What a fantastic spread of cheeses, meats, fruits and nuts by Van Hook Cheese & Grocery at the…read moreAmanti Vino 20th Anniversary Birthday Bash Tasting! Held this past Sunday at the Montclair Art Museum!! Loved every bite! Perfect pairing with the wine tasting! Will definitely have to stop by at their Montclair location! Cheese and meat shop offering a variety of groceries and sandwiches. Charcuterie platters are available too!! Highly recommend!!

Great place to advance your cheese and snack game…read more Excellent customer service Small shop Grilled cheese freshly prepared Plenty of parking Outdoor seating

Coldcutt sandwiches are FIRE here. Me and my girl stopped here for some sandwiches, and they were…read moreoff the hook . Love the taste and huge portions. Nice store clerks here and friendly people. Can't wait to shop here again.

Nice little shop, tucked away on a corner in Montclair. Owner and his assistant are very friendly…read more They do a Wednesday night dinner that I've had twice now. Both meals were terrific. I think this will be my regular Wednesday meals. They have many other things to choose from as well. Their chicken sausage is out of sight. I urge anyone to check them out.

Wow what a cute shop! I came here to get Christmas gifts and the owners/employees were so friendly…read moreand encourage us to try as many olive oils/balsamic vinegars as we wanted. Everything was really good but our favorite was the citrus habanero olive oil and the raspberry balsamic vinegar. The chili pepper olive oil and the lemon cucumber balsamic were also really good. They were also very kind and wrapped the gifts and made baskets for us. Definitely the place to go if you're looking for a nice hostess gift or a unique gift.

Food and service were great! Will definitely be back. Especially nice for outdoor dining.read more

Normally a reliable deli for sandwiches, but super disappointed with my recent sandwich purchases…read morethere. Ordered a chicken cutlet sub, and basically got a half piece of chicken cutlet cut up for the entire sandwich (see picture). With the amount of solid deli options in the area, I'll probably start getting my sandwiches elsewhere.

Beware how they charge!!! They do not always break down the multiple items. I ordered 3 pieces of…read morerib eye... they weighed one (the largest and multiplied x3). This has happened several times with multiple employees. If and when I question, I am given an attitude by owners wife. Very sketch. No longer returning

Was only in town for a bit and needed to eat. Got the Fireman with chicken cutlet. It's one…read moreHelluva sangwich!!!!

What is going on here?…read more I ordered the First Avenue sandwich -- a cheesesteak with bacon and sautéed onions -- and it was an absolute salt bomb. Not "well-seasoned." Not "bold." Just aggressively, overwhelmingly salty. Every bite felt like a dare. Between the bacon and the cheesesteak, it was sodium stacked on sodium with zero balance. I genuinely couldn't finish it after two bites. At that point, it felt like I had just thrown money straight into the trash. The sausage stuffed peppers were decent...thankfully. Not mind-blowing, but at least edible and competently made, which is more than I can say for the sandwich. They saved me from a starving morning. Extremely disappointed. I'm all for flavor, but when the dominant note is "are they trying to preserve this for winter?" something has gone very wrong in the kitchen.

Local staple. My go-to Italian deli for a nice chicken cutlet, roasted peppers, fresh mozzarella w…read more Balsamic sandwich. Owner is nice, ambiance is deli vibes

This is the best Italian store in an area with plenty of excellent Italian stores. Meats are…read morebeautiful--whether you're getting a sandwich or entrees. An amazing selection of other Italian foods and other items. They have amazing Mozzarella, for example. The owners and staff are so accommodating. I feel like I have been transported to Italy when I visit (and afterwards).

Better or at least equal to Katz without the ridiculous lines. My wife and I shared a fat pastrami…read moresandwich ($18). They also sell pastrami by the pound ($30). I don't think I'll ever go back to Katz unless it's with friends who are tourists.

Because it's "kosher style" and not kosher, the pastrami just wasn't up to par from what you can…read moreget in an old school NYC deli. I was hoping to recreate that experience in the suburbs. Pastrami is a pretty expensive meat, but it was also drier and tougher than I was expecting for the price. I think it was more like corned beef than traditional pastrami. I usually don't do any sauce, but I laid on the mustard just to make a moister sandwich. It was overall pretty disappointing. The employees were nice, but there isn't really any dine in option. We customized it to put on club bread (for an upcharge). Mustard was on side to add at leisure. It was hot out of the bag. It came with pickles and cole slaw. It was overall just a pretty disappointing version of pastrami. In these cases, actual kosher is worth sticking to.

