Safeway (4495 First Street) - Livermore, CA

Safeway
4495 First St.
Livermore, CA 94551
(925) 455-2520
safeway.com



One thing I learned about Safeway's wine pricing today was that this bottle of wine on the right (with the wolf head) sells for $10.00 at the winery (Kenwood Vineyard) because I bought a couple of bottles just last weekend. So think about that next time you think about buying wine at Safeway! :)



Another "interesting" thing I learned is that I was told by a Caucasian female employee/supervisor of the Safeway Deli (in a very rude manner) that taking photographs of the deli is illegal! Huh??? Apparently, I must have missed the sign out front next to "No Pets Allowed" that said "No Cameras Allowed" - NOT!

Anyway, this rude female employee actually went and got the Hispanic male manager to come out of his office in the front of the store and tell me that I was not allowed to take photographs in the store. Well, if he was going to try to take away my camera, I had already thought of holding it up high above my head...he'd never be able to reach it then!

So...here are my "illegally obtained" photos of the Safeway Deli in this top-security grocery store that I managed to escape from without personal injury or confiscation of personal property:



Anyway, after sharing a sandwich from Tommie's Deli earlier today, we compared the Safeway sandwich we shared (chicken, provolone, olive tapenade, artichoke hearts and roasted red peppers). Tommie's wasn't really hard to beat at all and Safeway did have the better sandwich of the two...but they still get one star for the overpriced wine and camera fiasco...plus all the tables in Safeway's "cafe seating" area were filthy, so we didn't even eat there. So much for this Livermore Safeway being Safeway's "flagship" store...

Tommie's Deli & Sandwiches - Livermore, CA

Tommie's Deli & Sandwiches
2152 Second St.
Livermore, CA 94550
(925) 456-3354
tommiesdeli.com



Tommie's Deli & Sandwiches is located in an old brick building on Second Street behind the Livermore Chamber of Commerce. They have a nicely designed website, a very cool exterior facade and a welcoming interior. However, Tommie's popular "Choke & Chicken Sandwich" was one of the worst chicken sandwiches I've ever had! I would have called it "Choke On The Chicken Sandwich" instead. Seriously.



It's really too bad because Tommie's Deli in Livermore has great-tasting meat; we even sampled a little of their deli-sliced chicken and it was delicious. However, their sourdough bread was simply awful...it was super dry and crumbly and very thickly sliced, so the sandwich really didn't stand a chance with it. I basically had a mouthful of dry bread and a little taste of chicken, a couple of sundried tomatoes, but almost no artichoke flavor at all. I ditched the bread and just ate the meat, but that was the last $7.00 I would spend on a Tommie's Deli sandwich.

Glen Ellen Village Market - Glen Ellen, CA

Glen Ellen Village Market
13751 Arnold Dr.
Glen Ellen, CA 95442
(707) 996-6728
sonoma-glenellenmkt.com

The Glen Ellen Village Market is a perfect place to stop for a quick lunch during a day of wine tasting in Glen Ellen. They have a deli that serves an abundant variety of gourmet sandwiches and paninis, plus they even have a self-serve olive bar! Behind the restaurant, they have an outdoor seating area with lots of shade. It was the perfect weather to enjoy our sandwiches outside. His "Godfather" on a Dutch Crunch Roll and my "Turkey Cranberry" on wheat were very, very yummy-licious...I can't wait to go there again!