Mr Broadway
“Their pastrami burger is excellent, and the schwarma is reasonable.”
“I was staying at a hotel several blocks away, and I ordered dinner through a delivery service and it arrived only 20 minutes after I ordered it.”
“I've gotten the shawerma dish and sandwich before, plus matza ball soup and latkes.”
Mr Broadway
Takes Reservations: Yes
Delivery: Yes
Take-out: Yes
Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
Bike Parking: Yes
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Good for Kids: Yes
Good for Groups: Yes
Has TV: Yes
Waiter Service: Yes
Caters: Yes
PokéStop Nearby: Yes
Price range.
$$ Price range $11-30
8 reviews
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A friend ordered the barbecue beef spare ribs (2 appetizer portions) and I had one. The meat was delicious, fell off the bone, and was extraordinarily tender. The sauce was tangy, sweet, and spicy. These were some excellent kosher ribs. I must give credit where due. I'd order the ribs here without hesitation, but would pass on the other dishes I tried and found underwhelming.
The new renovation and management have really changed this place for the better. They carry sushi which is a nice twist to a deli. We started off with hummus and tahini plate with falafel. The falafel was very fresh and crunchy and they gave a generous portion. We also had the deli platter which I thought was the best thing. I had a kale cesar which was disappointing, overdressed, and soggy. Giving it more starts because I liked everyone else's dishes. The schnitzel was great and he got it with side salad instead of fries. The shawarma was tasty, and so was the hot and sour soups. Two other friends had sandwiches which had a decent amount of meat but they weren't huge. The waitress was very good, considering how packed the place was. I used to order in a lot here but definitely going to dine in more as the experience was pleasant.
We had a team dinner at Mr Broadway because at least one person in our group of 40 only ate kosher food. I immediately pulled up the reviews for the restaurant to be sadly disappointed at the 2.5 star rating on Yelp. I usually would turn around (with good reason, just see my previous 1 and 2 star reviews) and leave but alas, we toughed it out. We were seated promptly in their semi-private dining area.
Food – this was a prix fixe menu so we went off of a menu that had the following items:
Appetizer: green salad, homemade Kuba and Cigars with hummus. We definitely enjoyed eating the Kuba and Cigars. They also resembled the shape of a shaft and two balls if you have leftovers. LOL Don't play with your food.
Mains: smoked salmon with mixed vegetables, I ordered this dish and it came out great. The salmon was delicious and the vegetables consisting of string beans, carrots, and cauliflower were crisp. Be sure to ask for their hot sauce to give your dish a spicy kick. It's really good.
Assorted sushi platter with California rolls, spicy tuna roll, and salmon rolls. We finished a colleagues plate because he was too full and couldn't eat anymore.
Broccoli beef over rice
Chicken schwarma platter
Dessert: assortment of cookies
Aside from the prix fixe menu, this restaurant servers the most interesting combination of food that consists of Chinese, Japanese, Mediterranean, and American fare. Not sure how they can keep up with such an extensive menu but I'm quite impressed.
Service – we had dedicated wait staff throughout the entire dinner service. Drinks were refilled and plates were cleared in a timely manner. No issues at our table.
In conclusion, I would like to give Mr. Broadway a benefit of a doubt and see how their lunch service compares to our private dinner service. It'll be a rare opportunity to visit them again and this place was recommended by a colleague from the office for anyone looking for kosher dishes.
This is a kosher deli near Herald Square. Spotless clean.
I ordered a pastrami on rye to go. It was absolutely delicious. Not too lean and not too salty. The rye bread was not very flavorful but the pastrami was really delicious. It also was not one of those abnoxious over stuffed sandwiches- it was human sized and priced at I think $11.
The take out area is very slow with only one person preparing everything. I wound up waiting about 20 minutes for my order as there were so many to go and delivery orders.
They also have a make your own salad bar and a kosher sushi bar within. Lots of people were getting the sushi. (I imagine finding kosher sushi is difficult)
Pro's: Good Food, Not very pricey, yet has a nice ambience.
Con's: Waiters are not very friendly, Food takes a bit of time to get to the table, some food lack serious flavor. (but if you know what to choose then you'll love their food!)
Now to the specifics, we where there as a group of Coworkers and were seated promptly in a nice and cozy corner with a nice wine rack at our side to choose from.
For appetizers we took:
BBQ Boneless Chicken Wings with Parve Ranch – By far the most tastiest dish In my opinion.
