Ben's Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers
59 Old Country Rd, Carle Place
(516) 742-3354
Customers' Favorites
Cole Slaw and Pickles
Corned Beef Sandwich
Side Potato Pancake
Pastrami Sandwiches
Roast Beef Sandwich
Extra Lean Pastrami
Turkey Sandwich
Matzo Ball Soup
Pastrami on Rye
Split Pea Soup
Homemade Soups
Ronnie's Old-fashioned Chicken Soup (With a Matzo Ball)
Ronnie's Old-fashioned Chicken Soup (With Noodles) (Quart)
Grandma's Soup
Our famous chicken soup filled with boneless chicken, soft carrots and noodles. With one matzo ball or kreplach for an additional charge.
Additional Matzo Balls
Mushroom Barley Soup
Ronnie's Old-fashioned Chicken Soup (With Noodles) (Portion)
Vegetarian Chili
With wedge of garlic bread.
Garden Vegetable Soup
Ronnie's Old-fashioned Chicken Soup (With Rice) (Quart)
Additional Kreplachs
Ronnie's Old-fashioned Chicken Soup (With Rice) (Portion)
Ronnie's Old-fashioned Chicken Soup (With a Kreplach)
Garden Fresh Salads
Grilled Chicken and Avocado Salad
Mixed garden greens, cherry tomatoes and red onions with a homemade basil and sweet honey mustard dressing, topped with grilled chicken breast and avocado.
Asian Grilled Chicken Salad
An oriental chicken breast and crunchy noodles, crisp romaine, carrots, peppers, mushrooms, scallions, water chestnuts and snow peas in an Asian dressing.
Soup and Salad Combo
A bowl of soup with house garden salad or Ben's Caesar salad.
Ben's Caesar Salad
Creamy garlic dressing over crisp romaine with homemade croutons. With a seasoned, grilled chicken breast or grilled fresh salmon for an additional charge.
Grilled Salmon Salad
Romaine, mesclun & spinach leaves, cherry tomatoes & red onions tossed with honey mustard topped with grilled salmon & homemade croutons.
Spinach Salad
Fresh spinach with chopped egg, red onion and mushrooms in a poppy seed dressing topped with crumbled, grilled pastrami.
Chef Salad (Two Meat)
Crisp romaine, peppers, radish, hard-boiled egg, tomato, black olives, & your choice of meats. Roast beef, turkey, corned beef, salami, bologna, smoked turkey breast, tongue or extra lean for additional charge.
The Long Island
Grilled Chicken or Sliced Bread Chicken Cutlet, chopped Kale and Romaine, warm Quinoa candied Walnuts, Avocado, Cherry Tomatoes and Radish with Poppyseed Dressing!
The Boca
Grilled Salmon, Mixed Greens, warm Kasha, Chickpeas, Cherry Tomatoes, diced Cucumbers and Lemon with Honey Mustard dressing.
Chef Salad (One Meat)
Crisp romaine, peppers, radish, hard-boiled egg, tomato, black olives, & your choice of meats. Roast beef, turkey, corned beef, salami, bologna, smoked turkey breast, tongue or extra lean for additional charge.
The Queens
Sliced Romanian Steak, Spinach, Warm Quinoa, sauteed Onion, Cucumbers, Cherrry Tomatoes and Wonton crisps with our Horseradish dressing.
House Garden Side Salad
Mixed salad greens, tomato, cucumber, pepper & shredded carrots.
Overstuffed Sandwiches
Hot Pastrami
Hebrew National® Beef Frank
Extra Lean Pastrami
Hot Corned Beef
We pickle our own!
Turkey
Extra Lean Hot Corned Beef
Fresh Brisket of Beef
Double Dip
Half of a deli double sandwich (one meat only) with a bowl of your favorite soup and choice of bread.
Breaded Chicken Cutlet
Boneless breasts lightly breaded and fried until golden.
Egg Salad Sandwich
Tuna Fish Salad Sandwich
Old-fashioned Chicken Salad Sandwich
Prepared from scratch by our chef.
Grilled Chicken Breast
Smoked Turkey Breast
Roast Beef
Tongue
Pickled on premises!
Extra Lean Brisket of Beef
Chopped Liver Sandwich
Garnished with lettuce, tomato and onion and a slice of rye bread.
Hebrew National® Salami or Bologna
Hard Salami
Hot Open Sandwiches
Hot Pastrami and Corned Beef Combo
Deli lovers favorite! Open style on rye, with sweet and sour sauce, stuffed derma and fresh-cut French fries. Extra lean for additional charge.
