Not speedy but still excellent. Clean and polished and great interior. I was here at 1pm on a weekday and it was still pretty busy for being the far end of the lunch rush. I decided to stick with the day's special, a "Bestie" corned beef sandwich for $11.95. What arrived twenty minutes later was an absolutely delicious sandwich - corned beef and cole slaw on a somewhat sweet bun. Not a massive portion but tasty and delicious. A good size for lunch. Service was good but it was clear that they need more staff for lunch time. Was it the best deli in all of Ohio? It was absolutely excellent but the lunch special might leave you still wanting more. [Review 962 of 2026 - 339 in Ohio - 26141 overall] read more

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Overrated, overpriced I'm over the place, I won't go back. Had a Sam Adams, overstuffed pastrami sandwich, coleslaw, sour pickle. Pastrami was very little in weight, tough / chewy, and with a lot of fat slid only between two slices of thin bread. Great server Christina, nice atmosphere, won't go back! total cost $41 read more

I saw this restaurant popped up on my new feeds, but I don't live in Dayton, the video says this is one of the best sandwiches place in Ohio, in the entire state of Ohio? You know I gotta try it out Right next to a gas station, seem like a pretty safe area. I don't know how long this place been here, but walking in feels like the place just got renovated, very clean, and welcoming, one of the girl is not, seem like she just woke up, even tho is 4pm in the afternoon, maybe she got started her shift My server was more friendly, very nice lady I can't remember what my ordered, but you can see it on the menu. Now I don't know is me or because of what it is now in our country, everything seem sooooo expensive You see in my photo, that sandwich is like $17, you can order half sandwich half side, or the full sandwich like mine for the same price, like I said, is 4pm in the afternoon, this is my first meal, so I'm going for the full. Added basket of fries for $4.99 and a cup of soup another $4.99 Food is okay, nothing special. I'm not a big fan, the reason why I'm giving it 5 stars even tho is not up to my standards of taste, that's because of me, everyone taste are different, I'm not going to let what my taste effect my stars rating, the food still good, place is clean, my server is friendly A bit expensive, I walked out of there $30, for a sandwicH, fries and soup, in a tiny little town of Dayton? Well... us not you, is the entire America I guess read more

All The Best Delicatessen - Sandwiches Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

My tomato and cheese sandwich was good, but the Noodle Kugel was overcooked, the noodles were stiff, and it was generally gross. And then I went to the bathroom. It is all one room. No dividers between stalls. The toilet is just there, out in the open. Why? They could have 100+ customers, and the odds two of the same gender that have to go to the bathroom at the same time are rather good. There is plenty of space to mount brackets and hang stall walls with a door to give the toilet user privacy while not needing to lock the rest of the bathroom. It's a modern building and they charge $12 for a sandwich. They can afford walls. I guess they didn't care. I went to the bathroom, and someone banged on the door seconds later, because of course they would. My wife was somehow even less happy. How do you serve a Matzo Ball soup with a Matzo still frozen in the center? She said the pastrami was flavorless and gristly, completely inedible. Then, to top it all off, the waitress vanished until it was time to pay the check. Not good and definitely not worth the price. They might consider changing their name. read more

Amazing place to eat. Ingredients are fresh, staff attentive. Very clean. The Reuben was great as was the potato salad. I can't wait to go back again read more

So... we've talked about going here for quite sometime because I love a decent Rueben. We get there, it's Sunday early evening. The store is pretty much empty. Its interior is super cute with a diner type atmosphere and a full bar no less!? We walk in and adhere to the signage that states to wait for hostess for seating... so we wait. and wait.. and wait some more where a nice lady comes out of the kitchen and realizes we are standing there. I was borderline becoming impatient and was about to leave. So we get seated. Check out the menu where it all sounds good. I love the premise where they seem to admitting they steal recipes from other stores around the country and recreate them here and that's how they became 'All the Best'. So I ordered half Rueben with pastrami and corned beef, a side of matzo ball soup. The lovely Mrs ordered 1/2 hot brisket sandwich and chicken noodle soup. No clue how long it took from ordering to being at our table but it was a bit of time. The sandwiches are okay. The bread on both sandwiches was way too hard to enjoy the actual sandwiches as a whole. Not a lot of meat. The soups... in a perfect world, your soup would be piping hot. Ours were actually unusually cold? Like they were straight out of the fridge and somebody forgot to microwave them to warm the up? I had never had matzo ball soup so I had to google if it was served cold like gazpacho or vichyssoise. So... for $40 with tip this was a bit egregious for me but hey... we finally tried it. read more