Schwarma Tacos with Pico De Gallo and Spicy Aioli – Bland and tasteless, don't even try it. (trust me on this one)
Corned Beef Puff Rolls with Sweet Chili Sauce – Basically hot corned beef in a knish dough in the shape of a blintz with chili sauce. (Nothing to go crazy about)
Chicken Liver Bruschetta with red onion confit – This was really delicious and is worthy of trying, the bruschetta was light and crispy, the liver was creamy and tasty and the onion confit added a nice kick of flavor and look to the plate.
As for Entrees we took:
BBQ Spare Ribs – "Actually Delicious" while I expected Beef spare ribs they where Veal (Should of read the menu more thoroughly) but they where cooked to perfection, and as I said "Delicious"
Mixed Grill Platter – Includes Chicken, Beef, Romanian Kebabs and is pretty tasty, however the portion size is a bit smaller then the spare ribs.
BBQ Brisket Sandwich – Probably your best choice if you're in the mood of a "Good" Sandwich.
Comes with Red Cabbage Slaw, Onion Strings, Honey Garlic Barbecue on a Brioche Roll (Ask them to toast/ Grill it for you)
Prime Rib Eye Sandwich – Ah-Ok… not bad but also nothing to write home about.
And for dessert: (they actually didn't have anything besides of what we ordered)
Napoleon Cake – Pastry was soft and almost soggy, nothing close to the real deal.
Chocolate Mousse Cream Cake – Was actually not bad but it looked better then it tasted.
Bottom line (If you're still reading….) Mr. Broadway is a great casual place with a nice ambiance if you know what to order. otherwise you might end up spending money for very underwhelming food. (I.e. do NOT order a rib stake here! this is not a stake house and don't expect anything palate blowing here) this is a great plate for a casual night out but with a nicer ambiance and bit more interesting menu then what you'd get at any other casual place.
Fun Fact: I know who owns this restaurant! (*Brushes dirt off shoulder*)
Mr. Broadway is an insanely popular lunch spot in the garment district of Manhattan…or shall I say, the area those who work in the "schemata business" hang in. Kosher, Jew eats seems rather fitting for the demographic. PASTRAMI LOVERS, REJOICE! Serioiusly, if you aren't getting one of their famous sandwiches, nothing else is really that good. What I dislike about Kosher places like these, is they always feel it's necessary to include sushi and/or Chinese on their menu. No. You're good at one thing and one thing only, don't go all Asian on me.
Anyway, aside from their sandwiches, avoid the egg drop soup, it's tasteless, but the chicken schwarma is pretty good, not to mention the complementary pickles and cole slaw, yum! For 1pm on a Thursday, there was not a single table available here. I get that the restaurant is a busy hot spot, but that doesn't mean service should suck. The hostess was incredibly rude when seating me, and the busboy was way too eager to take my soup bowl away from me when there was clearly some left and I still had a soup in my hand.
A side note: They have a salad bar you can DIY and take away. A full service lunch spot, indeed!
If i could give this place ZERO STARS i would. They do not even deserve to be an establishment, they are thieves, and especially the owner Charlie. They should be put out of business.
I ordered my food from them on seamless at 1pm, Seamless sent me an email saying it would be here between 235-245pm. At 3pm when my food had not arrived yet I called them and the lady responding tole me she couldnt get a hold of the delivery driver and she would call me back. By 320pm she had not yet called me back so I called them, they said they still could not reach the delivery driver.
20 minutes later at 3:45 the owner of the restaurant calls me and says that his delivery driver was outside calling me for 15 minutes but I did not respond. He yells at me and tells me that if i want he can just throw the food away and still charge me or I have to wait 20 minutes before the food comes. This guy was literally talking to me like I was his slave. He told me if i dont like it i can never order from them again. The delivery driver not only never called me, the employee at the restaurant could not even get a hold of him.
PLEASE STAY AWAY FROM THIS PLACE!!
I was here years ago and it was the worst. Like gross in every way. For some reason, I decided to meet a friend here last week and it was AWESOME. They totally re-did EVERYTHING. The restaurant, the tables, the chairs, the bar, and the menu. It's now gourmet deliciousness. I had a salad with fried "goat cheese". I don't know how they did it but it legit tasted like fried goat cheese. Was pleasantly surprised and will absolutely be coming back.