Diane’s Sidewalk Deli

All around great Deli, people & food. The sandwiches are big enough to share or take home! We’ve had the chicken salad, reubens, ceaser salad (w/​chicken), cheesesteaks and their
breakfasts are scrumptious. A real gem in Chesterbrook.

Awesome food, good prices and huge portions. Highly recommended. Fast service as well.

Been coming here for years and this is by far one of the best delis around. Sandwiches and hoagies stacked high with meats and toppings. Corned beef and pastrami sandwiches that give some of the greatest delis a run for their money. Great family run business with very friendly service.

great food at a great price! Diane is always there and her customer is her priority. Great for lunch or take out.

Diane’s has great food and the service has always been excellent. The corn beef reuben’s my go to sandwich, its a mountain of corn beef. Lunch time can be a little hectic but its well worth the wait.

(4) ~ Overall very good food & service… kinda reminds me of the good Old Diner Days where everyone knows your name:-)lol
OUR GOTO BREAKFAST MENU:
** Bagel w. Ham, Egg & Cheese = (4) very good… ask them to add another fried egg too;)
** Grilled Sticky Bun = (4) very good
* Coffee = (3.75) Good
* Homefries = (3.5) good… would be better with some fried onions…
* Orange Juice = (3.5) good
OTHER BREAKFAST ITEMS TRIED:
* Kaiser Roll, Pork Roll, Egg & Cheese = (3.5) good
* English Muffin, Sausage, Egg & Cheese Sandwich = (3.5) good
* Creamed Chipped Beef = (3.5) good
* Bacon, Egg, & Cheese on English Muffin = (3.5) good
* Golden French Toast = (3.25) pretty good, just regular white bread as a base.
* Grapefruit Juice = (3.25) pretty good
* Buttermilk Pancakes = (3) just ok, a little dry, but they are large (plate size:)
* Toast, Bacon, Egg & Cheese Sandwich = (3) just ok…
LUNCH ITEMS TRIED:
* Black & White Milkshake = (4) very good
* Italian Hoagie (w. Sweet Peppers) = (3.5) good
* Cheesesteak on Garlic Bread (w. Provolone & fried onions) comes with American Cheese (not whiz) = (3.5) good
* French Fries = (3.5) good
NOTES:
* Yes, they take Credit Cards!:-)
* Yes, they do Take-​out, Lunch Delivery & Catering.
* Yes, there is a Front & Back entrance.
* Yes, they’re located in the Chesterbrook Shopping Center.

Gets packed at lunch and I can understand why! There are different lunch specials every day; Tuesday is $ 6.95 for any sandwich except the «Super Sidewalk Special» and the double cheesesteak. Totally worth it!
I had the Reuben sandwich on Jewish Rye with swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing. My favorite is the sauerkraut and dressing. I could probably eat that with just the bread.
Our table also had the tuna hoagie, Italian hoagie and a side of fries to share. The hoagies were HUGE and I was told it was delicious. The fries were nice and hot when they came out and not very oily — just the way I like it.
There is construction going on and the day we went happen to be a party day where some of the parking lot was closed off which made finding parking a bit difficult.
And there are 2 doors to this place so you can park at either parking lot.
I definitely plan on coming back for more!

Tasty sandwiches for great value. I’d recommend the club sandwiches & chicken cheesesteak, which is what my friends ordered.
Not much of a brunch place. French toast was no longer served a few minutes after noon. Ordered an egg white omelette with mushrooms, onions & peppers. Took 15 – 20 minutes for my food to come out and was pretty disappointed. Omelette was not well assembled, vegetables not diced but in large chunks. Had to cover it in ketchup for taste and do my best to eat it while it fell apart. I’ve had much better omelettes from college dining halls. Interestingly it came with a side of fries & toast. Fries were probably best part of the meal to be frank.
tl;dr don’t order an omelette, get a sandwich here

I would have loved to have tasted the food here but… first I had to track down a waitress, then give her the order after she spilled coffee and orange juice all over the table and then I never got served.
15 minutes later I see my waitress walk out with my order except it has bacon, which I specifically said I didn’t want. She pretends it’s not my order and then offers someone nearby the bacon from the plate and then she goes back behind the counter puts down the plates and then comes to me and says «they lost your order back there in the kitchen». I kid you not folks, this happened right in front of my eyes.
It’s a shame really, I wanted to like this place. It’s quaint and out-​of-​the-​way but the service here, in a word, sucked!
Go ahead, try the place, but remember I warned you that you may never get served…

I just had breakfast at Diane’s and it was the best egg and cheese sandwich that I’ve had in a long time. I’ve been here a while back for breakfast and wasn’t too impressed then but today’s hit the spot. I think I even saw a couple of customers from my last visit which makes me wonder if they’re just regulars. That’s certainly a good sign I’d think.
I had the bagel, ham, egg, and cheese sandwich and it was cooked to perfection. I tend to be picky about my breakfast but I didn’t have any complaints about my experience today. It does get busy though but I think its from all the businesses around and it’s peak time for breakfast. So I did have a bit of a wait but I’m not complaining.

Great little spot hidden away. Lots of regulars obviously come here. Actually forgot this little gem was here. Clean and resonably priced

It’s been several months, so shame on me! Joey and I visit when we can because this was on of his grandmas favorite spots. My Mom use to come here when my Dad was alive and now that’s she’s gone, I’ll bring him up as long as their still there.
Great omelette and home fries and joeys #2 with a side of home fries is enough for a family with 2 small children, teen age boys can really «house» some food. Thanks for breakfast… See ya next time!

I am so pleased at how GOOD Diane’s Deli really is.
Classic sandwiches — breakfast and lunch items. Huge deli-​style sandwiches, chicken and tuna melts.
The décor is dated — but comfortable and clean — and the service is great.
We love it here for office-​related lunches.
The closest thing to a REAL deli you will find near here — and the sign simply says «DELI».

My company often uses Diane’s Deli for catering events at the office, and that’s how I first got introduced to Diane’s. The catered food was always good, so a bunch of us decided to go to their location for lunch. As others have mentioned, it’s not much to look at and the place is often packed, but they seem to do a pretty good job of turning the tables over. Service is also fast and efficient whenever we’ve been there. Prices are reasonable and portion sizes are HUGE! I ordered an egg salad sandwich once and I think they must have used close to a dozen eggs in just my sandwich alone! It was piled so high that there was no easy way of eating it. Food is consistently good. When we are really hungry, Diane’s is where we like to go!

First of all, just know that inside this place doesn’t look like much, a fact that my dining companions from work noticed right away.
Whatever you do, don’t let appearances fool you.
For a mom and pop deli, the quality of food here is generally very good. In fact, it might be better than a couple of local well-​known delis in the area. I was very happy with my turkey special which was piled high with fresh turkey on good soft Jewish rye, and I was also very happy with the chicken soup which had good chunky hearty ingredients. My colleagues were very happy with their chicken cheesesteaks and fries, which they said exceeded expectations.
Service for us was very friendly. We definitely had one of the sweetest waitresses around.
Now, being an autograph collector, I always like it when places put autographs of local celebrities on the wall. But, let me say this… any place can put autographs of really famous people on the wall. This place has an autographed picture of Nick Leyva.
Who’s Nick Leyva? Look it up.