Alonti Cafe

Not too bad. I’ve had better sandwiches, but from what I’ve had, one of the better sandwich caterers in the city.
My office ordered catering from here for a few of us. The sandwich boxes weren’t bad. Not the freshest, but what you’d expect out of catering lunchboxes.
Got a sandwich, Thai chicken, bag of chips, cookie, and an Andie’s candy. As I stated above, wasn’t bad. Bread could have been a little fresher and the cookie a little softer, but overall good sandwich a d good value.
Also worth noting, this place is packed at lunch. If we hadn’t pre-​ordered due to being a 12 person order, but if you come here on a weekday and are in a hurry, from what I know, don’t count on it. The place was run smoothly and it was efficient but not if you’re in a hurry.

wow, i am so shocked by the previous review! but… i never eat anything besides the tuna sandwich and an occassional baked good. what i like about the sandwich — it’s very simple and fresh, the bread is crusty on the outside, soft on the inside, the tuna salad is not too mayo-​y, and it’s a real tuna salad with celery and relish. ok, i’ve ocassionally noticed brown lettuce, but almost always, the lettuce and tomato are fresh. it’s also super cheap, less than 5 bucks.
the one thing i don’t like is that they always put my sandwich in a plastic bag, even if i’m eating there. so i save my bags and recycle them, but it’s still a waste.

I usually get the «Big Al» which is a turkey club sandwich with bacon. It’s a pretty decent sandwich and I like the multigrain bread they put it on. I go there at least once every two weeks and never had my order messed up yet. I tried their several of their soups and didn’t care for them, but the garlic bread was good though. (I don’t think it’s possible to screw up garlic bread).

Their food is really good… as long as they can get my order right! So frustrating! Somehow when my office caters from Alonti, the food is spectacular. However, when I walk downstairs to order myself, something goes wrong between the ordering and eating. Wrong dressing, missing pieces of sandwich, doused in mayo, misplaced orders.
Somehow I deal with all their mistakes since I like their prices and their food!

EDIT: CLOSED AS OF – SOME TIME AROUND OCTOBER 22 07.
So Initially way back when I wrote a 4 star review of this place. Then something changed and every time I went there the place got worse and worse… I slowly changed it to a 1 star.
Then I stopped going.
I went yesterday for the first time in about 6 months. As I’m ordering, the manager/​cashier next to mine exclaims «Dane! are you dane?» … then the cashier ringing me up said «It’s dane!» …like everyone knew who I was… «Are you the real dane?» the manager asked again, as if there were a lot of Dane’s floating around writing reviews about Alonti… I blushed a little knowing they all knew I wrote them a really crappy 1 star review. Anyway, they comped my meal and were very friendly. And then I felt bad. I don’t know what they did, but it was the best muffaletta I’ve ever had from there!
As far as food… I always get the same thing… Not because I’m unadventurous, but because when I’ve tried other things and never found anything I’d want again.
I get the New Orleans muffaletta and a small cup of soup. The muffaletta is still just over $ 3 after tax, so its quite a deal. The downside is it seems to take a long time to make it. After getting the royal treatment for them and still waiting a good 10 minutes, I realize now that it’s just impossible to make it any quicker I guess because they melt the cheese and what not.
They have a daily soup that changes every day, but ever since they raised their prices and put in a new menu, the menu no longer shows what the soup is. On Friday, their daily soup special is shrimp bisque. Its fantastic.
So they’ve redeemed themselves… And I like that they seem to actually pay attention to Unilocal reviews.

i usually get the turkey muffuletta for three bucks, can’t beat that.

Their Roasted Chicken Breast Sandwich on foccacia bread is fabulous! It comes with basil mayonnaise; a bit on the pricey end for a sandwich though. And their chicken caesar salad is one of the best for lunch in the loop. and the soup — their tomato basil is something of a creamy delicious concoction!
and their breakfast — their breakfast taco is this fabulous deal with all this scrambled eggs, cheese, bacon or sausage all on a tortilla — YUM! and only $ 2.50 — can’t get any better for that.