Chompie’s Deli

I was in town visiting ASU & came across Chompies! The food was excellent and the restaurant had a fun atmosphere. I will be coming back on my next visit to Arizona.

Chompie’s is one of those places you know is gonna meet a craving i.e. Matzo Ball soup — yes I have Matzo Ball soup cravings, theirs is a chicken noodle Matzo Ball combo and its a well known fact chicken soup feeds the soul. Add a Matzo Ball and your belly is full too! Their Bagels are really good, but for the carbs, which I try to cut back on as much as possible without loosing my mind. So, when I crave a bagel or a croissant it’s the Cragel for me, love croissants, like bagels, together a cragel is the right carb combo for me. I had a cragel and egg sandwich last week, very satisfying. I used to love the sweets but since I am more selective with treats due to my constant risk of a burgeoning girth, I have found that they are not worth it anymore though they LOOK Gorgeous they taste kinda bland, old, dry, and stale, The chocolate babka is still very good but I don’t ever really crave it. Love the new location at the Arrowhead mall, clean, bright, good service, only place i would really eat in the mall when in need of a quick bite.

My co worker and I came in here for lunch, I ordered the Times Square New Yorker pastrami sandwich and fries. Good stuff, will definitely be back with the fams! They have a menu full of food, I think it’s 4 pages long. I might have to try everything here. lol

Nothing like a New York deli and restaurant. They have the best variety of bagels and the best cragel in town. Dozen choices of cream cheese, lox, deserts. Sliders are delicious and always a bright and welcoming environment.
I approve.

I love Chompie’s! When I went to ASU I’d swing by for brunch every couple of weeks. Now, whenever I go back to Phoenix I make an effort to stop in for brunch. Visited a couple weeks ago and was able to work it into the schedule. They’re still fantastic! Extensive menu and nothing will disappoint.

This place was great and definitely plan on going back. The food was delicious (and at a very affordable price) and the service was also great. Our waitress (forgot her name) was very attentive and other customers seemed like they were getting good service as well. Plus they have a cute little display case with goodies right when you come in, cute.

Ok not much to say. Service was great, the variety of food is extensive! If you are indecisive like me, decide before coming to this restaurant. The location is perfect and convenient parking. I’d come here for all the people who want a all American restaurant and have a huge family to feed lol.
My food was okay. I ordered a jalapeño chicken sandwich. It was meh. Lol I hated the sauce and the beard was nothing special, but this is nothing to do with the ‘quality’ of the sandwich, just not my preference. Anyway, nothing big about this restaurant that I’d tell others to come check out.
Restaurant needs an update? Or maybe I’m too hipster for it haha.
Anyway, overall: service was really good and the food was meh.
Would I go back? Probably not. There are better restaurants that offer the same stuff.
Sorry chompie

This place is fantastic! We had the most amazing sandwiches and the service was exceptional. Brian, one of the owners, found out it was our first time and made us feel completely at home. He stopped by our table to make sure we were happy. Couldn’t recommend this place enough!

My wife and I love this place, been here many times and every time
have had wonderful service and the food is the bomb! I usually get the Matzo Ball Soup and
my wife got the Patty Melt. I also love that they have Coors Light on draft (a nice touch). We will be back again when we are near ASU.

Me and my husband were visiting my sister for the long weekend. She goes to ASU and suggested this place for sunday brunch. Place was packed but we didnt wait to get seated. Server was right up for taking the order. But the food took some time get to us.
Chicken fajita omelette, belgian waffles and some skinny omelette. Everything was good.

Got a yummy lox, Jewish sliders are a must and burgers have a char to kill. A great first experience

I’ve always loved Chompie’s. The breakfast items here are great. Today, I had the classic French toast and a black and white brownie. Chompie’s usually hands out packaged butter that’s hard. They have soft butter on hand free of charge. You just have to ask for it. Service is great and food is awesome!
Try the stuffed French toast. My favorite on the menu. If you’re not into sweet. Their corned beef hash skillet is great and is my favorite non-​sweet dish.

Food was delish but service was slow yet friendly. We would go back again. Easy location near Asu campus

Great Rueben and great looking place. Nice waitresses. I’d recommend to stop by here. Kinda pricey… But worth it.

