What's wrong with this menu?
Ben's Kosher Delicatessen Restaurant & Caterers
209 W 38th St
New York, NY 10018
Uber
MORE PHOTOS
Main Menu
Appetizers
Chicken Tenders
$10.99
House-made served with honey mustard or duck sauce
Fried Kreplach
$10.99
Five crispy pieces with sautéed onions
Potted Mini Meatballs
$11.99
in brown gravy
Chopped Liver
$11.99
garnished with lettuce, tomato and onion
Our Unique Chicken Fricassee (Ben's OG)
$12.99
with mini meatballs in brown gravy
Beef Tongue Polonaise
$13.99
in our delicious raisin gravy
Homemade Stuffed Derma
$10.99
With brown gravy
Nova Scotia Salmon
$13.99
With onion, lettuce and tomato
Cantaloupe, Honeydew Melon or Fresh Fruit Salad
$4.79
in season
Beef Frank Combo
$12.99
Hebrew National beef frank with fresh-cut fries or a knish and fountain soda
A Hush Puppy
$12.99
homemade mashed potatoes wrapped around a Hebrew National beef frank encased in an egg roll wrapper with fountain soda
Stuffed Cabbage Honogroise (Ben's OG)
$11.99
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) or substitute 6 minis
Top't Dogs
$15.99; Includes bottomless fountain soda and choice of French fries, potato knish or deli side salad. Choose one:
Best of Boston
A generous portion of baked beans & crispy onion straws on a bun
Chili Dog
On a bun heaped with chili & fresh-chopped red onions
Ben's Deli Dog
On baguette topped with warm sauerkraut & your choice of either corned beef or pastrami. Russian dressing optional
Homemade Soups
Ronnie's Old-Fashioned Chicken Soup
- With a Matzo Ball $5.99
- With a Kreplach $5.99
- With Noodles or Rice $5.49
- Care for another Kreplach or Matzo Ball (each) $2.29
Mushroom Barley Soup
$5.99Grandma's Soup
Our famous chicken soup filled with boneless
- Chicken, Soft Carrots, and Noodles $8.99
- With One Matzo Ball or Kreplach $9.99
A Schissel
$13.99
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
Bowl of Vegetarian Chili
$9.99
With wedge of garlic bread
Daily Homemade Soups (Ben's Og)
$5.99
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
Poultry
Roast Half Spring Chicken
$21.99
A tender, barbecue-roasted kosher chicken. The best!
Breaded Chicken Cutlets
$21.99
Flavorful boneless chicken breasts lightly breaded and fried until golden
Grilled Twin Boneless Chicken Breasts
$21.99
Plump, fresh and tender. Lightly seasoned then grilled to perfection
Marinated Chicken
$21.99
A half chicken, marinated in our own barbecue sauce
Hawaiian Chicken
$21.99
Lightly breaded, boneless white meat chicken served in a tangy sweet and sour sauce
Roast Turkey
$21.99
moist and delicious off the frame, with homemade gravy and cranberry sauce
Grilled Filet of Salmon
Grilled Filet of Salmon
$24.99
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
Beef
Broiled Hanger (Our Roumanian) Steak
$28.99
considered by many to be the most flavorful of steaks, ours are chosen and amply cut by the chef, broiled to your taste and served with sautéed onions
Rib-Eye Steak
$29.99
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
Sliced London Broil
$27.99
carved as you like it with our rich mushroom gravy
Silver Tip Roast Beef
$23.99
A juicy half-pound portion carved from the tenderest part of the beef
Braised Fresh Brisket of Beef
$23.99
Simmered slowly the old-fashioned way with just the right seasonings and thick sliced, at least one-half pound
- Extra Lean, Add
- $1.00
Two 'Specials'
$15.99
Big fat Hebrew National quarter pound kosher franks, grilled or boiled, served with baked beans and fresh cut French fries
Broiled Chopped Steak
$21.99
sixteen lean ounces of juicy beef from our butcher, broiled to your order and smothered with onions
- Prefer Chopped Turkey. Add
- $2.00
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
Hot Open Roast Turkey
$19.99
with gravy and cranberry sauce
Hot Open Brisket of Beef
$19.99
with gravy
- Extra Lean, Add
- $1.00
Hot Open Roast Beef
$19.99
with gravy
Hanger Steak (Our Roumanian) Sandwich
$25.99
Open style
Hot Pastrami and Corned Beef Combo
$24.99
Deli lovers favorite! Open style on rye, with sweet and sour sauce, stuffed derma and fresh-cut French fries
- Extra Lean, Add
- $1.00
Overstuffed Sandwiches
Served with bottomless cole slaw and pickles galore. Your choice of rye or whole wheat bread. Add sliced tomato, sweet or hot peppers, potato salad or club bread - add $0.99. Toasted garlic bread - add $1.29. Special requests? Just ask!
