even though I got our order to go. I think I would have been pleased if I ate dine in. I was not pleased when I asked if they had any sandwiches that would be suitable for a toddler. Yes we have peanut and jelly, great. When I picked our order and returned to our local hotel room this small basic pb and j was an outrageous price.

Good food-nice atmosphere-vintage and eclectic-great management-must try old fashioned shakes

If I'm not mistaken we ended up here because it is in the Route 66 guides...though I'm hardly certain if that was the reason. In any case, it's a run down, pseudo historical site. The decor is intended to be 50's diner (see photos) but it just feels tired and like it needs an overhaul (with, of course, being true to it's origin). We knew going in that it'd be unlikely that two pescatarians would find much on the menu but my husband was kind of looking forward to getting a tuna sandwich (on the on-line menu). Now admittedly, it was late afternoon, between lunch and dinner, but they were out of tuna. We shared a grilled cheese which was nothing to write home about. Like I said in my review of the nearby coffee shoppe, these two places and their employees are the face of the community and each needs to appear more welcoming. Especially now that the center of the town's square, the village hall/court house, is getting a major facelift- I'm hoping the town will get more visitors/activity. The aforementioned village hall/court house is truly something to behold. The elderly elevator operator is absolutely delightful, helpful, and full of information. She is a true representation of how members of the community ought to be. 5 stars and a vote as community leader for her!

I've eaten at the deli since it's inception in the 80's. Sadly, today was my last day to show support to this hometown biz under the current owner due to the awful treatment and attitude of the owner. It's just goes to show that it's not always bad food that causes customers not to go back somewhere. If this is how you treat customers I don't know how you remain in business. If you are so defensive and can't bother to empathize saying "I'm so sorry about that, let me remake one" and instead say "it's not my fault you didn't read the menu" then why do you bother even being in customer service/restaurant biz anyway. So here's what transpired, ordered the daily special that was listed on the board. Got the food and realized it had mushrooms-food allergy! Took it back to the counter and said nicely that we didn't realize it would have mushrooms on it and had a food allergy. And the owner replied defensively that's how I make it and it says it on the menu to which we politely said, we said we just ordered from the daily special board and it didn't indicate that the sandwich was made with mushrooms (whereas at 95% of the other restaurants we order this normal sandwich it isn't served with mushrooms). 1. We saw it listed on the daily special board (no details given on how it's made. 2. Main menu board just lists the item-no details on how it's made 3. Website-no details on how it's made BUT 4. There is a printed menu that sits up by the register that you could look at providing you know it's there that evidently has the details of what's included. He did, with much attitude, remake the sandwich at no charge. We probably would have offered to pay for a remake because meat is expensive (but most restaurants will remake something not expecting remuneration especially if there's an allergy involved). As much of a grump butt that the owner is, I'd say he's burnt out and needs to hang up his apron strings and hand off the business to someone who cares about the customer. Just a very sad experience.

Very neat local place in Historic Carthage Missouri! It is located right on the square and has a lot of history and nostalgia. However, the food is very basic and costs a lot for what you get. The sandwiches are pretty good but very basic. They come with a bag of chips and a fountain drink. The best part about the meal are the cookies that you can get on the side! My family and I usually just go for the ambiance and to support a local business which is always good to do!

First time eating here was today. The place is very clean and organized. I had a Super Sub and it was phenomenal. Bread was nicely toasted and still soft. The deli meat and vegetables were as fresh as you can get. Great place on the square with excellent service. Will definitely be back.

This is such a cute spot on the square! Great food and delightful sweets, the building itself is nice but definitely dated and in need of some work. All around wonderful place to go to go lunch or an ice cream date.