I’m disappointed with chompies because I’ve enjoyed eating here, but today not so much! My friends and I came for brunch and it was packed (which I expected). We only waited for 25 minutes which wasn’t to bad. I started off with a Bloody Mary and it was mediocre. I disliked the taste of celery every time I took a sip of my drink (that was with me taking the celery out). I ordered the French omelet which had bacon, mushrooms and onions. My whole omelet was covered in cheese which I had to scrape off and the food was dry. The only thing I enjoyed was my cheddar jalapeño bagel. On top of that our server was super slow with getting drinks, bringing out of our food and she forgot to bring our sides of salsa that we asked for.
I should have just gotten their egg Benedict like I normally do but I felt like trying something new and it wasn’t worth the money.

I always enjoy this restaurant! I usually eat lunch here, and to my surprise, I was pleased to find exactly what I wanted to order on the Gluten Free menu. I got the Egg White veggie omelette with a side of fruit and a gluten free roll toasted with veggie lite cream cheese. DELISH!
I enjoy the gluten free rolls here. The gluten free bagels are good too, but I think they might use too much xanthan gum which leaves me feeling bloated.
They have a separate display area offering gluten free baked goods to go. I bought the four pack of gf black and white cookies (for my mom, of course. That’s my story and I’m sticking to it! LOL) By the way, they were pretty darn good!
My only negative is that the restaurant could use a fresh coat of paint and a little sprucing up. I will be back for sure :)

I experienced my first «Chompie’s time» at the Tempe location. A large group of us met up for brunch for an alumni/​collegiate mixer, previously arranged by one of the collegiates and this Chompies location. We didn’t have to wait terribly long since we had the reservation set.
There were about 3 – 4 servers taking care of our entire group, all whom welcomed us as we got seated. Drinks were quickly ordered and provided. Our food took awhile to bring out since they tried to serve everyone at the same time, which didn’t happen.
In the meantime, I kept behind one of the menus to further peruse– holy wow is it expansive with breakfast and lunch offerings! While we waited for food, one of the managers came by and asked us about our fairly large group. Like the service, he was kind and very welcoming.
I ended up getting eggs Benedict with hash browns. I’m a huge fan of their hollandaise sauce plus avocados and the hash browns. Although it was a large portion of food, I managed to eat it all– no shame — since this was my first meal of the day. In total I spent maybe $ 15 for everything– great price for the time and meal.

Love this place, Spanish lady is the best, she always makes my order perfevt, sometimes I don’t even have to tell her what I need, she just knows and remembers everything:))

Best service ever! I took my mom here to eat on monday and had the best server and experience at any restaurant ever! It was really busy but our server Karen offerd to take us on the patio. She was nothing but smiles and was super cheerful and helpful the whole time! My mom was having troubles deciding what to eat and Karen never made her feel rushed and even took time to explain the items to her. Even with it being busy she made out experience a true delight and brightend our day! We will be returning and requesting Karen to be our server again!

Have been coming to Chompie’s since I moved from NY to Arizona, and never have once been let down (from food or service). This place gets chaotic on the weekends but the staff does a pretty amazing job at making sure all their guest are taken care of in a timely manner. I hold a special spot in my heart for a good bagel, and these are damn near close to what I get back home! Which is saying a lot since I’m a mild bagel snob. All of the waitresses I’ve had have been super charismatic and friendly even when they are extremely busy they will still start up a conversation with you. Karen is one of my favorite servers at this establishment and has been taking care of me for over a year. She always has my coffee topped off and making me laugh harder then anyone can at 9am! If you are ever in the Phoenix metropolitan area and need a great east coast diner meal, I highly recommend Chompie’s in Tempe! (Definitely try the Jewish sliders, that is what they are famous for after all!)
I am puzzled as to how the review below me could remotely bad mouth this establishment and Karen. Surely the woman doesn’t work in the industry if she planned to «run a bitch around and stiff her». Well hopefully she won’t return and waste a table space!