Hot Corned Beef
$14.99
We pickle our own!
Extra Lean Hot Corned Beef
$15.99Hot Pastrami
$14.99Extra Lean Pastrami
$15.99Tongue
$17.99
Pickled on premises!
Fresh Brisket of Beef
$14.99Extra Lean Brisket of Beef
$15.99Roast Beef
$14.99Turkey
$14.99Smoked Turkey Breast
$14.99Breaded Chicken Cutlet
$14.99Grilled Chicken Breast
$14.99Hebrew National Salami or Bologna
$13.49Hard Salami
$14.99Grilled or Boiled Knockwurst
$10.49
on Frank Roll
Chopped Liver
$12.99Old-Fashioned Chicken Salad
$12.99Egg Salad
$11.99Tuna Fish Salad
$12.99PLT
$14.99
Grilled pastrami, lettuce, tomato on rye toast
Double Dip
$15.99
half of a "Deli Double" sandwich and a bowl of your favorite soup (one meat only)
- Tongue or Extra Lean, Add
- $0.50
- With Grandma's Soup
- $2.50
Specialty Sandwiches
Hungarian Hoagie
$17.99
Tender beef goulash, caramelized onions, sweet red peppers on a club roll
Ronnie's Tastemaster
$21.99
Where the meats meet. Something of everything piled high on rye. With Russian dressing and cole slaw
Deli Double
$21.99
Oversized portions of hot corned beef and pastrami, served on twin junior rolls. Or substitute your two favorite meats
- Tongue, Add
- $1.00
Israeli Hero
$35.99
Our incredible foot-long hero sandwich, overstuffed with everything but the kitchen sink. Feeds two big fressers or three average mensch
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. Any Two Meats $19.99, Any Three Meats $21.99. Extra lean, add $1
Sliced Turkey
Pastrami
Chopped Liver
Corned Beef
Smoked Turkey Breast
Hard Salami
Bologna or Salami
Brisket of Beef
Roast Beef
Tongue
add $1
Steak & Turkey Burgers Manhattan
Freshly ground. Hand formed with 8 ozs. of lean chopped beef or lean ground turkey, seasoned in house. Served with pickles & bottomless freshly made cole slaw. Sauteed fresh mushrooms or onions, add $0.99
Burger Classic
With lettuce, tomatoes, and fresh-cut French fries
- Steak $14.49
- Turkey $14.99
Salami Burger
Delicious. Broiled with slices of tangy grilled salami. Served on a bun with fresh-cut French fries
- Steak $15.49
- Turkey $15.99
Slim Burger Platter
With sliced tomato, lettuce and fresh fruit salad on the side
- Steak $15.49
- Turkey $15.99
Our Popular Pastrami Burger Platter
Topped with slices of grilled pastrami. Served with fresh-cut French fries. A kosher treat!
- Steak $17.49
- Turkey $17.99
Veggie Burgers
We will gladly substitute a veggie burger, no charge!
Specialty Burgers
$19.99. Freshly ground. Includes bottomless fountain soda and choice of French fries, potato knish or deli side salad. Substitute a turkey burger, add $1
Big Ben
Grilled pastrami, onion rings, lettuce, tomato and chipotle mayo
BBQ Brisket
Sliced brisket & BBQ sauce
California
Sliced avocado & Israeli salad
Sliders
Twin mini burgers on Challah rolls, crispy onions, horseradish sauce
Traditional Favorites - a Ben's Original
Prepared in our kitchens the old-fashioned way!
