Solid bagels and sandwiches! A short walk to McGolrick Park and you can enjoy your yummy bagel outside on a nice day. They don't have espresso but I don't mind. They also have fresh juice and smoothies towards the back. Refreshing! Convenient, no fuss, yummy food! I hear the breakfast burritos are good as well. Will have to try that next time. read more

Drastically reduced ingredients on sandwiches. I've tried several times in the last few weeks as I keep thinking things will change but they haven't. A bagel and cream cheese has the thinnest layer of cheese that it can't even be spread out the cover the bagel. A ham, egg, and cheese probably has 1/2 an egg, 1/2 slice ham and I can't even see the cheese. It's so thin you can't even taste it. Cutting costs is cutting this customer and I'd imagine many more.,,, read more

Brooklyn Standard - a piece of bread with cream on it - Delis Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

My favorite deli for quick & healthy munchies! The jerked seitan sandwich & Cali bagel are bomb. Lylynn is usually working when i go in and she"s super sweet and on point! read more

This place has terrible customer service (except for the smoothie/juice guy). Based on the spillover of customers on the sidewalk everyday, I've tried it a few times and always left wondering what I did to make the cashier hate me so much. The food is very mediocre and over-priced. My final straw was when I went in on a hot day and noticed an overheated dog sitting outside without its owner. Another customer was asking the cashier if she knew whose dog it was and if he could bring it water. She REFUSED to give him a cup of water, saying he would have to pay for a bottle. I'm giving it 2 stars only because of the smiley smoothie guy. Everyone else there is the worst. read more

Always on time, sandwiches always fire. Favorite is Portebello. Smoothies are good too!

Got the turkey avocado sandwich with no cheese. Pretty big size and reasonable cost ($8). Totally delicious and love the thicker sliced turkey. My tummy is happy read more

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excellent and yummy sandwiches and healthy fresh salads! This is always our go to place for packing a picnic!

I never wanted to give you a bad review.... Before I moved here, I would come to BS in Greenpoint every time I visited. I was so impressed with your vegan selection and knowing I could order a vegan + GF Bahn Mi was a dream. I always called it in. I would order "A Vegan and Gluten Free Bahn Mi sandwich to go". I told everyone about this sandwich. I raved about it. Within about a year, I ordered this around 10 times. And then I moved here, right down the street. I was so excited to be able to eat these ALL THE TIME. So much that I came in, asked where you got the bread because it was SO good, and when one of your employees emailed me the info I was SHOCKED that this bread is not vegan as it contains egg. When someone orders a VEGAN sandwich, you NEED to tell them that the GF bread is NOT vegan. This is incredibly irresponsible and disappointing. I contacted you twice on your contact page with a long note about this and no one ever responded. I am shocked that for as many vegan items as you carry, you would be this irresponsible. Shame on you. read more

Before I moved from BK I would go to the standard everyday. To get a coffee - sure but also popping in and saying hi to the staff became ingrained in my everyday. In a city where everyday life can really beat you up and ware you down it was such a beautiful part of my life to have place where people knew my name. Now this is a busy joint, and there is a lot of stress working behind a counter like that so don't get it twisted if you aren't greeted with a smile and hug everyday morning --- this is new york and these are real people working... be kind, be chill. It just sandwich after all (but god I miss my scooped out pumpernickel w/ CC + Tempeh Bacon+ Tom + Ava + Cuc) read more

Last two times I went there I found hair in my food. Staff who is preparing the food does not wear any hair protective nets. Disgusting.

This is essentially a bodega with delusions of grandeur. Pricey despite relatively basic deli fare masquerading as gourmet. If you're a vegan this might be a decent alternative, especially if the alternative is pigeon on a stick. The biggest issue I have is the staff: consistently unpleasant and periodically rude. The winos on Nassau are more pleasant, even when they're screaming obscenities in Polish at you. I've given up on this place. read more

