Louies Market - Stockton, California

Chewy V.

First time here I was greeted with a big smile from the big guy on the counter. Everybody was friendly and happy. I felt like home the first 5 minutes here. I tried the steak sandwich. I heard it was popular and it was delicious. A little on the pricey side but well worth it. Can't wait to come back and try other things.

American A.

Right there on Main street is about the best deli in town, that's right Pilgrim...Louie's Market. Let me tell you why, whenever you have a butcher run the delicatessen you can rest assured that you'll get the freshest of ingredients...it's a fact!
5 stars all day long. ☆☆☆☆☆

Chanel D.

Always greeted with a smile , never disappoints, great customer service!! Reasonable prices!!

Richard Y.

It's been more than 10 years since I've been here. Still the best steak sandwich ever. Highly, highly recommend. My ribeye steak sandwich was tender and juicy. Everything is so fresh. Best hole in the wall meat market.

Matt V.

The food here is amazing! One of the juiciest and most delicious ribeye sandwiches I've had in my life came from this place. Their chicken is amazing. Everything is very reasonably priced and the quality is amazing! This is a must visit deli if you're in Stockton

J C.

Louie's is a quiet, almost unassuming hole in the wall that keeps it simple, and for that reason, does it right. The menu is straightforward, the sandwiches and sides simple; this does not mean they are bad or in way lacking.

You can be in and out of here in under 20 minutes, even without ordering ahead. I wandered in, uncertain of what was really on the menu, even though I had glanced ahead. It was right after 11am- blue collar lunch hour. I really didn't know what I was doing, but for reference, you order sandwhiches at the meat counter. You won't get lost (its only a one room outfit). The interior reminds me of a mountain store, deep in the mountains, where only a small variety of the bare essentials adorn the shelves. Anywhere else it would be out of place, but if you're familiar with this part of town, you'll know tents are a common feature of the post-apocalyptic landscape.

The entire left hand side extends like a bar, but instead of a wall of booze, you're greeted by a counter of freshly cut meats. The back wall is chilled drinks, and the right side is chips and other accoutrements of a deli based lunch lifestyle.

There are tables and chairs in the middle of the room, and against the window, the cashier. The whole operation is very tight and dressed down; the interior is that of a place where a man beat down by life could should be sitting in a with an old beat up guitar, like a bard, telling the warnings and tales of woe that life has given him. It's the type of space the blues would be at home in because it would feel like home. What I'm trying to say is the place has a classic, authentic down-home feeling to it.

Anyway, the food. Let's get back to the food. The vegetables are fresh to the point that crunch beautifully and are bursting with flavor, but not to the point of being obnoxious. Fresh and light. Its just whag you want from lunch: light and tasty but not enough to put you into a coma. Again, blue collar lunch, remember?

But its that done so well that you might be suspicious. It was enough to intrigue me to explore the menu further.

They do have good, old fashioned diner-esque coffee, though, that is actually surprisingly good and robust, even sans milk or cream.i was surprised they had coffee, or any left, especially at the later hour of the morning, but there it was, right by the door, hiding in plain sight. I generally take my coffee with with milk or half and half, but this coffee was pleasant and mild, yet robust, even without either. It was fresh, just like the sandwich. This I found to be quite surprising, but really should have known that good coffee hides in good places.

In any case, this place delivered what I'd imagined, but not how I thought. The sign outside is classic and deeply photogenic. If you ever find yourself in this part of town, you may as well wander in because you won't be disappointed. Unless you're a vegetarian, but that's on you, not Louie's. And those are my words, not theirs.

Tiffany P.

Last time I was here, I had the steak sandwich. It was cooked perfectly. I was pleasantly surprised to see that they're serving pozolé for a limited time! The owner is a very kind person.

Michelle W.

A Stockton mainstay, Louie's has been family owned and operated since 1945. It's both a meat market and a deli. Large selection of butchered meats to choose from as well as deli meats and cheeses.

If you stop in for lunch, I highly recommend the ribeye steak sandwich. It's a full 8 oz steak cooked to order. It was juicy, tender, and full if flavor. For $9.99, it comes with ALL the fixins. Another $1.49 and you can order fries.