Paulie's Deli - Bozeman

I would have given this place a full five stars, but I had a negative experience with one of the staff members at the front. I overheard her telling the person in front of me something that seemed inappropriate. After I tipped $15, it felt like she was undermining her own employees. I really hope her coworkers see this, as I don't appreciate people who act like they're working harder than the cooks when they're not doing much at all.

The food was fantastic, especially the Montana Poutine, which was delicious. I accidentally left my wallet behind and didn't realize it until hours later. Fortunately, the staff called me to let me know and held onto it until the next day.

I ordered the Tangent, a hoagie that comes with onion rings. I didn’t read the menu closely enough to realize that my sandwich would be served with a heaping pile of onion rings on the side, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I tried to convince myself that the smaller portion was enough for a full meal, but I eventually gave in and ordered a side of onion rings. I'm so glad I did! Those onion rings were even better than the ones that came with the hoagie. The view of the Bridger Mountains was also stunning from where we sat. As you can see in my photo, there are outdoor picnic tables available, but we chose to sit inside, and the picture was taken through the window.

This place seemed really cool, like a typical college style deli. It was quite empty when we went during school hours, and we had time to waste, but the food took a while. All right. The staff were very nice and friendly. I ordered a Buffalo chicken package and there was so much salad, not enough chicken, the ratio was really out (that is the reason for 4 stars in contrast to 5). Good lunch, but many seemingly great options, I probably just got unhappy this day.

Ordered chicken tenders and they were burnt. Asked to get new ones. I got them and they were burnt. Completely unacceptable. I have a feeling they are reheating the tenders so they seem hot and fresh, but actually just burns them and makes them inedible.