Jay & Lloyd’s Kosher Deli
“This place delivers excellence.”
“Yes, delicious, mouth watering, potato knishes, not those square fake knishes, but round yummy.”
“I'm not a fan of the tourist scenes at Carnegie or Katz…and it was at this unique and special neighborhood site that I have lost my deli heart!”
Jay & Lloyd’s Kosher Deli
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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I was recently in New York for a week and wanted to try as many good places to eat as possible. Pastrami was on my list, and from reading all kinds of articles and various website taste tests, it seemed for the area of New York it came down to two places, Katz or Carnegie. Katz always seemed to edge everyone out. So I went to Katz and I must admit, their pastrami was amazing!
I thought I had the best pastrami, that is, until I went to Jay and Lloy's Kosher deli in Brooklyn. I was on a food tour with Fat Dave, and he mentioned this place as a great place he likes to go for pastrami. Because I had just had pastrami the day before at Katz and I thought I had already tried the best, I decided to get a few pieces of corned beef from Jay & Lloyds to try which was excellent.
Lloyd is the nicest guy. He came out to talk to us and asked us where we were from. We told him Hawaii and he told us about how he went to Hawaii on his honeymoon. We talked for awhile and I was raving about how good the pickles were, and he mentioned he proposed to his wife with a heart shaped pickle. I asked how do you achieve a heart shaped pickle and he went behind the counter and came back and gave us a heart-shaped pickle. You can look in the photos to find it.
He asked us where else we had eaten and I mentioned I had just had Katz the day before.
The moment I said that, he became excited and wanted me to try his pastrami and let him know what I thought of it. He brought out a plate of it, and we all had a few pieces. I will be completely honest here, it was even better than Katz. The pastrami was thinly cut, nicely marbled, but it was the spices and texture that really stood out. It was perfection, just the right amount of salty, peppery, soft, barely chewy, and this subtle perfect brine undertone.
My biggest regret in trying this pastrami is that now any sort of pastrami I eat in hawaii will taste like generic bologna as compared to the gloriousness that is Jay and Lloyd's pastrami.
Oh yeah, when you're at the deli, take a look at the door, they have a nice "Jewish Zodiac" poster where you can see what you are based on the year you were born. I discovered I am "Chopped Liver" – People either love you or hate you, making you wonder, "What am I, chopped liver?"
Thanks Lloyd, we loved your deli and I will come back the next time I'm even remotely in the vicinity!!!
Usually don't come to places like this but my boyfriend said it was a must try since its been around for a long time. I had the chicken sandwich because I'm not much of a beef or turkey eater. It was good, no complaints except I wish it wasn't on a bun, it would've tasted better on a baguette or Italian bread. The chicken was bigger than the bun so I felt like I was eating just chicken. The matza soup was good, just the perfect amount of ingredients in one bowl. The place makes you feel welcome and it's a comfortable spot. Definitely worth trying if you're in the neighborhood.
Like the food here. But a chicken noodle soup without pieces of chicken? Really?
Stop what you are doing right now and go to Jay and Lloyd's. Seriously. Just get up and go to Avenue U and get some pastrami. I'll wait.
Ok. So Jay and Lloyd are two of the nicest guys you ever want to meet. Their food is awesome, the staff are nice. The place was recently featured on "Hungry Investors" and a few other shows – ask Lloyd about it!
Go and give them all your money for incredible Jewish deli food.
Yum Yum…..had takeout from Jay & Lloyd's and it was really good. I ordered corned beef on Rye and matzo ball soup. Both were DELISH! With the sandwich, they give you two really good sour pickles and a little cup of mustard. They also gave me an extra 2 pieces of rye bread—-which wound up working out good, because they put so much corned beef on your sandwich, you can actually take some off and make another! I also got a knish and some cole slaw….both were good. Will definitely be coming here again!
Classic Jewish deli deep in the heart of Brooklyn that has a whimsical sense of humor while deriving classic and emerging next gen deli fare.
Nestled on the same block and between a, classic pizza joint, Middle Eastern deli/bakery, Russian place, Chinese joint and Japanese Sushi place, Jay and Lloyds proudly represents the Chosen People on this busy street in one of the most ethnically diverse neighborhood on the planet.
The pastrami and corned beef were tasty, but a little soft. Could have just been the batch. Wonderful friendly people.
Excellent Kosher deli in Sheepshead Bay. Super friendly owner and everything we tried was delicious. Matzov ball soup, pastrami on rye with a Dr. Browns soda on the side, is the way to go!!!! Take out counter or casual sit down. Sandwich prices may seem high but they are STACKED and worth the $$. Anthony Bourdain thought it was great and I'd have to agree with him.
Jay & Lloyd's is like the lesser version of Katz's. The prices are lower, but the quality is also lower.
If you order their specialty sammies, those are not cheap. They're about the same price as a sammie from Katz's. I ordered the "Try it…you'll like it!" (corned beef and tongue) and "Down on Delancey" (corned beef, pastrami, brisket, cole slaw, Russian dressing). The pastrami is a tad dry but the pastrami is alright. This was my first time trying cow tongue so I don't really have anything else to compare it to. But I think it was cured with the same spices as their other deli meats so it tasted very similar to their pastrami, but a little mushier (if that makes sense).
Their stuffed cabbage was not good. The sauce that it was drowned in was way too sweet. It just tasted like ketchup with a boatload of sugar. I also had the meatballs, which were pretty good but at $8 for 3, it's pretty expensive.
I would say the best part of the meal were the pickles it came with. I prefer the full sour over the half sour.