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Ben's Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant Menu
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209 W. 38th St.,
New York, NY 10018
nr. Seventh Ave. See Map | Subway Directions
- 212-398-2367
- Takeout Available | Delivery Available
- Delivery Payment:
- $8 minimum | $10 credit card minimum
- Delivery Hours:
- Daily, 11pm-8pm
- Delivery Area:
- 28th St. to 48th St., Park Ave. to Tenth Ave.
homemade soups
| Ronnie's Old-fashioned Chicken Soup | ||||
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| With a Matzo Ball | portion 3.99 | |||
| With a Kreplach | portion 3.99 | |||
| With Noodles or Rice | portion 3.79 | quart 6.99 | ||
| Mushroom Barley Soup | portion 4.19 | quart 7.99 | ||
| Daily Homemade Soup | portion 4.19 | quart 7.99 | ||
| Extra Noodles or Rice | portion 0.99 | quart 1.98 | ||
| Kreplach or Matzo Ball | portion 1.29 ea | |||
when ordering quarts of chicken soup, kreplach and matzo balls are sold separately. just tell us how many
poultry-to-go
We Were Cooking Premium Quality Empire Kosher Chickens For Almost 30 Years Before the Meteoric Rise and Fall of Our Takeout imitators. and We'll Be Cooking 'em For Another 30 years! It's the best, freshest, Most Delicious Chicken You Can Buy
| Whole & Half Chicken rotisserie, oven roasted, marinated, fried | 5.99 lb | |||
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| Chicken Fingers our own, with special dipping sauce | 15.98 lb | |||
| Fresh Grilled Chicken Breast | 19.98 lb | |||
| Breaded Chicken Cutlets | 15.98 lb | |||
| Our Unique Chicken Fricassee with mini meatballs in brown gravy | pint 9.99 | |||
| Hot or Bbq Chicken Wings | 5.99 lb | |||
| Turkey Wing | 3.49 ea | |||
| Turkey Leg | 3.99 ea | |||
| Sautéed Chicken Livers with onions, mushrooms and white wine | pint 10.99 | |||
| Hawaiian Chicken breaded chicken breast pieces in sweet & sour sauce | pint 10.99 | |||
| Chicken Pot Pie homemade, of course | 7.99 ea | |||
family-style takeout dinners
$9.99 Per Person, 2 person minimum, Offered Every Weekday Except Holidays
| Choose One entrée, Two Side Dishes and a Homemade salad. Pickles and Bread Included | ||||
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ready when you are! phone orders welcome
noshes & nibbles
Small Portions of Our Big Favorites
| Fried Kreplach five crispy pieces with sautéed onions | 6.49 | |||
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| Stuffed Cabbage Hongroise a generous cabbage roll filled with lean ground beef, a little rice and our special seasonings | 6.99 ea | |||
| Chopped Liver Appetizer with onion, lettuce, tomato and rye | 7.49 | |||
| Hungarian Goulash tender cubes of gently spiced beef with noodles on the side | pint 10.99 | |||
| Potted Mini Meatball Appetizer in brown gravy with rye bread | 6.99 | |||
| Hot Dog Combo Meal hebrew national beef frank, fresh cut fries or knish and fountain soda | 7.49 | |||
| Beef Tongue Polonaise Appetizer in our delicious raisin gravy with rye | 9.99 | |||
| Nova Scotia Salmon Nosh with onion, lettuce, tomato and rye | 7.99 | |||
| Gefilte Fish with horseradish | 3.29 ea | |||
| Homemade Stuffed Derma Appetizer with brown sauce and rye bread | 6.99 | |||
| Hush Puppies a one-hand, marvelous meal. we start with a fresh egg-roll wrapper, stuff it with potato knish filling and roll up a delicious hebrew national beef frank in the middle. in the old country, that's a wrap | 5.99 ea | |||
