What a fall from glory. Dismal. This place was an institution and I've tried to hold out, but it's…read morehorrible now. Soulless. Sloppy. They've changed the rye bread. It's soggy and doesn't hold up. There absolutely no reason to come here anymore. It was a staple and a must visit. Hasn't been that way in a long time. You know it's bad when they've gone from selling sandwiches to frying fish. It is dead and over for this place.

It took them 25 minutes to make me a pastrami sandwich, which wasn't very good. The pastrami was…read moresteak- thickness slabs, instead of deli slices like I'd expect. It was pretty bland (and I feel pastrami is difficult to make bland, by nature). It was overpriced for what I got - $15 for a typical-sized sandwich, and pickle. And my family of four had to go to a second restaurant for lunch, as only I ate from here... they didn't have anything on their short menu for two of my four, and didn't have the soups listed on their menu for the fourth. Less relevant, but still: the place is really sketchy, dingy. Looks like they cobbled it together halfway, and said 'eh, good enough'. We were not thrilled waiting here for almost a half hour for my meal to be ready. We never would have dined in. My daughter says the women's rest room was dirty and fly-infested.

I've been coming to Rochester Deli for many years. In the past, it was usually for their Friday…read moreFish Fry. I especially enjoy the Baked Walleye. They also make excellent potato pancakes, and whenever I ask for them extra crispy, they're always happy to accommodate. Lately, though, I've been stopping in just for the bakery items, which are made next door at Periwinkle Bakery. This time, I was putting together a dessert tray for a dinner with friends, so I decided to pick up a variety of treats. They had so many tempting choices that day. We came in planning to buy four desserts and left with eight! We especially love the cannolis. They regularly change the flavors, which keeps us coming back. They're so good!

I have been going to this place for years mainly for the pastrami sandwiches because it's the best…read moreI have found and I don't mind driving from Milwaukee to get one because it's so good. Today I drive from Milwaukee to have one and when I got to the counter I ordered the pastrami sandwich like I have many times before and I'm smacked in the face with the pastrami sandwich is permanently off the menu for good. I'm told that I could get a Ruben sandwich, WTF a Ruben and a pastrami are two different sandwiches and Ruben's are a dine a dozen. Unfortunately I have no reason to ever go back again because I drove 35 minutes to leave with absolutely nothing.

A friend has brought fresh brats to our place a couple of times. Each time the brats were…read moredelicious. Recently we held a brat forward event and tried the traditional, honey mustard, jalapeño cheddar, Reuben and chicken feta. Each type was amazing. The honey mustard was a favorite for anyone who chose it. I tried both the jalapeño cheddar and the Reuben. I love a jalapeño cheddar brat and this is the best! Warm heat and perfect proportion of cheddar and sausage. Delicious right off the grill and amazing reheated later. Enjoyed with pasta for a lunch and with potatoes for a breakfast. I tried the Reuben brat out of curiosity. I am a fan of a Rachel and not a Reuben but gave this a go. It was wonderful. The perfection of flavors and the best cheese bite every bite of the sausage. Also reheated and was delicious as leftover. Could not recommend this place higher.

Bunzels is one of my favorite lunch spots on Fridays. I almost always get the fried cod sandwich…read more It's a great deal, two meaty pieces of cod and all the toppings you'd like for just over $5 on a fresh hoagie... I usually get cheddar, lettuce tomato, tartar, and creamy coleslaw on mine. As you can see from the picture it's usually enough for two meals. Yes, when you walk in around lunch time that deli counter will be swamped, but I encourage you to grab a number and know that these employees are efficient so you won't be waiting that long. Aside from the great lunch specials, they also have great customer service, everyone that works there is really friendly. I love bunzel's!

I decided to give this place to try cause I wanted a corn beef sandwich and I was told that the…read morecorn beef was really good now what I will say is when I go back I probably won't get a corn beef sandwich not that it was nasty. It was just a lot going on.. I think everyone know that it's a little bit of time to actually make the food so the service wasn't quick but it was needed to have fresh food but make sure you do drive because it's not enough place to stay inside to wait for your food

A sign on the outside reads "best corned beef in town."…read more I was always " yeah right," judging by looks. Well, I've been on a quest to find the best Reuben in town, have tried over 75 over the past two years, and figured I'd have to give it a try. The sign doesn't lie. By default, it comes with brown mustard, so be sure to specify thousand island when you order.

This past weekend I dined at Schulz Delicatessen, a place my family and I have been visiting for…read moreyears. Two things have always been true: the food is consistently great, and the employees are incredibly kind. They genuinely take the time to ask how your day is going and treat you like family. It's especially heartwarming to see how excited they are when my dad walks in the door. As for the food, we had a warm roast beef sandwich with cheddar cheese that was absolutely delicious. It was so flavorful that before I knew it, my sandwich was gone. And I can't forget the cookies -- they're homemade and always fantastic. Whenever I'm back in town, stopping at Schulz for a sandwich is a must.

Scrumptious morning bun! Anodyne coffee is ok but lukewarm…read more All the pastries look so good and generous and easy on your wallet. If they're all like the morning bun, this is the spot!! Around 1130 on a weekday, it was busy with the lunch crowd, and looks like their suns are well made, big and everyone looked happy with them!

Always something special to try. This is a must stop whenever I'm in Milwaukee. Meats, pierogi,…read moreand breads never disappoint.

Essentially a small convenience store with mostly specialty items from Europe, Poland in…read moreparticular. Breads sold appear to be from a bakery in Chicago. The meat case has a handful of selections, as does the sandwich board, 6 sandwiches to be exact: ham, salami, turkey, roast beef, Canadian Bacon, and a sandwich of the week, which was also turkey this week, but with a different cheese than their standard turkey. I ordered the ham sandwich and my friend ordered the salami sandwich. We both added a raspberry paczki. The sandwiches were served on a fresh hard roll and were generously topped. I thought they were a great value for $5.75. I'd like to go back again and shop for Polish food items and soups from their freezer, as well as some of the other items in the store. Note that no one was wearing a mask, except my friend and me, and the store currently limits capacity to 8 customers to help with social distancing.

