Once Upon A Deli
2774 Dundee Rd, Northbrook
(847) 564-1411
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Corned Beef Sandwich
Bagels, Etc (Once Upon's Bakery)
Bagels (1/2 dz)
Your choice of six bagels. Please add in the special instructions your desired amount of each bagel flavor.
Bagel Or Bialy With Cream Cheese
Your choice of a bagel or bialy with cream cheese. Please let us know which bagel or bialy flavor you prefer in the special instructions.
Bagels (1 dz)
Your choice of thirteen bagels. Add in special instructions your desired amount of each flavor.
Assorted Bagels (1/2 dz)
Our choice of an assortment of six freshly baked once upon bagels.
Assorted Bagels (1 dz)
Our choice of an assortment of a dozen freshly baked once upon bagels.
Individual Bagel
Choose your flavor. Bagel does not come with cream cheese or butter. Those options are under the breakfast menus.
Plain Mini Bagels (1 dz)
Dozen plain mini bagels.
Bialys (1/2 dz)
Your choice of six bialys. Please add in the special instructions your desired amount of each flavor.
Plain Mini Bagels (1/2 dz)
Half a dozen plain mini bagels.
Individual Bialy
Choose your flavor. Bialy does not come with cream cheese or butter. Those options are under the breakfast menus.
Udi's Gluten Free Bagels
Each. Gluten-free plain bagels.
Onion Rolls (1 dz)
Dozen onion rolls.
Challah Rolls (1 dz)
Dozen challah rolls.
Bialys (1 dz)
Your choice of thirteen bialys. Please add in the special instructions your desired amount of each flavor.
Challah Rolls (1/2 dz)
Six challah rolls.
Kaiser Rolls (1/2 dz)
Six Kaiser rolls.
Kaiser Rolls (1 dz)
Dozen Kaiser rolls.
Onion Rolls (1/2 dz)
Six onion rolls.
Half Rye Bread Sliced
Half rye bread sliced.
Whole Rye Bread Sliced
Whole rye bread sliced.
Leonard's Bakery Goods (the Best Around)
Chocolate Donuts
Each.
Chocolate Coffee Cake
No description is needed. the best.
Smiley Cookies (2-Pack)
2 pack.
Assorted Sprinkle Butter Cookies (1/2 lb)
Assorted each.
Assorted Rugelach (1/2 lb)
Half-pound assorted rugelach.
Almond Coffee Cake
No description is needed. the best.
Raspberry Rugelach (1/2 lb)
Half-pound raspberry rugelach.
Chocolate Covered Mandel Bread (1 lb)
One pound of chocolate-covered mandel bread.
Chocolate Chip Mandel Bread (1 lb)
One pound chocolate chip mandel bread.
Chocolate Rugelach (1/2 lb)
Half-pound chocolate rugelach.
Apricot Rugelach (1/2 lb)
Half pound apricot rugelach.
Cream Cheeses
Vegetable Cream Cheese
Vegetable cream cheese.
Strawberry Cream Cheese
Strawberry cream cheese.
Plain Cream Cheese
Plain cream cheese.
Chive Cream Cheese
Chive cream cheese.
Cucumber Chive Cream Cheese
Cucumber chive cream cheese.
Lox Cream Cheese
Lox cream cheese.
Jalapeno Cream Cheese
Jalapeno cream cheese.
Fresh Fish
Lox Plate
Nova or Regular (Salty) Lox
NY Style Sable
Large piece plain sable.
BBQ Salmon
Bbq salmon.
Creamed Herring
Herring in cream sauce.
NY Peppered Sable
Large piece peppered sable.
Whitefish Chunks
Large whitefish chunk.
Wine Herring
Herring in wine sauce.
Meats
Corned Beef
Choose an extra lean or regular cut.
Salami Stix
Each.
Hot Dogs & Jumbo Hot Dogs
Regular or jumbo all beef hot dogs.
Turkey Breast
Roasted deli turkey breast.
Bologna
All beef bologna.
Beef Pastrami
Regular-cut beef pastrami.
