Brookside Deli At the Oaks

After craving a meatloaf sandwich for over two weeks, I decided to give in. I ordered a cold meatloaf sandwich. I waited for 6 orders behind me to get their orders, finally received a hot sandwich with melted cheese, onion, mustard, lettuce mayo, and ketchup on toast! I asked about it and was told, «you didn’t order it without». Well, this will be my last visit to Brookside Deli!

This place is amazing they have great food and awesome customer service I will highly recommend all of my friends and family

Wide variety of food and hidden treasures inside never knew of all the options that were inside. Had the brisket sandwich and can’t wait to go back.

I’ve eaten here many times and always get the veggie burger which in my opinion is the best one in town. Today when I went in to get one, I was told they no longer serve them so I was pretty disappointed. I decided to try the veggie panini and it was really good. I am hoping they bring back the veggie burger though. The fries are really good and are cheap for the amount you get. The only downside to this place is they are very slow… I always wait 10+ minutes for my food, even when I call it in ahead of time.

Good sandwiches and hamburgers and fries. The main problem with this place for lunches, is they are just way too slow. I dont have time to wait 20 minutes for a cold sandwich to be prepared on my lunch break.

Man, who knew this place is even there! My sandwich is huge (with all the veggies!), the atmosphere is really calm, employees are nice, there is a bakery and upscale snacks. Clean, relaxing, good food… I’m coming back soon! They also have hamburgers and turkey burgers.

Awful service for lunch! I have been here for breakfast frequently, and get a perfectly good chorizo burrito. But lunch is another matter. There were a lot of «no“s as we ordered: No samples of the yummy looking deli items (which could only be bulk purchased, not available as a lunch item) no substitutions on the menu, and I couldn’t get the sandwich I wanted as a «1/​& ½» with salad. And we must have annoyed them with our silly requests, because our wait was very long, we watched many orders come out before ours. The routine is to go up when your number is called (or some special customers get their orders delivered to their table.) When I went up to ask about our order, she flung three baskets at me – they had been sitting on the counter for heaven knows how long! I am very embarrassed to have brought an out-​of-​town friend here, not at all the normal welcome one gets in Bakersfield. It will be a long time before I return, even for breakfast.

I’m surprised I’m the first to review.
I’ve eaten at brook side many times when I had a tri-​weekly engagement around the corner. After a week the staff knew my order and name and were always very friendly. Now, years since ive been a regular, they still remember me. Little things like that are nice.
Obviously the food was good and kept me coming back. My usual was a fresh made turkey deli sandwich and sometimes a cup of soup. They also serve hot sandwiches, burgers and have hot prepared meals in the food case to grab and go or eat there.
They have several different pasta/​potato salad like options to choose from.
My brother, the vegetarian, raves about the grilled veggie panini, filled with eggplant and mixed veggies.

Clean. Fast. Friendly. And they have beef tongue sammiches. Nom nom nom nom…

Dang, these kids whip up a fantastic lunch! In fact, when I work on this side of town I am kind of addicted to lunch here. Great deli with tons of selections. The hot prepared sandwiches are delicious, as well as the pre-​made ones. They also have great homemade side salads like pasta, broccoli, and basque cottage cheese!
I’ve had numerous sandwiches, but the specials are always hard to beat. The meatloaf sandwich was insane. I also like the deep pit one. And, they have a turkey sandwich on a bagel that is out of this world.
Don’t pass this place up just thinking it is a gas station. It’s the real deal. Grab a Smith’s cookie after too!

Is it just me or is it dark in here??? Kinda’ creepy. Maybe it is so dark because they don’t want me to see who is robbing me with these gas prices. I only buy gas here when the tank is on fumes and it is the only gas station in the area??? I can’t believe someone hasn’t gotten smarter and put another gas station closer to campus. Uuuggh, the only reason for 2 stars… is I was delighted to get treated to Smith’s cookies after getting raped at the gas tank.

I love stopping in Brookside deli to grab a quick breakfast.
My usual order is nothing fancy, just ½ order of Biscuits and Gravy, occassionally some bacon, and maybe a hash brown…
Today was definitely an off day for them. I saw two orders that ordered after me get their food first, first by like 5 – 10 mins.
As a part-​time server, I understand that every order is different and requires different prep times, it totally didn’t bother me.
After I waited for about 15 minutes, the supervisor (nice lady) came out and asked me what I had ordered-​I told her and she went straight to work on finding what had happened.
Apparently there was a huge take out order that was called in around the same time (28 sandwiches) and the kitchen just forgot about my order.
She insisted on comping my order… I said that wouldn’t be necessary, I wasn’t in a huge hurry anyways.
She still took me to the register and handed me a few dollars anyways.
Oh, and there was extra bacon in my to go box too :)
My boyfriend usually gets either the chicken fried steak or the breakfast burrito-​and loves them both.
They also offer about 12 different coffees-​different flavors and brews, I love to jog down here and grab a cup and a newspaper to walk home with.
It is also a great place to stop after the bike path, I can’t tell you how many times I have had to air up a tire here and they always turn the air on for free :)

This place is right down the street from my apartment so I stop here often. Usually its just for random snacks or soda but they also make good sandwiches at their deli. I recommend the pastrami! It’s really good. This place also has a small section dedicated to little decorations & gift items that change per season/​holiday.

In larger cities this would be a typical convenience store, but in Bakersfield this is an upscale high-​falootin mini-​mart with gourmet groceries, deli, salads, ice cream and candy by Dewar’s, fresh pastries by Smith’s Bakery, soda fountain and fancy cheeses.
I like the sandwiches here. They use Boar’s Head meats and bread by Pyrenee’s, and the result is very pleasing — but a little pricey for those not used to paying $ 7 for a good sandwich. The macaroni salad is very good here, and they even use the short macaroni. And you have your choice of getting Dewar’s ice cream by the scoop or by the gallon.
By partnering with some local institutions Brookside has made a niche for itself as a one-​stop shop for good homegrown brands.