daily homemade soups
| sunday | ||||
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| Chicken a la Reine | ||||
| monday | ||||
| Chef's Choice | ||||
| tuesday | ||||
| Split Pea | ||||
| wednesday | ||||
| Maybe lentil, Maybe Lima Bean | ||||
| thursday | ||||
| Chef's Choice | ||||
| friday | ||||
| Maybe potato, Maybe Cabbage | ||||
| saturday | ||||
| Vegetable | ||||
side dishes
Some Hints on ordering: For Most sides, Salads and Puddings Sold by the pound, Individual Servings Are Generally One Half pound. Not Sure How to order? We'll Gladly Answer Your questions. Please note: We Make Everything fresh. Not All Items Are Available in All stores. Please Inquire
| traditional favorites | ||||
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| Prepared in Our Kitchens the Old-fashioned Way | ||||
| Homemade Mashed Potatoes plain or with sautéed onions, per portion | 3.29 | |||
| Potato Pancake with applesauce | 3.29 | |||
| Vegetable Cutlet | 3.99 | |||
| Our Own Round Baked Knishes tender pastry stuffed with savory filling. an eastern european treat! potato, kashe or spinach | 2.99 | |||
| Kashe Varnishkas | 5.99 lb | |||
| Egg Barley & Mushrooms | 5.99 lb | |||
| Homemade Stuffed Derma | 8.99 lb | |||
| Spinach Log | 6.99 lb | |||
| Fresh Vegetable of the Day per portion | 3.99 ea | |||
| puddings | ||||
| Broccoli, noodle, Potato, Spinach or Sweet potato all of our sweet and savory puddings are prepared from scratch using recipes of eastern european origin. puddings are a wonderful alternative as a side dish, light meal or snack. easy to reheat in toaster oven or microwave, too | 5.99 lb | |||
| deli standards | ||||
| Baked Idaho Potato evenings only | 3.29 ea | |||
| Square Potato Knish | 2.99 ea | |||
| Baked Beans per portion | 2.99 ea | |||
| Peas & Carrots per portion | 3.29 ea | |||
| Sweet or Hot Peppers | 4.99 lb | |||
| Sauerkraut hot or cold | 2.99 lb | |||
| Pickles | 2.99 lb | |||
| famous because they're fresh | ||||
| The Easy Way remove box from freezer, fry, serve | ||||
| Ben's Way purchase bags of premium quality potatoes, onions, and fresh veggies: inspect, wash, trim, cut, prep, fry and serve. it takes a little longer, it costs a little more and the results? taste 'em and see | ||||
| French Fried Potatoes per portion | 3.49 ea | |||
| Fried Onion Rings per portion | 3.49 ea | |||
| Fried Vegetables | 5.99 lb | |||
| taste the difference | ||||
| Fresh-cut Cole Slaw & Old-fashioned Potato Salad after your first bite of our fresh-cut, preservative-free cole slaw or creamy potato salad you'll be a convert. the best money can buy, yet it costs no more than what others charge for institutional "bucket salads". at ben's, great value starts right here | 4.29 lb | |||
| salads bar none | ||||
| Made on the Premises With the Freshest Ingredients | ||||
| Macaroni Salad | 4.29 lb | |||
| Beet Salad | 4.29 lb | |||
| Cucumber Salad | 4.29 lb | |||
| Israeli Salad a chopped salad of peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes and scallions in a mediterranean-style lemon olive oil dressing. fresh, healthy and delicious | 7.29 lb | |||
| Pasta Salad | 5.29 lb | |||
| Health Salad | 4.29 lb | |||
| Garden Vegetable Salad | 5.29 lb | |||
| House Garden Salad crisp mixed greens with fresh tomato | 5.49 ea | |||
| other sides | ||||
| Pasta & Spinach with fresh garlic | 6.99 lb | |||
| Vegetable Fried Rice | 6.99 lb | |||
| Vegetable Lo Mein | 6.99 lb | |||
| Pasta Primavera | 6.99 lb | |||
| Rice Pilaf | 6.99 lb | |||
