Good food, lots of yummy twists on Jewish classics. Lost a few stars for me purely due to the incredible safety hazard that is the bathroom. Twice while I was in there, without warning, the regular lights went out and suddenly it went dark, with flashing lights and a disco ball. This is so incredibly dangerous for folks with epilepsy (an incredibly common disorder), or just folks with sight limitations. It was also just... a lot for 9am on a Sunday. I hope they disable whatever the trigger is for this, or at least post clearly on the bathroom door that there will be flashing lights. This is just a terrible injury (and lawsuit) waiting to happen. read more

This place is owned and operated by the expert restauranteurs at Local Tap House next Door. Everything they do there is perfect. Textbook on how to run a great gathering place. The Rye's and Grind concept is good: we need a Jewish Deli in Oceanside, but the sandwiches fall flat. I'm from New York and know Jewish Deli. We're not afraid to pay sandwich prices that start at 18+ dollars, but it has to be an "oh wow" sandwich. That's Jewish Deli trademark. It's a relatively small sandwich that doesn't compare to anything in New York. I felt ripped off! Ladies and gentlemen, small is bad when you're charging $18+. Up your game and your concept will work! We waited 45 minutes for our 2 sandwiches, which I would have happily forgiven because the place was new. Breakfast seems more fairly priced. If I can get over the disappointing lunch, I'll try it! read more

Excellent food. Great sandwiches and everything tots. Really enjoyed the blueberry pancakes. They also have a party button in the bathroom. read more

Great new brunch spot. Overall very impressed with everything. We had the lox Benedict and lox bagel. Was impressed that the Benedict was light and not heavy. Delicious and will be back soon. read more

Came here to say the food itself was freaking good- the pastrami was so delicious! But like other reviewers said, the rye bread completely falls apart. It can't hold a sandwich. I took one bite and had to eat the rest with a fork. If you have "rye" in the name of the restaurant, you really need to come correct with some rye bread. I'll have to try the challah next time. I had the Jubano and it was 5/5 for taste! read more

The best pastrami I have ever had. Excellent knish, flakey crust and everything seasoning is creative and yummy. Great sandwich BUT you should definitely order it untoasted! Toasting that homemade bread is a sin. Drowning the crunchy knish is also a sin, so ask for gravy side or better yet, dry. It doesn't need gravy!!! Salad was plentiful but order dressing on side so it's not soaked. Latkas are dense but amazing! read more

Food made up for the service. Would def go back. Had a great brunch under the patio covering after they tried to sit us in the sweating sun and couldn't enjoy our time until we moved- staff seemed bothered that we wouldn't go through the sun beating down on us and asked to move to the outdoor covered patio where there was opening seating but bc we are a party of 2 we didn't matter. Besides that- food was great! Hopefully they improve the service as the food to table took over 30 mins. read more

Will not be back due to service. The food is good but not good enough to deal with the lack of service. I have been here several times and each time the service continues to decline. They will seat you immediately for the most part but then you have to wait 10-15 minutes for a waiter to come to your table. It's unclear if they need to hire more waiters or if the waiters are intentionally ignoring your table. The staff is friendly but do not actually wait on you. Ordered coffee and then had to get up and take the sugar from another table. The food took about 45 minutes to come out. I asked for ketchup and they handed me a bottle that was empty and the waiter knew it was empty. A party that arrived after us left before our food came which makes me believe it was intentionally bad service. No refills when I needed it and they didn't even come and ask if we needed anything so we couldn't ask for a water. I had to get up and go to the front to finally get the bill. There's lots of restaurants in the area so will not be returning after this experience. read more

Always great food and great service. The owner is awesome and the staff is friendly and new Oceanside staple

Had the pastrami eggs Benedict and the blueberry pancakes. Off the charts good on both. Potatoes were seasoned and cooked perfectly. Pancakes were delicate and fluffy, not over sweetened nor heavy. Great energy from the staff. Definitely going to be a staple for us. read more

Honestly had one of the best breakfast meals of my life. Their challah bread Monte Cristo is insane. I split it with my grown son and it was more than enough. If you can get Brigitte as your server you will have the best experience withy the best food ...and a smile. Love this place, love what they are doing with vibe and design. If you are in O-side make sure you don't miss this place. read more

Beautiful traditional delicatessen... huge sandwiches and everything was delicious... the service was extraordinary!!