Hot Open Roast Turkey
With gravy and cranberry sauce.
Hot Open Brisket of Beef
With gravy. Extra lean for additional charge.
Hanger Steak (Our Roumanian) Sandwich
Open style.
Hot Open Roast Beef
With gravy.
Specialty Sandwiches
Deli Double
Oversized portions of hot corned beef and pastrami, served on twin junior rolls. Or substitute your two favorite meats. Tongue for additional charge.
Mix 'N Match (Any Two Meats)
Choose any two of your favorite ingredients and let us build your sandwich. We'll include coleslaw and Russian dressing on your combo, if you like. Sliced turkey, pastrami, chopped liver, corned beef, smoked turkey breast, hard salami, bologna or salami, brisket of beef, roast beef, tongue for additional charge.
Israeli Hero
Our incredible foot-long hero sandwich, overstuffed with everything but the kitchen sink. Feeds two big fressers or three average mensch.
Ronnie's Tastemaster
All our meats piled high on rye with Russian dressing and coleslaw.
Mix 'N Match (Any Three Meats)
Choose any three of your favorite ingredients and let us build your sandwich. We'll include coleslaw and Russian dressing on your combo, if you like. Sliced turkey, pastrami, chopped liver, corned beef, smoked turkey breast, hard salami, bologna or salami, brisket of beef, roast beef, tongue for additional charge.
Hungarian Hoagie
Tender beef goulash with caramelized onions and sweet red peppers on a club roll.
Hot Entrées - Beef
Braised Fresh Brisket of Beef
Simmered slowly the old fashioned way with just the right seasonings and thickly sliced at least 1/2 lb. Extra lean for additional charge.
Two 'Specials
Hebrew national® big fat quarter pound kosher franks, baked beans and fresh-cut French fries or two other sides of your choice.
Broiled Chopped Steak (Ground Daily in House)
Sixteen lean ounces of juicy beef from our butcher, broiled to your order and smothered with onions. Prefer chopped turkey for additional charge.
Sliced London Broil
Carved as you like it with our rich mushroom gravy.
Silver Tip Roast Beef
A juicy half-pound carved from the most tender part of the beef.
Rib-eye Steak
The king of kosher steaks, tender and juicy.
Broiled Hanger Steak (Our Roumanian)
Considered by many the most flavorful of steaks, ours are chosen and amply cut by the chef, broiled to your taste and served with sautéed onions.
Hot Entrées - Poultry
Roast Turkey
Moist & delicious off the frame with homemade gravy & cranberry sauce.
Breaded Chicken Cutlet Dinner
Boneless breasts lightly breaded and fried until golden.
Grilled Twin Boneless Chicken Breasts
Plump, fresh and tender. Lightly seasoned, then grilled to perfection.
Roast Half Spring Chicken
A tender, barbecue-roasted chicken. The best!
Hawaiian Chicken
Lightly breaded, boneless white meat chicken served in a tangy sweet and sour sauce.
Marinated Chicken
A half chicken, marinated in our own barbecue sauce.
Hot Entrées - Grilled Filet of Salmon
Grilled Filet of Salmon
Always fresh, never frozen. Cut to order from the whole salmon and grilled. Served with vegetable of the day and potato.
Traditional Specialties
Potato Pancake Dinner
Great because we grate our own! Three served with applesauce.
Hungarian Goulash
Cubes of tender, lean, seasoned beef simmered with peas and carrots and served on a bed of noodles.
The Stuffed Cabbage That Made Us Famous
Served with potato & vegetable of the day. Oversized cabbage leaves rolled around a filling that's all meat, a little rice and a touch of seasoning. Just like Ronnie's mother made!.
Chicken or Beef in the Pot
A real nostalgia trip to the days of your youth! Half a chicken with a matzo ball, noodles, kreplach, peas and fresh garden carrots.
Marinated Short Ribs
Served with potato & vegetable of the day. Beef short ribs slow roasted until tender, marinated in our house-made sweet and tangy barbeque sauce.
Beef Tongue Polonaise
Served with potato & vegetable of the day. Thinly sliced and served with Ronnie's delicious raisin gravy.
Steak & Turkey Burgers
Burger Classic
With lettuce, sliced tomato, cole slaw and fresh-cut French fries.
Salami Burger
Delicious. Broiled with slices of tangy grilled salami. Served on a bun with fresh-cut French fries and coleslaw.
