Love this neighborhood market downtown Stillwater. Right amongst all the great shops and…read morerestaurants. It's a mainstay, lots of grab and go items, bakery, smaller grocery market, full of organic and fresh salads, sandwiches, soups, etc. Great place to pickup some items before heading down to the river for a picnic. You can also eat on a patio in the back they have tables available. I got the Italian sandwich, it was delicious, fresh Italian meat selection, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, oil and vinegar. Yum! Picked up some chips and a freshly made pumpkin muffin and walked down to the river. At checkout they were rounding up for the local library, which I love, support local!

Nicely run little food co-op in Stillwater by the river. Popular deli for orders made to go around…read morelunch time. A little bit of everything here. Love the 10% off discount last Friday of every month and you don't have to be a member!

It's been a few years since my last review of Crossroads Deli, but my rating remains high. Their…read morematzo ball soup is one of the best versions available in the Twin Cities. Today I tried their Roast Beef on Weck, which is carved roast beef on a type of roll called a Weck (a Kaiser-style roll topped with coarse salt and caraway seeds.). The restaurant was busy, and this is not a trendy place! I'd be surprised if there was anyone in the restaurant who was not of Medicare age (which also describes me; I'm not being ageist, just truthful). This is something that is available for lunch, during the week (not on weekends). Previously, I wanted to order this before. It was at the beginning of the lunch hour, so unfortunately the end pieces were cooked well-done. I asked if they would cut from the center, which is much more rare, but they wouldn't do that. This time, we came later and I could see that the roast beef was gloriously rare, which is what I like. The sandwich was quite enjoyable because it was juicy and flavorful. It comes with a side of cole slaw which is vinegar based (which I liked, but isn't traditional in the Midwest). It's difficult to find good, rare roast been in the Twin Cities, so this was another good find. My wife had the matzo ball soup, which remains high quality. The beef on weck sandwich (with coleslaw) was nearly $20, which is a bit on the expensive side. The service is spotty. It depends upon who is your waitstaff person (I knew it would be slow based on our previous experience with this person).

I have been coming to Crossroads Deli for over 25 years. September 2024, the brothers ( Scott and…read moreStu) sold the business to a corporation which owns approximately 5-6 other restaurants. I immediately started to worry. Unfortunately my worries have slowly " come true" ...and with an extremely upset heart, Crossroads has changed. Scott and Stu had dedication and sheer love of cooking and baking with the BEST of ingredients and exquisite rare perfect use of spices. Their flavors in everything they touched were some of the VERY BEST I have experienced nationally and in my home state of NY where my father taught Biochemistry in the Bronx at Einstein Med School (1955-1980) and where my intense passion for Delicatessen cuisine originated. Coming almost daily to Crossroads truly made my day! I adored EVERYTHING they created. Even shipped a large lemon coconut cake to mom's beloved 90 year old boss at Scarsdale Medical Center 8 years ago! Today: Their rye bread with caraway seeds was identical to Grossinger's. Now almost zero flavor. The broasted chicken if served hot fresh out of the cooker is still excellent. Some of the original spices gone. The lemon coconut cake has zero real lemon flavor just deep yellow coloring, Their pastrami and corned beef also lost 1/3 to 1/2 of their original flavor plus the size of the sandwiches 1/3-1/2 the original size. The new main dishes are almost tasteless. Their original recipes for matzo ball soup, etc are still good - - vary 8-10 rating. They no longer use as much/ perhaps any butter in their coffee cake " breads" which used to be a 10. Many cookies and tiny pastries in the same display case are still good. Compared to many other restaurants today they are now just " an ok". Gone are the days when Crossroads Deli was " TRULY SPECTACULAR "......

You're greeted with a garden out front full of flowers and edible plants during the summer, and ice…read moresculptures in the winter. Great setting for their outdoor dining. The food was over the top with quality and flavor. Hidden at the bottom of the display is a half sandwich and cup of soup. Both were excellent and a great value - turkey on sour dough (it's not San Francisco quality bread, but very good) and tortilla soup that was excellent and freshly made. This is not on the typical path for many, but worth a stop.

The sandwiches are very good for lunch. I enjoyed a pastrami and Swiss on cranberry wild rice…read morebread. It was very tasty.

Excellent place to eat. Great food, great service, and much healthier than fast food places or even…read moremost other sites down type restaurants. We love to eat here when in town, or sometimes bring it home to eat. Definitely our favorite place to eat when we are away from home.

I maybe get to eat here once a year despite it being in my hometown, but it would be every week if…read moreI wasn't living six-thousand miles away. Seriously good food in a city that is truthfully lacking. From breakfast to brunch to craft coffee shop, you're covered here. I started coming here during high school. Not much has changed. In the greatest of ways. Sandwiches figure prominently on the menu, with good reason. Prices are reasonable. The only downside, in my opinion, is the hours. If you can't get here relatively early in the day, you'll be saddened with a closed sign. But this probably helps drive the demand, to be honest. There are no other places in the area that are zeroed in on what these guys are doing very well, so kudos to the staff and management of this place. Can't wait to return.

The hot italian sandwich is easily the best sandwich in a 10 mile radius. Their burgers are also…read morereally good and I enjoy ordering the special ones they occasionally have. It's never a "hit or miss" place, it's good pretty much regardless of whos behind the counter. Also the PS bbq sauce and seasonings they carry are really good and have edged out my previous favorite (wee willy's). Worth browsing their deli and grocery options!