You have got to be kidding me. This is THE single most unprofessional place I have ever been to. We walked in and the couple before us asks to sit outside in the sun, the host proceeds to tell them he’d check with the server. Um, what? Then, as I watch a man get up from a table, the host seats us at that very table which was still dirty considering the guy just got up. Here’s where I get upset… the host and server get into it as he’s seating us. She yells at him for triple seating her and he’s standing there, in front of the table so I can’t even sit down and tells her who was staying on the floor etc… just like he wasn’t in the middle of seating us. So, I say «excuse me, but can you move so I can sit down? You guys are seriously arguing while Im being seated» and the server turns to me and says in the most condescending, bitchy voice «well, we’re TRYING to figure things out so we know who’s going to wait on you»! I’m in this business so I had a decision right then, do I stay and run her around like crazy and then stiff this bitch or do I leave and not give this company my money. I chose the latter but rest assured KAREN… I will be emailing corporate as well. She’s super lucky I had a 5 year old with me, otherwise she’d have heard some choice words follwed by an extremely loud conversation with the manager.

Chompies never disappoints! Scrambles and omelets are simply delicious! Bagels and assorted baked goods are decadent! All of our out of town guests make a special request to dine here!

Ordered the NEW Buffalo Chicken sliders and they were still raw inside our waitress quickly took them away and brought back BBQ sliders — complimentary food was great and service was outstanding

Not the healthiest food. Decent though…

Tasted like real deal to me… we shared salami sandwich and a hot pastrami… Really good…

Yum yum !! The brisket sliders were awesome!

For what it is… it’s ok. I’ve been to much better Jewish Style delis, but to my knowledge, you sadly won’t find much better in Arizona. Scott’s Generations is my usual preferred Jew Deli of choice, but I find myself at Chompie’s much more often. They are quick and convenient, but terribly overpriced for the portions and quality.
I will say though… I love their baked goods.

We ventured out to get some lunch and didn’t want to stop at a chain restaurant we good get back home. Hubby pulled into the parking lot and I was skeptical when a patron was on the parking lot holding a dog and a couple was on the patio with a larger dog… we went on in.
The food was delicious. I had the «huge» Philly style cheesesteak sandwich and even liked the coleslaw. Hubby like the split pea soup. The burger was so big he needed to take some of it to go. The girls liked their food as well. Service was good! I would visit again.

All the way around this place is awesome! The menu, the vibe, the authenticity, the food and the service. I’m from out of town and I use Unilocal frequently while traveling to find good places to eat with a chill vibe and authentic friendly service. This place has it all! I saw this place while driving to another diner down the street and I will not be back there. This place will be my new home away from home! I had the Lil’s Healthy Omelette (egg whites, turkey, mushrooms, onions & peppers), fruit cup and a bialy! BTW, I’ve never had Apple Cinnamon Jelly and they have it here, delish! Nothing against the other servers, as I haven’t anything negative to say about them but Tanya was great! Warm, friendly and very good at what she does! I’ll be back for dinner tonight after work and for breakfast in the morning before I head back home to Vegas! Well done Chompies!

I liked a lot about the place. For the appetizer, we had the smoked salmon appetizer with capers on a potato pancake– SO good! For my actual meal I had a brisket sandwich. it was a bit dry since they do not put any sauce n it and the protein bread is pretty spongy-​and my boyfriend ordered a sandwich with pulled pork, potato pancakes and gravy– MUY delicious. Service was great and fast, my coffee was kept filled and the waitress even went through the extra effort of finding out how many carbs were in the low carb bread. This is a huge plus for those living a healthy low carb or fitness lifestyle. You can get any breakfast with cottage cheese or low carb bread as a sub for toast and it just made me so happy!
Some other cool points about this place, it’s like a legit New York themed and style deli. You can get fresh bagels and bread here (all of it is effing delicious), fresh deli sandwiches like brisket, roast beef etc. The portions are good, and price works with my wallet. It wasn’t too busy on a Sunday morning which is a plus, because when you are hungover, or just starving on a Sunday morning, you don;t want to wait forever to sit and get your grub on. I’ll definitely be back.

Eggs were dry, potatoes were swimming in oil, the bacon had been sitting out for hours because that came out right away before there rest of the meal got there. The English muffin was cold when it was delivered. I had a stomachache all day after eating here. I will never eat here again. I cannot for the life of me figure out why it’s packed all the time.

