ERIKS DELICAFE

Fresh sandwiches, soups, salads and catering with 24 locations serving Northern and Central California Franchise opportunities available. There has been a lot of growth and change over the past years. Our keys to success still prevail: A warm atmosphere, fast & friendly service, and quality food. All of our slow-simmered soups, fresh salads, and bakery goods are made from scratch using Erik's family recipes and only the freshest ingredients. Our sandwiches are made with the same high quality meats, cheeses and produce.

In 1973, for an initial cash outlay of $429.00, Erik Johnson transformed a 600 sq. ft. delicatessen/bakery into Erik’s DeliCafé. Over thirty-six years later, Erik’s DeliCafé has 27 locations throughout Northern California and Central California. The commitment to these values has directly resulted in producing award-winning soups and sandwiches. In 1999, the Metro Santa Cruz presented Erik's DeliCafé with their "Gold Award" for Best Soup and "Silver Award" for Best DeliCafé and Best Sandwich. Other honors bestowed on Erik's DeliCafé have included the Entertainment's Member' choice Award for Favorite Deli in 1997, Metro Santa Clara's Readers' Choice Award for Best Deli in 1991, the Good Times' Best Deli Sandwich award in 1989, 1990 and 1991, as well as numerous others. Likewise, Erik's DeliCafé was named Restaurant of the Year by the California Restaurant Association, Santa Cruz Area Chapter in 1989 and Business of the Year by the Aptos Chamber of Commerce in 1990. Johnson has even been presented with a Congressional Award, signed by Leon E. Panetta for his "outstanding contribution to the community, the state and the nation". Erik's DeliCafé is committed to community involvement, sponsoring various events over the years which have including the World Flying disc Championships with the Pot Belly sandwich event (which in 1984 reached the record breaking length of 300 feet!), the Natural High Coloring Contest, the Name Your Sandwich Contest, and the Adopt-a-School Program. The company also sponsors the Santa Cruz High School Dad's Club Basketball Tournament, major events at the Kuumbwa Jazz Center, various children's sports leagues, as well as other local charities, arts and business organizations.