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Sorry for 4 stars but gotta be realistic here. Had 1/2 Reuben (pastrami) and beef/barley/mushroom soup. Both were as good as I've ever had. If I were reviewing only on food taste and presentation I'd have gone 5 stars and never looked back. The reason for 4 is not any one thing but a series of small issues. The lack of fountain soda means no free refills, besides this how do you have a full bar and no fountain soda? The service while spot on couldn't hide how long it took for me to get 1/2 a sammy and a bowl of soup which was excessive at best. Last issue, for what, I got and the amount of prep involved, $20+ before tip felt a bit proud. Would not stop me from coming back as I really enjoyed the food, just know it's a bit pricey. Otherwise the place is very clean and bright and I really like that they have a counter for people that just want a quick seat and food. read more

All The Best Delicatessen - Beef/barley/mushroom soup and 1/2 pastrami Reuben. - Sandwiches Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Delicious!! Very nice inside, clean, friendly staff. I ordered the grilled cheese sandwich and a bowl of tomato soup. Both were so delicious!! I'll be back. read more

Feeling under the weather recently, and I decided to get some soup from All The Best Delicatessen, at the recommendation of this group. Their soup is SO bland! Absolutely no flavor to it at all. If I had been sick to my stomach and hugging the toilet, it would have been perfect. But actually wanting something with flavor, this wasn't it. They do try to wrap it up really tightly, so that to go soup doesn't spill. Still had a bit of spillage, but I'm sure it would have been worse if not for the extra plastic bags. Pictured is their matzo ball and chicken noodle soup. read more

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Was looking for a great deli sandwich. The THE CHAZER-RYE was a bust! The pastrami was filled with grizzle and you could not chew. The sandwich was lacking suitable meat nowhere near the amount as on a Corned beef or brisket sandwich. They use the slice of bread in the middle as a filler. Eliminate the bread and you may have a good sandwich then. I do not recommend this sandwich and will not return. read more

I love a good sandwich. While I was in Ohio, I came across this place. I have never went to a real delicatessen and this place checked that box. I was impressed by the freshness of the products. The sandwiches are quite pricey so we just ordered soup and desserts. The cheese cake was amazing. My boyfriend had a brownie. He loved it. We also had beef and barley soup. Everything we had was great. I will definitely be back. read more

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We enjoyed the new bar area with football on and beer on tap. Food was great as always! read more

All The Best Delicatessen - We enjoyed the new bar area with TVs and beer on tap. Food was great as ever. - Sandwiches Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

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Just saved $750.00 by visiting All the Best rather than 205 E Houston St, New York, NY 10002. We have been fans of Jewish Delis for nearly 80 years. Arguably, the Reuben from Best Deli is better than the Reuben from Katz's and I am $750.00 ahead by doing Best. No one from Best will answer a phone, and the folks at Best are clueless about applying Special Prices on website. Thus an instant transaction requires 30+ minutes, but the reward is an excellent Reuben read more

Restaurant was clean, music was very New York (Billy Joel etc). Service was friendly. I was here specifically to try the noodle kugel, which I haven't found anywhere else in the region... it was fine, though a bit too sweet. The corned beef was rubbery, the rye bread was meh, and the pickles were awful. The chopped liver my favorite thing here - just like I remember from childhood in Chicago (but I made a mistake adding it to grilled cheese, not a good combo). I hope to bring a cooler and stop by for chopped liver to take home next time I'm in town, but won't likely be back to dine in. read more

The corned beef sandwich was very light on the meat . Too expensive for a small sandwich. I prefer the New York style Corned beef and Pastrami sandwich across the street at Dorothy Lane Market. It's the same meat and it's ten ounces of meat at that. A half sandwich is filling enough. read more

I drive 40 minutes to enjoy my favorite hot pastrami sandwich at this restaurant. Imagine my disappointment when I realized that first of all the bread has changed: it used to be bakery quality and now it's out of the bag grocery store bread. But the biggest disappointment was the pastrami itself. It used to be melt in your mouth, fatty, flavorful. Now it's steak cut or gentile style pastrami. Wound up cutting it with a fork and knife. This is the last time I intend to go there. read more

I think I've driven by this place a zillion times without realizing it's there... Hint: DON'T!! Good service, great menu, and the best spot in the region to go if you're "homesick" for good, old fashioned NY deli food!! In a misguided effort to avoid SHOCKING my Ohioooooo friends, I stuck to the more "traditional," slightly less "ethnic" options, just ordered half a corned beef sandwich, which came with the world's tiniest Israeli salad, both of which were very good. NEXT time, I'm going all OUT and sampling their chopped liver (REALLY, if it's made right, it can be GOOD!!) herring (yum!!) knishes (Mmmmmmmm, gotta' give 'em a try...) tongue (yep!!) and/or a big bowl of matzo ball soup. Missing some of the even more "classic" deli items, but this was a great sampling, down to the tempting dessert options, including babka, cheesecake, rugelach, and even black and white cookies!! No, it's NOT a Kosher deli, but here you'll find a sampling of ALL (most, anyway...) of the BEST that a good NY deli will offer. Come hungry, and enjoy a meal you don't get very often in this "neck of the woods!!" read more

