Bianca's Deli & Catering

I'm not to familiar with the Moraga area.  When it came to being hungry at lunch I knew of this place from a friend and decided to stop by.

It was a little later than busy lunch time so it wasn't busy.  I ordered the Chicken Parmesan Sandwich with Pesto Mayo, Lettuce and Tomato.

Remember its Cash Only.  This was a very rare day that I actually had cash on me.  Otherwise I would skip this place.  They also don't have a bathroom for public use.  Which I really wished they had one but had to hold it in.

As to my sandwich, I could have lived without the Shredded Lettuce.  The sandwich would have been so much better with Romain or Spinach as my green.  The Pesto Mayo was very good and made up for the crappy lettuce.

If I decide to come back again I'm definitely trying something else.  And I cant forget my cash.

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A bit of local trivia you might not have known: The term "STFU" was originally coined in Moraga by people who were tired of hearing everyone go on and on and on about how great Bianca's is, when it's really just an OK sandwich shop that gets crowded a lot. The sandwiches aren't bad, but I can think of probably a dozen other delis that are just as good. The prices at Bianca's aren't that great either.

Mainly, I think what's going on here is that there are like one or two other places in Moraga where you can get a sandwich, and one of them is Subway, and a pretty sub-par Subway at that. That plus "OMG SHOP LOCAL!!!" makes people wear rose-colored glasses and they cheerlead this place to death.

One thing they do have going for them is that they will sell you their lunchmeat by the pound, and a lot of it is the good kinds that you won't find at the local supermarkets. So that's good. Otherwise, it's a sandwich shop. Get over it.

CASH ONLY!  Nice deli with a great selection of sandwiches.  Total mom & pop, but know what you want before you stand in line, mom can get a bit gruff/impatient.