Good, homemade Russian and Ukrainian food in a modest but very friendly setting. The cold borsh was good; the salads (Olivie and Vinigret) tasted as they should, and so did the pilminis (part. the potato ones). The compot was tasty. The beef strogonov with mashed potatoes was excellent. So if you want to know what Russian and Ukranian homestyle food tastes like, that's a great place. read more

This is a great little deli. It's in a bit of a strange area, but it's certainly worth taking a trip to. Today, I ordered the "Robster" sandwich: chicken, ham, spinach, cheese, tomatoes, and honey dijon mustard. It came out pretty quickly and one of the women working there brought it right to our table, served on real plates. The sandwich was really superb--I loved all the different flavors going on. It came with macaroni salad, which a lot of people seem to love. I wasn't a fan, but that doesn't mean it's not good--I've just never liked macaroni or potato salad. The sandwich was only $6! Everyone working there was super nice, and it had a great, comfortable atmosphere. This is very close to a 5-star review, but I want to go back first before upgrading it. They had a lot of different sandwiches to choose from, and the salads sounded good as well. I'll definitely be back. read more

If I lived closer I'd have lunch or dinner from BFD every day they're open! Heck, maybe both on the same day. These ladies are not only some of the nicest people you will meet, but they also make delicious, and I do mean DELICIOUS, food. Recently we enjoyed a take out Kiev dinner, which included everything from soup to dessert. You owe it to yourself to try BFD if you haven't yet. You wrong be disappointed. read more

Best deli in town! Authentic food plus American options as well. They have amazing chicken noodle soup as well as other homemade soups! The owner is very friendly as is all the staff. Great place to stop for lunch and they do catering as well! I have gotten many soups and sandwiches here and they are always nice portions and taste amazing! I get macaroni salad on the side is so yummy but you must like pepper! This is a gem in Bethlehem so do yourself a favor and check it out! read more

Traveling in the Bethlehem area for work and a friend recommended this place...so glad they did! The food is delicious and the family/staff that run this place are SO NICE! Definitely will keep it on my radar for my next trip!!! read more

Wonderful !!! Not only is the food excellent, the hospitality is warm and inviting. There is always a great crowd and Vica makes sure that the level of service is top notch. Carmen and I make sure we stop in every chance we can. read more

Great deli, authentic home made food, inexpensive We stumbled across Black Forest Deli during our trip to Dorney Park and was definitely a high point of the trip. We wanted to have something light, non greasy to avoid throwing up on the roller coasters later and picked this place for a quick food stop. The chicken salad hoagie was delicious, and fresh. The potato perogies were amazingly flavorful! The owner is friendly and helps you understand the Russian menu if you are clueless. Will definitely drop in if we are in the area again. read more

Love, love, love the stuffed cabbage halupki! Delicious! Quality items! Note: I eat gluten free due to celiac disease. read more

The Black Forest Deli was such a delicious treat. I am Ukrainian so walking into the restaurant felt like a big welcome home. The rossolnik (pickle) soup and the chicken soup tasted like my grandmother made it, sprinkled with dill and a spoon of sour cream just how I love it! My partner ordered the snitzel with mushroom sauce while I ordered the vareniki platter with potato and cabbage served with special authentic fried onion, sour cream and dill. Both dishes were really good and left our bellies smiling. The compot and ginger tea drinks were also very refreshing. We left the restaurant happy and full and will definitely come again when we are in the area. read more

Absolutely the best food! Homemade pierogies, potato pancakes, and the BEST borscht! I don't like beets AT ALL, but the borscht is to die for! We've only been there for Kiev Night (if you haven't been, you MUST!), but I hear great things about the deli sandwiches. The chicken soup is amazing. I recommend it, especially if you're sick! Go right now! read more

Just as other Yelpers attested to, this is a gem of a place! The mother/daughter team are so nice! They have authentic Russian food but also wonderful choices for traditional-type sandwiches too. DH and I ordered panini sandwiches, which were FANTASTIC! I had not eaten breakfast in the morning, so I ordered a side bowl of Borscht soup ($3 more when you order a sandwich). Sandwiches were about $7.50. I couldn't have eaten another bite, but every bit was a delight. This is located on a corner of a fairly residential area. It's a little tricky, but you'll find it if you're looking. Parking is not abundant, but it's worth a short stroll from where you do find a place to park. Highly recommend this place. read more

This is a good place to get true, homemade creations. My friend and I each got a panini. They were quite good. But, the other food we got wasn't impressive, unfortunately. We got the Russian beef and cabbage roll, and the owner gave us some macaroni salad on the side. The roll is a little bit of an acquired taste, and needed more seasoning. I am anxious to try the Russian pancakes, however. They look really delicious. Definitely a good place to try :) read more

What a GREAT lunch place!!! I had the roast beef panini - horseradish spread has a nice kick!!! It came with a small side of the delicious macaroni salad. Ordered sides of pierogi (yum!) and a pickle (a bit too vinegary, but still good) read more