My husband raved about this place so I decided to pick up lunch from there while we had company in town. I called and called and called for over an hour. No one ever picked up. So, I drove the 20 minutes there and placed my order in person. We ordered matzoh ball soups, sandwiches and a salad. I was told it would be about 20 minutes for my order--so I went to the car. In 20 minutes I came back and was told they were finalizing our order and boxing it up. I stood at the register waiting... and waiting... and waiting. All in all it took well over an hour to get my order (which I would have gotten going earlier if they would have answered the phone). The brisket dips I'm told were greasy and had too much cheese. Matzoh ball soup was good but not great. My salad was ridiculously small for $19-and they forgot my dressing. There was just no sense of urgency with the crew and not a whole lot of customer service either. In talking with another patron, she said she has similarly had no luck reaching them on the phone--so I don't even know why they list a number if they don't intend to answer. All in all my experience was terrible. Never again--which is a shame because this place has potential. read more

The food is delicious. Very interesting menu with flavors that are paired beautifully.

Food and drinks were tasty ! I will return for more ! Oside local . So happy to have these sammiches near by

Nice late breakfast this morning with friends. Some drinks as well. First time visiting and look forward to returning. Great breakfast options and prices more than reasonable. Enjoy! read more

Mind blowing homemade rye bread and pastrami sandwiches!!! Potato latke has thoughtful and complex flavors. Amazing food. Service a little edgy and standoffish unfortunately. Great venue and amazing food makes up for unfriendly service. Will come back for sure. read more

Went there for lunch with a friend and it was a little busy. The service was a bit slow. For lunch I ordered the Ruben sandwich. The bread was a bit thick and the bottom piece was soggy. A little disappointed. read more

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Earlier in the week my niece sent me a link saying we had a new Jewish style deli in oceanside Gave it a try today I ordered 1/2 pastrami sandwich with Side of onion rings and also ordered cup of matzoh ball soup Sandwich : pastrami was heated and the oils drenched the rye bread. The pastrami is better than what I buy at Vons but not as good as DZ Akins The pastrami is better than Subway ( not by much) but more expensive than subway The onion rings ok not the best I've had but not the worse The soup was ok but not as good as DZ The broth was lacking flavor, had very little carrots and stuff. The matzoh ball was OK. Not as good as DZ Akins, or even my nieces. Yes my niece made matzoh ball soup a few months back and it had more taste. I will give them a second try as the food was ok. I won't order the soup again. But will try the pastrami again this time cold. read more

We live in Oceanside and have been wanting to try this place. First time there and we ordered the pastrami pusher with latke, cast iron shakshouska eggs, and acai bowl, To Go (and I left a tip). I normally don't write reviews but wanted to warn everyone that: (1) you get the tiniest acai bowl I've ever seen with barely any acai, especially for $16, definitely not worth it. (2) They didn't give us utensils or napkins so we weren't able to eat our food at the park like we had planned (and didn't realize until we were at the park already). (3) The bottom part of the bread on the pastrami was soggy, not worth $18. (4) The shakshouska is supposed to come with bread but we didn't get any. Really bad first impression. read more

Amazing place to eat breakfast. The brisket hash was cooked well and was tasty. Fresh warm bread out of the oven was being passed around to sample. Welcoming atmosphere. The coffee drinks were unique and fun. read more

Wanted to like this place, but kind of disappointing. Service was really good though! We got the Latkes, jubano & the Ruben. The bread was super thick and under baked and the Latkes were so thick and heavy.. kind of like a heavy mashed potato cake and not crispy.. bummer! Breakfast menu looks good so maybe better as a breakfast spot. Will have to stick with Milton's for a good pastrami sandwich. read more

