Nica's Market - New Haven

We ate here every day of our visit to New Haven, CT. The Caprese focaccia sandwich was a huge hit for us southerners. We miss this deli so much! There was a lot to choose from and they are even open for breakfast in the mornings serving bacon, egg, cheese croissant sandwiches. Worth every penny we spent there.

Nica's Market is small neighborhood, convenient, market known for their deli. They have a great selection of prepared foods, panini's, wraps, hot and cold sandwiches, pizzas by the slice, homemade soups, salads, stuffed breads and more. My wife ordered a slice mashed potato and bacon pizza, and a side cucumber and tomato salad.I ordered a lemon chicken hot sub. The sub was large and packed with chicken. The only problem was it wasn't hot, not even warm. There is a nice area to sit outside to eat. Problem here was the entire time we were swatting away bees. Two tables next to us, picked up their food and left. Food was good, but not the most enjoyable lunch.

Great neighborhood spot to grab a quick sandwich or for the locals to do their grocery shopping. The establishment is clean, well organized, and fully staffed. The menu in the back of the store has a great assortment of both hot and cold sandwiches, catering, and salads. Everything looked super fresh and homemade. We tried the chicken cutlet, with fresh mozzarella, and roasted red peppers, on exquisite focaccia bread. It was delicious and a good value. The staff was friendly and welcoming. There is plenty of outdoor seating and parking on the street.

This place is very consistent. I like their chicken salad sandwich with lettuce onion and American cheese with black pepper. They have excellent prepared food.

The food here is very good. However, they need to organize a little better with what they cook daily. When you don't live in the area you drive in only to be disappointed that they don't have anything you like. Can they just post the food options on Facebood or their website daily? This would be very helpful to those that don't live in the area. You try calling and the phone is busy at lunchtime. You call at 11:00 11:30 a.m. and they have no clue what they are serving for the day. Please get a better system going so those that don't live in the area know exactly what is on the menu (hot food items) for the day. Want to give you my business!!! Thank you so much. So I head to Nica's and it was an awful experience. I asked for middle piece of lasagna and the manager Rosario she was rude. The end pieces of the pan were hard and dry. She stated put some sauce on it. What I spent 14 bucks for a large dish last time. Why would I do that again. She gave me a small middle piece. Guess what this will be my LAST time coming to this deli. They certainly don't value the customer nor good customer service. Deli's are a dime a dozen between New Haven and Cheshire. Never again.