Let me just preface this by saying that I have never written a Yelp review before, so this is a really special moment/ I can't believe I'm wasting my precious time. The only reason I go to The Standard is because it's right around the block from my apartment. The food is decent, yet overpriced (but hey, what isn't these days). The real problem is the staff. They are some of the rudest people I have ever encountered. ESPECIALLY the girl that works on Friday mornings. This chick is a real gem- literally one of the most miserable people in Brooklyn. I'm sorry to break it to you, but your JOB is to be pleasant and hospitable. Go work at the DMV if you want to treat people like shit. I walked in and walked out today because of her attitude problem and I'm vowing to never go back so I don't have to see her sour face again. It's a shame that this place hires such shitty employees. I'm sure there are plenty of happy people out there that would work here. read more

Delivery was super quick without any crazy fees, but they brought the wrong product and didn't bother to call me to 1) let me know or 2) ask if I wanted a different flavor. I'd use them again if I'm in a pinch but will make sure to provide a delivery note that if they don't have my product they need to call me. read more

The burritos, the smoothies, and the coffee are all great. And they have a lot of vegetarian options. Highly recommend. I also love Lylynn, she is awesome! read more

This restaurant will repeatedly send the wrong items as part of their orders. If you call to complain the woman who answers the phone (if you can even get anyone there on the phone) will give you attitude and tell you that they are "too busy" to tell people if they are out of items so they just send something else they have in stock instead (and not even close substitutions). Because paying for it apparently does not mean you should actually get what you ordered?! Recently, I called them to complain about them never toasting bagels when you specifically request for them to be toasted in the order. Well apparently their reaction to this is not to be more careful when fulfilling their orders, but instead to vindictively toast my bagel beyond the point of all recognition. Literally the bagel is so charred it is black both inside (where the cream cheese goes) and out. There is no way the person making/packing up my order didn't notice this - meaning they clearly did this on purpose as "what happens if you complain about your order." It's literally inedible. When I called the restaurant to complain, the woman answering the phone goes "ok, well thanks for letting us know." No offer of a refund, no apologies, no nothing. I have called Seamless and they are looking into this restaurant. read more

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If only there were some way for Brooklyn Standard to inform customer about how much a particular product costs... Hmm, a labeling system perhaps, that indicates the cost of an item so that when, say you're thinking about purchasing a 6 pack of beer you're not completely shocked when you reach the counter and the girl tells you that, in fact, these 6 beers sell for 18 dollars (for the record I didn't buy). Someone, somewhere, perhaps in a think tank, hopefully can come up with a way to do this. My sandwich was OK though. read more

Confused by the other lukewarm reviews but I've been here a few times now and their sandwiches are great, they've got good ass smoothies, and they have decent coffee served by nice people. read more

I'm so happy to see I am not alone here. Especially Peter H.! I'm in a similar position, I live down the block, thought it would be a nice change to go to The Standard instead of a bodega for some coffee and an egg sandwich. But...this place is just so...disappointing. In every way. Overpriced. Slow. Jerks at the counter (though there's one girl who has been nice and friendly 50% of the time, so that's ...still not good.) So I've been there at least 10 times. God knows why. Temporary insanity? Hoping against hope? The last three times my egg sandwich was so over-peppered I had to throw it away. Seriously disgusting. And if you're so proud of your vegan sandwiches why don't you have more vegan/vegetarian breakfast options? At least Forest Natural as thought that much about their menu. Also, you're NOT bodega. Your three candy bars and box of flints for sale do not qualify you as a convenience store, mkay? I'm sick of their schtick. read more

I waited for well over an hour for my food and when it still didn't arrive, I called them to follow up. The very bored sounding girl who answered said the delivery guy left with all the deliveries. When I asked how long ago, she said he left ten minutes ago. Ten minutes?! Well, can she tell me when the food might get to me? Nope, she can't. Nor can she estimate it or even make an educated guess. I wouldn't have minded if she apologized for how late the food was. But she didn't seem to give a f**k and made it seem like my phone call interrupted her game of Candy Crush. If I could've punched that *seaward* through the phone and broken her gross hipster glasses, I would've. As for the food itself when it finally got to me? Just okay. I got the Bahn Mi and I was pretty disappointed. But honestly, the interaction I had with their 'customer service' person just left a really bad taste in my mouth. Literally. I couldn't enjoy my food once I got it. I probably won't be ordering from here again unless I have a serious craving for vegan food. If they can redeem themselves, I will absolutely rewrite my review. read more

