Vivian C.
Yelp
I was in the South Bay Center and was wanting a lunch that wasn't from a chain, so I pulled out my Yelp app and did a quick search for "lunch."
D&J Market was just a couple of minutes away, and parking was available right on the street, which made my visit easy.
Their deli counter is in the back, with several men providing patient, satisfactory service. To avoid disappointment, consider their chalk menu board more as a suggestion board, as a number of the items were out. Although if I had 20 minutes, they offered to make some pierogies fresh for me.
For the day's soups, check out the paper posted on the counter instead of the chalk board.
In the end, I went with one stuffed cabbage $3.75 (a huge cabbage leaf stuffed with ground pork and rice in tomato sauce), one cheese crepe $3 (served cold), and after I discovered the display of pastries by the front counter, 3 mini paczki (donuts) for $1 (no stuffing).
In the other front corner there was a counter with 2 stools, and a table in the corner with a few more chairs. This in addition to the benches set outside.
It was a firm mound of meat wrapped in the cabbage leaf. It was a bit mild, but the marinara sauce was well flavored and improved the dish. The cheese crepe was pretty good, but the mini donuts were kind of plain, and a mild sweet that didn't quite do it for me.
Perhaps I'll try one of the following on a future trip:
The Big Fig $7.55 (thinly sliced prosciutto over rich fig spread with spinach and feta cheese on a ciabatta roll)
12 Pierogi with sauerkraut cooked onions and bacon $7.95
Roast Pork sandwich small $5.95
Pork Cutlet sandwich small $5.95
3.5 stars