Delbert’s Bodega

Absolutely useless place. I live in Sterling and wanted to buy some soda from downstairs, apparently they were closed for the holidays (sign said until 17^th of January). You might as well close it, food is below average and too expensive.

Was working nearby and decided to stop for lunch. The cashier was new and wasn’t familiar with the menu, no biggie. I decided to get the Monday lunch special which ended up being a small kid size macaroni and a large drink for $ 7.54. Price was steep for just a small portion of macaroni which was dull in flavor and taste.
I wanted lunch and got a snack instead :(
I should have gone elsewhere and gotten more bang for my buck.
Atmosphere was nice but wouldn’t return.
—Stop by only as a last resort–

I was so excited about this place when it first opened. So close to work, delicious fresh baked cookies. That lasted a couple visits. And then all of a sudden their prices seemed so high, they started charging 0.45 cents to use a debit/​credit card. Wow! and all of their desserts now aren’t looking so freshly baked… more like bought from Costco and divvied up. Their bags of chips and other items they sell there are also pretty costly. I’m sure it’s convenient for the people that live in the apartments right there and the students in the area but for myself and a lot of my co-​workers, we’d much rather take our business elsewhere. We could’ve had a good thing.

All I had was the Acai bowl. It was good, it’s nice that they use real acai and real fruit for the topping. LOTS of honey! However, they only put bananas on top, I wish they would put strawberries too. The granola was good as well.

This little coffee shop was made for me, I swear.
First, and most importantly, the people that work here are so amazingly personable and ready to make a recommendation. They seemed great at reading their customers and had a good time doing what they do. They’re so cool I could be friends with them.
The coffee was great. The cookies… oh man. They don’t mess around. This isn’t some generic cookie with the same bland taste every other cookie has. They have options. And they’re really, really good.
All in all, I have been looking for a great coffee shop, and this is it.

This is a nice little place that is really easy to miss. It’s a cross between a deli, convenience store, café/​bakery/​coffee shop goods type of joint. They have plenty of cozy indoor seating as well as plenty of outdoor seating. The place is extremely clean and the food appears to be fresh. I happened to get there at a time where I was the only one in the place (about 3:00) so it was really pleasant and quiet.
The staff was very friendly, attentive and personable and it felt like I was just talking with friends. They offered me assistance on making choices from the menu and were overall just very pleasant.
I ordered an Americano (probably my 4^th coffee for the day) and one of their brownies. The Americano was exactly what you would expect, a typical Americano. The girl at the counter offered to heat the brownie up and based on her recommendation, I took her up on the offer. The brownie was delicious! Very soft center, not dry at all, pretty much perfect. They had several other goodies that I wanted to try but I need to draw the line somewhere.
Overall this place is a definitely a hidden gem worth checking out, especially if you work in the area.

it’s new yes I understand that but it took a long while for it to open so I excepted better.
there’s not much of a selection for a «convenience store»
it has a couple of tables and a couch.
this place seems more like a place to study and if you get the munches, there’s a few snacks.
I’d really rather just drive up the street to shell or ⁷⁄₁₁ down the street, those are convenience stores.
for the gourmet stuff, there cookies and marshmallows covered in chocolate and nuts (may be something else?) but yeah.

Convenient location and prices! (at the front of Sterling Alvarado Apartments, right next to the trolley station and hospital!)
Delicious food! Good coffee drinks!
*Breakfast ’til 11:30am :D
*Building your own Bodega Bowl! Yumm :) — I like the mac n cheese with some toppings.
*OMG! THE PASTRIES! LOOOOVE
*SUPER CONVENIENT market, like a LITTLE 7 – 11 right on the first floor.
*COCA-​COLA products! I love it, sorry guys, I hate that sdsu is Pepsi sponsored, I need my daily dose of Coke (don’t be nasty –_​_​-​).
*Coffee, Tea, Espresso drinks
*Try the Sugar Cereal Latte… tastes just like Cap’n Crunch :3
*Tea is premium, loose-​leaf and fresh!