Roast Brisket
Once upon style freshly roasted brisket.
Baked Ham
Delicious baked ham.
Chopped Liver
Once upon homemade chopped chicken liver.
Roast Beef
Once upon style fresh roast beef.
Turkey Pastrami
Delicious turkey pastrami.
Hard Salami
Nothing better than some hard salami.
Soft Salami
Soft all beef salami.
Fresh Salads
Original Tuna Salad
Our famous original recipe tuna salad.
Garden Salad with Chicken
Egg Salad
Fresh egg salad.
Egg White Salad
One of our staples. the best around.
California Tuna Salad
Made with green and red peppers, chives, and egg-whites.
Cucumber Salad
Delicious cucumber salad.
President's Poultry Salad
Made with cranberries and almonds.
Whitefish Salad
Delicious fresh whitefish salad.
Creamy Coleslaw
Creamy coleslaw.
Lucky's Tuna Salad
Made with cranberries.
Three Bean Salad
Delicious three-bean salad.
Potato Salad
Potato salad.
Poultry Salad
Our famous original recipe poultry salad.
Gramma's Tuna Salad
Made with sweet relish.
Salmon Salad
Delicious homemade salmon salad.
Grandpa's Salmon Salad
Made with sweet relish.
Kidney Bean Salad
Kidney bean salad.
Sliced Cheeses
Muenster Cheese
Sliced muenster cheese.
Mozzarella Cheese
Sliced mozzarella cheese.
Pepper Jack Cheese
Sliced pepper jack cheese.
American Cheese
Sliced American cheese.
Swiss Cheese
Sliced Swiss cheese.
Cheddar Cheese
Sliced cheddar cheese.
Provolone Cheese
Sliced provolone cheese.
Home Made Soups & Chili (Once Upon Homemade Soups)
Bowl of Chicken Matzo Ball Soup
Bowl of chicken matzo ball soup. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Bowl of Chicken Noodle Soup
Bowl of chicken soup with noodles. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Chicken Noodle Soup (qt)
Quart of chicken noodle soup. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Chicken Mish Mosh Soup (qt)
Quart of chicken vegetable soup with noodles, rice, kreplach, and matzo ball. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Chicken Rice Soup (qt)
Quart of chicken rice soup. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Bowl of Chicken Rice Soup
Bowl of chicken rice soup. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Chicken Vegetable Soup (qt)
Quart of broth only or with chicken and vegetables. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Chicken Matzo Ball Soup (qt)
Quart of chicken matzo ball soup. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Chicken Kreplach Soup (qt)
Quart of chicken kreplach soup. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Additional Matzo Ball
Per matzo ball.
Bowl of Chicken Vegetable Soup
Bowl of broth only or with chicken and veggies. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Additional Kreplach
Per kreplach.
Bowl of Chicken Kreplach Soup
Bowl of chicken kreplach soup. Please let us know your choice of roll or crackers in the special instructions.
Additional Side of Rice
Side of rice.
Additional Side of Noodles
Side of noodles.
Extras From Our Deli (the Stuff You Just Need)
Whole Large Pickle
Each whole or sliced.
Piece Apple Cinnamon Kugel
Each.
Fresh Onions
Fresh onion whole or sliced.
Fresh Tomatoes
Fresh tomatoes whole or sliced.
Fresh Cucumbers
Fresh cucumber whole or sliced.
Homemade Cheese Blintzes
Three delicious homemade cheese blintzes with strawberry sauce.
Pan Plain Kugel
Pan plain kugel sliced into 16 pieces.
Piece Plain Kugel
Each.
Pan Raisin Kugel
Pan raisin kugel sliced into 16 pieces.
Piece Raisin Kugel
Each.
Pan Apple Cinnamon Kugel
Whole pan apple cinnamon kugel sliced into 16 pieces.
Black Olives
Half-pound container or pound container of black olives.
OUAB Bagel Dog
An all-beef hot dog wrapped in a delicious once-upon bagel.
