Top 3 sandwiches I've ever had in my life. The corned beef was so tender and tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chris Coutant
Great place for awesome nyc style deli
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nils Paellmann
I came here for the first time after a long time. I am glad that the quality is undiminished. The matzoh ball soup is still super delicious and the hot pastrami sandwich is divine. The prices were not the same as I remembered but still worth every penny. They also deliver. Yummy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pastrami Sandwich Platter with Coleslaw and Pickles, Matzoh Ball Soup with Carrots and Choice of Noodles Kasha or Rice
George Knezek
A treat no matter when you visit. This is a true Kosher NY Deli. The food is great, service is very good and decor is typical deli. Between the 4 of us we had a real variety of food from. Pastrami and Corned Beef to matzo ball soup to tongue with the required pickles and cole slaw. One of my favorite NYC eateries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dustin Hartwick
very good food and great if u have the soy and dairy allergy because they dont use those ingredients
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brandon Woodard
This may have been my worst meal in New York. Bland doesn’t even begin to cover it. The pastrami was good, but literally every other item my party ordered was incredibly under seasoned. I can’t figure out if I went on an off night because the other reviews mention how good the food was. This was not my experience at all. Service was also non-existent. They took our order and brought the check. Nothing in between. I wouldn’t return to this place. The premium price point is a joke for what you get.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
emre biyikli
It is relatively easier to find a seat at the 4 chair bar if you are a single person party. Pickles and some sort of veggies are served upfront, which was very fresh and tasty. You can a whole sandwich or half sandwich with either soup or fries. The sandwich is many layers of meat between two thin layers of sandwich bread. The meat is good and tasty. But I don't think that it is as good as Katz. They accept credit cards.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Scott Zuckerman
Classic NY delicatessen serving the best pastrami in the world. This is not my opinion, it’s factual information.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ella Singer
Great staff and were kind. Cost of meal was worthwhile. Vibey restaurant and space. Matza soup was the winner. Definitely worth coming to the restaurant. Short line but moved super fast. Free appetisers with all meals. Specials were incredible!
Good taste, average price for this food type, average portions. For what they do, they do it well. Got the pastrami to go.
There's a good amount of pastrami in the sandwich, but it is a ~25 dollar sandwich. Understandably pastrami is expensive though. Taste was good, tender, well seasoned, flavorful, both with the sauce and without.
Would eat more often if not for the cost.
Phung Tran
Authentic deli experience that you should try at least once. The hot pastrami sandwich needed the mustard but the portions are huge. Their kosher coleslaw and pickles were a great addition.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Marc Reichardt
Excellent traditional deli. Wish we'd have the opportunity to visit more often.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alex P
This pastrami is chewy, and fatty. You cannot bite off a mouthful without the entire serving of meat being dragged off the sandwich.
Get Sarges, don’t pay $30 for this.
Food: 3
Daniel Saf
I honestly don’t know how a place this famous can be this careless.
I ordered a sandwich from 2nd Ave Deli and they forgot the gravy — which is basically the entire point of the sandwich. I called immediately, and instead of fixing it, they closed the restaurant and disappeared.
So now I’m sitting here with a dry, incomplete sandwich, no gravy, no apology, no replacement, and no way to reach anyone. Just totally abandoned after paying full price.
If you’re going to charge premium prices and trade on decades of reputation, the absolute minimum is getting the order right — or at least not locking the doors and ghosting your customers when you screw up.
Love the place
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Top 3 sandwiches I've ever had in my life. The corned beef was so tender and tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great place for awesome nyc style deli
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I came here for the first time after a long time. I am glad that the quality is undiminished. The matzoh ball soup is still super delicious and the hot pastrami sandwich is divine. The prices were not the same as I remembered but still worth every penny. They also deliver. Yummy!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Hot Pastrami Sandwich Platter with Coleslaw and Pickles, Matzoh Ball Soup with Carrots and Choice of Noodles Kasha or Rice
A treat no matter when you visit. This is a true Kosher NY Deli. The food is great, service is very good and decor is typical deli. Between the 4 of us we had a real variety of food from. Pastrami and Corned Beef to matzo ball soup to tongue with the required pickles and cole slaw. One of my favorite NYC eateries.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
very good food and great if u have the soy and dairy allergy because they dont use those ingredients
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This may have been my worst meal in New York. Bland doesn’t even begin to cover it. The pastrami was good, but literally every other item my party ordered was incredibly under seasoned. I can’t figure out if I went on an off night because the other reviews mention how good the food was. This was not my experience at all. Service was also non-existent. They took our order and brought the check. Nothing in between. I wouldn’t return to this place. The premium price point is a joke for what you get.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 1
It is relatively easier to find a seat at the 4 chair bar if you are a single person party. Pickles and some sort of veggies are served upfront, which was very fresh and tasty. You can a whole sandwich or half sandwich with either soup or fries. The sandwich is many layers of meat between two thin layers of sandwich bread. The meat is good and tasty. But I don't think that it is as good as Katz. They accept credit cards.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Classic NY delicatessen serving the best pastrami in the world. This is not my opinion, it’s factual information.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great staff and were kind.
Cost of meal was worthwhile.
Vibey restaurant and space.
Matza soup was the winner.
Definitely worth coming to the restaurant.
Short line but moved super fast.
Free appetisers with all meals.
Specials were incredible!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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Good taste, average price for this food type, average portions. For what they do, they do it well. Got the pastrami to go.
There's a good amount of pastrami in the sandwich, but it is a ~25 dollar sandwich. Understandably pastrami is expensive though. Taste was good, tender, well seasoned, flavorful, both with the sauce and without.
Would eat more often if not for the cost.
Authentic deli experience that you should try at least once. The hot pastrami sandwich needed the mustard but the portions are huge. Their kosher coleslaw and pickles were a great addition.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Excellent traditional deli. Wish we'd have the opportunity to visit more often.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
This pastrami is chewy, and fatty. You cannot bite off a mouthful without the entire serving of meat being dragged off the sandwich.
Get Sarges, don’t pay $30 for this.
Food: 3
I honestly don’t know how a place this famous can be this careless.
I ordered a sandwich from 2nd Ave Deli and they forgot the gravy — which is basically the entire point of the sandwich. I called immediately, and instead of fixing it, they closed the restaurant and disappeared.
So now I’m sitting here with a dry, incomplete sandwich, no gravy, no apology, no replacement, and no way to reach anyone. Just totally abandoned after paying full price.
If you’re going to charge premium prices and trade on decades of reputation, the absolute minimum is getting the order right — or at least not locking the doors and ghosting your customers when you screw up.
Iconic name. Amateur execution. Completely unacceptable.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
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