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Ben's Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant Menu

  • 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.

dining room menu

appetizers
Anything From Our Deli Counter Is Available At Your Table in Appetizer or Side Dish portions. Please Ask Your Server
Chicken Fingers our own, with special dipping sauce       6.99
Fried Kreplach with sauteed onions       6.49
Potted Mini Meatballs in brown gravy       6.49
Chopped Liver garnished with lettuce, tomato and onion       7.49
Beef Tongue Polonaise in our delicious raisin gravy       9.99
Our Unique Chicken Fricassee with mini meatballs in brown gravy       8.99
Homemade Stuffed Derma with brown gravy       6.99
Gefilte Fish with horseradish       6.99
Nova Scotia Salmon with onion, lettuce and tomato       8.49
Cantaloupe, Honeydew Melon or Fresh Fruit Salad (in season)       3.49
Stuffed Cabbage Hongroise a generous cabbage roll filled with lean ground beef, a little rice and our special seasonings, in a sauce that cries out for rye (to get the last drop)       6.99
Beef Frank Combo hebrew national beef frank, fresh-cut fries or a knish and fountain soda       7.99
A Hush Puppy homemade mashed potatoes wrapped around a hebrew national beef frank encased in an egg roll wrapper       6.99
omelettes
Made With Three Fresh eggs. Served With Potato Pancake & Apple Sauce or Our Fresh-cut French Fries
Corned Beef or Pastrami       10.49
Extra Lean       add 1
Tongue       12.99
Two Meat Combination Omelette       11.49
With Tongue or Extra Lean       add 1
Western Omelette deli style omelette with or without green peppers and onion 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 omelet into a sandwich upon request. on rye, no charge. on club,       add .69
homemade soups
Ronnie's Old-fashioned Chicken Soup with a matzo ball       4.49
With a Kreplach       4.49
With Noodles or Rice       4.29
Care For Another Kreplach or Matzo ball?       each 1.29
Mushroom Barley Soup       4.49
A Schissel chicken in the pot without the chicken or if you prefer, we'll fill your big bowl with just mushroom barley or our daily homemade soup       10.99
daily homemade soups $4.49
Sunday 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      
deli standards
Baked Idaho Potato (evenings only)       3.29
Square Potato Knish       2.99
Baked Beans       2.99
Peas & Carrots       3.29
Sweet or Hot Peppers       2.79
Sauerkraut (hot or cold)       2.79
traditional favorites
Prepared in Our Kitchens the Old-fashioned Way
Homemade Mashed Potatoes plain or with sauteed onions       3.29
Potato Pancake       3.29
Our Own Round Baked Knishes tender pastry stuffed with savory filling. an eastern european treat! potato, kasha or spinach       2.99
Kasha Varnishkas       3.29
Egg Barley & Mushrooms       3.29
Homemade Stuffed Derma       3.49
Fruit Noodle Pudding       3.29
Spinach Log       3.29
Fresh Vegetable of the Day       3.99
famous because they're fresh! $3.99
French Fried Potatoes      
French Fried Onion Rings      
salads bar none
Made on the Premises With the Freshest Ingredients
Old- Fashioned Potato Salad       3.29
Macaroni Salad       3.29
Israeli Salad       3.99
Pasta Salad       3.29
Health Salad       3.29
Cucumber Salad       3.29
House Garden Salad       5.79
garden fresh salads
Dressing selections: russian, Raspberry vinaigrette, oriental, Money Mustard, Fat-free italian, poppyseed, Herb mustard vinaigrette, Creamy Garlic
Caesar Salad creamy garlic dressing over crisp romaine with homemade croutons       7.99
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       10.99
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,     (one meat) 13.99   (two meats) 14.99
Tongue or Extra Lean       add 1
Nicoise Salad tuna, tomato, egg, olives, green beans, potato and mushrooms atop crisp romaine       12.99
Mesclun Salad roasted walnut topping, shredded carrot, seasonal pepper and sliced mushrooms with a raspberry vinaigrette       8.99
With seasoned, Grilled Chicken Breast       14.99
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       14.99
House Garden Salad mixed salad greens and fresh tomato       5.79
Soup and Salad Combo a bowl of soup with a house garden salad       9.99
special cold cut platters
Served With Either Our Homemade potato, health, macaroni, Israeli or Pasta Salad
Single Meat platter, Your Choice corned beef, pastrami, salami, bologna, roast beef, brisket of beef, sliced turkey breast, smoked turkey breast, hard salami,       16.99
Tongue , Roast Veal       add 2
Assorted Cold Cuts       17.99
With Tongue or Roast Veal       18.99
Ronnie's Big Turkey Drumstick or Wing       10.99
cold platters
Served With Freshly Sliced Tomatoes on a Bed of Lettuce With Potato salad, Health salad, Hard Bottled Egg & Garnish
Chopped Liver or Gefilte Fish Platter traditional favorites       10.99
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
Imported Boneless & Skinless Sardines or Individual Tuna or Salmon       10.99
Pineapple Boat a healthy seasonal blend of fresh fruits served in a pineapple half with a heaping scoop of sorbet       10.99
traditional specialties
