Franklin Square Deli

The people complaining about the prices here are the same people who consistently order the cheapest thing on the menu & complain when they got drunk & «spent too much money at Taco Bell.» Good food will cost you more money than a dollar menu item. If you don’t care about the quality of your food, stick to Subway or gas station subs. You’re totally right — you can get more for your money there. But you’re eating a lower quality product. Your choice. I choose quality, which is why I choose Franklin Square Deli.
Everything here is simple. You’re not going to find sandwiches with a dozen different fancy sounding ingredients. They’re not going to try to impress you with things like aioli or arugula like chain places like Panera do. They don’t need to. The food speaks for itself. The menu is straight up and everything I’ve ever had is fantastic. My personal favorites are the #2 (turkey sub) and the chicken salad, but I’ve never had a bad meal.
Tips: bring cash to family-​owned places like this. Small businesses that give their customers the convenience of credit card machines pay so much money in fees. Also, try the chicken salad. You won’t be disappointed.

Prices are rather ridiculous. This is Kent not NYC. Over $ 15 for soup, sandwich, and a 9oz or so coffee. Soup was microwaved. Sandwich was average in taste and not that big. Kent is pretty horrible for food options and I still will most likely never be in here again.

How could you not like this place?!? They have the best food in Kent, hands down. It’s never too crowded, they always have excellent customer service and the food tastes fantastic!

I like this place… it has a great deli feel to it.
I usually order a sub when I come here, the buns are always soft and taste fresh. They also offer a wide variety of sandwiches and (some) soups to choose from. The only downside to this place are their prices… you could go to Subway and get a foot-​long for a few bucks cheaper. Although the variety and fresh ingredients makes this place worth trying out.

I have order pick up orders from Frankling Square 3 times and EVERYTIME I show up and they never even have my order started. Today I got a bunch of attitude, like normal, with the gal behind the counter saying, well look at the line and were sooooo busy. Well why did you think I called 15 minutes ago?! 3 for 3. Food is average, literally, dont waste your time.

This place, at one time, with the palate of a typical college bro, might’ve been good. I don’t really know how they are still in business, other than the fact that they charge $ 1,000 for every item on the menu. The hot sandwiches seem undercooked and uninspired. The cold sandwiches taste like pre-​made subs you’d get at the end of the day from your local grocery store. I get the feeling that they’ve lost biz from local bizzes movin’ in, so it might have resulted in raised prices and not as fresh of food.
I do remember them having a pretty tasty, spicy pulled pork special. Also, their soups are pretty decent. I like that they have a daily special and soups of the day.
Overall, kinda hope this place just goes away.

Cute little sandwich shop in downtown Kent. I got the 6 once veggie (#14) and it was more than enough food for me. All of the staff I saw there were nice and friendly. The prices were pretty good too.

The food is almost always delightful and the atmosphere is nice. Service is hit or miss but in this style of place that’s not why you’re there. So many options I want to try I always end up buying more than I can eat, but even when what I get isn’t wonderful, it’s still a great bang for your buck. One of the first places in Kent I recommend for a quick, tasty, and satisfying lunch.

My father’s childhood friend’s cousin owns this place, so my father brought me here to eat while visiting Kent for a family reunion. OH MY GOD… My sandwich was exceptionally delectable. I had a #17 the «New Yorker» which is a hot corned beef and swiss sandwich on Rye, so moist and juicy, with the most delicious spicy mustard I’ve ever had. The bread was top notch, fresh and just right. It was like Goldiocks came in and chose my sandwich components. Definitely would come back. Amazing spot :)

Good food, good service, good atmosphere. it’s a great place to stop off for a lunch, it’s a deli, so expect a more laid-​back genre of food.

Management is lucky to still have a business and should show respect to anyone willing to work for him or eat at his restaurant.

An amazing long-​standing sub shop in Kent. Yes, sub places are a dime a dozen but having FSQ’s Thursday special (pulled pork) puts it in a totally separate category.
My personal favorite (on any day except Thursdays) is the Carl’s Favorite. Seriously, putting cream cheese with lunch meats is a blessing and a gift from the sandwich gods. All hail the cream cheese blessings.
Despite the stories regarding the owner, the staff have always been friendly in my experience so I can’t really weigh in on that debate. I’m usually too focused on my Carl’s Favorite.

A great sandwich (and more!) shop in Kent with fresh quality meat and ingredients in generous quantities, good variety of specials, and superb homemade soups that are rotated daily. (Side note: Shout out to Manhattan Mushroom, my all-​time favorite!)
I believe they offer delivery service now if you’re into that sort of thing and they do a pretty good job of keeping their sandwich specials and soups of the day updated on their website.

