Jen K.
Yelp
For the same price, would you rather be impressed or merely satisfied? Easy answer, right? The only problem is geography.
We spend a fair amount of time at the Oregon coast and one of our recent discoveries for a beach picnic was Seasons Cafe and Deli in Cannon Beach. We ordered six sandwiches for our group, all different, and each received a great review. Two weeks later, our activities were based in Seaside, so Tsunami got our business.
The sandwiches were... just OK.
The positives:
** Location is fantastic. Located just steps from the Seaside Promenade on Broadway, if you are already set up on the beach, it is an easy walk to pick-up food.
** Speed. On a busy holiday weekend, my order was ready within a couple minutes. They bang it out.
I can't bring myself to put the menu in the positive category. Although they have a decent selection of hot and cold sandwiches with cute local names (Stormwatcher, Beach Bum, Hot Chick, Summer Breeze), it is pretty basic deli fare. The only thing slightly interesting is that some sandwiches are served on Marble Rye, not something you see every day. However, I didn't particularly enjoy it paired with my sandwich choice (Saddle Mountain).
Most sandwiches are in the $8 - 9 range, with hot dogs and sausages between $6 - 8. Each order comes with a bag of chips (your choice from six, mostly Doritos). They also have a Tillamook ice cream counter for dessert.
Back to geography. Seaside isn't my favorite place to hit the beach or dine, so in comparison to its neighbors, I'll give Tsunami three stars. For Seaside, it is fine. But, there are better beaches and delis out there.