Downtown Deli. (New Businesses).

Owner: Mike Zello, Scott Sajovitz and Steve Allen 

Address: 323 Center St., Suite 150,

Little Rock 72201

Phone: [phone]

Startup: Dec. 17

Hours: 7 a.m.-3 p.m. Monday-Friday

It's a cold, rainy day, and a warm sandwich or hot bowl of soup sounds good. But that would require leaving the office. Or does it?

The Downtown Deli will deliver warm food "super fast" to offices in and around Little Rock, morning and afternoon. It also offers breakfast specials such as sandwiches and English muffins.

For lunch, the Deli has homemade soups and hash-brown casserole, a salad bar, mammoth potatoes loaded with the customer's choice of toppings and much more, said Scott Sajovitz, co-owner of the 2,000-SF store. Also on the menu are sandwich wraps made with tortillas and desserts such as cookies, brownies, several types of cheesecake and pie.

Downtown Deli will cater breakfast or lunch office meetings also.

The New York-style deli will open for business on Monday, and within six months it will have online ordering capabilities, Sajovitz said.

For those who wish to brave the elements, the Deli will seat 50, and service will be quick, Sajovitz said, so the wait will be minimal.

"We want to be the fastest, friendliest, freshest and cleanest deli in town," he said.

Sajovitz and partners Mike Zello and Steve Allen have 40 years combined experience in the catering and. restaurant business. They also employ 15 workers, four of whom are delivery drivers.