Metropolitan Grill & Deli

The sandwiches were not that good. I am sorry to say this.
I ordered a sandwich and asked for jalapeño and they did not give me jalapeño.

Corner store + deli. They have Boar’s Head meat and a good selection of salads, etc. In keeping with the neighborhood they’ve expanded many of their grocery items too — things like gluten free cookies, imported chocolates, and kale chips are usually available. For the purists, there’s excellent coffee, bagel and scratch off lottery tickets too. The guys who run it are really nice. Most impressively, they will speak to you in English, Arabic, Spanish, or Polish depending on who is asking.

Just another diner type place, would not recommend. Especially with all the other great options around that area.

Touted on the awning as «The Best Sandwich in the Neighborhood», I just had to check it out.
Now, first about the place:
Half Bodega, half deli. The bodega has got to be the CLEANEST and most ORGANIZED bodega I have every stepped foot in. It is smaller than most, and a lot of the space is aisle, but they have a little bit of all the essentials you could possibly expect from a bodega, and a little bit more. The beer selection is a little more sparse compared to others, and your standard 6-​pack goes for $ 10.
The sandwich:
Boar’s Head meats and quality sandwich making skills on that French style hero. The bread was going south by 7pm (I don’t consider that out of the ordinary though), and the meats /​cheese was sliced ultra thin. It was tasty and satisfying, but don’t expect the all-​American style bloated more-​than-​you-​can-​eat jammed with meat kind of sandwich. It was probably about as much as you would put on your sandwich had you made it at home. At $ 4.99, its on par with what a sandwich should cost at a deli.
I wouldn’t say this is the «best sandwich» in the neighborhood, but it qualifies as a wholesome, satisfying meal.
Bonus star for the cleanliness, order, and organization of the place! Almost gave them an extra star for the Turkish music blasting from the radio and the counter people singing along.
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As a side note, I think the place has either been redone or changed ownership since Andrea D. has reviewed it. I guess you can call it a result of «gentrification».

They mostly stock brands I’ve never heard of before, which I thought was bad for a while but have since realized that it’s kind of cool. I mean, how many other places feature mostly PowerXtreme instead of Gatorade and soda from Peru and Mexico instead of Coke? And they’re not doing it to be fancy. It’s really a kind of shithole deli, but I’ve started to like it.