Dude the azn girl with tatts is so mean and inhospitable at least she keeps the iced coffee frosty. The other girl is pretty nice. They are a pretty good snack place but it's so easy to give good customer service and not to have an angry attitude. It's funny because the nice girl says that a lot of people have mentioned how angry the other girl is. read more

Let's talk about "The Killer" Soft, delicious focaccia Egg White Cheddar Huge piece of bacon (rectangle, cool) Tomato Gastrique Oven dried cherry tomatoes Grilled onions Mayo It's...killer. Brooklyn Standard is the PERFECT place to buy picnic goods. They've got an assortment of salad items, sandwiches, and most importantly....Stumptown Coffee! They also offer a ton of organic and local produce and cheeses for you locavores or organic-vores. I just invented a word. There's also a hot bar that seems to be 90% devoted to vegan food. The service was smiley and efficient, the space was bright and pleasant. I really wish there was a store like this near me. No frills but 100% quality. read more

Seriously. This place is so annoying. Their food is good but their service is terrible. As someone else has mentioned, I've ordered the the French Dip at LEAST 4 times and it has shown up without the au jus. If you're out of au jus I don't want the sandwich because it's definitely the best part! OR I've called to order and they're out of bread. Or they forget my side. Or they forget my drink. Or they simply forget my order and it shows up nearly two hours later (I live less than 5 blocks away). What the heck is wrong with you people? Surely all the negative reviews would convince management to get their act together with this place! EDIT: I went against my better judgement and ordered from here tonight. Once again, no dip. And the girl that works the counter was clueless and actually said "the dip is complimentary". Will NEVER order from this place again. read more

Dang, it's hard for me to keep this objective. I just moved to a new apartment, but used to live across the street from The Standard. Thppppt! (phoot!) Sorry, this is severely unprofessional. There is never ever an appropriate time to make sounds like that in a food revi...ThhhhPPPPPT! Seeing whassisname on the Chopped Champions doesn't help. The cashier workers (as in the two lady baristas, the kickin' lady baristas) that I've met are tremendous and kind. Hard workers. We've hit a strange moment in our world, where we can no longer utter the phrase "hipster" and mean anything. I'm not calling anyone a damn hipster. Fine, owner of the Standard, keep your dogs on the benches and have vegan sandwiches and Banh Mi for a king's ransom and all that. I don't even care that the food service can be dreadful. You can do anything else; but it's the disaffected glaze, the uninterested head nod that kills me. Here's the thing. That section of Greenpoint needs a good coffee shop. Grumpy's pretty far. Cup O' Joes nee Ellie's Cafe nee something else is perpetually closed. (More like Cup o' CLOSED! Hoowah!)) They sell Stumptown at the Standard, which isn't dreadful if you make it at home, but the watery tan junk that comes out of their two thermoses (thermi?) is utter dreck. Weak, sour, worse than deli coffee. First time in my life that I've just dumped a cup of coffee on the ground. And the saddest thing is that I've probably had about 30 cups there. AND bought a $15 pound of coffee. To make at home. Fifteen dollars a pound. And it wasn't too great. Oh, you Standard! You have that neighborhood by the curlies! Just make a darker option for coffee or something! Ah, maybe I'll go back and give it another shot. Maybe it's not their fault. Look, I want to save the world too. I don't want ammonia in my beef. But kindness, enthusiasm, and maybe some tasty coffee is also important. In a damn coffee shop. read more

I was hesitant to leave this review because seriously, what's another bad review? The worst sandwich I've ever had. Period. How do you mess up a sandwich? I feel like you have to go out of your way to make a sandwich terrible, and whoever made my sandwich tonight really went the extra mile. read more

The cost of the itty bitty container of local chocolate milk I purchased was $2.70. The cashier gave me a quarter as change for my $3. I would think basic math should be a prerequisite for working the counter but I wasn't going to hassle him for the nickel. Otherwise, I really see no use for another place like this in the neighborhood. At least the guys at Forest Natural are nice. And you can get a way better selection of organic goods at Natural Garden. But if you are too prissy to make your own sandwich, I suppose his is the place for you. read more

