I pulled up to Tinton Falls Deli this morning, one of two cars in the parking lot. A man at the register took my order (and two guys in front of me) and went back to make our sandwiches, unaware of the onslaught of customers that were about to walk in. As I walked past a couple of empty fridges and unstacked poultry shelves, I realized this bodega might only operate as a sandwich operation. But with the number of people coming in that morning, it seems the people in the neighborhood still frequent the store, unfortunately now undermanned and understocked. This didn't take away from the quality of sandwiches you'd find here and the place is still obviously popular. It just took me about 40 minutes to get a breakfast sandwich, which was a little frustrating but understandable. Businesses are hurting, and this guy running the register and cooking probably had to lay off all of his employees just to keep his deli afloat. Another sad coronavirus case. Anyway, the PEC here was a good, local sandwich that is a good go-to for anyone living around Sycamore Ave.
Bread Rating: 7.2/10 (A pretty good, soft deli roll.)
Pork Roll Rating: 7.9/10 (About five thick slices of the salty good stuff. The flavor off of the griddle was excellent, it frankly made the sandwich.)
Egg Rating: 5.8/10 (Almost non-existent egg, which isn't necessarily bad because the pork roll was so good. Just can't grade the egg well.)
Cheese Rating: 6.8/10 (Plentiful melted American cheese draped over a single egg. Heavy pepper application, again not a bad thing.)
Sandwich Composition: 7.3/10 (A lot of pork roll on this sandwich which is the main event. Good ketchup placement on the top and bottom of the rolls but it wasn't overwhelmingly ketchup-y. Pepper application on point as it really brought out the pork roll flavor.)
Overall: 7/10 (I know, round score, but numbers don't lie. This is a solid PEC from a neighborhood deli.)
Price: $5
Tinton Falls Deli is located at 1191 Sycamore Ave, Tinton Falls, NJ 07724
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