Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop
“Items to get here include the matzoh ball soup, if you enjoy matzoh balls as big as your head.”
“The smell of bacon and fries and burgers and egg creams and coffee all blend in to an olfactory symphony of nostalgia and hunger.”
“It may not have the fame that Katz and other delis do in the city but it tops them with better prices, better service, and a better NYC feel.”
Eisenberg’s Sandwich Shop
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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Great deli! Pickles as appetizers as I would expect, delivered to the table. It's a bit crammed up front, but there is room in the back. Unassuming, but food was delish. My boyfriend had a BLT and I had the Turkey… soo happy we stopped. Oh, and some good onion rings, too! A little pricier for a deli, but we felt happy with our food!
Eisenberg's encapsulates all that's amazing about Manhattan. The moment you step in the door you're hit with the old-school charm and historical ambiance that you just imagine should be on every street corner of this great old city.
The menu is extensive and features all the oldies but goodies: egg salad sandwiches, BLTs (and the first time I've seen a egg salad and BLT combined – genius), grilled cheese, matzo ball soup, egg creams, classic 2-egg breakfasts, etc.
Though the front is always jam packed during lunch with takeout hours, it's surprisingly easy to get a seat at a table in the way back or at the counter. I personally love sitting at the counter and watching the chefs do their thing. Service has always been efficient and on point except when I've come in on the weekend. Weirdly, though it's a lot less busy, almost empty, the service has been a lot slower and they've messed up orders, one time serving fries that were ice cold (hence the four stars instead of five). Maybe they have their B-team doing things during slow hours?
Finally, I love that though this place oozes retro goodness, they're still nice enough to have an online takeout menu and they take credit cards. That's just about as modern as I want them to be, and not one ounce more!
I enjoyed my lunch here! I mean there might be better deli's in NYC but this one really preserved its old NYC feel and cheap prices. A good lunch spot in Flatiron.
Not a fan. The inside feels dirty and smells of grease. The tuna melt tasted gross. Not fresh at all. I'm lucky I didn't get sick. At least it was cheap.
This place absolutely sucks… for a multitude of reasons #1 of which is their people.
Amazing!!!! Came here Sunday for lunch and took sandwiches to go. I got the "favorite" pastrami and corn beef combination and it was soooooo good. They put cole slaw and melted cheese on the sandwich as well so it has a zesty freshness while still being hot and full of meat. Amazing. My friend got the chicken cutlet ruben and he said it was awesome as well, but the pastrami / cornbeef would have been better. Cant wait to come back to try something else!
Location: Upper East Side (I think!).
The place: It's small diner-style restaurant with bar seating a a few tables at the back. Don't expect anything fancy – it's very basic and probably in need of a reno. The decor is pretty old-school, which, I think adds to its charm. This place has been around for ages and is a bit of an institution in these parts.
The goods: Both my date and I ordered chicken salad with bacon, on rye. I added avocado on mine. We also shared an order of fries. So, first, you get a bowl of pickles! Awesome, since if you go out for smoked meat here in Montreal, they make you pay for it. The sandwich was great – pretty big for me so when I was done, I felt pretty darn satisfied. The chicken salad looked to be white meat only, and it tasted fresh, the bacon was crispy and the bread was fine. The fries were great – they were fat wedges that I think, might be home-made. They needed a little seasoning so we added salt.
Service: Good. Our waitress was friendly and attentive!
Price point: The sandwiches were $9 each (add $2 for the avocado) and I think the fries were about $4.
Personally, I really enjoyed this place. It's affordable and the food is great.
I'm constantly in the Madison Square Park area so I'm always on the search for a solid breakfast sandwich, or any sandwich really. Eisenberg's is an NYC institution and was featured on a few lists for the best bacon, egg, and cheese on a roll.
Overall verdict on the breakfast sandwich: way overpriced for what it is — which is teetering around average. $7 for a breakfast sandwich on a roll… in NYC. Blasphemy. The egg wasn't cooked well and the lack of cheese made the sandwich kinda dry. I wasn't a fan and had to douse it in ketchup and hot sauce to add flavor.
On Eisenberg's itself and the other foods it has to offer? It's a solid spot. When you walk in, you're instantly taken back to old New York. It's a greasy spoon where all the workers know your name, what you do, and the general goings-ons of your life. Even rolling in on a weekday morning before work, you can see families and regulars as well as visitors of NYC.
It's something you can to try at least once in New York. The ambiance at Eisenberg is what you really need to experience.