"I 've never been to Southside Deli before, didn 't even know it existed. Driven by it thousands of times but, well, no excuses.So when I found myself with a hungry tummy and a desire for a good sandwich, I didn 't expect Google to show me a place a block from SMH.Parking is tight in the area, 4 spaces right in front and more on Hillview but busy times are going to be .... an entertaining excerise.Or you can call your order in and pick it up at the drive-thru window. A drive-thru at a non-fast food restaurant? That 's nuts and terrific.The menu is displayed on several flat screens above the counter but they change kind of quickly so it took a few passes to read everything and make a decision.To say my muffuletta panini was 'hot off the press ' is both an understatement and a terrible pun. It was delivered to my table within 2 minutes of ordering and I couldn 't pick it up for a minute without risk of burning my fingers. This place is a well-oiled machine full of friendly staff. And it is really clean, it looked like it just opened at the start of the lunch rush.Once it cooled down a few notches it was a tasty sandwich. The olive tapenade was milder than on other muffulettas I 've had but still a good, fairly light lunch with a pickle spear on the side.And now that I know they 're there, I 'll be stopping in again.Plenty of space for the walker wheelchair crowd to navigate. The front door is wide and the tables seem well-spaced. Might be a touch tight getting to the bathrooms, though, as cases of drinks line the hallway."
