\"Piled high?\" Please don't insult me... especially at $9/sandwich a la carte. It's insulting really. If by \"piled high\" they mean bullshit, then I guess its not too far from the truth. Value-wise, it is horrible. In NYC or Chicago, a deli like this wouldn't last a week. Perry's Deli in Chicago has far larger sandwiches that are actually CHEAPER than Stazly's in Madison. There's something terribly wrong with that. The side salad was okay, but the serving was skimpy. If you're going to use a container for a side of macaroni salad, at least fill the damn thing. Rather, it looked like one scoop of macaroni with lots of space around it... perhaps to underscore the lack of value. Unfortunately, I don't think this deli is going to change prices, include a side, or add more meat to their sandwiches. Maybe if for a dollar extra you can get a side of soup, or potato pancakes, or for $.50 extra, a scoop of slaw or potato salad, that might make sense. Since people are so desperate for something decent in this neighborhood, I fear that the local herd of sheep will continue to support this business, despite the ridiculous prices. I mean, for $9, I can go buy my own corned beef, rye bread, and side salad from a grocery store deli, and probably have a decent chunk of change left over. It's another disappointment on the East Side as I am still in search of quality AND value. \n\nAs for the sandwich... fatty, and not in the \"piled high\" sense. For every 1/2 of meat on the slice, there was nearly an equal amount of fat. The bread and the sandwich did taste good, the macaroni salad was pedestrian, and certainly not worth the a la carte price. The sandwich is also constructed to look thicker than it really is, with the meat kind of wadded up in the middle for presentation sake, then thinning out to about a slice or so, I'd say a 1/3 of the way from the center. The wad of meat in the middle gives the appearance of thickness, as you're mostly chewing on bread after a few bites. At deli's that pride themselves on the true meaning of \"piled high\" the thickness in the dead-center of a Stazly's sandwich is actually the thickness throughout the sandwich at the kind of legendary delicatessens that they're trying to be. Service was friendly and decent. However, if this place feels justified in lying (\"piled high\"), and charging ridiculous prices, I have no intentions to return any time soon.\n\nIn closing, I really do want to like this place. I just don't want to pay $9 for a sandwich that leaves me hungry. If Stalzy's wants to be on the level of a Perry's or Manny's, Everyone should be leaving with half a sandwich left to eat later, as 1/2 is enough. If they don't plan on truly piling the meat on, then maybe a price cut is in order. Making things in house should mean better prices. Being in Madison on the East side should mean lower prices, but for some reason, value continues to be elusive.
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