Jason's Deli

On this date Feb 09, 2024, I wanted to treat myself and my mother out for a nice diner here at Jason's deli. I paid about $30.00 dollars for a half sandwich corned beef reuben and a full sandwich pastrami reuben. They were the absolute WORST CRAP that we've ever experienced. The meat was TOUGHER than DOG MEAT with NO flavor what-so-ever!. I know, being a Vietnam veteran stationed in Asia back in the day, and sampling dog meat 55 years ago, with it being way better than this CRAP being served here. I just don't see how this deli can get away with serving S--T like this! How they stay in business----I DON'T KNOW!!! I would hereby advise ALL MILITARY VETERANS, and everyone else to SAVE your money and go to ARBY'S. At the very least you won't be getting RIPPED OFF like I did. If I could give -0 stars I WOULD HAVE. Once again, I APPEAL to all VETERANS and the public NOT TO COME HERE (you'll be sorry if you do)! P.S. By the way, both meals ended up being frozen with the receipts so they don't try and say I slander them. And what really gets me is on their website, they have the AUDACITY to beg for tips----(yeah right). Every week I will REPOST this review so OTHERS don't make the same MISTAKE I did!!!

they need to fix their ice cream machine

It was hot and we got what we needed.

We got the salad bar. Mine was a $10.91 after tax for just the salad bar. I think it was a little over $13 with a drink. There is a place for a tip when you pay. They also said they have a tip jar on they can put cash in or you can leave one on the table if you want to. The only service you get at your table is after you are gone when you leave and they clean the table. I didn't order a drink. It would have been nice if there had been someone to greet us and tell us how it worked since this was our first time there. We finally ended up asking other customers. You order at the counter and pick up your salad plate at the end. If you order something they have to make, they give you a number and bring it to your table. They give you a large salad plate and a smaller bread plate with silver and napkins on a tray. If you want to go back, you have to bring your plate back up and they have you set it on a tray and give you a smaller salad plate for your next trip. The salad bar is mostly vegetables. They had two types shredded cheese and feta cheese. Other things the had: real bacon bits, hummus, broccoli salad, baby carrots (no shredded carrots), corn salad, giant white bean salad, potato salad (the good kind with dill pickles instead of sweet), pickles, pepperoncini peppers, jalapeno peppers, grapes, olive mixture, pasta salad maybe, many different kinds of salad dressings, cranberry raisin nut mixture, sunflower seeds, light and crispy toast, croutons, mini muffins (cornbread and applesauce muffins), several types of crackers, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, red wine vinegar. They had soft serve ice cream as well and some chocolate syrup. We used the plastic ice cream cups to try the different kinds of salad dressings before we saw the sign saying they were for ice cream. I wish they had reusable sauce cups at the salad bar because I hated using so many throw away cups. Dressings I tried were Thousand Island (ok), Blue Cheese (good), Jalapeno Ranch (my favorite), Greek Dressing (I think it was kind of strong. It was good, but if you put it on your salad, you will probably only need a small drizzle of it.), Green Goddess (I wasn't fond of it, but if you usually like Green Goddess dressings, you will probably like it). My mom liked the ranch dressing. The bar was well stocked and there was always someone at the bar refilling and making sure everything was fresh. If you are missing Ruby Tuesday's Garden Bar and don't want to drive to Athens, this is the place to go. Jason's Deli Garden Bar didn't have ham on it or a few other things that Ruby Tuesday's does when we went, but it sure beats driving from Chattanooga to Athens for a salad. They have a large dining room and the restaurant was kept clean including the women's restroom. * Edit - We came back for our second visit late Sunday afternoon. We had the Salad bar again. Food was still great. I tried the honey mustard dressing this time. It was a little more tangy and less sweet than some I have tried. This time there weren't any grapes or any other fruit. Unlike our first visit, this time I rarely saw anyone refilling anything. I asked several employees about putting out more crispy fried onion topping, but the container with crumbs remained empty on the bar for our entire visit. I wanted some muffins when I finished my salad, but it appeared that there were no more to be put out because the muffin baskets were removed and the cracker baskets were moved to the middle. I realize that sometimes places run out of ingredients, but one would think that a place that is open until 10 pm would not run out so early. On a positive note, We asked if we could get a To Go box because my mom who is going through cancer treatments started feeling nauseous and was unable to finish her first plate of salad and they did give us a container to take it in. That was a big plus for this visit.

Nice clean building, food was fresh and the staff was friendly. Very good selection at a good price. The tables are way too close together to comfortably enjoy your meal.

Tomato soup and grill cheese combo is michael two at this place. Great price and they can make that Gluten free! Quick dining with a sit down atmosphere.

First time eating here. I will be back. Great sandwiches and wraps. Thank you

Decided to try this place for lunch after a bad experience at another restaurant nearby. The prices are a bit high for a deli, but you do get a lot of food for the money so it compares pretty well with other similar places. I ordered a "Reuben the Great original" which comes with chips and my wife had the "Manager's Special New York Yankee" which is a half sandwich with chips and she got the cup of soup that is a choice to go with it. The sandwiches were HUGE and -very- good! They also have a large choice of soft drinks along with some flavored teas so I got a berry flavored tea which I liked as well. The atmosphere is not spectacular, but perfectly satisfactory and there is plenty of room. It is also kept very clean. If you're looking for a good sandwich, try this place.

Enjoyed our meal outside