Delicious- New Kosher Deli/ Mediterranean Place??????

nubnu wrote: Its Easter, can you even think about answering a post without being sarcastic and mean spirited?

Where are those star ratings when you need them?

Nubnu, you took the words right out of my mouth.

Subject: Re: Delicious- New Kosher Deli/ Mediterranean Place??????

nubnu wrote: Walked on President Street between 4th and 5th yesterday, and saw a new place called Delicious?
It said Kosher Deli/Mediterranean.
My husband and I looked inside, and it was still not open, but the owner came out and said they would open next week.
I hope it truly is DELICIOUS. Would be great to have an authentic Med/Deli around here.

Anyone know anything about this spot yet?

Hey, nubnu, thanks for pointing out the exact location. Cross streets are helpful. I'll have to walk by and check it out.

curious if anyone went to the soft opening. Took a look at the menu and I'm very excited about the jewish deli offerings!

pitu wrote: It's been discussed a few times, but as you discovered
they're NOT OPEN YET, so
what's to know?

Delicious- New Kosher Deli/ Mediterranean Place??????

:roll:
what's with the hysterical question marks?

nubnu wrote: Its Easter, can you even think about answering a post without being sarcastic and mean spirited?

sjknoll wrote: curious if anyone went to the soft opening. Took a look at the menu and I'm very excited about the jewish deli offerings!

I'm excited about Easter being over. Now we can be mean spirited again! :twisted:

They had the Grand Opening on Saturday. Did not go, but I walked by this morning and they were selling coffee and muffins.

sjknoll wrote: curious if anyone went to the soft opening

I've always had a hard time with that expression. It makes it seem so dirty.

Quigley wrote: I stopped by yesterday for a look. It was sort of an odd menu (lots of different things going on) but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Unfortunately it was a little more expensive than I would've hoped. $12 greek salad, $11 sandwiches... why do they need to charge so much? Seems misguided to me.

And the atmosphere really doesn't fit with those kind of prices. It feels like a cafeteria in there.

I fear Delicious may not last long. Maybe they'll prove me wrong...

part of the higher prices you report is because it is kosher.. kosher products cost more.. especially meat.. if that is being offered.

metalnyc wrote: [quote=veets][quote=Quigley]I stopped by yesterday for a look. It was sort of an odd menu (lots of different things going on) but that's not necessarily a bad thing. Unfortunately it was a little more expensive than I would've hoped. $12 greek salad, $11 sandwiches... why do they need to charge so much? Seems misguided to me.

And the atmosphere really doesn't fit with those kind of prices. It feels like a cafeteria in there.

I fear Delicious may not last long. Maybe they'll prove me wrong...

part of the higher prices you report is because it is kosher.. kosher products cost more.. especially meat.. if that is being offered.

kosher style, not kosher. some of the meats may be kosher, but they are still serving milk shakes and are not inspected by a rabbi in order to be compliant with kosher laws.

Thanks for clarifying it is not a kosher restaurant.

Has anyone actually EATEN any of the food? If the food is good I won't care so much about it being expensive. I'll just eat there less often.

I ate there yesterday. My husband's grandmother makes better matzo ball soup for sure. I had that with half a turkey sandwich which was ok. They give you a lot of little appetizers like falafel and a chickpea salad type of thing and the food came with pickles and coleslaw. The food was alright - plenty of it which is probably why it costs a bit more.

Jamzer wrote: [quote=Quigley][quote=Jamzer]Has anyone actually EATEN any of the food? If the food is good I won't care so much about it being expensive. I'll just eat there less often.

I haven't yet, but I think I will. But it won't be the $12 greek salad, I'll tell you that....

Quigley - you seem a bit obsessed with the $12 greek salad. Sure - that is out of hand if it is a tiny side salad, but if it is big enough for a meal with lots of good greek olives, feta, tomatoes, etc - I don't think that is so crazy outlandish. That is why I was wondering if anyone actually ate the food.
Compared to the price of a huge, fresh, authentic Greek salad at any place in Astoria, $12 sounds nuts.

sweet tea wrote: it's probably worth $12 if there's fresh Greek in the salad, but not for frozen.

Huh? You want fresh Greek in the salad?

I realize I sound obsessed with the Greek salad. I was more using it as an example - I'm not specficially bothered only by that. I've ordered $12 - $15 salads at nice restaurants. My point is this place is not a nice restaurant. It's a step up from a deli. The prices seem steep, especially for the atmosphere... that's all.

Raw.. you just convinced me never to try this place!!
ech!!

my wife and i went there tonight. my wife was very excited to go since she lived in israel for 6 years and the menu is full of israeli dishes.

ill skip all the decor and other nonsense talk, since the food is the most important thing anyway.

they first put out fallafel balls, chickpea/garlic salad, and israeli pickles and olives. good stuff!

we both had matzo ball soup. there is definitely a little something different in the soup. we couldn't put our fingers on it, but there is an extra spice in the broth. i found it pretty good. i thought the matzo balls (they give you 2) were pretty good as well. my wife was a little underwhelmed.

i then had a pastrami on rye and my wife had seasoned grilled chicken. i must admit, i was disappointed with the pastrami sandwich. the pastrami was thick cut and thown on a grill to heat it up. i like my pastrami cut thin and coming out of a steamer to make it nice and tender. my wife's chicken was pretty good. it was cooked in israeli spices (cumin) and came with rice that was a bit oily, but overall pretty good.

no dessert, but i had an egg cream and it hit the spot. my wife had a Lemon-Nana (a lot of people in the place were drinking this) and it was delicious. this is definitely a summer drink. it was fresh mint, lemonade, and crushed ice.

overall, i didn't walk out of there WOWed, but we will go back, especially for brunch. their brunc menu looks amazing!! if you have never had israeli brunch food, try it, it's worth it.