Love this new brunch spot! I ordered the Jubano sandwich (a cubano with pastrami) and it was so delicious I'm going back in for more, very soon! The staff was really friendly! read more

Wow. Amazing food and service. Latkes we're incredible and I may be addicted the the pastrami. Also, Katy was the best. A must stop in Oceanside. read more

First, the positive: our waitress was fabulous (Alexandra M, according to the receipt), as was another waitress we briefly interacted with. Next, the middlin': Food was tasty, but not spectacular. For the money, I want memorably above the competition. Finally, the reason for only two stars: The first impression staff. There were three gals at the POS counter just inside the door. When we walked in one was answering another customers questions, while two chatted amongst themselves. I made eye contact with each of them, two more than once. At one point all three of them were just standing there talking to each other, while ignoring us. It took several minutes for any of the three to acknowledge us and ask if we wanted a table. BAD first impression to give customers. Based on other reviews, I doubt management or the business owners read these reviews, but I wish they would, particularly since some staff provide excellent service, while the first impression staff is lazy, at best, and/or just don't care. That can't be good for business. For the money, the food isn't good enough to make up for poor customer service. Thank goodness for the excellent waitress. read more

Overall, really good. We got the matzo ball soup, the Big O, and the sand which that is like an Italian sub. The soup was very good. Tasted like mom would make. I do like a lighter matzo ball, but most restaurants make the heavier ones because they look prettier. The sandwiches were really good. I am wondering it they make most of their meats because the turkey and ham were so good and like nothing I have ever tasted. They make their own bread, which is a nobel venture, but sadly, it is not as well done as a real bread bakery. The Dutch Crunch was too dense. It tasted like a bread that a cook might make in a home kitchen, not restaurant caliber. Would have enjoyed our sandwiches more if there were better bread. I'm vet all, though, the food was really good! The insides of the sandwich made up for the bread. If I owned the place, I would either switch bread recipes or order bread from outside, that would make this place 5 stars! read more

I'm sadly updating my previous, rave review of Rye's and Grind. They've changed the menu significantly, at least for the sandwiches, and not for the better. My husband and I love this place and want them to do well, but it feels like someone who's never been in an actual deli redesigned their sandwich menu. Pastrami Reuben on a French roll? Actually, now all the deli sandwiches are served on a French roll. I had my usual pastrami with Cole slaw, Swiss and thousand island dressing. Their sandwiches used to be piled high with meat, this time I essentially had a cole slaw sandwich with a bit of pastrami. There is a reason that no one has cole slaw sandwiches, trust me. My daughter had the turkey stuffing and Brie sandwich on gluten free bread that was the size of her palm. For $18! Husband's turkey bacon avo was still pretty good. Service as always was great, but in spite of coming here a few times a month for lunch, and referring everyone I know to do the same, I definitely won't be back for lunch. We'll give brunch a try, which has been consistently great, but whoever redesigned the lunch menu did Rye's and Grind a great disservice. It makes me so sad. read more

With high hopes for some good Jewish style deli food, I'm sorry to say we had a very disappointing meal. We ordered a pastrami on rye and a Reuben sandwich. It was great to watch the bread maker behind the glass pull beautiful loves out of the bread oven. It was good entertainment while we waited a very, very long time for our food. Our sandwiches arrived and at first glance looked wonderful, but the homemade rye was so dry and over toasted , (I don't think it was grilled) the bread crumbled into chunks and the crusts fell off as soon as we picked them up. The meats were shaved thin like prosciutto. The corned beef was good, the pastrami was dry. The Swiss on the Reuben wasn't melted. The potato pancake we ordered was like a hockey puck..very dense and heavy. The rosemary potatoes were good. one more thing, if you just want water with your meal, order bottled because their's had a chemical taste. I don't think we'll be returning. read more

Great good. A real deli sandwich with an LTH type twist. Nothing like in it in the Oside beach area.