Homemade Mashed Potatoes
$4.79
plain or with sauteed onions
Potato Pancake
$4.79
w/ apple sauce
Our Own Round Baked Knishes
$4.79
An Eastern European treat! Tender pastry stuffed with savory filling: potato, kashe or spinach
Kashe Varnishkas
$4.29Egg Barley & Mushrooms
$4.29Homemade Stuffed Derma
$5.49Fruit Noodle Pudding
$4.29Spinach Log
$4.79Fresh Vegetable of the Day
$4.29Deli Standards
Baked Idaho Potato
$4.99
evenings only
Square Potato Knish
$4.79Baked Beans
$4.29Peas & Carrots
$4.29Sweet or Hot Pepper
$3.49Sauerkraut
$3.49
hot or cold
Salads Bar None - a Ben's Original
Made on the premises with the freshest ingredients
Old-Fashioned Potato Salad
$4.29Macaroni Salad
$4.29Israeli Salad
$4.99Pasta Salad
$4.29Health Salad
$4.29Cucumber Salad
$4.29House Garden Salad
$7.99Garden Fresh Salads
Dressing selections: Russian, Oriental, Honey Mustard, Fat-Free Italian, Poppyseed, Creamy Garlic
Caesar Salad
Creamy garlic dressing over crisp romaine with homemade croutons
- $8.99
- With Seasoned Grilled Chicken Breast $16.99
- With Grilled Fresh Salmon $18.99
Spinach Salad
$13.99
fresh spinach with chopped egg, red onion and mushrooms in a poppy seed dressing topped with crumbled, grilled pastrami
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, Tongue (add $1) or Extra Lean (add $1)
- One Meat $17.99
- Two Meats $19.99
Soup and Salad Combo
- A Bowl of Soup with a House Garden Salad $12.99
- A Bowl of Soup with a Caesar Salad $13.99
- With Grandma's Soup, Add
- $2.50
Grilled Chicken & Avocado Salad
$18.99
Mixed garden greens, cherry tomatoes and red onions with a homemade Basil & Sweet Honey Mustard dressing, topped with grilled chicken breast and avocado
Grilled Salmon Salad
$18.99
Romaine, mixed greens and spinach leaves, cherry tomatoes and red onions tossed with Honey Mustard topped with grilled salmon and homemade croutons
Salad Orientale
$17.99
An oriental chicken breast and crunchy noodles, crisp romaine, carrots, peppers, mushrooms, scallions, water chestnuts and snow peas, covered with an Asian dressing
House Garden Salad
$7.99
Mixed salad greens and fresh tomato
Special Cold Cut Platters
Single Meat Platter, Your Choice
$23.99
options: corned beef, pastrami, salami, bologna, roast beef, brisket of beef, sliced turkey breast, smoked turkey breast, hard salami, tongue (add $2)
Assorted Cold Cuts
- $25.99
- With Tongue $27.99
Ronnie's Big Turkey Drumstick or Wing
$12.99- Extra Lean, Add
- $1.00
Wraps
Fresh and delicious. Includes choice of French fries, potato knish or deli side salad
Grilled Chicken Caesar Wrap
$16.99
Caesar salad under wraps. Grilled chicken with shredded romaine lettuce, chopped tomatoes, drizzled with Caesar dressing
Fresh Roast Turkey Wrap
$16.99
Oven roasted turkey breast rolled up with herbed stuffing, cranberry sauce, lettuce, and a touch of creamy garlic mayonnaise
Roast Beef Lover's Wrap
$16.99
Thinly sliced roast beef, layered with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, drizzled with our horseradish sauce
Oriental Chicken Roll-Up Wrap
$16.99
A spin-off of our oriental chicken salad. Teriyaki chicken, salad greens, shredded carrots, water chestnuts, tossed in our Asian dressing
Panini
Includes choice of French fries, potato knish or deli side salad
Grilled Chicken
$19.99
Grilled to perfection and topped with lettuce, sweet red pepper and chipotle dressing on French bread
The Original Brisket
$19.99
Slowly simmered brisket served with caramelized onions and fresh horseradish sauce on a Brioche roll
Steak Bites
$19.99
Mouthwatering steak slices and grilled onions doused with homemade pesto sauce on pressed French bread
The Rachel
$19.99
A mound of our delicious pastrami, sauerkraut and Russian dressing on pressed seeded Rye bread
The Reuben
$19.99
Ben's famous corned beef, sauerkraut, Russian dressing on pressed seeded Rye bread
Traditional Specialties
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 of a Kosher Chicken $25.99
- With Lean Breast of Flanken Simmered Until Tender $27.99
Our Unique Chicken Fricassee
$21.99