| Cranberry-pineapple Compote | 6.99 lb | |||
| Homemade Gravy | pint 3.99 | |||
quick party ideas
Please Order in Advance
| Hors D'oeurves by the Dozen | 6 | |||
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| Mini Knishes | ||||
| Franks-in-jackets | ||||
| Buffalo Wings | ||||
| Mini Stuffed Cabbages | ||||
| Chicken fingers, and More | ||||
| Cold Cut Classic plattered delicatessen meats, homemade potato salad & cole slaw, fresh rye bread & condiments | 10.99 p.p. | |||
| Dinner For Six eight delicious entrées with your choice of salad & sides | 89.99 | |||
hot entrées
Served With Vegetable of the Day and Choice of potato, Plus pickles, Cole Slaw and bread, Unless Noted
| Grilled Filet of Salmon always fresh, never frozen. cut to order from the whole salmon and grilled to your liking. served with vegetable of the day and choice of potato | 18.99 | |||
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| beef & veal | ||||
| Broiled Roumanian Tenderloin Steak considered by many the most flavorful of steaks, ours are chosen and amply cut by the chef, broiled to your taste and served with sautéed onions | 21.99 | |||
| Rib-eye Steak the king of kosher steaks, tender and juicy. may we suggest a glass of cabernet sauvignon? it makes the king of kosher steaks a royal experience | 21.99 | |||
| Sliced London Broil carved as you like it with our rich mushroom gravy | 16.99 | |||
| Silver Tip Roast Beef a juicy half-pound portion carved from the most tender part of the beef | 16.99 | |||
| Braised Fresh Brisket of Beef simmered slowly the old-fashioned way with just the right seasonings and thickly sliced (at least one-half pound) | 16.99 | |||
| Extra Lean | add 1 | |||
| Two 'specials' hebrew national's big fat quarter pound kosher franks, grilled or boiled, served with baked beans and fresh-cut french fries or two other sides of your choice | 12.49 | |||
| Roast Veal slowly roasted and topped with a savory sauce | 21.99 | |||
| Broiled Chopped Steak sixteen lean ounces of juicy beef from our butcher, broiled to your order and smothered with onions | 14.99 | |||
| Prefer Chopped Turkey | add 2 | |||
| poultry | ||||
| Roast Half Spring Chicken a tender, barbecue-roasted empire, kosher chicken. the best | 14.99 | |||
| Southern Fried Chicken a half chicken, golden fried | 14.99 | |||
| Grilled Twin Boneless Chicken Breasts plump, fresh and tender. lightly seasoned, then grilled to perfection | 14.99 | |||
| Breaded Chicken Cutlets flavorful boneless chicken breasts lightly breaded and fried until golden | 14.99 | |||
| Rotelle Primavera With Chicken pasta spirals marinara topped with fresh mixed vegetables and grilled chicken. no other sides with this dish; enough is enough already | 14.99 | |||
| Vegetarian Style Without Chicken | 12.99 | |||
| Marinated Chicken a half chicken, marinated in our own barbecue sauce | 14.99 | |||
| Hawaiian Chicken lightly breaded, boneless white meat chicken served in a tangy sweet and sour sauce | 14.99 | |||
| Roast Turkey moist and delicious off the frame with home-made gravy and cranberry sauce | 16.99 | |||
burgers and steaks are cooked to order. consuming raw or undercooked meat, fish or fresh shell eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions
traditional specialties
All Include pickles, Cole Slaw and bread. Also Served With Choice of Potato and Vegetable of the Day
| Chicken Livers chicken livers sautéed with white wine, mushrooms, onions and seasonings in a rich sauce | 14.99 | |||