Didn't know they opened this location on the far north side. Pleasant surprise! Because I love…read moretheir Ruebens. Not the biggest place, but service was great and quick, and my Rueben was excellent, like always!

ZERO STARS AND TWO THUMBS DOWN!!! SERVICE WAS ABSOLUTELY TERRIBLE…read more I was on the phone with my friend while he was ordering his food. He ordered steak and eggs. When his order came out, he received bacon which he DOES NOT EAT and have not in over 30 years. The man at the register who claimed to be the manager argued my friend down about what he heard. He continued to say I heard you say bacon. This frustrated me so badly because he was adamantly WRONG! I CLEARLY HEARD MY FRIEND SAY THAT HE WILL TAKE STEAK AND EGGS. AND I KNOW THAT HE DOES NOT EAT BACON SO WHY WOULD HE SAY THAT HE WANTED BACON??? THE MAN WAS INITIALLY TRYING TO MAKE HIM PAY FOR A WHOLE NEW MEAL. I WAS STILL ON THE PHONE AND I TOLD MY FRIEND NO! THAT IS NOT RIGHT. I TOLD HIM TO REQUEST A REFUND! THE MAN SAID HE IS NOT ALLOWED TO GIVE A REFUND BECAUSE HE HEARD HIM SAY BACON. HE DID NOT ORDER BACON. IN A JEWISH DELI...WHY ARE YOU EVEN SERVING PORK?????? HE WENT THERE WITH CONFIDENCE THAT IT WOULD BE KOSHER. My friend asked for the manager and the owner. The man told him he was the manager and to call the owner on Monday. Totally unacceptable! Totally unnecessary. Learn how to apologize when you have clearly made a mistake and correct the mistake that YOU made. My friend was so calm and kind to this rude and unaccountability taking man that it truly frustrated me to witness such bad customer service prompting this review. He even left an undeserving tip. To the owner, if you have cameras... Saturday 9/12/2026 between 10:30 and 11am. My friend did not deserve to be treated so poorly, and I feel something should still be done to correct this horrible service. He has *Dietary restrictions* with pig juice all on his eggs. For shame!!!

First timer that found Karl's on a visit. We stopped in on Sunday and while snooping around; a…read morecustomer grabbed us and insisted we try the brown bag cooked ham. We were not disappointed! Grabbed some meats for the week; all were delicious. Filets, chicken and pork chops were all great. The beef jerky was supreme! We liked it so much we went back the next day to grab some more things. Don't forget the Brats! Also very tasty. Customer service was very good too and the store was very clean and organized. Highly recommend!

Been by this place hundreds of times. I was driving past and remembered that I needed chicken…read moregizzards for a special appetizer I wanted to make for a New Year's Eve party. It was busy, with people coming in for holiday shopping. It took a while before someone noticed me and asked if I needed help. When I asked about the gizzards, no one seemed to know whether they carried them. There were a couple of trips to the back, along with checks of the packaged items and frozen section, but nothing turned up. Too bad. Not a successful first visit. FYI. I ended up going to Ray's Butcher on Loomis, and they had plenty of one pound containers of gizzards.

The bread was soft and delicious. Got the turkey and ham…read moreclub. Good portion of meat on the sandwich. Very nice owner. Highly recommend.

Ok - I found myself in town a few days back and decided I needed a takeout sandwich- so I hit up…read morethis spot! Highly recommended by my local team, I figured why not? So I ordered a muffeletta as I'd not had one since a trip to New Orleans a few years ago - and I remembered loving that little sammich! I got it - unwrapped it back at the office- and it looked and smelled the part! A good sign, right? Well - not quite so fast - while the flavor was mostly ok, it was the bun that was holding up a perfect score. Kind of was falling apart and tasty kinda corn-like. I still scarfed it down because- damn - I was hungry after all! But had to drop a point for the bun which seemed to be disintegrating faster than I could eat it! Nice - fix that bun up and you'll get a perfect five next time!

My recent trip to Rupena's was a bit of a mixed bag…read more We stopped by in search of their chicken salad, some potato salad for a picnic on our boat with friends, and then we were hoping to shop around to pick up a few things for the week. I was surprised to enter and find their shelves all nearly empty. They had signs and it seems as though their business is struggling and they're currently prioritizing the meat counter and deli. Fortunately, we were primarily there for their deli. That said, something to note, this isn't a store I'd stop in thinking I might be able to get a few shelf staples. Their shelves were bare. I went to the deli and clearly the word is out on their chicken salad. They have a sign that explains they are limiting customers to two pounds of chicken salad due to high demand. We got a pound of that, a pound of their mustard potato salad, and a pound of their deilved egg potato salad. The chicken salad was really good. One thing I loved about it was the texture. It was finely shredded which I prefer. It was well seasoned and wasn't overly mayo-y. Of the two potato salads, I thought prefer the deviled egg potato salad. It was good but a bit plain for me. The mustard potato salad, on the other hand, was great with just the right amount of mustard and seasoning. The service was lovely and the prices were reasonable. Get to it.

Rupena's is a local legend. We love visiting their deli and meat counter. We go here for special…read moreoccasions and now for the chicken salad made famous by social media influencers. They now have a great little cafe in honor of the owner's son. They make great sandwiches. Service can be a bit slow and they are sometimes understaffed, but they are doing their best to rebuild the store after some hard times. Please support this wonderful local gem, so we can enjoy it for another 100 years.