Alonti Cafe

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  wow, i am so shocked by the previous review!  but...  i never eat anything besides the tuna sandwich and an occassional baked good.  what i like about the sandwich - it's very simple and fresh, the bread is crusty on the outside, soft on the inside, the tuna salad is not too mayo-y, and it's a real tuna salad with celery and relish.  ok, i've ocassionally noticed brown lettuce, but almost always, the lettuce and tomato are fresh.  it's also super cheap, less than 5 bucks.  
  
  the one thing i don't like is that they always put my sandwich in a plastic bag, even if i'm eating there.  so i save my bags and recycle them, but it's still a waste.

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  Posted on 10.03.07 wendy p.

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  I usually get the "Big Al" which is a turkey club sandwich with bacon.  It's a pretty decent sandwich and I like the multigrain bread they put it on.  I go there at least once every two weeks and never had my order messed up yet.  I tried their several of their soups and didn't care for them, but the garlic bread was good though. (I don't think it's possible to screw up garlic bread).

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  Posted on 03.12.07 Joe S.

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  Their food is really good...as long as they can get my order right!  So frustrating!  Somehow when my office caters from Alonti, the food is spectacular.  However, when I walk downstairs to order myself, something goes wrong between the ordering and eating.  Wrong dressing, missing pieces of sandwich, doused in mayo, misplaced orders.  
  
  Somehow I deal with all their mistakes since I like their prices and their food!

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  Posted on 02.06.07 Kathleen C.

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  EDIT:  CLOSED AS OF--SOME TIME AROUND OCTOBER 22 07.
  
  So Initially way back when I wrote a 4 star review of this place.  Then something changed and every time I went there the place got worse and worse.... I slowly changed it to a 1 star.  
  
  Then I stopped going..
  
  I went yesterday for the first time in about 6 months.  As I'm ordering, the manager/cashier next to mine exclaims "Dane! are you dane?" ... then the cashier ringing me up said "It's dane!" ....like everyone knew who I was...  "Are you the real dane?" the manager asked again, as if there were a lot of Dane's floating around writing reviews about Alonti...   I blushed a little knowing they all knew I wrote them a really crappy 1 star review..  Anyway, they comped my meal and were very friendly.  And then I felt bad.  I don't know what they did, but it was the best muffaletta I've ever had from there!
  
  As far as food... I always get the same thing... Not because I'm unadventurous, but because when I've tried other things and never found anything I'd want again.
  
  I get the New Orleans muffaletta and a small cup of soup.     The muffaletta is still just over $3 after tax, so its quite a deal. The downside is it seems to take a long time to make it.  After getting the royal treatment for them and still waiting a good 10 minutes, I realize now that it's just impossible to make it any quicker I guess because they melt the cheese and what not.
  
  They have a daily soup that changes every day, but ever since they raised their prices and put in a new menu, the menu no longer shows what the soup is.  On Friday, their daily soup special is shrimp bisque.  Its fantastic.  
  
  So they've redeemed themselves...  And I like that they seem to actually pay attention to Yelp reviews.

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  Posted on 10.03.06 Dane K.

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  i usually get the turkey muffuletta for three bucks, can't beat that.

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  Posted on 11.11.05 vicky y.

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  Their Roasted Chicken Breast Sandwich on foccacia bread is fabulous! It comes with basil mayonnaise; a bit on the pricey end for a sandwich though.  And their chicken caesar salad is one of the best for lunch in the loop.  and the soup - their tomato basil is something of a creamy delicious concoction!
  
  and their breakfast - their breakfast taco is this fabulous deal with all this scrambled eggs, cheese, bacon or sausage all on a tortilla - YUM!  and only $2.50 - can't get any better for that.

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  Posted on 10.13.05 Dee W.

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