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Place was nice, service not to bad, but the food I personally thought was horrible. Got a Reuben sandwich and it was the worst one ever. Arby's has a much better Reuben than this place, even the pickle that came with was nasty read more

We had an early appointment in the area so we stopped by for breakfast. I got the nova bagel sandwich and my husband got the whitefish bagel sandwich. They were both tasty. I personally expected just a bit more salmon on mine considering it's supposed to be a Jewish deli, and I'm used to them piling on the lox back in Jersey. The amount of whitefish was perfect though. The sandwiches came with onion, capers and tomato. I appreciated the capers, a lot of local places don't have them as an option. My biggest complaint is the bagel itself. I normally prefer my bagels un-toasted, but if I go back I'll be sure to ask for it toasted. They're just not quite right. A little better than other bagels I've had in OH, but just ok. We also ordered some whitefish salad from the deli which I didn't get to try yet. I'll update if it's as good as what I crave from the East Coast. We'll be back because I'd like to try the knish and potato pancakes. We did counter service and both ladies behind the counter were very nice. Overall a good experience. read more

All The Best Delicatessen - Nova - Sandwiches Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

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Ordered takeout for lunch here on a Saturday around 1 pm. We were able to order swiftly and the food came out in about 10-15 minutes. We ordered a variety of sandwiches and soups. We all enjoyed the brisket overstuffed hot sandwich. It was ~$20 and it was a good size. I'm not sure how much extra meat there was compared to the regular size. I also ordered the chicken noodle soup. It was a little lackluster in flavor. But the soup was a good size for ~$6. My parents really enjoyed their tomato and mushroom beef barely soup. Overall we had a nice dining experience here and we are glad we tried it! read more

All The Best Delicatessen - Hearty Chicken Soup and overstuffed brisket hot sandwich - Sandwiches Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Beat hot pastrami west of Brooklyn - they even have Dr Browns. This place is rocking it. - great service and a full deli with Lox!!

Huge sandwiches...which they should be at $20 for a reuben. But business is good and there's always people eating here. We were blown away finding tums in the condiments. At first I thought someone had just left them by mistake, but looking around I see them on every table. Questionable marketing decision! Thank heavens we didn't need them after sharing a sandwich. I've been here 3 times already, and will be back. This is as close to a New York deli as I've seen anywhere outside NYC. read more

All The Best Delicatessen - Tums on every table???? Should I be concerned? - Sandwiches Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Corned beef reuben is excellent, get the Tuesday special and add the tomato soup, delicious.

Way too expensive! Way too bland. They bill themselves as authentic. Overstuffed sandwiches etc. I guess shrinkflation is in effect here. My pastrami Ruben was certainly not overstuffed. Barely had any meat on it. Could have lived with that, had the meat tasted good. I know pastrami, and this was sad. Tough and chewy and Way over cooked. I had the half sandwich and fries and it was 15 bucks! To get filled up, you would have to spend 25 bucks a person. My wife and son barely could finish theirs as well. She had a tuna fish on rye and she said the tuna was weird. My son had a patty melt. He ate half of it and threw the rest away. Admitted it tasted bland and wished we had gone to Culver's. We tried, based on price, we likely would not think about a second trip. read more

Absolutely the best turkey Reubens in town.....corned beef & pastrami equally good but I am partial to All the Best's fresh turkey. Also, love their Bestie sandwiches on challah buns! read more

Was so excited to come i had seen ALOT of reviews and me and the husband came here with my mom for dinner and it was AWFUL. The meat was fatty the food had NO flavor and the bun was cold. The husband ordered soup that tasted like hot water with boiled chicken and we ordered fries for my son ... which also had no flavor it's amazing how a place could make food with NO flavor even the pickles that came as a side with the sandwich had no flavor. The server was very nice BUT she didn't really come to take care of us. And said sorry after we watched people who came in and were seated after us get their food before us... over all I rate this place a 1 out of 5 I don't recommend it's pretty awful read more

All The Best Delicatessen - Very bland chicken noodle soup - Sandwiches Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

Great food, but prices are a little high for the portions! It is an easy spot to order and p/u food. read more

