Deli Plus

I have been here so many times to mainly buy coffee and snacks. It’s right off the Journal Square Station of the PATH train. Nothing fancy really but it sure serves basic purposes when you are going to and fro your destinations using public transpo. Staff are, I believe, from India (or somewhere else similar) and they’re helpful. You’ll meet typical people here, which to me is OK.

SUPER FRIENDLY STAFF!!! TO EACH OTHER!!! All I’ve ever gotten here is a coffee, twice. The woman at the register behind the deli counter is the best; really professional and nice.
This morning there was another woman at the register right where you enter from the plaza side. She was being flirted with and enjoying it. I walked over to ask if I could order my coffee there, but she was so way into her flirt that she could barely register that I was there; like, she started to try and answer but he kept her attention.
So I went to the other register, and lovely Lady took my coffee order and «Oscar» put a small on the counter. I realized my mistake and apologized and asked for a large «Light». Oscars friends came in and it took him another five minutes to get me a coffee which he put down with a scowl. When I got on the train platform and opened the lid, it was DAaaRRRK. BOOOO Oscar.
Did not make my day

Every time I’ve gone here the food is delicious and prepared quickly. I’ve gotten burritos, soups, sandwiches, salads, pizzas. The selection is huge and always fresh. Also for $ 7 a day you can’t go wrong.

I’m going back and forth between a 3 and a 4 star rating. Can I say 3.5? There are pros and cons to Deli Plus, the ²⁴⁄₇ one-​stop-​shop deli convenience store inside the Journal Square Transportation Center. It’s one flight up from the PATH train platforms and one flight down from the bus terminals. There are two entrances — one closer to the PATH escalators and the one closer to the Summit Avenue JSQ Transportation Center entrance (that circular ramp).
Deli Plus sprawls a good amount of space. On one side is the store section, where the cold cases and grocery/​convenience items are stocked. I’ve walked through here once. Like many stores in a transportation hub, the prices aren’t competitive; they are a bit expensive. However, they sell a varied selection of products, so if you are in a jam, they may have what you need.
I go mostly to the deli side, as probably most people do. There are many options from which to choose, but they vary in degree of tastiness. I’ll admit right now that I’ve never had the hot bar food, so I can’t attest to anything offered there. I have a food budget during the work week, so the prices for the hot bar are a little too steep for me. The selection looks fine though.
Here are the items that I order –or have ordered — that I think are not bad/​pretty good:
— Pizza slices (plain, eggplant/​ricotta cheese, spinach/​ricotta cheese, buffalo chicken)
— Make-​your-​own-​salad salad
— Veggie burger deluxe with fries
— Any of the soups are good
— Egg sandwiches during breakfast time
— Home fries
Also, for the junk food aficionados, lined in front of the deli counters are racks of chips galore. There’s a varied selection of Herr’s snacks and other bagged, high-​sodium goodies. There are a number of cold cases with drinks on this side of the Deli Plus. I usually need to order to-​go, but there are a number of tables where you can eat if that’s what you want to do.
My one tip is that, if you go, try to time it so that you do not order during the meal hour rush. While normally service is fast, there have been times when I’ve waited a little too long for my order. Like, I’ll have placed my order way before any one else, but I’ll be the last person to receive my order. Sometimes these things happen, but try to hedge your bets by timing it if you are under time constraints and need to bring food back to an office or catch a bus or train.

Got a wrapped cookie from the pastry counter and it was dry and stale. Never again.

Overpriced since it’s right in the path station. But super convenient. Definitely don’t buy alcohol here. It’s marked way up. Go to the liquor store down the street and pay half the price. They make good breakfast sandwiches and are open on weekends. One of the better options with all the fast food chains around. Bottom line: you’ll pay less somewhere else but if you need drinks, food or alcohol in a pinch sometimes it’s worth paying a little more for convenience.

Of course not everything is perfect. Honestly, coming from a person who has worked in many food establishments and been a chef in fine dinning. I don’t think it would be possible to have a 24 hour business and have everything be perfect.
All I can say is I come here a lot. I mean at minimum 2 – 3 days weekly. The staff is friendly and to me that is number one in any business.
Some food items are better then others. You just have to try and see. I can tell you. The Chicago style stuffed pizza is the best so far.

The few times I’ve taken the PATH train, I realize there isn’t really good food around their PATH train stations. UGH.
I had to go to the Journal Square PATH station for training classes in a building upstairs. The closest food/​deli store was Deli Plus. I walked outside the station first and realized there is nothing by this PATH station. That’s awful. There are so many people taking this train and this area needs better food choices.
I had the chicken salad wrap which was eeeh. I asked for chicken noodle soup and I got minestrone instead. But to my surprise the minestrone soup was good. So at least my lunch was not a full disaster. I enjoyed my soup. And it was fast because I didn’t have much time. It worked out.

On my way to work I get off the PATH in JSQ and cut through here. Sometimes, I need a little bit of a boost… so, for 99 cents, I grab an egg on a roll.
Now…I try not to do this more than 3 times a week… carbs…but for 99 cents + I get 4 hours of sleep a day = Not thinking clearly at 6 AM.
I would order it every other day a few months ago… and then one day… one of the NJ Transit workers told me I could get salt and pepper on it for no extra cost!
And then, then he said… you could get it toasted too! And it’s still 99 cents!
You can also get ketchup on it, but I hate ketchup.
Ain’t nobody got time for that.

I stopped in here after getting off the PATH and I really wish I just kept on going. I ordered a chicken parm panini figuring that it should be a pretty hard one to screw up. Not only did it take about 15 minutes to make, but it came out and was cold in the middle. The flavor was terrible and it wasn’t even heated up all the way. I will never stop here again for food.

Best blueberry muffin I ever had and their salad bar is awesome! Hot food is hit or miss but usually legit

way overpriced, rude and slow service. the management cant handle the high foot traffic, but they charge manhattan prices. the older, owner/​manager men are especially incompetent and rude.
theres always a line of customers in a hurry, and they have to *look* for a pen every time I pay by card. I told them they should have a bunch of pens on the counter for sale lol. it always takes soo long at the cashier.
$ 9.10 for my pack of cigs here
$ 8.50 down the street
$ 1.25 for coffee here
$ 1.00 down the street.
they are raking it in because of the station traffic, but they dont deserve it. ive seen them *toss* change back at the customer! they are a huge inconvenience at this prime location. I wish a friendlier, better management replaces the current one.

This place reminds me of a high school cafeteria or maybe a nursing home diner. Everything is overcooked and poorly made. Yuck

I used to come here and get cooked food such as breakfast sandwiches, bagels, etc. But I didn’t hear favorable things about this place in regards to their «cleanliness» so I just come here to get packaged goods. I’m in the PATH station a lot, especially at midnights, so when I need a quick snack I do come here.
The staff is friendly also and they do carry a lot of stuff. It’s like a Kwik-​E– Mart.