Tagliaferri's Delicatessen

Great Italian sandwiches, nice selection of pastas, coffees and sweets. Delicious cold cuts when eaten in the store as a sandwich. However, if one wants to buy thinly sliced fine domestic or imported cold cuts such mortadella, prosciutto or headcheese, I suggest going to another deli such as Scotty's Market that knows how to cut cold cuts properly - which includes putting a sheet of deli wax paper between each and every slice. A great delicatessen instructs its employees to properly slice and package cold cuts thick or thin, according to what the customer wants, and to use deli wax paper which stops the thin slices from sticking together. This makes it easy to pull one slice at a time at home. Sadly, no matter which employee I've asked when buying cold cuts at Tagliaferri's, they never do this even when they say they will. When I open the package of cold cuts, it's impossible to take off one slice at a time because they're all stuck together and they shred into hunks instead of the expensive delicious cold cuts that they would have been had they been properly handled at the deli. I hope the owner takes this to heart so that I can keep shopping for the cold cuts from him instead of elsewhere.

Tagliaferri “Tags” is an old school Italian deli. They sell imported Italian food and wines and have a deli counter where you can get fresh made sandwiches. I have been a customer for over 20 years and I’m not even a local. I always make it a point to stop by to grab a sandwich when I’m in the area. It opened in 1997 by locals, father and son. is still going strong simply because they got darn tasty deli meats, delicious bakery sandwich bread choices, hot comfort Italian food done right, yummy bakery desserts, and imported food and wine. The sandwiches are fantastic. My faves are the meatball, custom #1 (which reminds me of a typical Italian sandwich), and custom #12 grilled eggplant and artichoke. The meatballs texture are light and bouncy but with a substantial heftiness. The #1 is my #1, classic tried and true sandwich. The eggplant and artichoke is just a flavor bomb. Heck, I have had no sandwich I did not like from here. It’s all good! The prices are comparable to other delis. The size of the sandwich is hefty. Beautiful. I usually grab n go, but sometimes I eat there since they have some indoor tables. But when I go within a hour to closing time, the indoor seating area is usually shut down. So if you want to order anything from the deli counter, the ordering protocol is grab a number from the red number dispensing machine on the counter and stand in line. If it is not busy, they will not call out numbers and will take customers in line order. So grab a number to be cover your bases. If you want to buy items not from behind the counter, purchase those by standing at the front register. Want to avoid the rush, they take online orders and call ins. But buckle in during peak lunch hours. Customer service is great! To add, they do not use gloves but can you request them to when making your food. No attitudes. They’re cool with that.

I just found out you're still open! I cannot wait to go back!! Only real deli, besides San Francisco, that I know of 😋

Overpriced $18 vegetarian sandwich. Used to love this place for good quality sandwiches, unfortunately it is not the same and I will not return.

Best sandwiches in California. The tri tip is the best when your looking for a hot sandwich and the meatball sandwich is so good. All the sandwiches are soo good. The portions, price, flavors, size and quality are all extremely favorable. The olives and especially the shooters are so good too!