Reviews for Once Upon A Deli in Northbrook, IL
No rating on "Atmosphere" as they are not a restaurant. As a deli, good food, with "NY Style" corned beef and pastrami!!
My corned beef sandwich was tasty,I asked for horseradish, first I was told, no ,we don't have any, then, yes we have some, I... get enough for maybe 2 bites ,go back and ask for more, I was told we can give some, but if you want more it's a extra charge,WOW ,$15 dollar sandwich, less than half the size it use to be ,I always tip ,I shouldn't have because the girl was rude takingmy order, won't be back. Read more
TBR, The Brutal Review, an eat-and-tell about a really good deli whose soups I can't wait to try. 6/14/2022: First visit. I... only bought some nice, soft, big, doughy, pleasingly mild-flavored onion and garlic bagels. They were very-very-good enough fora return. Staff was genuinely great: polite, honest in their recommendations, and overall nice people. Quip: printed cateringmenu was available but regular menu was only displayed (a) on the chalkboard behind the workers and (b) the website, via pdf.Staff apologized for not having hard copies out. 6/16/2022: Second visit. The following were ordered: Hot lean corned beef on apumpernickel bagel and Hot turkey pastrami on rye, each NY style, specifically with mustard packets but sans slaw, salad andpickle; Breakfast sandwich with egg, ham, bacon and the default American "cheese" (I forgot to ask for cheddar, or Swiss, orMuenster, or...); Potato pancakes which came with a side of applesauce; and Cajun curly fries. Service just as excellent as theprior visit. Quips: mustard packets were missing. But s'alright: we have our own mustard at home, and I'm the only one who everwants it. So that leaves the menu, which was still only available on the chalkboard and pdf. Wattayagonnado. I planned my orderfrom a laptop on the 15th, anyway. The NY sandwiches were truly NY style, packed tightly and very thick with loads of meat.Those and everything else tasted very good, especially the rye bread, which had a wonderfully robust flavor. N.B. not all rye iscreated equal and this rye definitely makes the cut. That rye was pretty soft due to sweating during the drive home. As for themeats, we prefer lean beef despite the extra fatty flavor one gets from regular. And the turkey pastrami was a bit dry but maybeits seasoning made it seem that way. Maybe it was just more genuine turkey than what Hillshire Farm offers because it's from adeli, and more genuine turkey is dryer. All of us preferred that turkey to even the corned bee Read more
Great place for deli food and other items. A little slow but overall really good and consistent!
I?ve been a happy customer coming here for many years and never had anything I didn?t enjoy. The food here has always been... served fresh and delicious! I particularly would recommend their soft bagels and many cream cheeses as well as the Matzo BallSoup (pictured) and the Gourmet Everything Flatbread Matzos. The Mish Mosh soup is also delicious! My go-to for authentic Jewishcuisine! They?ve earned my highest recommendation and so glad they survived the pandemic. Read more
I picked up a beautiful fish tray today. Have you had them on the tray was delicious. It was a ton of food, and all of the... salads bagels and everything we got from there was perfect. I know where I?m going in the future whenever I want to host abrunch! Read more
So so so impressed by this deli! Went for lunch one day since it's near my work and I got the corn beef sandwich. I got it New... York style and there was so much meat. Very lean too which was an added bonus. Everything was fresh and it didn't take them longto make it. Maybe ten mins tops. Would definitely recommend and go back! Read more
just tried this little deli for lunch today, got a pastrami on rye and wow it was by far, the best pastrami sandwich I've ever... had! I will definitely be back! Read more