Love their sandwiches, fresh deli meat, and that greek salad, and the dolmas too. It can get busy during lunch time
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
JC Carter
Great place to get a quick bite that has the quality you'd expect from a traditional deli.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
C. Hanscom
The food was delicious. The wait was a little long, but it's because the place was packed - and I can see why! Sandwiches, multiple types of European salads, little desserts. Definitely recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
J Bellerive
Classic deli sandwiches, great healthy option for lunch. Roughly 7 small outdoor tables for seating.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mike Lawrence
Wow. 4 people behind the counter and I had to wait 5 minutes to get service. Plus, the sandwich had barely any meat. After having a sandwich from a deli in San Francisco just the day before, I'm extremely disappointed to find my experience at Zia's so wanting.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Sacramento Food Review
Absolutely stellar place to get a sandwich. You will taste the difference between Zia's and all the others.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lucca
Eric Miao
Best sandwich place in Davis (sorry panera!) But Zia has been around since 1995, that's 30 years!
My go-to is always the Lucca (turkey) on sourdough roll. I ask for without oil and vinegar to keep things dry. When I ordered this recently, at least 4 others in line got the Lucca. The sandwich quality is as I remembered it as a college student in Davis.
There is so much to see in the store, and so many non-typical treats to try and buy. It's like walking into a little Italy, and I just love the decor and atmosphere. They also have a bunch of neat drinks and gelato ice cream in their fridges.
Just know those lunch rushes can be a pain, and it does take time for people to make it. It takes about 5 minutes, sometimes longer if they have many orders.
Seating-wise there are none inside. You have to sit outside, but it's usually not too packed. Parking-wise, it's free 2-hr street parking Mon-Sat. Not sure why, but recently parking in downtown Davis has gotten busy around noon. Regardless, this is a must-try sandwich spot in Davis.
Pro-tip: san-pelligrino's taste so good with their sandwiches!
Ordered Roma sadwich. It was not authentic as I thought. False advertisement. Asked for sourdough bread and it also was not made on Sourdough bread. Will not recommend or come back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
Kamaria Ransome
I usually don’t leave reviews but this was the best sandwich I’ve had in Davis ! Places can be a hit or miss out here and this really hit! I got a turkey sandwich on sourdough and it was so good . I ordered two bags of chips and only received one , but besides that no complaints! I’ll definitely be ordering frequently, I’m glad I found this gem 💎
Sandwiches are ALWAYS great. Variety of breads, desserts, drinks plus Italian market food. Service’s is just about 100% but a tiny bit off, which is probably understandable when the line backs up. All in all I can honestly say my family really misses the other location that was on O & 14th in downtown Sacramento.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lucca, Viareggio, Cookies, Hot Meatball
Pam Davinci
I stopped by for the first time and it was 9:55 Am, the door was open “for service.” When I walked in, I asked if they made breakfast sandwiches and the girl at the front said, no and we don’t open until about 5 more minutes anyway. ? Attitude was not necessary and neither was the fact that they were open. Train people to have better customer service. I crossed the street and took my money to Panera. Enjoyed their breakfast options. I also noticed this place doesn’t have gluten free options either. Anyway, won’t ever return to this place. Thanks!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Jon Langbert
Kinda cramped sandwich shop. Veggie panini tasted like they hadn’t washed the produce. Staff was friendly, but overwhelmed, forgetting a side, asking people if they’d paid, and ignoring me standing at the register, needing aforementioned side. Lots of grocery goodies for sale like unique pastas and cookies, as well. Very reasonable prices.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Tuukka Virtanen
Everyone at Zia's was super nice and helpful. Can't recommend this place enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
H T
Qualitywise, worse than or comparable to Mr. Pickles, although they are different styles.
A lot of meat. I came about 30 minutes before closing and they had run out of the Firenze. The prosciutto was better than I expected, but it was a little tough to chew so I wish it was sliced finer. The monterrey jack tasted more something like an aged mozzarella than most Monterey Jack's I've had. It seems like too much meat, but the lettuce was sufficiently crunchy to make up for it.
I wish the bread was better. It was crispy, but kind of tasteless and didn't give a great mouthfeel either. If anything, the sandwich should be crushed a little to get some air out and give a chewier denser texture imo. I do plan on coming back to try the zucchini sandwich or the Firenze.
They also sell dried pastas, an assortment of sweets, and gelato and refrigerated desserts.