$4 for an iced coffee. Four. Dollars. Really. I don't care if it is Stumptown, we're talking deep into Greenpoint, and there's no call for price gouging like this. (Or anyplace else, for that matter.) Not sure about anything else at Brooklyn "Standard," nor do I care to find out. (P.S. The $4 iced coffee was at least 60% ice, and fairly weak, too.) (P.P.S Their website is the most insufferably pretentious piece of crap I've laid eyes on in ages--because of it I'd knock them down to no stars if I could.) read more

Silly ole me didn't even bother to read reviews on this place. Plus, i'm usually always biased about others opinions since, well, they are other peoples opinions. I usually always like to check them out for myself, unless of course there are a million bad reviews. Well, usually when we stay in Greenpoint, we hit up Lunchbox off of Norman for breakfast and fresh juice. Really good joint but kind of pricey. I was trying to find some cheap but good breakfast places within walking distance and ran across The Standard. Decided to check it out mainly because it was cheaper and had Stumptown coffee. We walk in and it's more of a bodega style place, which is fine, I just thought there would be a sit down area. My boyfriend decided to walk up and order something and as he was telling the girl his order, another guy walked up and told her what he wanted, while she tells my boyfriend to hold on. Now, how are you going to put a new potential customer aside to serve a regular. Your regular is going to keep coming back and you just lost another possible regular. We both ordered just a egg cheese biscuit and I got some coffee. I think I spent only $5 which is way better than spending $9-$12 at Lunchbox. The biscuit was huge which is okay by me because I love them but it was actually kind of hard and really really dry. I know it's a simple meal but I also have had really great ones and really plain ones and I feel like theirs was lacking for the price. The coffee on the other hand is so yummy. I put sugar and cinnamon in mine. I doubt I will go back just mainly because of the rude service. There are tons of other options to eat there but I feel like there are plenty of other places to try around this area. read more

Brooklyn Standard - Egg and pepperjack cheese biscuit. - Delis Near Me - Brooklyn, New York

Maybe they're trying to do too much at Brooklyn Standard. I appreciate the sentiment - I do. I would love to have a place to purchase unprepared and prepared organic foods, coffee, sweets, etc but something is just not quite working. The vegetables look kind of funky. And with so many places to buy fresh veggies in Greenpoint why would you go where they are far more expensive? The coffee is soooo expensive. Once, the iced coffee, clearly burned to hell and 3 days old, induced severe gagging with just a sip. They replaced the coffee for me but hardly acknowledged that such foul coffee could have killed someone. Brooklyn Standard's one salvation is the delicious egg and cheese breakfast sandwich and, if you have at least 1/2 hour to spare, I highly recommend fighting for counter service to order one. I too think that I'll be back in about 6 months to see how they've worked things out. read more

They consistently get my sandwich wrong, and rush me to make a selection so they can cash out faster. The girl at the counter is rude unless she knows you personally. I'm ready to take my business elsewhere. Their coffee is often burnt. read more

I typically order delivery from these guys, good sandwiches for a better price than No 7 Sub. However, I ordered yesterday 9/2 and started eating the quinoa pasta and it tasted kinda strange. Looked on the bottom of the container and noticed a date stamp of 8/31. Please don't send your expired leftovers to delivery customers! read more

Brooklyn Standard made me very sad. Several months ago I ordered the portobello mushroom sandwich and it was beautiful in every way. My eyes, lips, nose, stomach and soul adored it. That has never happened again. I've ordered from there several times since then, however, they failed miserably to replicate the experience. Not just failed to measure up, but missed the mark entirely. Now I feel like a fool because I've told so many people to try the mushroom sandwich and now my opinion is not worth the paper the sandwich is wrapped in. Okay, so I moved to the salads. Overpriced, less than satisfying and too cold. The straw that broke the camels back is the coconut water. Vita Coco, coconut water. While waiting for the disappointment to my taste buds of a mushroom sandwich to be made, I perused the refrigerator and had time to check expiration dates of my favorite coconut water. Turns out the first one I selected expired the week before. Funny enough the second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth were also expired. I brought this to the attention of the cashier. She was pleasant enough. I felt good about myself, as I spared 6 of my fellow humans from expired coconut water. I returned the following day to give the "chef"/"kitchen" the opportunity to redeem themselves. I'm an optimist. Again, time to peruse the refrigerator. I'm a creature of habit. Lo and behold, Vita Coco coconut water, now expired a week AND a day neatly stacked for my drinking pleasure. I was so sad. Soul sickeningly sad. The one star is for the one amazing portobello mushroom sandwich. Thank you Brooklyn Standard. read more

