text: I have a feeling this place is starting to show its age It is a relatively fun and interesting place and the food is ok but this last visit revealed what I believe to be some disappointing issuesnnIve been to Ellas Deli countless times my first visit was in just after seeing Star Wars on the big screen Generally speaking I have been a fan but this last visit was troubling Here is how it wentnnWhen it comes to restaurants I am a stickler for a few things service cleanliness and taste Tonight we arrived at Ellas at around pm on a Sunday The place was relatively empty a few tables had folks sitting at them but for the most part it was slow There appeared to be a ton of staff I counted at least bus boys a cashier at least hostesseshosts several waitstaff and countless cooks nnSo it was surprising that we stood and waited for about minutes before being acknowledged and offered a seat It was not until a larger group came in behind us that anyone bothered to look up and notice that people were entering the restaurantnnWe were seated at a dirty table there was a hunk of lettuce sitting on the condiment tray and my side of the table was sticky and gross and a waitress brought us two tiny wornout plastic glasses of waternnI say worn out because one glass was riddled with teeth marks see the photo we did not drink out of it it was quite gross How much does a new plastic cup cost these daysnnWe ordered the grilled poundcake turtle sundae and a cup of coffee The coffee was delicious but alas there was lipstick on my cup I am a guy so I am fairly certain it was not mine UghnnAnd then came the sundae Served in a large dish that is designed to make the thing look bigger than it actually is the sundae was good but nothing spectacular Sigh Take a look at the photo we uploaded and before you say it looks like a big sundae look at the size of the spoons and then compare them to the sundae The dish is also flat so there is not much if any sundae below that big apronnnI do not think I will be going back any time soon The place was expensive and fairly dirty in appearance Our waitress was good but the hostesshostcashiers need to pay more attention to the door SummarynnFood starsnCleanliness starnService stars overall for our waitress alonenValue stars tiny portions and for a sundae coffee and tipnnFor the money I would rather go to Culvers or Michaels