Stepping into this deli is like stepping into the 80s/90s…read more. they have a little bit of everything and everything is priced great. I wanted a sandwich on rye but they didn't have any so the lady opened a bag of rye they were selling just to make my sandwich. My only issue is they don't have sandwich topping like lettuce tomato and mayo. Not a problem because I live close and just went home to add it. I tried their homemade goose liver liverworst. It was amazing and she loaded the bread up with it. Almost too much. We also tried their donuts and the soup. All were very good. Can't wait to go back.

This is an excellent deli located in the Athenia section of Clifton. My review is going to be…read moremainly about the hot food offerings but the rest of the deli is mainly Polish groceries and some cold food and baked goods as well. The hot food and soups are amazing here. The pork chops, chicken, pastas, chicken livers, vegetables, roasted potatoes, etc. etc. are all amazing. The soups which include pickle soup, white borscht, mushroom soup, and sweet cabbage soup are all great as well. Tried a polish egg roll the other day that was great. The pierogi are very good too. It's not just great Polish food but just great FOOD. Prices are very easy on the wallet for home made food. The chefs deserve credit...they are great. The deli and smoked meats all look great but I have yet to try them out. The service is always quick and polite. It sometimes gets very busy in there but you never have to wait long. A Polish masterpiece.

Plaza Bagels makes some of the best bagels around. And that's saying something considering all of…read morethe fantastic bagel spots in North Jersey. I'm a big everything bagel guy (and either with BEC or with just plain untoasted with butter). They always have some fun variations on the typical everything bagel. Love when they have the Asiago Everything available - what a treat! Tons of cheese melted on top and it just goes really well with whatever you pair it with. Been going here now and then for years. Not always the easiest spot to get parking (the lot can fill up for sure) and sometimes there's a wait, but the bagels are always super fresh and delicious. Highly recommended if you're in the Clifton area or coming through and need a bite. Just realize there are no tables or anything, so you may have to bring home or eat in your car!

Yello Yelpers. This established establishment is an impressive operation of which impressed me. I…read morehope you're reading this somewhere comfortable. The toilet possibly? How did he know? Oh no, you're out of TP. Your hands will be just fine. But finish the review before you get your hands browned. Greened? Too far. I puddled my way into the plaza parking lot on my parade around the paradoxical Clifton streets. My pet mule Paco would've hated it here. He needs his open land. Good Paco. Spots were hard to come by, in fact, they were non-existent. The first of many good signs. Sign 2, the rush to spots as happy customers waddled their way out of the warmth of bagel land back into the January cold. 2026. Brrrr. I, a very non-cutthroat savage, savagely cut-off a granny for a spot. In the wild, only those who can find peace in chaos THRIVE. We cannot live to just survive. LOD - Linguini Quote of the Day. Stay with me now. Awooooooo. Oh no, a full moon nears. But not yet. Not today. Anyways, Some punk purposefully torpedoed his jeep into a snow bank. Half vehicle over the hump, other two tires on the gravel. Scraped the bottom of his vehicle just to get in line for these bagels. The verdict was already in and the verdict man hadn't even entered the building. Like a club, you had to step in line and seduce the bouncer to be allowed into the party. No problem for me, of course, I was figuratively spanked through the front door and into line as others waited their turn in the cold. My order was large, and in charge, but the variety could've been better from me and my folks. The look of their bagels were handsome. Kind of luscious. With the heat in this place getting to me, mixed with the sights and sounds, I'd be lying if I said I wasn't a bit aroused. A spunky cinnamon raisin winked at me, but I don't understand flirtation and unfortunately missed out on the suggestiveness of the approach. I stook to a brekky sandy. The bagel was fresh, warm, soft. The egg was plenty. The protein was plenty. The cheeeeese was melting over itself, into my percolating and perky lap. I left it there, as a badge of honor. It disappeared later, oh how? You ask? Don't ask questions of which you know the answer, you dust ball you. I heard the omelette also hit the spot. They had Coffee, Bagel and Cream Cheese of the month. All the varieties of bagels were likely scrumptious individuals. It takes one to know one ayeeee nowwww. Plaza Bagels & Deli, a hidden gem blending into the crowded, coagulated corridors of Clifton.