Served With Vegetable of the Day & Choice of Potato
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 a 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
Beef Tongue polonaise* thinly sliced and served with ronnie's delicious raisin gravy       19.99
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
Ronnie's Difficult decision* can't make up your mind? order any of our three different delicious appetizers as a main dish       19.99
Potato Pancakes great because we grate our own! three served with apple sauce       9.79
hot open sandwiches
The First "hot food" in Old-time n.y. delis. Served With Homemade Potato Pancake & Apple Sauce or Real Mashed Potatoes or Our Fresh-cut French Fries
Hot Open Roast Turkey with gravy and cranberry sauce       15.99
Hot Open Brisket of Beef with gravy       15.99
Hot Open Brisket of Beef extra lean       add 1
Hot Open Roast Beef with gravy       15.99
Roumanian Tenderloin Steak Sandwich open style       18.99
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       17.99
Hot Pastrami and Corned Beef Combo extra lean       add 1
hot entrees - beef & veal
Served With Vegetable of the Day & Choice of Potato
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 sauteed onions       22.99
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       22.99
Sliced London Broil carved as you like it with our rich mushroom gravy       17.99
Silver Tip Roast Beef a juicy half- pound portion carved from the most tender part of the beef       17.99
Braised Fresh Brisket of Beef simmered slowly the old- fashioned way with just the right seasonings and thick sliced (at least one- half pound)       17.99
Braised Fresh Brisket of Beef 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       12.49
Roast Veal slowly roasted and topped with a savory sauce       22.99
Broiled Chopped Steak sixteen lean ounces of juicy beef from our butcher, broiled to your order and smothered with onions       15.99
Prefer Chopped Turkey       add 2
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       19.99
hot entrees - poultry
Roast Half Spring Chicken a tender, barbecue-roasted kosher chicken. the best!       15.99
Breaded Chicken Cutlets flavorful boneless chicken breasts lightly breaded and fried until golden       15.99
Grilled Twin Boneless Chicken Breasts plump, fresh and tender. lightly seasoned then grilled to perfection       15.99
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!       15.99
Vegetarian Style Without Chicken       12.99
Southern Fried Chicken a half chicken, golden fried       15.99
Marinated Chicken a half chicken, marinated in our own barbecue sauce       15.99
Hawaiian Chicken lightly breaded, boneless white meat chicken served in a tangy sweet and sour sauce       15.99
Roast Turkey moist and delicious off the frame with homemade gravy and cranberry sauce       17.99
wraps $9.99
Fresh and Delicious
Grilled Chicken Caesar caesar salad under wraps. grilled chicken with shredded romaine lettuce, chopped tomatoes, drizzled with caesar dressing      
Fresh Roast Turkey oven roasted turkey breast rolled up with herbed stuffing, cranberry sauce, lettuce, and a touch of creamy garlic mayonnaise      
Roast Beef Lovers thinly sliced roast beef, layered with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, drizzled with our horseradish sauce      
Oriental Chicken Roll-up a spin-off of our oriental chicken salad. teriyaki chicken, salad greens, shredded carrots, water chestnuts, tossed in our asian dressing      
overstuffed sandwiches
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!       10.99
Extra Lean Hot Corned Beef       11.99
Hot Pastrami       10.99
Extra Lean Pastrami       11.99
Tongue pickled on premises!       12.99
Fresh Brisket of Beef       10.99
Extra Lean Brisket of Beef       11.99
Roast Beef       10.99
Turkey       10.99
Smoked Turkey Breast       10.99
Breaded Chicken Cutlet       10.99
Grilled Chicken Breast       10.99
Hebrew National Salami or Bologna       9.49
Hard Salami       10.99
Grilled or Boiled Knockwurst on Frank Roll       7.49
Chopped Liver       8.99
Old- Fashioned Chicken Salad       8.99
Egg Salad       7.99
Tuna Fish Salad       8.99
Plt grilled pastrami, lettuce, tomato on rye toast       10.99
Roast Veal on toasted garlic bread       12.99
Individual Large Can Tuna or Salmon       8.99
Imported Skinless & Boneless Sardines       8.99
Double Dip half of a deli double sandwich and a bowl of your favorite soup (one meat only)       11.49
Tongue or Extra Lean       add .50
specialty sandwiches
Ronnie's Taste Master where the meats meet. something of everything piled high on rye. with russian dressing and cole slaw       14.99
Deli Double oversized portions of hot corned beef and pastrami, served on twin junior rolls. our substitute your two favorite meats       14.99
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       25.99
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, bologna, salami, roast beef, pastrami, corned beef, hard salami, brisket of beef, tongue (add $1.00), roast veal (add 2.00)      
Any Two Meats       13.99
Any Three Meats       14.99
steak & turkey burgers
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