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| Chicken or Beef in the Pot with a matzo ball, noodles, kreplach, peas and fresh garden carrots. a real nostalgia trip to the days of your youth | ||||
| With Half an Empire Kosher Chicken | 16.99 | |||
| With Lean Breast of Flanken Simmered Until Tender | 17.99 | |||
| Our Unique Chicken Fricassee succulent chicken pieces and meatballs in a flavorful brown gravy | 15.99 | |||
| Ronnie's Mixed Platter a slice of derma, a stuffed cabbage, potted mini meatballs, and a special treat selected for you by our chef | 16.99 | |||
| Hungarian Goulash cubes of lean beef, gently spiced and simmered until tender with peas and fresh garden carrots. served on a bed of egg noodles | 15.99 | |||
| Potato Pancakes great because we grate our own! three served with apple sauce | 9.79 | |||
| Beef Tongue Polonaise thinly sliced and served with ronnie's delicious raisin gravy | 18.99 | |||
hot open sandwiches
The First "hot food" in Old-time n.y. delis! Served With Homemade Potato Pancake and Apple Sauce or Real Mashed Potatoes or Our Fresh-cut French fries, Plus Pickles and Fresh-cut Cole Slaw
| Hot Open Roast Turkey with gravy and cranberry sauce | 14.99 | |||
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| Hot Open Brisket of Beef with gravy and cranberry sauce | 14.99 | |||
| Extra Lean | add 1 | |||
| Hot Open Roast Beef with gravy | 14.99 | |||
| Roumanian Tenderloin Steak Sandwich open style | 17.99 | |||
| Hot Pastrami and Corned Beef Combo deli lovers favorite! open style on rye, with sweet and sour sauce, stuffed derma and fresh-cut french fries | 16.99 | |||
| Extra Lean | add 1 | |||
broiler closes 10 minutes prior to store closing time
steak & turkey burgers
Handformed With 8 ozs. of Fresh, Lean Chopped Beef or fresh, Lean Ground turkey. Served With pickles. Sautéed fresh Mushrooms $0.79 Additional
| The Stuffed Cabbage That Made Us Famous oversized cabbage leaves rolled around a filling that's all meat, a little rice and a touch of seasoning. just like ronnie's mother made | 15.99 | |||
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| Broiled Calves Liver Steak center cuts, chosen by our chefs for color and tenderness. served with sautéed onions | 16.99 | |||
| Burger Supreme with lettuce, sliced tomato, cole slaw and fresh-cut french fries | ||||
| Steak | 9.99 | |||
| Turkey | 10.99 | |||
| Salami Burger delicious. broiled with slices of tangy grilled salami. served on a bun with fresh-cut french fries and cole slaw | ||||
| Steak | 9.99 | |||
| Turkey | 10.99 | |||
| Classic Burger a classic, prepared as only ronnie knows how and served on a toasted bun | ||||
| Steak | 7.99 | |||
| Turkey | 8.99 | |||
| Slim Burger Platter with sliced tomato, lettuce, cole slaw and fresh fruit salad on the side | ||||
| Steak | 9.99 | |||
| Turkey | 10.99 | |||
| Our Popular Pastrami Burger Platter topped with slices of grilled pastrami. served with fresh-cut french fries and cole slaw. a kosher treat | ||||
| Steak | 11.99 | |||
| Turkey | 12.99 | |||
| veggie burgers | ||||
| For Vegetarians and Veggie Burger lovers! We'll Gladly Substitute a Veggie Burger No Charge | ||||
burgers and steaks are cooked to order. consuming raw or undercooked meat, fish or fresh shell eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions
garden fresh salads
All Full-sized Entrée Salads Served With Bread
| Caesar Salad creamy garlic dressing over crisp romaine with homemade croutons | 7.49 | |||
