Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen

Vegan matzo ball soup just doesn't work. It's tasteless as is vegan egg salad . The taste is not there.

I can’t speak on the food, because unfortunately we weren’t able to try it. But this is by far, was the worst customer service I’ve ever experienced. We came for lunch, excited to try the Pastrami, and were refused service when someone in our party asked for a custom order. The kid behind the counter said “I’m not comfortable with making that so I’m going to refuse service, and you can go leave a bad review if you want” so here I am.

Food is great. Probably the best Jewish deli in Portland. Sometimes they just decide not to be open. And today they’re playing loud speed metal at Saturday brunch. Which is a little random. And disturbing.

This used to be an excellent restaurant, but their prices have gone too high too quickly. The staff seems to be upset when you ask them for something and service has gotten progressively slower. Nice menu but the prices are just way too high. Just my opinion folks.

This used to be a great spot for breakfast and lunch, but not anymore. The menu is very limited, the space has no vibe and the service is terrible. The staff are not happy. Maybe a new owner? Maybe COVID? In general, Portland is not the same place. We used to come from Canada every year in October pre-COVID. We won’t be back again. It’s really sad.

What happened to this place? COVID? Change of owners? Hadn't been here in several years, and it's just not what I remember. Stripped down menu, iffy (though friendly!) service... It's just not the awesome deli it once was. Such a bummer.However, bagels were good, and that's a pretty big win, so...

My partner and I ate here a bit ago, he got the bacon egg and cheese bagel breakfast sandwich, it was bland and cold, and I got the turkey sandwich which again, stale bread, bland turkey, barely ate any of it. We can eat almost anything, and being servers ourselves, we hate to complain but it was just bad. When I brought this to the attention of who I assumed to be the manager based on the way she handled it, I was shamed for having bad taste and told the hard cold bagel was the way it was suppose to taste. I said I would be absolutely fine paying for what we ate, the side of waffle fries were decent. I just felt paying 60$ for bad food was silly. I felt like they were trying to make me feel bad instead of offering to fix the issue. Unfortunately will not be returning.

One of the best Ruben's in Portland. A favorite for my early weekday lunch needs. Thick sliced meat that is the star of the sandwich.

Ordered an “egg and bacon sandwich” to go, only to come home to find that they forgot to put bacon on it?? Sorry but how does that even happen, and I paid $9 for it. Very disappointing. At least the bagel was decent.

Are you kidding? We called on a Saturday morning to check the wait and someone picked up the phone and then immediately hung up. This happened twice. We thought maybe it was an accident or mishap recording so drove there anyway. When we arrived the restaurant only had 2 tables sat with a couple parties in line ordering at the counter. While we were waiting in line at the counter to order we heard the phone ring and watched the cashier answer the phone and then hang up. We were a bit shocked, and then it happened again - someone from the kitchen answered the phone and then just hung up. We couldn't bring ourselves to eat there after this and left. This is horrible business practice. Get a recording set up or ask people calling to wait on hold until you're able to get to them.

Need chopped liver and pastrami for breakfast? Kenny and Zuke's has you covered. Get the Kenny Special sandwich on rye and you should be set for a full day of adventures. Eat it all and you won't be spending much thought or dollars on Portland's famous food cart scene. You have been warned. ...deliciously warned.

Fine dining lunch prices in a really dirty and beat up space. Food was good; but it served on paper plates. lunch/breakfast for 2 with tip is $50Not worth it. Plenty of other places in Portland to spend that kinda money on.

Ain’t what it used to be! No more latkes, no Bloody Marys and no one wiping tables. Besides myself, I saw 3 other customers wiping down their own tables with paper towels and water - the only option available. Also took waaayyyy too long to get pastrami and eggs to my table. I guess this is another victim of Covid. ???

We both at Rubin‘s that we didn’t like. The special secret sauce is really just some kind of whole grain mustard that has a slight taste of horseradish, and nothing like the Russian or 1000 Island dressing that most Rubens have. Also, the corn beef is sliced very thick and was kind of dry. This was a problem because the sauce adds no moisture to the sandwich at all. The micro inn slice of Swiss cheese has absolutely nothing to the taste of the sandwich because it’s too thin to be noticed over that strong mustard taste. My Reuben was cooked perfectly, however the other one was not and on one side, 1/2 was not cooked at all. We’ve had Rubens all over there and we’re very disappointed here as we assumed they would be good because of the reputation. We both decided never to try them again because there are other places in town that have fabulous ones. We gave it to Starr’s instead of one because they weren’t skimpy with the corn beef.

The tables were dirty and the place seemed understaffed, which I’m not gonna get upset about, in these trying times, it was a rainy day and a little dingy inside. The cooks all seemed like they were in their teens/college age, and it seemed a little pricey for what we got, though the Ruben was big enough to split between two people. The people working seemed really nice and knew how much we craved ranch and brought us a bunch. We did enjoy the flavors of the food, the waffle fries were yummy. I just understand the other reviews of this place.