I can relate to the comment above about the owner (see below).
3) the owner. he’s a terrifying rageaholic, and it doesn’t matter who is on the receiving end — employees, customers, vendors, i’ve seen him go off on all of them. it is a mystery to me how he stays in business when he treats everyone so badly.
I am from out of town and wanted to have some sandwiches delivered to a wake on short notice. I was simply calling to see who might be able to accommodate my request for a deli tray. The owner went on and on about how it was the worst day of the week for him and that there is no way he could help me. This man deserves to go under.

I wish this place had more reviews and only 3 stars? C’MON!
I am not big into delis but my husband, son and I have been meeting up for lunch once a week to break up the long work days/​long days at home with a crazy toddler.
For us, it’s great because the service is always quick so before our little one starts to go a little crazy ;) Plus the location is pretty awesome. We all love the big windows, plenty to look at and in nice weather you can even sit outside.
I am a fan of the gyro and have had it my last 3 visits. My husband always switches it up, usually getting the Thursday special though or a reuben. On our last visit we had the hamburger soup which I really loved.
Portions and price are fine for me, no complaints there. I always leave full and happy so I am one content girl!

For Deli Sandwiches, this place is about as good as it can get. What’s not to love?

Surprised this place only had 3 stars but had an early lunch here today and had a turkey sandwich on what with colby cheese, LTO and mayo. Simple tasty sandwich that hit the spot. I recommend this locally owned deli.

Love their pizza & sandwiches. And… this is important: Awesome coleslaw. ;) And… we insist on supporting small, local businesses. You’ll fall in love. Might cost you a dollar more a sandwich — but well worth it. Higher quality ingredients, local business family you’ll be supporting, and tasty!

if i were reviewing just the food, this place would get 4 stars. the sandwiches are truly delicious. however …
1) the prices. my favorite sandwich + the laughable combo «deal» is $ 11. no thank you.
2) the credit card policy. it’s now legal to pass along credit card fees to the consumer, but up until this year it wasn’t. sleazy.
3) the owner. he’s a terrifying rageaholic, and it doesn’t matter who is on the receiving end — employees, customers, vendors, i’ve seen him go off on all of them. it is a mystery to me how he stays in business when he treats everyone so badly.
4) this is a pet peeve, but my god, the spelling/​grammar. just awful.
go to dave’s. the prices and sandwiches are better, and i’ve never been screamed at there.

Let’s just say that if I wanted to be disrespected, embarrassed and downright pissed off I could’ve gone to work and at least gotten paid for it instead of wasting my time at this crappy hole in the wall deli!!!
I’m not sure what crawled up this particular employees butt or if anything else could’ve even fit up there next to his head but someone was PMSing this morning & it wasn’t me! I’ll admit, the three staff members behind the counter when my boyfriend & I walked in were friendly, one of them even brought out our food to the table for us.
However, I ordered a lemonade & a Ruben with just meat & bread on it– piece of cake, right? Wrong! My lemonade WAS NOT lemonade, it was so watered down that I would’ve gotten more satisfaction from a rain puddle full of stagnant water with mosquito larva in it. I ended up throwing it out on my way home before it was even half way empty. But what I should’ve done is thrown it at this older man (with short peppered hair & glasses) behind the counter & here’s why:
When I received my sandwich, there was Swiss cheese on it, no biggie. I wasn’t mad but brought it back up to the counter to have it remade. I stood inline just like everybody else & waited my turn, but before I could even get one word out I was being screamed at. This peppered hair jerk literally said (in the most sarcastic tone ever!) «Let me guess, you want sauerkraut & sauce on it» and rolled his eyes. I just shook my head «No» and then he grabbed the sandwich & screamed «What does it have cheese on it & you didn’t want cheese» with attitude & threw it away. I was only going to ask that it be remade, I wasn’t mad until this jerk opened his mouth and PMS’s all over my entire day. So I naturally got mad & said I want a refund.
The girl who gave me back my money was cool but you could hear this douch bag going on & on about how people like me drive him insane & ruin the world, etc… Well, I feel that way about people like him so… Also, listening to religious gospel while trying to enjoy lunch, not cool. Pretty sure the reason why this moron had race car pics all over the restaurant is probably because he’s one of those men who have a tiny dick & have to buy «impressive» toys to make up for his lack of manhood.
So unless you want a heeping pile of «f**k you» then don’t waste your time visiting this hole in the wall deli & it’s «I have a stick up my butt» manager.