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| With a Seasoned Grilled Chicken Breast | 13.99 | |||
| With Grilled Fresh Salmon (10-12 oz) | 17.99 | |||
| Spinach Salad fresh spinach with chopped egg, red onion and mushrooms in a poppy seed dressing topped with crumbled, grilled pastrami | 10.49 | |||
| Chef Salad crisp romaine, peppers, radish, hard-boiled egg, tomato, black olives, and your choice of meats: roast beef, turkey, corned beef, salami, bologna, smoked turkey breast or tongue | ||||
| Tongue or Extra Lean | add 1 | |||
| One Meat | 12.99 | |||
| Two Meats | 13.99 | |||
| Nicoise Salad tuna, tomato, egg, olives, green beans, potato and mushrooms atop crisp romaine | 11.99 | |||
| Mesclun Salad roasted walnut topping, shredded carrot, seasonal pepper and sliced mushrooms with a raspberry vinaigrette | 8.49 | |||
| With a seasoned, Grilled Chicken Breast | 13.99 | |||
| Salad Orientale an oriental chicken breast and crunchy noodles, crisp romaine, carrots, peppers, mushrooms, scallions, water chestnuts and snow peas in an orange sesame ginger dressing | 13.99 | |||
| House Garden Side Salad mixed salad greens and fresh tomato | 5.49 | |||
| Pineapple Boat a healthy seasonal blend of fresh fruits served in a pineapple half with a heaping scoop of sorbet | 9.99 | |||
| Soup and Salad Combo a bowl of soup with a house garden salad | 9.29 | |||
| dressing selections | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Raspberry Vinaigrette | ||||
| Oriental | ||||
| Hoeny Mustard | ||||
| Fat-free Italian | ||||
| Poppyseed | ||||
| Herb Mustard Vinaigrette | ||||
| Creamy Garlic | ||||
special cold cut platters
Served With Rye bread, pickles, Cole Slaw and a Choice of Our Homemade potato, health, macaroni, Israeli or Pasta Salad
| Single Meat Platter your choice | 15.99 | |||
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| Corned Beef | ||||
| Pastrami | ||||
| Salami | ||||
| Bologna | ||||
| Roast Beef | ||||
| Brisket of Beef | ||||
| Sliced Turkey Breast | ||||
| Smoked Turkey Breast | ||||
| Hard Salami | ||||
| Tongue | add 2 | |||
| Roast Veal | add 2 | |||
| Assorted Cold Cuts | 16.99 | |||
| With Tongue or Roast Veal | 17.99 | |||
| Ronnie's Big Turkey Drumstick or Wing | 9.99 | |||
| Extra Lean | add 1 | |||
cold platters
Served With Freshly Sliced Tomatoes on a Bed of Lettuce With Potato salad, Cole slaw, Hard Boiled egg, garnish, Pickles and Bread
| Chopped Liver or Gefilte Fish Platter traditional favorites | 10.99 | |||
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| Egg Salad Platter | 9.99 | |||
| Old Fashioned Chicken Salad or Large Tuna Fish Salad Platter prepared from scratch by our chef | 10.99 | |||
| Nova Scotia Salmon the filet mignon of salmon - delicious | 13.99 | |||
| Individual Tuna or Salmon or Imported Boneless and Skinless Sardine Platter | 10.49 | |||
omelettes
Made With Three Fresh eggs. Served With Potato Pancake and Apple Sauce or Our Fresh-cut French fries, Plus bread, Pickles and Fresh-cut Cole Slaw
| Corned Beef or Pastrami | 10.49 | |||
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| Extra Lean | add 1 | |||
| Tongue | 12.49 | |||
| Two Meat Combination Omelette | 11.49 | |||
| Tongue or Extra Lean | add 1 | |||
| Western Omelette deli-style omelette with or without green peppers and onions as you wish | 9.99 | |||
| Salami or Bologna | 9.99 | |||
| Nova Scotia salmon, Eggs & Onions | 12.99 | |||
| Onion | 6.49 | |||
| Fresh Veggie Omelette | 8.49 | |||
