Chompie’s Deli

Ive been coming to various Chompies locations for well over a decade. It used to be THE deli (kind of the only option really) and was legitimately pretty good. At least the Shea location was. Over time the quality seems to have gotten to a mediocre level while the prices have steadily increased. A full corned beef sandwich is now $ 17. I’m sorry but that’s a tad ridiculous. It was $ 12 not all that long ago which was teetering the line even then. This isn’t even close to a New York tasting/​quality corned beef either even though its priced that way. Big bummer Chompies, you once were glorious.

We chose Chompies because it was close to our accommodations and opened at 6a. We arrived about 6:10 and were promptly attended to however throughout I must say the waitresses demeanor implied we were a burden to her. She was not friendly, inviting, sour face, the whole shebang.
Minus her attitude we were SUPER happy with our selections. I ordered the corned beef Benedict which was served on a potato pancake, which was good but I would have preferred an English muffin. I could tell the corned beef was made in house, it was amazingly flavorful and the portioning was HUGE. Downside was the excessive amount of cheese used.
Hubby ordered the stuffed French toast and it was literally the BEST we have ever had. The filling included actual pieces of strawberry but what was the key was it seemed the toast was actually fried! extremely crunchy exterior, fluffy interior. Huge serving as well, we ended up taking half home.
I also LOVED the deli section which offered some very decadent desserts sadly we had no room for any taste testing. A really amazing and unique breakfast offering place.
We also ordered lunch to go and they did an excellent job. Hubby has the corned beef breakfast with thinly sliced potato, heaping portion of their corned beef, and eggs. We also got the free bagel of which he chose the freshly made onion, also very good. I ordered the Asian chicken salad with no oranges and everything on the side. The sweet and spicy sauce was amazing as well as the peanut dressing and the chicken was thinly sliced and moist.

Have been going to Chompie’s for years and I am definitely an eggs benedict fan. I have to say that I had the very best eggs benedict that I’ve ever had on Sunday. They substituted crispy bacon for the ham at my request and they really did it right! I’m still thinking about it more than 24 hours later. Good job Lovey!

If you are homesick for food from NY/​NJ, this place has the cure!
Pirogi — spot on, I’ve eaten those back home.
Chicken Schnitzel — pounded out breast fantastically crusted with traditional gravy that is loaded with flavor!
Hotdog — Heb Nation for the win
I had it delivered so can’t comment on service… but the food was dialed in delicious.
Great job Chompies, you have a new customer… many other items on the menu I want to try :)

Well. Disappointing.
I like chompie’s bagels. I stop there often on the go but this yime we decided to sit there. A jewish family of four.
Ordered scrambled and cheese for the little guy. Asked for turkey sausage. No bacon please.
Kid got the plate. Has bacon. I chase the server and explain I asked for no bacon. Giving him the plate back and walking to my table. He comes after me and says so you want turkey sausage? I say yes. No bacon for us.
He says oh okay, I’ll just take it and grab the bacon from the plate with his hand!!! Beyond the shock I say: well … it’s a religious thing. I don’t want bacon on his food please make a new one. He looked pretty surprised by my stand but walked away .
After that it was just all mediocre. Food was okay service not. Never got offered more coffee even.
Would not recommend. What a shame letting it go like that.

Delicious mouthwatering sandwiches, bagels and cream cheese to die for! I can´t say enough good things about this place. The managers and service are just amazing! The Reuben sandwich is loaded with yummy pastrami! my favorite!

OK I was in last night around 7:15…sat at bar… tall kid there working his butt off… but…took 5 – 10 min to get our order… another 5 – 10 to get my draft beer… some curly haired girl w a kid on left end of bar… some kind of former employee… every other employee in the place visiting w her the entire time she was there… I mean 4 – 5 people standing around doing nothing while I cannot get service… waiting on everything. place not that busy… winding down…10 min to put Dback game on too…
Now the food… now in full disclosure I am former deli counternman… but I always come in and ask for ½ patrami w/​swiss and please shave it so I can bite thru it. last night they give me huge half sand… bread always crusty cause sitting under light waiting on pickup… pastrami not shaved… bottom is an inch of hash and junk off slicer… I know the game… good and bad in the pile… but really not very good
I don’t know who does the deli slicing but I promise you they are clueless. CB needs to be cut against grain… I don’t even bother ordering that anymore… but It’s hard to screw up Pastrami… but they usually do… every 5^th time it’s right… get these hacks some training or use some QC in what goes out on plates… my two cents…

