East Side Deli on Hawthorne

4626 SE Hawthorne Blvd, Portland - 97215
152 reviews
Vegetarian
(503) 236-7313

East Side Deli was a favorite of mine for YEARS but I recently ordered my go-to veggie french dip and realized that they switched "meats" they used to use field roast "meat" and now use tofurkey. The quality is quite different and unfortunately I no longer like the taste. This is obviously my personal preference, but I am sad to see my favorite deli go.

Love this sandwich shop! The ordering platform through their website is easy to use and orders are made quickly. Love the vegan & build your own options. Super yummy! (bite already taken out of this one)

Meat quite literally thrown on bread and extremely dry, ( pulled pork sandwich.) I choked on it due to severe dry mouth from medication. Had to add cheese and own toppings. Upon taking first bite, ended up throwing the whole thing away because meat was over cooked. Could not digest. East Side Deli, please care about your customers. Doesn't match pic, as well as bread spliting apart. Save your money! It was about the food being inedible and substandard. Anything else is secondary. Customers don't have the right to bring something to light when there's a problem? There's no need to lie. No one is conspiring against you. It's about CUSTOMER SERVICE! Obviously you don't care about your businesses if you feel the need to potentially attack future and returning customers. Not the way to go about it mate. Please stop the harassment.

Love this sandwich shop! They offer so many toppings and you can have as many different toppings as you like at no extra charge (unless specifically mentioned). I love that they have vegan options to boot. Always ready so fast and the staff is way nice. ^__^

Glad they have vegan deli meat (tofurkey) and a variety of breads, but there is no hummus, vegan cheese / cream cheese, or spinach. Would love to see a vegan ABLT, vegan mac, etc. The vegan coleslaw is not fresh; tastes 3-4 days old, but it was still a pleasant surprise on the menu. The BYO sandwich was also very soggy and not toasted enough for the volume of liquid. Love the on-the-go vending option at this location though. Hoping for a vegan meatball parm sub option soon. Keep up the good work!

Used to actually work in the downtown location so I can tell you this place is an absolute rip off. They charge you $10 for half a sandwich and $20 for a full sized sandwich. They claim the price is what it is because they use bores head ingredients. Tell me why I can walk to Fred Meyers and buy a full sized bores head sub sandwich for $5.75 from the deli. They make so much money from overcharging customers that employees can eat whenever and whatever they want, very regularly taking home entire bags of bread and meat. Save you’re self some money and time and go anywhere else. The owners response to reviews is a perfect representation of the company ?

Only allowing online orders in which you must provide an email and phone number that they will send promotional messages too...just wanted to order a sandwich and they've made it a pain making it all online and things they don't need. Shouldn't be that complicated to buy a sandwich.

I am happy to support local businesses that makes great sandwiches. The online ordering system is fast and easy to use. Deducting 1 star because twice my avocado (that costs extra!) has been forgotten. From now on I will order without.

Used to be my favorite place for a sandwich. Absolutely not interested in you Codes, Online ordering system, and excessive waits for a sandwich. I will be making mine at home once again. You've lost my business for life.

Terrific sandwiches, fresh ingredients, perfect portions! Well, I guess you could share one ;)