Slim Burger Platter
Bunless; with sliced tomato, lettuce, coleslaw and fresh fruit salad on the side.
Our Popular Pastrami Burger Platter
Topped with slices of grilled pastrami. Served with fresh-cut French fries & coleslaw. A kosher treat!
Specialty Burgers
Big Ben
Grilled pastrami, onion rings, lettuce, tomato and chipotle mayo.
Sliders
Twin mini burgers on challah rolls, crispy onions, horseradish sauce.
California
Sliced avocado & Israeli salad.
BBQ Brisket
Sliced brisket & BBQ sauce.
Panini
The Original Brisket
Slowly simmered brisket served with caramelized onions and fresh horseradish sauce on a brioche roll.
The Reuben
Ben's famous corned beef, sauerkraut, Russian dressing on pressed seeded rye bread.
The Rachel
A mound of our delicious pastrami, sauerkraut and Russian dressing on pressed seeded rye bread.
Grilled Chicken
Grilled to perfection and topped with lettuce, sweet red pepper and chipotle dressing on French bread.
Steak Bites
Mouthwatering steak slices and grilled onions doused with homemade pesto sauce on pressed French bread.
Wraps
Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap
Ben's Caesar salad under wraps. Grilled chicken with shredded romaine lettuce, chopped tomatoes. Drizzled with creamy garlic dressing.
Fresh Roast Turkey Wrap
Oven roasted turkey breast rolled up with herbed stuffing, cranberry sauce, lettuce and a touch of creamy garlic mayonnaise.
Asian Grilled Chicken Wrap
A spin-off of our oriental chicken salad. Teriyaki chicken, salad greens, shredded carrots, water chestnuts, tossed in our orange Asian dressing.
Roast Beef Wrap
Thinly sliced roast beef, layered with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, drizzled with our horseradish sauce.
Dogs
Hot Dog Combo Meal
Hebrew national® beef frank, fresh cut fries or knish & soda.
Hush Puppies
Each. A one-hand, marvelous meal. We start with a fresh egg-roll wrapper, stuff it with potato knish filling and roll up a delicious Hebrew national beef frank in the middle. In the old country, that's a wrap!
Knockwurst on a Bun
Served with fresh-cut fries or a knish & soda.
Top't Dogs
Chili Dog
On a bun heaped with chili and fresh-chopped red onions.
Ben's Deli Dog
On baguette topped with warm sauerkraut and your choice of either corned beef or pastrami. Russian dressing optional.
Best of Boston
A generous portion of baked beans and crispy onion straws on a bun.
Cold Platters
Chopped Liver Platter
A traditional favorite.
Egg Salad Platter
Nova Scotia Salmon
The filet mignon of salmon - delicious!
Large Tuna Fish Salad Platter
Prepared from scratch by our chef.
Old Fashioned Chicken Salad Platter
Prepared from scratch by our chef.
Special Cold Cut Platters
Assorted Cold Cuts
Must choose two or three meats.
Single Meat Platter, Your Choice
Corned beef, brisket of beef, pastrami, sliced turkey breast, salami, smoked turkey breast, bologna, hard salami, roast beef, tongue for additional charge.
Omelettes
Nova Scotia Salmon, Eggs & Onions Omelette
Plain Omelette
But very good.
Western Omelette
Deli-style omelette with or without green peppers & onions.
Tongue Omelette
Pickled on premises.
Corned Beef or Pastrami Omelette
Extra lean for additional charge.
Two Meat Combination Omelette
With tongue or extra lean for an additional charge.
Salami or Bologna Omelette
Onion Omelette
Fresh Veggie Omelette
With sliced avocado for an additional charge.
Side Dishes - Traditional Favorites
Potato Pancake
Each. With apple sauce.
Our Own Round Baked Knishes
Each. Tender pastry stuffed with savory filling. An eastern European treat! Potato, kasha or spinach.
Kasha Varnishkes
Per portion.
Homemade Stuffed Derma
With brown gravy and rye bread. .
Homemade Mashed Potatoes
Each. Plain or with sautéed onions, per portion.
Spinach Log
Per portion.
Egg Barley & Mushrooms
Per Portion.
Fresh Vegetable of the Day
Per portion.
Side Dishes - Puddings
Broccoli, Noodle, Potato, Spinach or Sweet Potato
Per portion. All of our sweet and savory puddings are prepared from scratch using recipes of eastern European origin. Puddings are a wonderful alternative as a side dish, light meal or snack. Easy to reheat in toaster oven or microwave, too!