I ordered delivery from chompie’s spent almost 90.00 and in this I ordered cherry cheese strudel it had so much mold and mildew. Never will I eat there food again

Chompies has seriously gone downhill. The worst deli sandwiches I’ve eaten in forever. The prices are ridiculous too. If this is our best Jewish deli here in the Phoenix area, we’re in trouble.

Very busy on a Saturday morning. I had coffee and a baja omelet with home fries, everything bagel, with southwest schmear. I look forward to being back asap!

All you need to know is this: PASTRAMI!!! Fatty, peppery, soft and tender! I dream about their pastrami sandwiches. My mom had matzobrei and kishka. We had a ton left over. Service is always so so and the atmosphere is really casual. But, the food is exactly what you would expect from a New York deli. They have the most wonderful bakery and really wonderful bagels. My family is from New York and this is our go-​to deli spot!

Had not been back to Chompies in quite some time after time after experiencing problems with service. Took a party of six people to the PV restaurant for dinner. The waiter disappeared and the hostess was kind enough to step up and take our order. She said she had never taken an order before. Apparently the waiter doubles as the bartender and became hung up with drink orders.
Problems with service had not subsided.
I ordered a full sandwich on rye bread — half corned beef and half pastrami. The sandwich tasted great but it was not the hulking portion from previous visits to thus restaurant either in PV, 32^nd Street, or Tempe. Oddly enough, the sandwich included a large patch of inedible fat that I would have choked on had I not sensed something was off base. I will attach a picture.
So the place is not what it once was from the restaurant perspective. From the bakery perspective, we bought rainbow cookies and mini seven layer cake on the way out. Very enjoyable.

The menu is way too big, which is typically a bad sign for a restaurant. After eating our meal at Chompie’s Deli, we’ve decided to change our opinion on this stereotype. Compie’s has a 7+ page menu and serves breakfast/​lunch/​dinner all day long (some plate options aren’t offered till after 11am), but we’d guess that everything is amazing.
All the food from our order was fresh, tasted amazing, and came in huge servings. You don’t need to order the Man vs Food challenge to leave here stuffed. In fact, we wish that they offered half servings of some of their meals and sides. My wife loved her Jackie’s Dipper, but would have been fine with half the sandwich. The menu says that the Awesome Crispy Onion Strings serves two, but we felt that, with a sandwich, the appetizer/​side would be perfect for 4 – 5 people. You know that a dining experience is almost perfect when one of the only complaints pertains to «way too big portions.»
Establishment is immaculate, employees are professional and extremely friendly, and the location is very convenient. The prices are little bit expensive, but are offset by the sheer quality of the ingredients. Besides offering some smaller portion options for some of their items, the only other suggestion we have would be to add a pickle on the side with sandwich orders. We will definitely eat at Chompie’s again before we finish our visit in Phoenix.

I spent 7 days in Arizona and the meal I had here turned out to be infinitely better than the $ 40 steaks we had at a lodge by the Grand Canyon.
Although it was a bit of a wait, I could not have been happier with my meal. I had one of the hot corned beef sandwiches with a side of wedge fries. It was such a simple dinner, but packed with flavor and super lean meat. Very little fat. Our server was kind and attentive as well.
My mother ordered the Cobb salad which she literally said was the best salad she ever had. The potato pancakes and matzo ball soup were also good.
For dessert we stopped by the pastry counter and got some cookies and an éclair. They were delicious and we finished them as soon as we got back to the hotel.
5 stars because the food was so simple and done so right. Would definitely go back.