We were seated around 12pm and ordered our food at about 10 minutes later, after having to track down who our waiter was. After ordering, it took about 20 minutes to get the black drip coffee we ordered and were never asked if we wanted a refill. We had to go refill our own coffees a few times at the dispenser by the bar. We continued to be ignored by the waiter until about 1:00pm when we still didn't receive our food and had now been sitting there for an hour and had to ask our waiter when the food would be ready. She just said "it should be out any minute" no apologies for the wait or anything. Once the food arrived it was warm but the bread on the pastrami sandwich was severely drenched in oil to the point it couldn't be eaten. The meat itself was tasty but I had to take all the bread off. read more

If you are looking for something different, then try this place. The portion sizes were big and the prices were low. If you're looking for a Jewish Deli, don't bother. They do try very hard to make everything I tried fairly decent. I give them a lot of credit for making almost everything from scratch. The corned beef was just ok, same with the brisket. The rye bread was too soft and was falling apart. The latke was a preformed puck, the outside was very dark, like from being in the fryer too long. It didn't taste like any latke I have ever had. It did come with four condiments. read more

I ordered the Lox Benedict and my husband got the Monte Cristo, both were very mediocre. Our food was cold and the yolk in my poached egg was cooked, leading me to believe our food may have been sitting in the kitchen for quite some time as we also did have to wait about 40 min for it. The Lotkes and salmon were good but wasn't able to enjoy it as much as I'd hoped. We also ordered the Apple cinnamon chai latte and that was very delicious. The restaurant itself is very fun but also quite loud. read more

Loved the ambience. Great food. Service was delightful. Definitely will return here to try other menu items

Best Ruben ever and I'm a Ruben connoisseur. More sandwich than one can eat in one sitting. Service was great. Would definitely recommend this deli. A lay back and pleasant place to have breakfast or lunch. read more

The best breakfast restaurant in north county (breakfast at San Luis Rey Bakery cafe is good too, but no alcohol ). The Sunday bloody mary is the best classic bloody mary ever. The Larry David coffee drink is fabulous (I like foam so I get it hot). And the food! I've never ordereed anything I didn't like here. The pastrami hash is off the chmain, bagel breakfast sandwiches too. I haven't had lunch here yet, but I've seen the lunch platters being served all around me, and they look delicious (particularly their loaded pastrami tater tots!). read more

Once I heard about Rye's and Grind I made it over there to take out a pastrami sandwich. It was pretty good. We have a friend up from Menlo park who incidentally have a speciality Pastrami Restaurant in town with pretty good pastrami, We wanted to take her to a "West Coast Deli". Let me tel you we got a table right away. It took us a little while to order,all 3 of us are 75, then we ordered. We waited and waited and waited. While we waited about 15 minutes another couple came in after we ordered, placed their order then we waited and waited and waited another 15 or so then the other couple got their order and we waited some more. I went to the young lady waiter and asked what the problem was and she said the kitchen. We waited at least 45 minutes before we received our order. The food was pretty good. Not really a Deli. Canters is a Deli. I called the waiter over and told her I was only leaving a $1 tip. The tip was not against her but the only way to show dissatisfaction to the kitchen was to tip the waiter low and she could complain to the kitchen. making us wait that long is not a way to treat customers. read more

Food is very good. $13 for a tasteless Bloody Mary. We ordered one glass of white wine and were charged for a full bottle $32- I don't understand how that happens, good thing I reviewed the bill before paying. Overall, it will be awhile before I return. I don't like being overcharged. read more

Not the jewish deli food you were hoping for. The rye bread crumbles whether toasted or not. The pickles have a weird taste. The potato latke and potato salad leaves you scratching your head wondering what is going on because this isn't right. The size of servings is great, but lacks in so many other ways. The best part of our lunch was the chef personally serving chocolate chip cookies. read more

This place is awesome! The staff was great, attentive, and the food was excellent. It's fun to watch them bake in the back and the baker brought out a few different things for us to try as soon as they came out of the oven. Can't recommend enough! read more

Always new places popping up in Oceanside. Hoping this one is here to stay! As life-long East coasters, we are particular about our pastrami. This is the authentic real deal. So good. Service and ambiance quite good as well. We'll be back read more