Side Dishes - Deli Standards
Pickles
Two pickles ( one sour and one half sour).
Sauerkraut
Per portion. Hot or cold.
Baked Beans
Per portion.
Sweet or Hot Peppers
Per portion.
Sweet Potato
Each.
Peas & Carrots
Per portion.
Side Dishes - Taste the Difference!
Fresh-cut Cole Slaw
Per portion. After your first bite of our fresh-cut, preservative-free coleslaw or creamy potato salad you'll be a convert. The best money can buy, yet it costs no more than what others charge for institutional "Bucket salads." at ben's, great value starts right here!
Old-Fashioned Potato Salad
Fresh preservative-free creamy potato salad, made daily.
Cole Slaw NO MAYO
Portion.
Side Dishes - Famous Because They're Fresh!
Hand Cut French Fries
Per portion.
Housemade Onion Rings
Per portion.
Fried Vegetables
Per portion.
Side Dishes - Salads Bar None
Cucumber Salad
Per portion.
Israeli Salad
Per portion. A chopped salad of peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes and scallions in a Mediterranean-Style lemon olive oil dressing. Fresh, healthy and delicious.
Health Salad
Per portion.
Beet Salad
Per portion.
Macaroni Salad
Per portion.
Garden Vegetable Salad
Per portion.
House Garden Side Salad
Mixed salad greens, tomato, cucumber, pepper & shredded carrots.
Side Dishes - Other Sides
Homemade Gravy
Pint.
Quinoa
Pint.
Cranberry-pineapple Compote
Pint.
Noshes & Nibbles
Chopped Liver Appetizer
With onion, lettuce, tomato and rye.
Stuffed Cabbage Hongroise
Each. A generous cabbage roll filled with lean ground beef, a little rice and our special seasonings.
Homemade Stuffed Derma Appetizer
With brown sauce and rye bread.
Hungarian Goulash
Pint. Tender cubes of gently spiced beef with noodles on the side.
Potted Mini Meatball Appetizer
Wings
Choose from buffalo, sweet teriyaki, honey BBQ or plain. Served with celery sticks & homemade garlic-mayo dipping sauce.
Fried Kreplach
Five crispy pieces with sautéed onions.
Nova Scotia Salmon Nosh
With onion, lettuce, tomato and rye.
Beef Tongue Polonaise Appetizer
In our delicious raisin gravy with rye.
Beverages
Canned Sodas
Cel-Ray, cream, diet cream, coke, diet coke, ginger ale, black cherry, diet black cherry, sprite, diet sprite.
Kedem Grape Juice
Bottled Root Beer
Bottled Water
Iced Tea
Unsweetened.
Decaffeinated Coffee
With non-dairy creamer.
Coffee
With non-dairy creamer.
Fountain Sodas
Coke, diet coke, sprite, diet sprite, club, cream, cherry, lemonade.
Iced Coffee
Apple Juice
Tea
Desserts
Apple Bread Pudding
Per portion.
Apple Strudel
Slice. Homemade.
Chocolate Babka
Slice.
Seven Layer Cake
Slice.
Halvah
Each.
Fruit Gelatin
Per portion for one.
Low Calorie Baked Apples
Each.
Apple Sauce
Each.
Fresh Fruit Salad
Per portion for one.
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Recent Reviews
Everyone should stay away so I get more pastrami for myself. Only kidding. Coming from the deep south, we don't have delicatessens that are halfway decent or anything that even approaches a Kosher Delicatessen or even a New York Style delicatessen. Finding it by sheer accident we found ourselves immersed in pastrami on rye, knishes, pickles and their coleslaw. The food was excellent .
Customer service was outstanding, the atmosphere is like a busy delicatessen. The...
Customer service was outstanding, the atmosphere is like a busy delicatessen. The...
August 2025
🥯 Yelp Review: Ben’s Kosher Delicatessen – Garden City, NY
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Ben’s Kosher in Garden City is a nostalgic gem with a clean, cozy vibe and that classic old-school diner energy. We arrived right as they opened and were greeted by a super friendly front desk team. The service was warm, the space spotless, and the food? Perfectly comforting.
I ordered a simple egg dish with a potato pancake—crispy...
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Ben’s Kosher in Garden City is a nostalgic gem with a clean, cozy vibe and that classic old-school diner energy. We arrived right as they opened and were greeted by a super friendly front desk team. The service was warm, the space spotless, and the food? Perfectly comforting.
I ordered a simple egg dish with a potato pancake—crispy...
August 2025
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