Chompies is great. Its a shame when some customers are rude and impatient. Today I witnessed this first hand. All Employees working hard and then this ignorant person starts yelling. Shame on him. He yells at the owner about his waiting time. Everyone was busy taking care of customers large orders. We all were waiting patiently for our turn expect for this a**.
Thank you Chompies for your continues support of the community and terrific food and service for over 30 years. Happy New year

I was a little hesitant to come to Chompie’s in a Sunday afternoon. Not sure what to expect. Anyways, wow. The place is jammed pack. Everyone is here.
So I had their breakfast here before and wasn’t that impressed. Today, I ordered their full hot pastrami sandwich on a Kaiser roll with a side of coleslaw. Goodness. So good. I love hot pastrami sandwiches when done right and they did it right. Nice a juicy with lots of flavor in every bite. Loved the Kaiser roll too. Very fresh and the roll just made the sandwich really good. The coleslaw was really good. Had a little bit of sweetness to it. I really enjoyed this meal.
My wife was craving a salad. Really at a deli. Anyways, she ordered a Grilled Chicken Cesar’s salad. It was a really big portion and she just gobbled up that salad. She really liked it. Didn’t get to try it but looked really good.
Our service was right on. We sat at our table and right away they brought us a small plate of dill pickles. Love dill and they were really good. Anyways, our server welcomed us right away a told us he would be right there in a minute. On the spot he was there takin our order. Water glasses were at our table fairly quickly and they had people filling up our glasses. Our food came out really quickly and our server was always checking on us even through it was really busy.
I would have to say that we really enjoyed our meal here. Quick and efficient service with some really good food. We saw that dessert menu and was really temped, but maybe next time. Enjoy we sure did.

Loved my chopped liver, my dad love his corned beef, mom had smoked whitefish which she loved. I am used to Jewish deli chopped liver and this was the best I have had in years! I would have rated this higher if we had not tried desserts which were good but not excellent although they looked great.
Interesting they serve fountain Pepsi products BUT you can get a canned coke products which I thought was a nice option.
The service was great. It is a little pricey BUT NYC style deli’s typically are higher priced.
We had to drive 20 miles + to have a late lunch and I would go back again! There were so many items I would have liked to have tried!

This is a great local business in the Phoenix community! I love the breakfasts they have here. I’ve been here more than several times and make eating off of their breakfast menu a habit during dinner time-it’s just that good! I’m a big fan of the challah French toast… eggs are super good too. There’s also a full-​service bar where they play the games on TV.
A tip to Unilocalers out there: they have an active check-​in offer where you can redeem a free bagel with any take-​out purchase. Definitely a steal, especially if you’re coming into the PV mall and wanted a breakfast pastry to go.

Have been here a year already and not experienced this before? What Is wrong with me? Chompies is chomp chomp chomp good. I may be biased because it’s for everyone but reminded me of my Jewish heritage.
Hubby went with the brisket dinner which he marveled over being tender and plentiful with a side potato latkes. I had the Jewish sliders and while good they were a little hard to eat. Full take home capacity allowed me to bring home some chopped liver. Boy have I missed you!
Don’t be discouraged the menu is large and has something for everyone! Next stop breakfast! My new favorite place to go. Don’t forget to try the crunchy pickles they bring to the table. See you there!

Always great food along with terrific service.
Inside Paradise Valley Mall between Dillard’s and Sears with plenty of parking.
We generally will order the Jewish Sliders or the Pastrami Sandwich on an Onion Roll.
The Pastrami Sandwich is top notch along with the Onion Roll and then throw on a splash of deli mustard and it will rival any New York Deli.
We also have had the Baja Burger with a Fried Egg and the Borstein Burger with mushrooms and Swiss which come on a Brioche Bun which is awesome.
If you are hungry go for the Mile High Sandwich which you could share if you choose or feed a basketball team.
We have ordered the Ultimate Slider Challenge to share between the 4 of us and could not finish.
We have almost made it a tradition to eat here on Christmas Day for breakfast after we open presents. It is so busy but we try to get reservations to ensure we get in.
Love the fod here and will keep coming back.
By the way, check Costco to see if they are selling their gift card $ 79 gets you $ 100 worth of food