Civera's Deli

I am a sucker for sandwiches. I am always looking for a go to spot. I have driven past many times but never stopped in to give them a shot. Friends have had party trays they make and they are always delicious. So it has been on the radar. Saturday was the day I needed something good and fresh and fast. I was thinking a hot sandwich and enough to hold me over until later.

Went with the Hot Roast Beef with a side of Au Jus. It was just what I needed. i housed that sandwich, dipping each bite in the juice. Can not wait to order from them again. Give them a try!

I love Civera's. Every single thing I order is amazing. My go to is a corned beef special and it honestly is so perfect it has ruined other corned beef specials for me...onion rings are a great size and the batter is a 10/10. You also won't find a larger hoagie. They pack so much meat and cheese - it's like 2 meals.

I just moved to the area and this is walking distance from me and allí can say is Praise God!!!

I'm originally from the east coast but just moved back from LA, and they don't do deli's like the east. This establishment is a premier deli. From sandwiches made to order to food you can take home and heat to catering and everything in between! They even have wine, beer, and others too!

I fell in love with their soups, specifically the Italian wedding. Let me tell ya I've never had such amazing Italian soup in my life! I'm serious!!! They have other options and more importantly the service is stellar.

They really make you feel welcomed! Thank you and do yourself a favor and go bless them, they'll bless ya back!!!!

Ordered here a few weeks back for the first time. I'm not sure why I waited.

Terrific appetizers, especially the fries.

Loved the pork sandwiches. I also tried the eggplant parm, also very good.

They have a large cold prepared food section in addition to their deli and to go menu, plus beer next door.

Will definitely be back.

I love this Deli and have a deep fondness for this Cheesesteak. The place was big, clean and had everything including beer. The meat was chopped and very good but it was a thicker slice. It took a little getting use to. Plenty of extras (mushrooms, fried onions, LT) and I could tell everything was fresh and quality. $8.73 for the CS, you know I loved that!! I was full and didn't feel like paying $3.50 for the dirt pudding even though it looked awesome. I would have liked a thinner cut of meat and more of it

I'll keep it short and simple:

Ordered: Hot Roast Beef with Swiss Cheese

Food: Excellent and you can tell everything was fresh!

Service: Fast & Efficient, once ordered.

Suggestion: The ordering process for eating-in could be better. When eating in, I just want to sit down, order, eat and pay. I don't want to stand in line at the counter competing with take outs, phone orders and folks getting beer to order.

Pretty lame as far as sandwiches go. Got a Reuben type Sammy. Served on a soft roll... not my thing.

My girlfriend asked for a crunchy roll. Got the same soft roll as me.

Ended up feeling sick a little while after eating it. Not the worst sandwich I've ever had, but makes Subway seem like God-Tier Sammies by comparison.

I've eaten at Civera's plenty of times and some of these other reviews are insanely nitpicky. Civera's is without a doubt one of the best chicken cutlet sandwiches in the Philly area. I'll come back any day of the week for the Civera's Cutlet or the South Philly Cutlet. Other sandwiches are killer as well and the fries are top notch. Food aside, service always quick and everyone at the store is always friendly (even when they are insanely busy).

8:13 pm: Just ordered a turkey and cheese hoagie from Civera's in Drexel Hill. Person who answered seemed annoyed that I called-not friendly at all. Going to pick it up now. Stay tuned, kids..

8:30 pm: Arrived at Civeras, only to have what sounded like the same young girl, tell me they had no orders for a small turkey hoagie. Went to my car, got my phone, googled the number I called, and it came up Civeras. Came back in, read off number and asked "is there another Civeras in Drexel Hill?" She said no. I said, "weird. Well can I order one now? Which I did. She also asked me a bunch of questions thus time around like "what kind of turkey, cheese, lto," etc. Which the person on the phone did not. I told her that as well. She seemed unamused. Ban older Delco gentleman sitting in there said "sounds like you're in the twilight zone", to which I agreed.

8:33 pm: a nice young lad came out from behind the counter and cheerfully said "Caroline?" To which I assumed he meant me, since my above mentioned fellow patron did not seem like a Caroline. But yes, that timing is right. Dude had my sandwich ready in 3 minutes. Leaving now. Keep ya posted.

8:49 pm: I'm about to dive in. I tried to add a picture to this post, but it won't let me, so I'm posting in comments. It's a small 6 inch house turkey and American cheese hoagie that looks and smells pretty good. I added the pepperoni next to it for scale, because that's what I had handy.

9:12 pm: The hoagie has come and gone. I would call it delightful. Not super great, but better than good. Somewhere around very good and delightful. Yes. That sounds right. All of the ingredients (turkey, american, lettuce, tomato, onion) were super fresh and tasty. The bread was not overly chewy or hard by any means, it was a great consistency. The turkey was outstanding. I got it with oil, and it probably could have used a touch more, was a little dry-ish for my taste (some bites more than others), but that is more of a personal choice. I don't have any complaints and would/will go back again.

Today was my very first time trying Civera's. I got the patty melt and French fries with the cheese sauce. I'll admit that I was a little disappointed on how the cashier was towards me. I got the feeling that she could've cared less if I was there or not. I kind of felt like I was inconveniencing her by being there.

The sandwich that I got was pretty good. I kind of wished that the bread was a little more toasty and that there was a little more cheese on it. Both are personal preferences. The French fries were good and it was a very generous portion.

Overall the price wasn't bad. I'll go back again and try something else. I can look past an indifferent attitude for a tasty sandwich.