The American Italian Deli - Los Gatos, California

Ksenia P.

Finally, I tried these sandwiches after living in LG for over five years. I had always wanted to, and now I have. Honestly, I was expecting more. My boyfriend got them to go and brought them home. I'm not sure if it was because he chose the wrong type of bread, but these sandwiches seemed too dry and had too much bread. They definitely needed more sauce. Maybe the bread wasn't right for these Italian sandwiches. I didn't enjoy them as much as I had hoped. Also, I expected to see tomatoes in Italian sandwiches, but there were none. I'm glad I tried them, but they didn't meet my expectations.

Rose Y.

I’ve known this business for many years (mainly their Los Altos location). Love their patriotic, all American style meshed with symbolic or perhaps iconic Italian things we’re familiar with. Italian sandwiches, God Father posters, Italian olive oils…
American framed jerseys and other American pennants hung on the walls… But setting all of this aside, what’s made this amazing small business apart from your run of the mill deli, is it’s delicious sandwiches, pickles, cleanliness, friendly service and most importantly keeping its consistency in the way they deliver. My favorite? Of course, the medium Italian sausage sandwich, with their special sauce on sourdough bread. This is definitely worth forgetting about your caloric intake. You won’t realize what you’ve been missing all this time, till you try their sandwiches. Keep up the good work.

KC C.

I’m quite shocked this place has four stars.

Was craving a sandwich and all my go-to places were closed, so I found myself on Yelp, which generally doesn’t disappoint. I guess there is a first for everything.

Anything and everything about this place was bad. First off, we never DoorDash, but we did this ONE TIME and of course, the deli messes up our sandwiches big time, so the hubby had to go back and pick up new sandwiches. Kinda defeats the purpose of the delivery service. We were told if we wanted our delivery charges back, we’d have to take it up with DoorDash, even though it was not DoorDash’s mistake to begin with.

And this is where it really goes downhill (refer to photos I posted). We ordered three sandwiches. Sure we had some special requests but it was not all that complicated (again, refer to the receipt I posted).

The hubby ordered a Godfather II – it came just as he asked for, but like some other reviews mentioned, you’d think for the price, you’d get more meat. Overall, the taste was good, but we’ve had much better and heftier sandwiches elsewhere. The hubby also said the sourdough roll was tough.

The BFF ordered a Godfather II as well, without any special requests. It came MEATLESS. Yes, you heard right. THERE WAS NO MEAT (see photos).

I ordered the Iron Man (my special request was no oil, vinegar ok; NO MAYO). I got a sandwich with JUST MEAT WITH MAYO, none of the toppings. Even if they made my sandwich right, I think 3-4 THIN slices of meat is just not sufficient. I probably would’ve been better off with Subway or Togos.

After getting the RIGHT sandwiches, I still think that their sandwiches are lacking; it was decent at best. Sure, if I paid $7 – $8 for one, that’s fine. But $13 PRETAX? You gotta load it up with some more meat.

We will not be returning. I can make a better sandwich at home for a quarter of the price.

American A.

Then he said "what ever you do, make sure you stop at The American Italian Deli, because it's the best!" So as soon as I was finished adjusting the Slide Feelers on the Hobbled Wigglerdoo, I was set and ready to go!
Man-O-Man a great sandwich! I never knew lunch could be so great! ☆☆☆☆☆

Alan H.

Wonderful deli! Staff is very friendly and efficient. They are knowledgeable about the menu. My sandwich had a ton of meat and fresh ingredients. The place was clean inside and out. Seating inside and outside.

Godfather sandwich is a classic and is recommended.

Wil M.

Delicious take on Italian sandwiches. Staff were very friendly giving drink and sandwich suggestions. Got The Godfather pt 2 it was very good. Will definitely be returning.

Shawn S.

Had the Godfather 2, and it was great. Spicy enough to sweat but doesn't burn your mouth lol - Great Sandwich! My wife had the Ironman and wouldn't share!!

Chalipo K.

More of a scrumptious sandwich spot than deli per se. The sandwiches are a delicious blend of quality meats, fresh produce and the best sandwich bread around. Godfather (an italian combo) is the signature sandwich but they’re all good. There’s typically a sandwich of the day, soup of the day and selection of salads. Drink (including beer) and chip selection is plentiful. Occasionally there’s raviolis, meatballs and the like. I don’t typically see an assortment of meat to order by the slice, pound etc. Their forte is delicious sando’s and accompaniments. Outdoor and indoor seating. Muni lot parking very close. I recommend the chicken parmigiana (WED only), godfather’s, and roastbeef.