Originally Posted by
gfunkdave
Kaufman's is the gold standard, real Jewish deli. It's been there forever. We used to go there when I was a kid. I remember taking a different pickle out of each of the barrels and trying them all.
For the best bagels and bialys, go to New York Bagel & Bialy on Dempster..
Max & Bennys is also good...it was my grandpa's favorite.
do you like Once upon a Bagel - I love their bagels so much.
Originally Posted by
JBord
Thanks, we'll have to give it a try. I've heard good things. Our new place is kind of right in between Deerfield, Northbrook, Glencoe, and Highland Park. Weird corner area of the burbs. So Skokie isn't super-convenient, but lately we've been getting restless in confinement and going for drives so it might happen. The 3 you mentioned always seem to show up on "Best Jewish Deli" lists around here.
How is Kaufman's whitefish salad, if you've had it? I haven't found one I love yet, including at Max and Benny's. Actually, so far I prefer buying smoked whitefish on the bone and making my own. It's delicious!
are you near old Skokie Hwy?? you’re in my favorite area because I love HP but also love that regular deli in Glencoe, different Deerfield spots, Barnaby’s, and of course Hackney’s. Seriously I spend hours looking at places there when I do the indoor walking track in the Rec Center.
Anyway did you get the whitefish from Once upon a bagel?
I strongly like once upon a bagel best and I’ve been going there over a decade. I’m so HP that I’m an admin on a FB HP group despite not even being from there.