Good food, great service and clean restaurant. So it's a bit pricey but that doesn't bring any stars down... I'm willing to pay for quality. There's diminishing return, so but they have their prices and we have a choice not to pay. It's probably 50-75 percent more than other places and maybe only 10-20% better... that's ok. They do cans for soft drinks BUT unlike most places, it's still free refills. I might be mad if I got a can for over $2... and the waitress offered me a refill to go. That's huge from a cost conscious perspective. Rueben was good. High quality. Fries were not perfect, not very crispy but were "good". Overall, my knock is on mushy fries and "good" sandwiches but not great. Great and friendly servers! Definitely will go back. read more

All The Best Delicatessen - Rueben - Sandwiches Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

The food is always the excellent! The cheesecake is the best I've ever had. All The Best is a favorite restaurant!

Overall it was a bit disappointing and certainly not the best. We were told that it was relatively new, maybe? It's a nice looking restaurant on the inside, very bright and clean. We ordered online with a set pick up time, still when we got there it wasn't ready, and we'd dawdled a bit at the UDF (best UDF I've ever been to by the way) next door to give them a few more minutes. The staff gave us a pretty lukewarm reception and they seemed put out when I ordered some dessert. The lady behind the counter looked at me puzzled that I was actually speaking to her, I guess that wasn't her job, she called (yelled) out to the staff in the kitchen for someone to take my order, when he arrived he also looked annoyed that I was ordering something. The grilled pastrami and corn beef sandwiches were just okay, kind of a jumbled mess of flavors and bread broke apart after a few bites which left a deconstructed version, literally. We got the whitefish and the Nova sandwiches. They were so "fishy" that they were very unappetizing. The tomato basil bisque was actually very good, don't know about the cold beet borscht because they forgot about packing that order. To top it all off, All the Best is pretty pricey making it a terrible value. Next time I'll just get a frankfurter, that'd be hard to mess up. read more

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The food and drink items offered at this place are NOT the best available. Who are you kidding? I've had better soup, meats, cheeses, bread, beverages at other local deli's. read more

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I went through drive thru for breakfast this morning. The food was delicious and the service was excellent. I did not go in so I am not sure what the ambiance is. The food was so good. I got the egg, cheese, and turkey sausage on a plain bagel. The price was reasonable. read more

All The Best Delicatessen - Breakfast bagel- egg, cheese and turkey sausage - Sandwiches Near Me - Dayton, Ohio

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If I could marry a meal, it would be this one. First, the Pastrami Reuben -- a masterpiece of tender pastrami, melted Swiss, and sauerkraut that's toasted to perfection. It's so good, I considered proposing to it. Then there's the white fish on a bagel, which I'm pretty sure is the world's most sophisticated snack. It's like the bagel and the fish went to a fancy dinner party and just decided to casually blow everyone away. And let's not forget the knishes -- fluffy, golden, and so filled with flavor, I almost tried to smuggle one out in my bag (no judgment). Finally, the pickle. This isn't just any pickle, it's a crunchy, tangy slice of heaven that has absolutely no business being as good as it is. In summary, this meal is the culinary equivalent of a standing ovation. Don't walk, run to try it -- and maybe bring a bigger stomach. You'll need it. read more

Been here a couple times. Sammies are okay but certainly not as much protein in them as shown. I grew up in NY and maybe nobody puts as much as back in the day but for the price, not sure I'll go back. If you're gonna call yourself a deli, charge high prices, then the Sammie's better be spot on. Service is good. Atmosphere is nice. read more

I thought I'd go back and give them another shot. I was doubting myself seeing all the five star reviews.. if anything I was too generous in my last review. I grew up on pastrami, corned-beef, chopped liver, etc.. Reviewers still complaining about prices and they're right. They are pushing the edge as to what is reasonable I don't mind that if the customer gets something noteworthy. Don't expect sandwiches that are piled high with beef that almost challenge your ability to get your mouth around it. Don't expect that perfect mix of meat and fat and savory flavors.. there's better ways to spend an evening. read more

Nice place for sandwiches and sides. Great service! It was a little more high end than I thought it would be.

Superb. We keep coming back. The hearty chicken soup is amazing and I love all the cookies. read more

Awesome food! Forgot to take a picture! Ruben sandwich and the Brisket along with coleslaw and pickled cucumbers hit the spot.

Food..service..cleanliness was excellent. However..this is a sandwich shop for rich folks!

Let's get real about this place. When was the last time you had potato salad made of chunks and not smashed potatoes. And, the Reuben was excellent. Staff is friendly and the seating is roomy. If you like dark, smoky bars this is not your place. But, if you like beer and handmade sandwiches with great side dishes... then welcome! read more