Helfeld's Delicatessen & Catering

Pretty decent deli sandwich. Good value to cost ratio.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 5

Visiting from California - how nice to stumble upon a Jewish deli! I got my son a pastrami and corn beef sandwich on rye. Haven’t seen him enjoy food this much in a long time!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Corned Beef Sandwich

So, I’ve lived in this neighborhood for some time but have never made it out to this deli but I was in the mood for soup and a bagel, so I stopped in. BOY, WHAT A MISTAKE!!!!! I came in at 12:25 on Tuesday, Oct. 8th, to no one behind the counter. A woman rushed in and asked me for my order while she was headed to the kitchen? I was confused as she did not address me directly or look at me so I patiently waited even longer. She then asked me for my order again, I asked for a matzo ball soup. She yelled at me again, “WHAT?!” and I repeated my order. She then continued to yell at me “SMALL OR LARGE.” It took me a second to think as I was deciding if I wanted to get a small or large because I also wanted a bagel. She yelled, again, “SMALL OR LARGE.” In this moment I realized she was not my mother and I was attempting to patron her work place and that she was going to continue yelling at me, I decided to leave. SHE CONTINUED TO YELL “SMALL OR LARGE” A ME WHILE I LEFT!!! I will never, ever, ever come back. I just wanted some soup and a bagel, dude.

Service: 1

My wife and I visited for the first time this past weekend. The sandwiches and banana/honey bread we ordered were amazing. Highly recommend!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Sandwich

Crazy prices, No lunch meat is worth $26 a pound.

I wanted to really like this place, however, my entire experience there was very sub-par. I was the only one in there with two people taking their sweet time. It took 20 minutes to get my lox and bagels sandwich as they were filling other orders while they were making my sandwich which should have taken far less time. The portions on the sandwich for how much I paid were also laughable. Barely any cream cheese or lox on there with more dill on it than anything.

Your best bet for going to a proper Jewish Deli in the city is still going to be Manny's with Steingold's off Southport coming in at a close second.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Breakfast Lox is fire

Helfeld’s is arguably one of the best Jewish Deli’s in Chicago. They have simple menu with a lot of deli classics that they are experts at making.

My go to here is the Pastrami & Corned Beef combo. It comes absolutely loaded on rye with some mustard. Again, simple, but perfectly executed. The owners are also great, super friendly and always willing to give you a recommendation if you can’t decide what type of sandwich you want.

Definitely worth a stop in if you’re looking for a great sandwich in Chicago!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pastrami Sandwich, Corned Beef Sandwich

Wasn’t great. Lox and bagels is our favorite Sunday breakfast and this place was very mediocre. Wouldn’t go back since there are much better places to get lox and bagels in the area.

Food: 3

Service: 3

Traditional cold cut pastrami sandwich & Ruben ,,, one of those good thick sandwiches ,,, must try in Chicago ,,, very decent restaurant

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Really enjoyed the sausage egg and cheese!

The sandwiches here are phenomenal, especially the Reuben sandwich. That's my go to and is the reason I come back often.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Rueben Sandwich

They offer many cold salads, sandwiches, bagels, and shmear. I visited from a town without any existing Jewish delicatessens, so I was happy for the basic ambiance and inviting flavors. I really liked the whitefish salad, and it went perfectly on my everything bagel.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Whitefish Salad

One of the best damn reubens I've ever had and I've had a lot. Meat was peppery and moist, sandwich dripped all over my car and the swiss was melted into the plastic. Top tier sandwich I can't rave enough, made my week you guys rock

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Solid little lunch spot. Food was good, portions were fine, and it tasted as expected. We also got bagels which were good but slightly denser than we are used to. The bialys were also good but also on the denser side. Not a negative but just a little different than what you would expect. All in all, will come back regularly.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Corned Beef Sandwich