Once Upon Bagel Breakfast
All American Breakfast Sandwich
Toasted bagel with eggs any style, your choice of meat, and your choice of cheese. Please let us know your bagel flavor in the special instructions. the best bagels with cream cheese and lox.
Bagel or Bialy with Choice of Cream Cheese
Bagel or bialy with your choice of cream cheese! Please provide us with your bagel or bialy choice in the special instructions. the best bagels with cream cheese and lox.
Pizza Bagel Cheese
Pizza Bagel Pepperoni
Bagel or Bialy with Nova Lox & Cream Cheese
Bagel or bialy with nova lox and your choice of cream cheese. Topped with slices of tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers! Please provide us with your bagel or bialy choice in the special instructions. the best bagels with cream cheese and lox.
Bagel or Bialy with Butter
Please provide us with your bagel or bialy choice in the special instructions. the best bagels with cream cheese and lox.
New York Style Specialty Sandwiches
Reuben New York Style Sandwich
Your choice of corned beef or pastrami. Grilled with sauerkraut and covered with melted Swiss cheese. Served on rye bread with a pickle and your choice of coleslaw or potato salad. Specialty sandwiches are all served with coleslaw or potato salad & pickle. New York style. That bigger sandwich. You know what we're talking about. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Hot Pastrami New York Style Sandwich
Served on rye bread with a pickle and your choice of coleslaw or potato salad. Specialty sandwiches are all served with coleslaw or potato salad & pickle. New York style. That bigger sandwich. You know what we're talking about. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Hot Corned Beef New York Style Sandwich
Served on rye bread with a pickle and your choice of coleslaw or potato salad. Specialty sandwiches are all served with coleslaw or potato salad & pickle. New York style. That bigger sandwich. You know what we're talking about. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Just Sandwiches
Lox Sandwich
Turkey Club Sandwich
Turkey, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayo on your choice of white, wheat, or rye toast with a pickle on the side. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Corned Beef Sandwich
Delicious hot corned beef on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with a pickle slice. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Turkey Sandwich
Pastrami Sandwich
Turkey Breast Sandwich
Delicious turkey on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Roast Beef Sandwich
Delicious homemade roast beef on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Baked Ham Sandwich
Delicious baked ham on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Roast Brisket Sandwich
Delicious homemade juicy hot brisket w/ au jus on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with a pickle slice. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Turkey Pastrami Sandwich
Delicious turkey pastrami on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Beef Pastrami Sandwich
Delicious pastrami on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with a pickle slice. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Hard Salami Sandwich
Hard salami on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with a pickle slice. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Soft Salami Sandwich
Soft salami on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with a pickle slice. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Chopped Liver Sandwich
Jaime's freshly made the best chopped liver on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with a pickle slice. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Bologna Sandwich
Beef bologna on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with a pickle slice. Corned beef, turkey, pastrami, roast beef, and more.
Salad Sandwiches
Original Tuna Salad Sandwich
Homemade tuna salad on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice.
Egg Salad Sandwich
Homemade egg salad on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice.
Grandma's Tuna Salad Sandwich
Homemade grandma's tuna salad on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice.
Whitefish Salad Sandwich
Homemade whitefish salad on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice.
Egg White Egg Salad Sandwich
Homemade egg-white egg salad on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice.
Lucky's Tuna Salad Sandwich
Homemade Lucky's tuna salad on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice.
Poultry Salad Sandwich
Homemade poultry salad on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice.
President's Poultry Salad Sandwich
Homemade president's poultry salad on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice.
California Tuna Salad Sandwich
Homemade California tuna salad on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice.
Salmon Salad Sandwich
Homemade salmon salad on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice.
Grandpa's Salmon Salad Sandwich
Homemade grandpa's salmon salad on your choice of bread, bagel, or roll. Please let us know your choice of bread, bagel, or roll in the special instructions. Comes with lettuce and tomato and a pickle slice.
Salad Selections (Fresh Salads)
Garden Salad
Lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes, onions, green peppers, carrots, and hard-boiled eggs. Served with choice of dressing.