I don't go out of my way to write negative reviews, but I dropped by here after a trip to the park to pick up sandwiches for the family. But I didn't get any sandwiches, cos they were out of bread...not closing time...totally open for biz, no bread. So yeah, they really have this "sandwich shop" thing down to a science. read more

I wouldn't bother going here for anything other than coffee and a bagel. After debating for 40 minutes with my boyfriend about where to get breakfast/lunch, we finally decided just to go here and get bagels. Of course, if it's after noon, this place is almost always out of bagels. I was so hungry I was starting to get testy, so I decided against my better judgement to try one of the sandwiches when I noticed they added a French Dip sandwich. I could have sworn the description said something like "thinly sliced roast beef, melted swiss cheese, caramelized onions and au jus." I asked for it without onions, get home and open my sandwich to find a sandwich that's 50% onions, with SEITAN, some cheese and a mayo-based sauce on some kind of 90-grain bread. I don't mind seitan, but make it clear that you're serving seitan, don't call it roast beef. It's neither roast beef, nor thinly sliced. I don't even think it was under a "vegan/vegetarian" header, I think it was just on a sign that talked about new sandwiches. I didn't get any au jus, and there was no mention of mayo in the description at all (and I hate mayo). If you are vegan or vegetarian, there are way better options in the city and even in the neighborhood. I'm so mad right now about paying $8 for this sandwich that I literally yelled in frustration and scared my cats. Look what you did, Brooklyn Standard. I want my eight bucks back. read more

This place embodies everything wrong with Brooklyn today. I won't bother with the hipster hating like so many others have done in this thread as I do not believe that this is ultimate the source of their problem. Sure the people who work there are likely rude/crude entitled newbies to BK, but ultimately it is their business model that I take issue with. Imagine this: Take all of your favorite foods/ingredients and prepare them to be bland and ordinary. Really, I have sampled everything from the lunch menu to the baked goods, and it all is missing something...like flavor/love to begin with. A word of advice to all those who are experimenting with "healthy" vegan and vegetarian diets from a lifetime veggie: vegetarian and vegan foods cooked well should be both delicious and affordable! The so called "standard" set by this place on both counts is insulting. I saw another unsatisfied costumer suggesting that you try the local Polish cuisine, and I want to second that emotion!! Back to the business model of taking cheap and flavorless foods and charging absorbent prices for it. Try this out: go to some of the surrounding business around the (well-below brooklyn) Standard before you spend your hard-earned money there. Compare those prices with those demanded by the Standard. Now observe the feeling of anger and disappointment that begins in your stomach and works it's way up to your brain. If your like me, it makes you feel sick every time you pass the joint, maybe on average 3/4 times a day! Really, I feel like starting a petition! Get these guys out of our neighborhood!! Example: the legendary StumpTown coffee can be purchased for 13$ at Variety Coffee just two blocks away from the Standard. Buy it at the Standard and it costs 15?? I feel insulted to the point where I am considering contacting StumpTown about this as I don't think they deserve to carry the brand! One star for the fact that they attempt to carry healthy foods, minus four for the preparation and pricing of that food. Unless your spending your mommies hard-earned retirement money, and are fine with absorbent priced poorly prepared foods, skip this place. LETS TAKE BROOKLYN BACK and adjust the standard to a place that we can be proud of!! I look forward to the time when I no longer have to share space with this business in the neighborhood, to when I will no longer be insulted by the existence of this below standard joint. Use your dollars to show this business and others like it that we are unhappy with what they bring to the neighborhood. Let's take BK back and raise the standard. read more

Walking into the store and making an order is an ok experience. Both times I have attempted delivery (approximately 300 yards door to door) it has taken 50-70 minutes. Last night they changed my order twice due to being out of most of the ingredients for all of their listed sandwiches. You may have tasty bread, but perhaps you should bake up some inventory and delivery control! read more