| Plain but very good | 5.49 | |||
| All White Omelettes | add 1.79 | |||
| Egg Sandwich Lovers we'll gladly make your omelette into a sandwich upon request, on rye, no charge | ||||
| On Club | add 0.69 | |||
consuming raw or undercooked meat, fish or fresh shell eggs may increase your risk of food-borne illness, especially if you have certain medical conditions
overstuffed sandwiches
Served With pickles. Choice of Rye or Whole Wheat Bread. Club Bread $0.69. Toasted Garlic bread $0.89. Sliced Tomato or Potato Salad on Sandwich $0.59. Sweet or Hot Peppers on Sandwich $0.79. Special requests? Just Ask
| Hot Corned Beef we pickle our own | sandwich 9.99 | per 1/2 pound 11.98 | ||
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| Extra Lean Hot Corned Beef | sandwich 10.99 | per 1/2 pound 12.98 | ||
| Hot Pastrami | sandwich 9.99 | per 1/2 pound 11.98 | ||
| Extra Lean Pastrami | sandwich 10.99 | per 1/2 pound 12.98 | ||
| Tongue pickled on premises | sandwich 10.99 | per 1/2 pound 12.98 | ||
| Fresh Brisket of Beef | sandwich 9.99 | per 1/2 pound 11.98 | ||
| Extra Lean Brisket of Beef | sandwich 10.99 | per 1/2 pound 12.98 | ||
| Roast Beef | sandwich 9.99 | per 1/2 pound 11.98 | ||
| Turkey | sandwich 9.99 | per 1/2 pound 11.98 | ||
| Roast Veal on toasted garlic bread | sandwich 11.99 | per 1/2 pound 13.48 | ||
| Smoked Turkey Breast | sandwich 9.99 | per 1/2 pound 11.98 | ||
| Breaded Chicken Cutlet | sandwich 10.59 | per 1/2 pound 7.99 | ||
| Grilled Chicken Breast | sandwich 10.59 | per 1/2 pound 9.99 | ||
| Hebrew National Salami or Bologna | sandwich 8.59 | per 1/2 pound 5.98 | ||
| Hard Salami | sandwich 9.99 | per 1/2 pound 11.98 | ||
| Grilled or Boiled Knockwurst on frank roll | sandwich 6.99 | per 1/2 pound 5.98 | ||
| Chopped Liver | sandwich 8.59 | per 1/2 pound 5.98 | ||
| Old-fashioned Chicken Salad | sandwich 8.59 | per 1/2 pound 5.98 | ||
| Egg Salad | sandwich 7.59 | per 1/2 pound 4.98 | ||
| Tuna Fish Salad | sandwich 8.59 | per 1/2 pound 5.98 | ||
| Hebrew National Beef Frank | sandwich 3.29 | per 1/2 pound 5.98 | ||
| Individual Large Can of Tuna or Salmon | sandwich 8.59 | |||
| Imported Skinless and Boneless Sardines | sandwich 8.59 | |||
| Plt grilled pastrami, lettuce & tomato on rye toast | sandwich 9.99 | |||
| Double Dip half of a deli double sandwich and a bowl of your favorite soup (one meat only) | 10.99 | |||
| Tongue or Extra Lean | add 0.50 | |||
specialty sandwiches
| Ronnie's Tastemaster where the meats meet. something of everything piled high on rye. with russian dressing and cole slaw | 13.99 | |||
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| Deli Double oversized portions of hot corned beef and pastrami, served on twin junior rolls, or substitute your two favorite meats | 13.99 | |||
| Tongue or Roast Veal | add 1 | |||
| Israeli Hero our incredible foot-long hero sandwich, overstuffed with everything but the kitchen sink. feeds two big fressers or three average mensch | 23.99 | |||
| Mix 'n Match choose any two or three of your favorite ingredients and let us build your sandwich. we'll include cole slaw and russian dressing on your combo, if you like | ||||
| Sliced Turkey | ||||
| Chopped Liver | ||||
| Smoked Turkey Breast | ||||
| Bologna or Salami | ||||
| Roast Beef | ||||
| Pastrami | ||||
| Corned Beef | ||||
| Hard Salami | ||||
| Brisket of Beef | ||||
| Tongue | add 1 | |||
| Roast Veal | add 2 | |||
| Any Two Meats | 12.99 | |||
| Any Three Meats | 13.99 | |||