Tossed Caesar Salad
Lettuce, spinach, parmesan cheese, croutons, and caesar dressing.
Chef's Salad
A garden salad with turkey, swiss and American cheese. Served with choice of dressing.
Tuna Salad Plate
A garden salad with a scoop of your choice of tuna (original, gramma's, California, or lucky's). Served with choice of dressing.
Chinese Tossed Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, carrots, broccoli, water chestnuts, mandarin oranges, and Chinese noodles. Comes with toasted sesame dressing on the side.
Shana's Salad
Romaine, spinach, chicken, bacon, broccoli, red pepper, onions, celery, and avocado. Served with choice of dressing.
Chicken Supreme Salad
Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, celery, cucumbers, and green peppers. Served with choice of dressing.
Veggie Supreme Salad
Lettuce, tomatoes, celery, cucumbers, green peppers. Served with choice of dressing.
Tossed Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken
Grilled chicken, lettuce, spinach, parmesan cheese, croutons, and caesar dressing.
Chinese Tossed Salad with Grilled Chicken
Grilled chicken, lettuce, tomatoes, spinach, carrots, broccoli, water chestnuts, mandarin oranges, and Chinese noodles. Comes with toasted sesame dressing on the side.
Sides (Once Upon Delicious Homemade Sides)
Homemade Potato Pancake
Once upon recipe delicious potato pancakes.
Kidney Bean Salad
Potato Salad
Cajun Curly French Fries
Cajun curly fries.
Cucumber Salad
Original French Fries
Original french fries.
Sweet Potato Chips
Homemade Veggie Potato Pancake
Once upon recipe delicious veggie potato pancakes.
Creamy Coleslaw
Tortilla Rollups
Turkey Rollup
Grilled Chicken Tortilla Rollup
Original Style (lettuce, tomatoes, Muenster cheese and honey dijon dressing) or Caesar Style (lettuce, spinach, Parmesan cheese, croutons and Caesar dressing).
Tuna Salad Tortilla Rollup
Original Style (lettuce, tomatoes, Muenster cheese and honey dijon dressing) or Caesar Style (lettuce, spinach, Parmesan cheese, croutons and Caesar dressing).
Veggie Tortilla Rollup
Original Style (lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, green peppers, cucumbers, Muenster cheese and honey dijon dressing) or Caesar Style (lettuce, tomatoes, carrots, green peppers, cucumbers, Parmesan cheese, croutons and Caesar dressing).
Turkey Tortilla Rollup
Original Style (lettuce, tomatoes, Muenster cheese and honey dijon dressing) or Caesar Style (lettuce, spinach, Parmesan cheese, croutons and Caesar dressing).
Roast Beef Tortilla Rollup
Original Style (lettuce, tomatoes, Muenster cheese and honey dijon dressing) or Caesar Style (lettuce, spinach, Parmesan cheese, croutons and Caesar dressing).
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Recent Reviews
this place is phenomenal. I went into try a sandwich and I asked them to make me something of their choosing. I received a pastrami and corned beef cold sandwich on a hot onion bagel and it was absolutely exceptional. I will continue to come back for meats and bagels from this amazing establishment.
June 2024
Another "Once Upon" spots and first time at this one! Pictured here are their bagels for the day, and their Corned Beef Sandwich (on Rye Bread with mustard, and a pickle slice). Generous amount of Corned Beef as well as mustard. Not pictured here, but also grabbed a couple of whole tomatillos. Both pickles and tomatillos are seasoned perfectly. Steady flow of customers (regulars and first-timers) coming in and out. Friendly service here like other locations. A "Once...
April 2023
Another "Once Upon" spots and first time at this one! Pictured here are their bagels for the day, and their Corned Beef Sandwich (on Rye Bread with mustard, and a pickle slice). Generous amount of Corned Beef as well as mustard. Not pictured here, but also grabbed a couple of whole tomatillos. Both pickles and tomatillos are seasoned perfectly. Steady flow of customers (regulars and first-timers) coming in and out. Friendly service here like other locations. A "Once...
March 2023
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