Great sandwiches and service
Love their sandwiches, fresh deli meat, and that greek salad, and the dolmas too. It can get busy during lunch time
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place to get a quick bite that has the quality you'd expect from a traditional deli.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was delicious. The wait was a little long, but it's because the place was packed - and I can see why! Sandwiches, multiple types of European salads, little desserts. Definitely recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Classic deli sandwiches, great healthy option for lunch. Roughly 7 small outdoor tables for seating.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wow. 4 people behind the counter and I had to wait 5 minutes to get service. Plus, the sandwich had barely any meat. After having a sandwich from a deli in San Francisco just the day before, I'm extremely disappointed to find my experience at Zia's so wanting.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 2
Absolutely stellar place to get a sandwich. You will taste the difference between Zia's and all the others.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lucca
Best sandwich place in Davis (sorry panera!) But Zia has been around since 1995, that's 30 years!
My go-to is always the Lucca (turkey) on sourdough roll. I ask for without oil and vinegar to keep things dry. When I ordered this recently, at least 4 others in line got the Lucca. The sandwich quality is as I remembered it as a college student in Davis.
There is so much to see in the store, and so many non-typical treats to try and buy. It's like walking into a little Italy, and I just love the decor and atmosphere. They also have a bunch of neat drinks and gelato ice cream in their fridges.
Just know those lunch rushes can be a pain, and it does take time for people to make it. It takes about 5 minutes, sometimes longer if they have many orders.
Seating-wise there are none inside. You have to sit outside, but it's usually not too packed. Parking-wise, it's free 2-hr street parking Mon-Sat. Not sure why, but recently parking in downtown Davis has gotten busy around noon. Regardless, this is a must-try sandwich spot in Davis.
Pro-tip: san-pelligrino's taste so good with their sandwiches!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Milano, Lucca, Pastrami, Prosciutto, Sour Dough, Grilled Turkey Panini, Roma
Ordered Roma sadwich. It was not authentic as I thought. False advertisement. Asked for sourdough bread and it also was not made on Sourdough bread. Will not recommend or come back.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 3
I usually don’t leave reviews but this was the best sandwich I’ve had in Davis ! Places can be a hit or miss out here and this really hit! I got a turkey sandwich on sourdough and it was so good . I ordered two bags of chips and only received one , but besides that no complaints! I’ll definitely be ordering frequently, I’m glad I found this gem 💎
Food: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Sandwiches are ALWAYS great. Variety of breads, desserts, drinks plus Italian market food. Service’s is just about 100% but a tiny bit off, which is probably understandable when the line backs up. All in all I can honestly say my family really misses the other location that was on O & 14th in downtown Sacramento.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Lucca, Viareggio, Cookies, Hot Meatball
I stopped by for the first time and it was 9:55 Am, the door was open “for service.” When I walked in, I asked if they made breakfast sandwiches and the girl at the front said, no and we don’t open until about 5 more minutes anyway. ? Attitude was not necessary and neither was the fact that they were open. Train people to have better customer service. I crossed the street and took my money to Panera. Enjoyed their breakfast options. I also noticed this place doesn’t have gluten free options either. Anyway, won’t ever return to this place. Thanks!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Kinda cramped sandwich shop. Veggie panini tasted like they hadn’t washed the produce. Staff was friendly, but overwhelmed, forgetting a side, asking people if they’d paid, and ignoring me standing at the register, needing aforementioned side. Lots of grocery goodies for sale like unique pastas and cookies, as well. Very reasonable prices.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Everyone at Zia's was super nice and helpful. Can't recommend this place enough.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Qualitywise, worse than or comparable to Mr. Pickles, although they are different styles.
A lot of meat. I came about 30 minutes before closing and they had run out of the Firenze. The prosciutto was better than I expected, but it was a little tough to chew so I wish it was sliced finer. The monterrey jack tasted more something like an aged mozzarella than most Monterey Jack's I've had. It seems like too much meat, but the lettuce was sufficiently crunchy to make up for it.
I wish the bread was better. It was crispy, but kind of tasteless and didn't give a great mouthfeel either. If anything, the sandwich should be crushed a little to get some air out and give a chewier denser texture imo. I do plan on coming back to try the zucchini sandwich or the Firenze.
They also sell dried pastas, an assortment of sweets, and gelato and refrigerated desserts.
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