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    Once Upon a Deli

    3.5 (43 reviews)
    ModerateDelis, Soup, Sandwiches
    Closed 8:00 am - 4:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    These bagels are phenomenal!
    Rick R.

    Is this Heaven? No, it's the Jewish suburbs! Jewish suburbs? I could have sworn this was Heaven. -------- Some of you will get that reference. Simply put, these are the best bagels I've ever had...anywhere! They're perfect. The right chewiness. The right seasoning. The right crispness. I couldn't even wait to get home and had to eat one like an animal while sitting in traffic on the highway. It was glorious and well worth the mess of crumbs I created. The corned beef sandwich on rye was also delightful. Lean meat, soft rye, and the right amount of deli mustard hit the spot. The poultry sandwich, which is turkey salad, was just ok and I wouldn't order that again. The challah was fantastic. I don't live in the area, but I'm willing to go out of my way for these bagels and am considering giving these away as gifts for the foreseeable future.

    Smoked salmon omelet with scallions & everything bagel
    Bernadette C.

    I love this smoked salmon omelet with scallions. They always ask if you want the cream cheese mixed in or on the side, I always just get it on the side. I also like that it comes with a bagel as well, you definitely get a good amount of food for the price that you pay.

    Jennifer S.

    I recently hosted a breakfast for the staff at the three District 27 schools. We ordered bagel trays and breakfast combo trays (muffins, donuts, coffee cake and cookies) and coffee. We had 15 people at one location, 90 at another and about 115 at the third. The people at Once Upon went above and beyond to make sure the trays arrived on time at all 3 locations and the spread was beautiful! Everybody enjoyed the delicious food. I was very impressed that the bagel trays came with three different cream cheeses as well as fresh cucumbers and tomatoes. The bagels were also pre-sliced which was very helpful! If you need a nice breakfast for a large (or small) group, I HIGHLY recommend Once Upon a Grill and Once Upon a Deli!

    Steve H.

    Every time I have come here, service has been excellent, food is always fresh, and the deli is always very clean. For such a small Deli, they have a great range of meats, fish, egg salad, tuna salad, cream cheeses, Etc soups and salads are always fresh. The fridge has a nice selection of Dr. Brown's sodas and other drinks. I love that they still have hard salami is hanging from the ceiling to dry out a little bit more... Yum! They do sell halvah too. Once Upon a Deli has absolutely outstanding egg salad!! The fresh coffee leaves a lot to be desired, though. They do need to step up their game on coffee here. I like that you can walk through the open doorway to the bakery next door which is part of the same company. Although cash registers are separate. Prices are reasonable, not too high but not exactly cheap.

    Chocolate chip coffee cake

    So very disappointed! Purchased 2 chocolate chip coffee cakes today & I was hoping they were going to be the Leonard's bakery famous quality.Not only were they not Leonard's recipe , the inside was not baked , it was tasteless & possibly old product. When cut, the outside crumbled & the majority of cake was raw. Beware...definitely not the Leonard's bakery chocolate chip coffee cake...it's a very poor substitute with a lack of quality & taste.

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    2 months ago

    The sandwiches were just okay. Pretty expensive, but every place is these days. For me, I would take a pass.

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    1 year ago

    Great service for dining in, carry out is always the best. Bakery items are really good too!

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    2 years ago

    I love going here! All their food is delicious! Love the vibe! Great place! From eggs and bagels to Mexican food...it's all top notch!

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    2 years ago

    Great food and prepared well! Food is fresh and the staff is friendly! Highly recommend

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    2 years ago

    Way Too much stuff on the menu cannot perform efficiently with that large of a menu. Cannot put out the food fast enough

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    6 years ago

    The Reuben is outstanding as is Grandma's tuna salad. Carry out from here is a staple for us.

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    Baked goods--Fresh, delicious, for-real coffee cakes, tidy, and efficient.

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