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This Yellow Deli opened its doors January 1, 2023. We have a rich history of serving our hot-steamed sandwiches, beginning in 1973 in Chattanooga, TN. We look forward to welcoming you to the same sandwich, the same spirit, and what has always made the Yellow Deli a favorite place to eat again and again!

There’s old barn wood and timbers, yellow curtains, and custom-made steel work.  Our Deli here is full of lots of stories from local history told through beautiful artwork and murals, each little detail tells its own story.

Also the Common Sense Store is  just to the right of our Deli.  The store is also accessible through the Deli.

The To-Go Shop is located at 7 North Street just up the hill from Plymouth Rock.  We have a slightly smaller version of the Yellow Deli menu you may know and love from our other locations. In addition to our famous sandwiches and salads, we also have some breakfast, baked goods, drinks, desserts, and fresh baked bread daily. 

For take-out call (508) 747-3354

We're thankful to be here in General Rodriguez, near the capital of Buenos Aires.   .

Once again we are OPEN!!!

Please come and see us. We are taking every precaution to make sure your visit is safe and you are comfortable. We are so happy to be able to serve you in our restaurant here in the South West.

If you haven't been here yet, here's a video tour of the place.

Take a look at our menu here:

Years in the making... we have flung open the doors wide on The Yellow Deli in San Sebastian, Spain. We look forward to serving you again! Come on in for a meal today (or tonight!)

While you're waiting, step next door to:

The Community Foods Market 5081 NC Highway 90 E Hiddenite, NC 28636 828-471-6010

This is where we bake the fresh bread for the Yellow Deli and all the desserts. You can take home a loaf of bread or a cream cheese pie. We have other provisions for your kitchen like beans, and rice, and flour to make your own bread. We also have classes about baking on Sundays. Please drop by.

  Right in the middle of Pulaski you will find a gem. In a historic house formerly known as "The Heritage House" you will find a special place to get a good meal, or just have a cup of tea with a friend. In a fast paced world with people running to and fro, we hope to provide a place of peace and even a meaningful conversation if you are interested. 

    We serve delicious hot sandwiches, fresh salads, homemade soups, desserts, and more. We strive to find the best ingredients for our food while still keeping the price reasonable for all to afford. Seasonally some of our vegetables our from our farm just up the road from the deli.

     For any who are interested in more than just a sandwich, or who may just have questions about who the Yellow Deli people are, please ask us about the hope that we have. Look forward to seeing you come through our doors!

We opened our doors to the people of Oneonta, New York in February 2010 after three years of work on our two-story deli. We are (normally) open 24-hours a day, 5 days a week, from Sunday at noon till Friday at 3 p.m, but we currently have limited hours, closing from 3am until 11am.

In Oneonta we have the privilege of serving many locals, as well as students from Oneonta's two colleges: Hartwick College and SUNY Oneonta. We also are visited by travelers who wander into town from the nearby exit off Interstate 88. We are located on the corner of Routes 7 and 23 which is also one of two entrances into Oneonta’s old downtown.

Folks love to warm themselves by either of our fireplaces and watch our dumb waiter ride up and down bringing them their scrumptious sandwiches. They are discovering the irresistible sourdough artisan breads that our lovely bakers created that day. We also have open forum Rap Sessions every Tuesday night at 7 p.m. that we would love for you to come and join us. Walk around and enjoy murals on the brick or barn wood walls painting tales of birds of every feather flocking together in one tree, or reviving the mystery of what happened to the Movements of the ’60s and ’70s.

If you’re from New England, you may have been in one of our other places unaware. We’ve also run eating places called “The Common Ground Café”, “The Blue Blinds Bakery”, “The Oak Hill Kitchen” and “The Yellow Deli in Rutland, VT”.

If you’re ever down around this way and want to get out of the hustle bustle of the world; want a quiet place to study or think, or just want some peace of mind, you’ll have to stop in and set a spell.

Long ago in the old village of Vista an idea sprouted... Wouldn't it be nice to have a place in this unusually quiet and uncrowded part of Southern California for a pleasant place where we could meet friends and serve good food...

So, early in the year of 2003 this property was acquired on Broadway... an old one room dilapidated building stood next to the old Adobe offices. That little building was torn down and then began a very long process of learning for us. We got to know about building permits, architects, engineers, many fees, etc. Finally, after many trials and even more errors, we began building our Deli in 2008.

From the ground up, our nice Deli building began to take shape. And after many more difficulties and many more fees, building permits, architects, and engineers, we finally finished the task. It took seven years all together. On Feb. 14, 2010 we opened our doors.

So, the nice idea is now a living reality: The Yellow Deli.

Some may say that we're dreamers, but we're not the only ones...

Even longer ago, and even farther away, the idea actually sprouted up of a society where people could work together and live together in peace and harmony. The "utopian" ideal of a society of complete sharing has come and gone across the face of history over the years, but few realize that the roots of this type of living was demonstrated most vividly in the "First Church" (which was entirely made of up Jewish believers in the Messiah) as they practiced complete communal living... this fact is documented clearly in the Bible. Somehow it must have appeared to them to be the perfect way to live out all the demands of Love, going the "extra mile." So, why not live that way today?

That is a good question. It seemed to us like love demanded that kind of "together lifestyle." So, for the last 40 years, we have been working together as a co-operative, raising our families together. Not until the early 2000s did we actually start a community here in Vista. Some of us are originally from this area and were very happy to become part of such a community right here. We support ourselves by organic farming (Morning Star Ranch organic avocado ranch in Valley Center) and sell our produce at the various farmers markets in our area. The Deli is able to serve you fresh, organic, and local produce some of which comes from our own ranch. We also have a woodshop in Vista where we work together, making nice doors and windows and cabinets (such as the ones you see in the Deli).  And now we work together to run our little Deli built with great care by all of us together...

So, we have good organic food, nice craftsmanship, and a nice environment to eat a meal... that is The Yellow Deli!

Our way of life is different and we do not mind one bit answering your questions. As Henry David Thoreau once wrote: "If a man does not keep peace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away."

We are just extremely happy to be here in Vista and to have actually, finally opened our doors.

We hope your dining experience is pleasing and you can be sure, "We are with you..."