Take-out: Yes Accepts Credit Cards: Yes Bike Parking: Yes Good for Kids: Yes Good for Groups: Yes
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4 reviews
Tyesha Rison
I'm going back and forth between a 3 and a 4 star rating. Can I say 3.5? There are pros and cons to Deli Plus, the 24/7 one-stop-shop deli convenience store inside the Journal Square Transportation Center. It's one flight up from the PATH train platforms and one flight down from the bus terminals. There are two entrances – one closer to the PATH escalators and the one closer to the Summit Avenue JSQ Transportation Center entrance (that circular ramp).
Deli Plus sprawls a good amount of space. On one side is the store section, where the cold cases and grocery/convenience items are stocked. I've walked through here once. Like many stores in a transportation hub, the prices aren't competitive; they are a bit expensive. However, they sell a varied selection of products, so if you are in a jam, they may have what you need.
I go mostly to the deli side, as probably most people do. There are many options from which to choose, but they vary in degree of tastiness. I'll admit right now that I've never had the hot bar food, so I can't attest to anything offered there. I have a food budget during the work week, so the prices for the hot bar are a little too steep for me. The selection looks fine though.
Here are the items that I order -or have ordered – that I think are not bad/pretty good: – Pizza slices (plain, eggplant/ricotta cheese, spinach/ricotta cheese, buffalo chicken) – Make-your-own-salad salad – Veggie burger deluxe with fries – Any of the soups are good – Egg sandwiches during breakfast time – Home fries
Also, for the junk food aficionados, lined in front of the deli counters are racks of chips galore. There's a varied selection of Herr's snacks and other bagged, high-sodium goodies. There are a number of cold cases with drinks on this side of the Deli Plus. I usually need to order to-go, but there are a number of tables where you can eat if that's what you want to do.
My one tip is that, if you go, try to time it so that you do not order during the meal hour rush. While normally service is fast, there have been times when I've waited a little too long for my order. Like, I'll have placed my order way before any one else, but I'll be the last person to receive my order. Sometimes these things happen, but try to hedge your bets by timing it if you are under time constraints and need to bring food back to an office or catch a bus or train.
On my way to work I get off the PATH in JSQ and cut through here. Sometimes, I need a little bit of a boost…so, for 99 cents, I grab an egg on a roll.
Now…I try not to do this more than 3 times a week…carbs…but for 99 cents + I get 4 hours of sleep a day = Not thinking clearly at 6 AM.
I would order it every other day a few months ago…and then one day…one of the NJ Transit workers told me I could get salt and pepper on it for no extra cost!
And then, then he said…you could get it toasted too! And it's still 99 cents!
You can also get ketchup on it, but I hate ketchup.
I stopped in here after getting off the PATH and I really wish I just kept on going. I ordered a chicken parm panini figuring that it should be a pretty hard one to screw up. Not only did it take about 15 minutes to make, but it came out and was cold in the middle. The flavor was terrible and it wasn't even heated up all the way. I will never stop here again for food.
The few times I've taken the PATH train, I realize there isn't really good food around their PATH train stations. UGH.
I had to go to the Journal Square PATH station for training classes in a building upstairs. The closest food/deli store was Deli Plus. I walked outside the station first and realized there is nothing by this PATH station. That's awful. There are so many people taking this train and this area needs better food choices.
I had the chicken salad wrap which was eeeh. I asked for chicken noodle soup and I got minestrone instead. But to my surprise the minestrone soup was good. So at least my lunch was not a full disaster. I enjoyed my soup. And it was fast because I didn't have much time. It worked out.
I'm going back and forth between a 3 and a 4 star rating. Can I say 3.5? There are pros and cons to Deli Plus, the 24/7 one-stop-shop deli convenience store inside the Journal Square Transportation Center. It's one flight up from the PATH train platforms and one flight down from the bus terminals. There are two entrances – one closer to the PATH escalators and the one closer to the Summit Avenue JSQ Transportation Center entrance (that circular ramp).
Deli Plus sprawls a good amount of space. On one side is the store section, where the cold cases and grocery/convenience items are stocked. I've walked through here once. Like many stores in a transportation hub, the prices aren't competitive; they are a bit expensive. However, they sell a varied selection of products, so if you are in a jam, they may have what you need.
I go mostly to the deli side, as probably most people do. There are many options from which to choose, but they vary in degree of tastiness. I'll admit right now that I've never had the hot bar food, so I can't attest to anything offered there. I have a food budget during the work week, so the prices for the hot bar are a little too steep for me. The selection looks fine though.
Here are the items that I order -or have ordered – that I think are not bad/pretty good:
– Pizza slices (plain, eggplant/ricotta cheese, spinach/ricotta cheese, buffalo chicken)
– Make-your-own-salad salad
– Veggie burger deluxe with fries
– Any of the soups are good
– Egg sandwiches during breakfast time
– Home fries
Also, for the junk food aficionados, lined in front of the deli counters are racks of chips galore. There's a varied selection of Herr's snacks and other bagged, high-sodium goodies. There are a number of cold cases with drinks on this side of the Deli Plus. I usually need to order to-go, but there are a number of tables where you can eat if that's what you want to do.
My one tip is that, if you go, try to time it so that you do not order during the meal hour rush. While normally service is fast, there have been times when I've waited a little too long for my order. Like, I'll have placed my order way before any one else, but I'll be the last person to receive my order. Sometimes these things happen, but try to hedge your bets by timing it if you are under time constraints and need to bring food back to an office or catch a bus or train.
On my way to work I get off the PATH in JSQ and cut through here. Sometimes, I need a little bit of a boost…so, for 99 cents, I grab an egg on a roll.
Now…I try not to do this more than 3 times a week…carbs…but for 99 cents + I get 4 hours of sleep a day = Not thinking clearly at 6 AM.
I would order it every other day a few months ago…and then one day…one of the NJ Transit workers told me I could get salt and pepper on it for no extra cost!
And then, then he said…you could get it toasted too! And it's still 99 cents!
You can also get ketchup on it, but I hate ketchup.
Ain't nobody got time for that.
I stopped in here after getting off the PATH and I really wish I just kept on going. I ordered a chicken parm panini figuring that it should be a pretty hard one to screw up. Not only did it take about 15 minutes to make, but it came out and was cold in the middle. The flavor was terrible and it wasn't even heated up all the way. I will never stop here again for food.
The few times I've taken the PATH train, I realize there isn't really good food around their PATH train stations. UGH.
I had to go to the Journal Square PATH station for training classes in a building upstairs. The closest food/deli store was Deli Plus. I walked outside the station first and realized there is nothing by this PATH station. That's awful. There are so many people taking this train and this area needs better food choices.
I had the chicken salad wrap which was eeeh. I asked for chicken noodle soup and I got minestrone instead. But to my surprise the minestrone soup was good. So at least my lunch was not a full disaster. I enjoyed my soup. And it was fast because I didn't have much time. It worked out.