Excellent excellent food! Our first time stopping at Black Forest, but not our last. The galuptzi and desert blinis alone are far worth the drive from Allentown. Can't wait to eat there once inside dining starts again. But until then, we'll certainly order to go as often as possible. read more

First off, let me say that Black Forest Deli (BFD) isn't really a 'deli' in the way you may be accustomed to. If you're from NY or NJ, it won't feel like home. I think it'd be more accurate to think of it as a cafe or bistro. But that's good, because it is great for what it is; a small cozy place that is ALL about the food! I'll keep this simple. Order the Halupkis (Golumki if you're Polish) or the Pirogies. Fantastic. The Borscht is also wonderful but not really my thing. You can't go wrong with any hoagie or sandwich (the Italian is fantastic, and my wife really likes the Roast Beef). Make sure you get some macaroni salad also. Everything is fresh and homemade and Vica and Mom are very hospitable. Go there! read more

Having stopped into the Black Forest Deli for lunch on Monday, I was surprised by the wide array of items featured on the menu. They have a selection of Eastern European classics, traditional deli fare, and offer catering services. For lunch, my girlfriend and I selected a small BLT hoagie, fresh fruit inspired salad, and homemade pierogi's. Everything was quickly prepared and tasted great. The pierogi had sauerkraut on top which was amazing and lent a great flavor to the item. Overall, I was impressed and would def. go back in the future. As we sat there, there was brisk business coming in and out for lunch. Another great locally owned gem in Bethlehem read more

This is a very nice restaurant/deli. Informal, homemade food, ability to chat about what dishes are and what they contain. Some Thursday evenings are dinner nights so there are times when it is open in the evenings. I enjoyed all the variances in the flavor of the foods. If I was around this area more, I would be going there for lunch a lot more. I had takeout from this place but I would love to come and sit and have lunch here. It seemed like a nicely relaxed, unhurried pace that they follow. read more

Yum yum yum....everything I've had here is amazing! The hoagies and zippy macaroni salad are my favorite....and the halupkis when they have them on the menu! Stop by and visit Vica and her mom for "homestyle" food and service, you won't be disappointed! read more

Well made, delectable deli sandwiches, Russian foods, authentic pierogies, borscht, and pretty much everything is fantastic here. Nothing more to add. Go here. Frequently. read more

Black Forest Deli is awesome! Whether you want a sandwich and borscht (or chicken noodle soup) at lunch, or if you are there for a full Kiev Night dinner, it's all delicious! I could go for some borscht and pirogi right about now... read more

I ate here for the first time today. I had the Haluski and Pierogies and crepes. Omg it's to die for! I don't know why I waited so long to eat here. Don't make the same mistake! You'll love it! read more

Is the food better than the friendly family service, that's a tough question to answer. Both are exceptional. It's so refreshing to be greeted by name, and to be served food made freshly, with great care to ensure only the best is served. i don't get there as often as I'd like, and each visit reminds me of the fact. Stop in and give them a try. I know you'll be more than happy with both the food and the service. read more

WOW. What a place. Where to start... I walked in and was greeted with a SINCERE smile. I looked over the menu for 5 minutes because there were SO many options. Hot plates? Hot Subs? Cold Subs? Borscht? Because I was eating on the go I ordered a Arzunian Panini. Turkey, avocado, tomato, spinach and cheese. ALL of the ingredients were very fresh, the cheese was perfectly melted and the bread was crunchy on the outside, yet soft on the inside. Great portion, yet I was SO sad when I was finished. (that's why I will have to go again!!) The woman who helped me had me smiling the whole time, and I'm still smiling! It COULD be because I got BORSCHT to go? Tonight it will be me, borscht and some hockey!! I'm looking forward to my return. read more

I'm so bummed I've waited this long to check this place out. I felt like I was sitting in my friends' Ukranian moms kitchen. Amazing soups, pierogi platter to die for, and the chicken paprikash was so so good. We topped off our lunch with some housemade mint green tea, and ginger turmeric tea (and pierogies to go, of course). And the owner was so sweet, checking up on us and taking pics of us on her iPhone. Can't recommend enough! read more

This is a great local sandwich shop in West Bethlehem. I finally made it here after passing by almost daily. It's a little deli that changed hands over the years but it's always been the same business for the most part. It has a decent sized menu consisting of various soups and sandwiches. Their menu is bigger than it looks - you just gotta ask. Their hoagies are packed with plenty of fresh deli meat. I ordered the corned beef hoagie and it was the perfect size for this glutton. Good bread too - not too crusty and not too soft. Prices tend to be moderate but reasonable. I'd definitely come back again to check out their other tasty goods. read more