Great food, wonderful bakery

Just ate here for the first time and this place is amazing. Very unique compared to the other places I’ve been too.

Unfortunately, this place is really hit or miss. Some days I woud give it 1 star, other days its 4 stars. So after many visits, and after having to wait 10 minutes to even see a hostess today, I’ve decided they are a reliable 3 stars, when measured over time.

Everytime I’ve decided to grab a bite at chompies I have never been disappointed. For one, they have a giant menu which covers breakfast, sandwiches as well as dinner specials. Basically any meal you wanted for the day, it is there. Usually they start you out with homemade pickles as a starter. Sometimes the batches are delicious and other times they are very bland cucumber bites.
For breakfast I suggest getting their eggs Benedict. I chose their greek one and was not dissapointed. The serving size was huge and the leftovers were even better. It was even served on this amazing twist of a bagel. Oh my, delicious!
For dinner I suggest the Jewish sliders. They come on challah bread which is made fresh. Sometimes it can be a bit greasy but it is worth every bite.
As for the deli. They have great selections of things you won’t find anywhere. I like to stop in for a bagel in the morning. Their bagels are always fresh and the cream cheese is perfect. Not too hard or soft, just right. The also carry different bagels like salt bagels. Crazy, righr?!
Lastly their desserts are amazing! definitely share it or get it to go. I like the chocolate box cake personally. They also have breads and other selections to take home.
I almost forgot about the atmosphere. Around Jewish holidays this place is packed so plan accordingly. the summer is a little dead but it can be chaotic during the school year.

Who doesn’t love Chompies? If you raise your hand, you are banished and deserve all the corn dogs and pb&j you can get.
The food at Chompies is always amazing. Some favorites include the lox, the Monte Cristo and the meat knish. The deli selections are fantastic as well.
My only (not even) complaint is that when we came last time, a huge party came in and hadn’t called ahead first. The manager let them (and everyone else) know out loud of his discontent. Then they were seated before us!
Every so often, you get a young server who should find another vocation, but we, for the most part, always have great service. Once we were in late, and we’re gifted the end of the day bagels! Oh happy day!
Chompies is so much more than a Jewish Deli. It is a place for food, memories, family and friends.

I’ve been to chompies 2x before and remember the food being decent. So this past Friday after running errands with the family, we decide to try chompies.
It was pretty empty inside. A guy comes and delivers water and then we wait. And wait. And wait. Finally about 10 minutes later our waitress comes by with straws and asks if we’re ready to order.
J’s order — Monte Cristo
C’s order — a kids slider
Mine — buffalo chicken sandwich
App — Holy Pierogi
Now never having pierogis before, i can’t say if these were good or not. But first impression, not ordering again. Pretty much bland mashed potatoes in a dumping.
The Monte Cristo was greasy and very cloying. No balance of sweet and savory. Like ordering diabetes for dinner. J ended up only eating half of a half and was done. The manager did replace it with a hot pastrami, which J said was excellent and he should have ordered originally.
The kids slider — the waitress didn’t ask what type of slider and C was automatically given the Jewish slider. He ate the slice of brisket off the slider and the fries.
My buffalo chicken sandwich. Not as described on the menu. A piece of grilled chicken, not fried, so huge that it was 2x the size of the bun. The chicken must have had sauce dumped over it because it was so sopping wet the bottom bun disintegrated into a mushy mess before I even took a bite. And the blue cheese was missing. I ended up eating a few bites and had had enough.
Service at the table was lack luster. Took 20 minutes to get the check. And the manager seemed irritated that we didn’t like the food.
Oh and apparently dinner time is the perfect time for doing maintenance in the restroom. Going to take C to the potty, i had to ask the 2 workers to leave. Then returning later to use the facilities myself, i again had to ask them to leave. So forget trying to wash your hands properly. Unless i wanted to hopscotch over the materials/​supplies.
I will say the counter/​bakery guy was outstanding. His customer service — A+
Counter purchases —
Cheesecake — Fabulous. Nice texture and not overly sweet
Alligator — Fantastic. If a bear claw and baklava had a baby, it would be an alligator!