Women-owned and built around counter-service speed, The Deli Llama at 3702 Fifth Ave in Hillcrest assembles gourmet sandwiches, soups, and composed salads to order. The women-owned counter assembles gourmet sandwiches on house-baked bread with composed salads and daily soups, a scratch lunch program on the same Fifth Ave block as Gelato Vero Caffe's 1984-era Italian gelato. Each sandwich is layered with fresh produce, house-prepared proteins, and specialty condiments rather than pre-built and wrapped. Customers who pair their deli run with an espresso find roast variety at Espresso Mio within the 92103 ZIP code. The kitchen also handles box-lunch assembly for corporate meetings and group orders requiring individualized dietary builds.