One walks into the Black Forest Deli for the first time, expecting the usual diner/deli fare, but one look at the "Kiev" section of the menu tells you that there are more than sandwiches, wraps, and soft drinks. My wife and I arrived during the lunch hours and were warmly greeted by Vica, the daughter half of a mother/daughter team (Milana or Mama is the chef and equally charming host) who suggested that a first-timer might be interested in a sort of sampler of Russian dishes, and I was so impressed by that amazing lunch that my wife and I immediately made reservations for one of the 5-course Russian dinners, a BYOB affair that is unlike anything I've experienced in the Lehigh Valley outside a family dinner. Each day different Russian/Ukrainian dishes are featured, and I highly recommend that you take whatever is available; "it's all good," an overused expression, but in this case it's the best description of the culinary treat that awaits. And I can't remember so many customers looking as if they were visiting family for Sunday dinner--there is indeed a family atmosphere to go with the lovingly prepared food. There's a nice review of the special Russian night dinners, but you'll have to look under "Kiev" since that's the name assigned by the reviewer. read more

Every bit as good as others say. No frills restaurant atmosphere but devoted to making great food. Walked in to 3 ladies making homemade perogies and then ate the most best wrap for breakfast I have ever had. The wrap was more like a fresh crepe and was awesome. Can't wait to go back for lunch! read more

Delicious food all around! My favorite halupkis and borscht. Chicken noodle soup is wonderful. I take out whenever I'm in the area.

Excellent. I love the Eastern European food cuisine. I wish there was more places with this type of cuisine. The food was amazing and Victoria, our waiter, was very friendly. The food was amazing, I had the Pierogies. Oh man, reminded me of my mothers cooking, perfecto. read more

Walking into Black Forest Deli is like walking into the warm embrace of your mother on Christmas Eve, or any other holiday where you haven't seen your mother in awhile. This also assumes that your mother can make food as good as they do at BFD, which probably isn't the case, so, basically stepping into BFD is something unlike you've ever done before because if you haven't done it then you wouldn't know! I recommend eating any of their hoagies. I have had the three foot long hoagie once and it was delicious. I couldn't eat all of it, but it was still worth it. Also, I tend to go on the unimaginative side and stick with the "boring" hoagies, but from what I understand there are a ton of great Russian specialties here. I just wish they would serve more ice cream. They also have a lot of soda. Also, they have a fun menu. They are also really nice. Also they tweet a lot. Also, go eat here. OH and go in the morning so you can get a breakfast sandwich, they put butter INSIDE THE SANDWICH. WHO DOES THAT?!?!?!? They will give you a hug in there if you're nice to them and compliment their cooking. They should get a couch though. I always want to nap there after I eat. I love it there. I wonder if they will rent me some space. Hmmm. read more

This local, family owned business exemplifies "above and beyond customer service." Victoria was lightning fast to respond to my request for a very small catering and delivery order, with a turn around of basically one day. She provided me options and stayed within my relatively tight budget. Her kind words and attentiveness is stellar! Thank you Victoria and Black Forest Deli. read more

The food was very disappointing. Nice location but food was very bland and tasteless. Herbs might be fresh but not many were used in our food. My friend and I chose different items and neither one was happy. Will not return and cannot figure out what everyone seems to see in it read more

i give alot of places 4 stars, i wanted to give 4 1/2. hey yelp! let me give 4 1/2 wtf? anyways i had the boston grinder, extremely tastey and tons of meat. i LOVED the mac salad, some of the best i ever ate. mom did not like it so much, i was shocked. anyways the russian mother and daughter team that runs the joint are super nice and the accent is uber sexy. but i digress. go hee you will not be let down. read more

The warmth and hospitality of this family deli are uncommon these days. We were greeted by one of the owners who suggested different specialities from the menu. Try the borsch. It was simply delicious! I also highly recommend the schnitzel and the pierogies. We were very impressed by the quality of the food and the kindness of Vica, the daughter co-owner of the restaurant. read more

Neat little place. Russian based menu- delicious, fresh, unique and healthy. Service was excellent and the food was super yummy. Can't wait to come back again! read more

The Black Forest Deli is without a doubt, amazing. The food is delicious, healthy, and simply loved. Vica and Milana love their restaurant, food and customers. My goal for the year is to get everyone I care about to try some Black Forest Deli Borsch; therefore, all of my loved ones are getting birthday Borsch presents! read more

Stumbled across this gem while on business in town. Wow! Absolutely the best homemade pierogies I ever tasted. A must try especially if you're a local. read more

Great food! I don't remember the names but they were all delicious! It's a hidden gem in a residential area.

Amazing, handmade to order pierogies, and my wife had a great tasting turkey club with homemade macaroni salad. I had the Pickle Soup as well, and it was vary good. Most everything is hand-made and Vica's mom was a great host! read more

What a gem! Hand-made Russian food served family style. We knew we were in for an amazing night when the appetizer and salad course featured 12 different dishes to sample. (Favorites: eggplant topped with fresh tomatoes and a goat cheese mixture, venegret [beets with herbs and light dressing] and the Russian kabobs with a spice dipping sauce.) Soups were equally fantastic, especially the unique pickle soup with its clean sourness. Entrees vary depending on the night. Three dessert options capped the evening. It's a must-do in the Lehigh Valley. read more