Succulent chicken pieces and meatballs in a flavorful brown gravy. Served with vegetable of the day and choice of potato
Hungarian Goulash
$23.99
Cubes of lean beef, gently spiced and simmered until tender with peas and fresh garden carrots. Served on a bed of egg noodles
Beef Tongue Polonaise
$27.99
Thinly sliced and served with Ronnie's delicious raisin gravy. Served with vegetable of the day and choice of potato
Marinated Short Ribs
$27.99
Beef short ribs slow roasted until tender, marinated in our house-made sweet & tangy BBQ sauce
The Stuffed Cabbage That Made Us Famous
$23.99
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! Served with vegetable of the day and choice of potato
Ronnie's Difficult Decision
$29.99
Can't make up your mind? Order any of our three different delicious appetizers as a main dish! Served with vegetable of the day and choice of potato
Potato Pancakes
$12.99
Great, because we grate our own! Three served with apple sauce
Omelettes
Made with three fresh eggs. Served with potato pancake and apple sauce or our fresh-cut French fries. All White Omelettes, Add $2.79; Egg Sandwich Lovers! We'll gladly make your omelet into a sandwich upon request (On rye, no charge. On club, Add $0.99)
Corned Beef or Pastrami
$14.99- Extra Lean, Add
- $1.00
Tongue
$17.99Two Meat Combination Omelette
$15.99- With Tongue or Extra Lean, Add
- $1.00
Western Omelette
$13.99
deli-style omelette with or without green peppers and onions as you wish
Salami or Bologna
$13.99Nova Scotia Salmon, Eggs & Onions
$18.99Onion
$9.99Fresh Veggie Omelette
- $11.99
- With Avocado $13.99
Plain
$9.99
but very good
Cold Platters
Chopped Liver Platter
$13.99
A traditional favorite
Egg Salad Platter
$12.99Old Fashioned Chicken Salad or Large Tuna Fish Salad Platter
$13.99
Prepared from scratch by our chef
Nova Scotia Salmon
$19.99
The filet mignon of salmon – delicious!
Desserts
Please ask your server for today's selections
Chocolate Babka
$4.79Assorted Mini Cookies
$3.79Assorted Mini Rugulach
$3.79Jumbo Cookie
$3.29Apple Strudel
$4.79Seven Layer Cake
$4.79Brownie
$4.79Special Layer Cake or Fruit Pie
$4.79Low Calorie Baked Apple
$4.99Fruit Gelatin
$3.79Halvah
$5.99Fresh Fruit Salad
$4.29Apple Bread Pudding
$3.99Apple Sauce
$2.79Melon (in Season)
$4.79Beverages
Dr. Brown's
$2.79
Celery, Cream, Black Cherry – Regular or Diet
Bottled Root Beer
$2.79Bottled Water
$1.99Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice
$4.99Kedem Bottled Grape Juice
$3.29Bottomless Iced Tea or Iced Coffee
$2.79Bottomless Coffee
$2.29
with non-dairy creamer
Bottomless Tea
$2.29Beer & Wine
Please ask your server about additional selections which may be available
Draft Beer
Available in Manhattan & Scarsdale only
- Domestic $5.99
- Imported $6.49
Domestic Beer Bottles
$5.99Imported Beer Bottles
$6.99Non-Alcoholic Beer
$5.29Pinot Grigio
- Bottle $27.99
- Glass $8.99
Baron Herzog Chardonnay (California)
- Bottle $27.99
- Glass $8.99
Baron Herzog Merlot (France)
- Bottle $28.99
- Glass $9.49
Baron Herzog Cabernet Sauvignon (California)
- Bottle $28.99
- Glass $9.49
Baron Herzog White Zinfandel (California)
- Bottle $26.99
- Glass $8.79
Kedem Naturally Sweet Concord Bottle
$11.99Browse Nearby
General Info
Payment Types
All Major Cards
Cuisine
Kosher
Deli
Meals
Lunch
Dinner
Hours
Monday:
9:00am - 9:00pm
Tuesday:
9:00am - 9:00pm
Wednesday:
9:00am - 9:00pm
Thursday:
9:00am - 9:00pm
Friday:
9:00am - 9:00pm
Saturday:
9:00am - 9:00pm
Sunday:
9:00am - 9:00pm
Additional Information:
Dining Rooms open at 11 am, Take-out counters open at 9am. "Closed during Passover, Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur"
About Us
To some, delicatessen is something you put between two slices of bread. To me, it’s a calling. I am committed to preserving the traditional cuisine of my Eastern European heritage, amidst all that’s required to operate a modern restaurant. This is our pledge, from the Ben’s family to you: Fresh food, freshly prepared and courteously served in a clean, well-maintained restaurant faithfully observing the Kosher dietary laws.