If you read my reviews, you know I love a good Reuben so I had to try The Butcher's Deli's version…read moreand it was pretty good. The meat:kraut ratio didn't have enough kraut and the cheese disappeared into the bread, but overall a solid outing. The Thousand Island dressing (fortunately on the side) tasted too strongly of mayonnaise. Luckily I had some and also had extra kraut. Girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do. I ordered the Potato Salad and it was bland but a little hot sauce made it taste good. Texture of the potatoes was perfect.

S Q U E A K Y. C L E A N!…read more What a gem of a deli/butcher/knickknack shop Mr Dragos, a self taught Butcher and Sausage Maker Extraordinaire, is directly from Romania . His Romanian fare is authentic, as all the Eastern European items he creates and imports are. With the help of his wonderful wife, he has even nailed Swedish Potato Sauage . Having both Scandinavian & Romanian heritage I can attest to the true traditional recipes he uses. To make it even better, a Romanian lady from the Cities brings stuffed cabbage rolls to add to his options. "Sarmale", as it called in Romania, is just like my Grandma made. WORTH THE DRIVE!

The beef sticks were old and filled with grizzle. The…read moreconsistency of the stick was terrible, the color of the meat didn't look right at all. I bought two packages and they were both like this.

Thank goodness... we still have Cecil's in the Twin Cities!!!…read more The mood, the relaxed comfortable and kind staff who do not rush you to sit rush you to order. Instead EVERYONE is 100 % natural welcoming laid back and genuine in wanting to see you content and pleased. Nothing is ever pushed onto you. The quality of the pastrami, its seasoning, the textures and bright flavors of the breads and bagels the nova the chopped liver the extra creamy marinated Cole slaw and perfect half sour pickles ( wISH they had bialys!). All perfect. All old world. Our favorite very old deli in West Palm Beach was sold 1.5 years ago and gone gone gone are the DELIGHTFUL happy charming old staff and the perfect old world flavors, cooking. In Sarasota where we just lived the last 5 years, a new deli closed after just 2 years, and there is nothing left. We've been visiting family in Sarasota every year for 40 years. Gone too in the Twin Ciries is the ownership by brothers Scot and Stu of Hopkin's beloved Crossroads Deli just last year. The new owners, a corporation owning 6-8 other restaurants have CHANGED almost all the recipes for breads, cakes , wonderous cookies and 80 % of all pastries! No more butter, no more fine ingredients and no more of their once " Grossinger's taste/quality" STELLAR seeded rye bread! They even eliminated the lemon flavoring. In their incomparable lemon coconut cake! Their stuffed cabbage is one of their only true deli dishes left. Sandwiches are half their original size...... heart breaking after going there 3-4 times a week for 25 years........ Cecil's of course had to cut back on the $$ use of butter in their pastries. But they have WORKED VERY HARD to still retain their wonderous long long ago heart warming flavors. ALL their sandwiches are AUTHENTIC. Old world New York City flavors! Made with care and love. My husband loves their beautiful generous Nova salmon platte. Noshing away happily! I love their pastrami Rachel's with plentiful half sour pickles lots of Russian dressing and creamy Cole slaw. Mmmmmm. I hope and pray Cecil's owner refrains for a long long time from selling his rare business. We must support Cecil's too.... Or lose it with all the others, and lose part of our joy and heart. Thank you Cecil's .....

Trying to avoid a chain restaurant, and craving a deli experience, this was such a wonderful visit…read morein Saint Paul. Thanks to the staff at Patina for the recommendation! Old school all the way. There's a restaurant in the back, and a full-scale deli counter in the front. It is such a good stop. They have their own private parking lot too. Wood paneling, and a bunch of local reviews all over the walls. Clean, normal sound. Simple, with excellent customer service, and a huge menu that will have something that you like. Packed the midweek afternoon we visited, and we did not wait for a table. Loved my bowl of Matzo Soup, superb broth and the Matzo was delicious. Enjoyed my BLT on whole wheat and the homemade potato salad was amazing! Had a cherry cobbler for dessert that was incredible. Restaurant has been open for over 70 years, and I met the owner/manager, Cecil, afterward, and he just oozes customer service being a priority. It's a must-visit place.

Kramarczuk's was my first time trying Ukrainian food, and they have a lot of easily accessible…read moreoptions, so I didn't know what to get and just trusted them. I got the borscht soup, and they complemented it with bread. It's a nice flavorful soup. I went during summer, but during the winter this would definitely hit the spot. My favorite was the cabbage roll with tomato sauce. I got half tomato and half onion, but the tomato sauce was my favorite part. I also had to get a perogi. I've had a couple of these before, but this one tasted amazing. I didn't try any, but they also have hot dogs made with their sausages, and I had some at the Twins game, so I'm assuming they taste amazing too. Service is great, and it's all cafeteria style.

A TC institution! Excellent meat shop. Solid cafeteria style restaurant…read more The goulash is really good comfort food, worth getting some to take home. The mushroom pierogi are so also good, but sadly only available for eat in. Otherwise, most of the menu is available for takeout. The booth seats are old, so a bit saggy, so that's good to be aware of that if you have issues with seating and plan to eat at the restaurant (older folks, people with back problems, this is for you...).