Edited November 2009 This re-write is long overdue, but Brooklyn Standard has definitely figured it out. They no longer offer the hot food selection that they did when they first opened, but that has given way to much more consistency and availability in their daily prepared food. Gone is the feeling that you're in a disorganized kitchen in someone's house. Everything has a right place, and it's easy now to zip in and out. Most of the time, I just stop in to pick up coffee beans, and it's always quick and friendly. They also allow you to phone in sandwich orders, upping the convenience factor. OH... and the cupcakes. They're dangerous. *** (written May 2009, 3 stars) Since it's right in my neighborhood, I was SO excited for BS to open, and now that it has been open a month, here's the review I've been waiting to write. It's definitely indicative of a new wave over on this side of McGuinness, which has nothing of the typical Brooklyn cool going on, with the exception of Grumpy, which is a little too far from my regular commute for me to frequent often. Oh, and Lucky Shot, the new and (I think) unfortunately doomed coffee shop that just opened in the old Brooklynski digs. But I digress... first, the good: Staff is super-friendly, always... Perhaps those of you who've had trouble with service there don't smile yourselves? The guy who I think is the owner is constantly bustling about, cooking, talking to customers, suggesting items, looking at new products made in small batches by local artisans. The food is good, and homemade. Coffee is great, obviously cause it's Stumptown, and it's a relief not to have to go anywhere to get beans for home anymore. Now for the bad: the place is in dire need of an organizational personality. It's even unclear what's for public purchase and what's for their kitchen in the back. I don't want to dig through a nightmarish version of my mom's overstuffed refrigerator to find something in her house, let alone in a store. Make it EASY for me to buy stuff! I want to, I promise. Because of the homemade nature of their food, it can be somewhat inconsistent. When they first opened, the hummus was soooo good. The past three times I've gotten it though... It's different. Not bad, just not as good as it was. Personally, the most annoying thing to me about the place is the feeling you get when you walk through the front door. Where should I go? What do I want? And the store doesn't help you answer those questions. The two tables in the middle are obnoxious for the shopper and I can't imagine them being a pleasant place to sit and have a cup of coffee, or eat a sandwich. There is SO much going on here... It's supposed to be "the new bodega" but the issue with that concept is that it doesn't exclude anything. And if you're trying to do it all, at least have an organizational structure that doesn't result in an overwhelmed customer. Brooklyn Standard has so much potential, and I hope they work out the kinks, because I want to like it so much more than I actually do. But I'll keep trying, because in this neighborhood, they've got no competition. read more

Low Standards. I placed an order with The Standard to have food delivered to my work. They said it would take about 30 min. 62 min later stil no food, so I called them back. They assured me that the food was on its way. The food finally shows up luke warm, small proportions and lacking silverware. I did not have any silverware at work, so tired to call the delivery person back on the cell phone number that they had just called me on to see if I could get a fork from them. No answer. So I called the restaurant back. I explained to them they I was at work and really needed a fork to eat the food. They informed me that it was getting close to the end of the delivery person's shift, and that they'd bring me a fork if they could. They assured me that they would call me back and let me know. That was 40 min ago. I haven't heard from them, so now I am posting this review. UPDATE: I called them back again and spoke with Ashley. She confirmed that they would NOT be brining me a fork, but offered to comp me a free sandwich next time I ordered. read more

I've had several of the vegetarian sammies here and they're the bombness. Jerk seitan, bahn mi, and Reuben are delicioso! The service is always friendly too. Don't sleep on it. read more

When I think of what "standard" means, I think of something that is completely consistent and dependable. Brooklyn Standard is not this. It's great that they sell Stumptown coffee, but it's only on their shelves 50% of the time. Their weekday evening prepared food is delicious, but at least once a week, they don't have it for one reason or another. And I'm thankful for their gluten-free desserts, but again, only available on certain, random days. I live close by and have spent a lot of money at BS and really do appreciate them being around, but there is nothing standard, consistent or dependable about this enterprise. read more

Coffee: ok but not great. Ground coffee beans: expensive-ish ($16/12oz), fun selection, but their grinder can't grind it fine enough for proper espresso! read more