Shorty’s Deluxe

More like a 3.5. My wife and I ordered a hot coffee, an iced vanilla latte, and a few sandwiches. The food was solid—the sandwiches were expertly made, with flavors that blended perfectly without any single ingredient overpowering the others. I ordered the sausage egg and cheese sandwich but I preferred my wife’s egg and cheese only. However, I did have a mishap with my order, and I have to say, it likely wouldn’t have happened if the young lady at Shorty’s wasn’t wearing AirPods while taking orders and preparing food. In a food service setting, attention to detail must be the highest priority, and being fully present with customers should be the bare minimum. While the food was remade, the follow-through service wasn’t great. I won’t share exactly what happened, but after a mistake like that, I would’ve expected something overwhelmingly valuable to make up for the mishap. Instead, it felt like an afterthought. Customer service at the café needs to be a priority—there’s no excuse for distractions when handling people’s food. I’d love to give this place another shot, but they need to step up their service to match the quality of their food.

I really don't love giving this place a dismal review but we came on Sunday evening (opening weekend) at 5:30pm and they were out of sandwiches and coupons that were advertised in their announcement e-mail. All of that is totally fine though, I ended up ordering a salad for takeout. The salad was completely wrong thought--what I thought was bacon (for a California sun salad) ended up being beets, there was no avocado or egg, and no other ingredients except for a bitter iceberg lettuce and a few cherry tomatoes. It was not only the wrong salad but just an overall bad-tasting meal. I do have photos of the salad (and of the salad in the trash) so that the owners know I'm not just trying to get free food. I sent an extremely polite e-mail telling them I was rooting for them and that I love their sister restaurant Hi-Fi but that this was a pretty big mistake and I'd appreciate a refund. No response, so now I get to waste my time with the credit card company. Not my favorite intro to a restaurant.

Refreshing take on a sandwich shop, one where the bread doesn’t hemorrhage the roof of your mouth. The circular sandwich style makes portioning intuitive, 1/4 of the 12” circle is ideal for a filling meal that leaves you full but not stuffed since the bread is of an airy consistency.

Place is connected the Mulberry Cafe so there’s children running everywhere. Adults were using this connection to essentially stop watching their own children. Food took way too long for pre-made sandwiches that were just okay - bread was soft and just kinda mushy. Not much flavor. Was supposed to come with bacon and that wasn’t there either. There were two teenagers running the place and making the food so didn’t expect much. Housemate lemonade was delicious but wasn’t a fan when I saw the cashier put her hand all over the straw instead of providing one with a cover. She was touching the pad for the payments and messing with her hair constantly. She wasn’t unfriendly but clearly in over her head. My friend got the wrong drink and while they offered to fix it, we had already been there probably 30 minutes for two quick drinks and pre-made sandwiches. While we were waiting to order, one toddler literally pulled the sign off the wall so a nail and thumb tack fell on the floor. The adult with the child was paying zero attention so I let him know she has a thumbtack in her hand. He then told the cashier “the sign fell off” and my friend let him know that she actually pulled it off because no one watching her.

The Joey is an absolutely delicious sandwich. The bread was great. I had to give a four star review overall because it’s a sandwich shop that doesn’t allow you to customize your sandwich. All I wanted to do was add peppers, a totally normal addition to an Italian sandwich. Making the sandwiches in batches that can’t be customized unless you order 4+ servings is a bizarre business model that seems likely to alienate customers.

We stopped in for lunch today. We had sandwiches, a salad, and one of the dipping sauce. Very good! Salema was so friendly and gave us the scoop on the menu and options. I loved that she offered to toast my sandwich on this cool December day. Ingredients and bread were so unique, fresh and delicious. Salad was exceptional! The Richie and Johnny were tasty sandwiches. Will be excited on the next visit to try the soups. Great addition to Del Ray!

My girlfriend and I were in desperate need of a snack and decided to check out this fairly new sammich spot we heard about. This place is a gem. The service was great and the food was too. The star of the show is the focaccia style bread they make the sandwiches with. It was so soft you could chew it without teeth lol. My only complaint is that they don't sell the bread separately. I'm making this place a weekly meal!

Have taken advantage of this new cafe/child play option several times since opening. Sandwiches are *excellent* - bread is unique, meat/toppings taste high-quality, and multiple portion options are available. Staff is super friendly - excited to see this place thrive and grow as a new neighborhood focal point.

This new sandwich shop has just opened in the Delray section of Alexandria. The sandwich shop has muffuleta inspired sandwiches that are named after a punk rock band the Ramones. There are seven sandwiches and they have some that are vegetarian friendly. The sandwiches are available in 1/2, 1/8 and 1/4 inch sizes. You can also take home a whole round size sandwich. If sandwiches are not your thing, you can try one of their 7 salad options. Again they have vegetarian options. During my visit I tried the Marky sandwich and the Gabba Gabba salad. The sandwich was delicious and flavorful. I was not able to finish the salad but it was delicious as well! The dressing is already mixed in the salad. I will definitely be back to try out other sandwich options. I also saw on the menu that they have two soup options. The shop has a small seating area if you prefer to eat there.

Excellent sandwiches! They're like a muffaletta served on a focaccia - delicious! I had the ''Joey" which is like an Italian sub, and the chicken & rice soup, will definitely come back. The woman behind the counter, Salema, was awesome, too! Explained everything to me and was an overall bright spot in my day!

Can't wait to make this my new post-church lunch spot! Absolutely delicious sandwiches with perfect bread and some of the best soup I've ever had (seriously, I don't know WHAT they're putting in the chicken and rice soup but it's something special). Add in super friendly staff and this is a no brainer! Great addition to the Del Ray neighborhood. My only regret is that I couldn't try their cookies since they didn't have any available the day I went. Need to come back to see if they're on par with the rest of the menu!

Pricing is a bit of a sticker shock for a sandwich. Paid nearly $20 after tax for two extremely small sandwiches (added together equivalent in size to what I'd consider one normal portion.) They even raised prices by a dollar since opening judging by the signage? Maybe par for the course for Del Ray now a days, but I wouldn't opt for this over "cheaper" places.

The salad was fantastic ... 54and 3rd... but there was hardly any meat on sandwiches and slim toppings 90% bread. the bread was pretty tasty. he had muffaletta and turkey the soup was ok... service was good but slow!