Absolute perfection. Recommend the pastrami sandwich and the super Reuben. Great desserts as well.
Excellent service and very friendly staff. You MUST try this place.
Updating this post after a recent lunch. THIS PLACE IS AMAZING. Super Reuben is THE sandwich to get and the onion rings are perfection.
Shoutout to Janet for being our amazing server!!
Also, if it's your first time, don't be shy. Tell them! And you'll get a taste to help you decide on what to order!
For me, this is the restaurant of bests. It had the best egg cream I've ever had, best Reuben sandwich I've ever had, and the best strawberry cheesecake I've ever had. My wife ordered the BLT and, other than the one I make at home myself, it is also the best. The perfectly well done crinkle cut fries rank up there in the top three. The service and atmosphere are perfect. The restaurant location is easy to get to and there is ample parking. Pricing seems a little high at first but once you realize how much food will be going home with you for later, you realize it's a deal! This was my first time visiting this restaurant and I will be making many more visits. I'm going to try some of the other items on the menu to see if there are any more "bests" š.
So I was skeptical about how amazing this place was but figured it was as good as any for a date night. I was AMAZED!!! This place was great. They give you a sample of the corned beef to get your taste buds excited. There are so many choices it was hard to choose so we went with the $20 famous Reuben..... DEFINITELY TRY IT!! WAS AMAZING. The hype is real about this place. We tried the bacon cheese fries because of reviews saying they were amazing. I agree that the amount of bacon on them is insane and worth it. I did not, however, like the cheese. Has a weird flavor. Tried the hot dogs since they are buy 1 get 1 free on Friday and the bite I took was delicious. We bought way to much food to try different things, and we will be eating the leftovers for a couple days. Try this place. Brian was an excellent server! Not pushy like some servers can be, had great suggestions.
This establishment had awesome food and service 30 minutes before closing. The waiter pretty much made my order for me and was spot on. I was disappointed with the desert. Don't come here unless you have some money to spend because it's not cheap. I had a potato based appetizer with spinach tomatoe & cheese its was different but not bad. The sandwich was amazing along with the sides n drinks. And they offered samples which was all delicious š.
Route 58 is amazing if you love meat and good bread. I love the deli style atmosphere and the pictures on the walls. I could tell there was a lot of stories behind those pictures, banners, posters and documents. The server we had was very attentive. The prices are a bit much, but they're worth it. No one can finish a larger meal, unless he/she is forcing it. I really wanted one of their great looking desserts, but I could not handle one more thing. I will return just for dessert the next time.
Let me start off by writing I am a New Yorker to my core. I have lived in VA Beach for 10 years, and was told by a New Yorker friend about this place. WOW!! What an awesome experience. Food was authentic. It was the first place I have eaten at in a long time that I felt was a true "experience". It's one of the things I miss about New York the most...Eating out in NY is always an experience. As I am writing this, I am smiling b/c there is not one thing about this place that I would change. Shout out to our server Brian - he was great!! This is more then a hidden gem. Whether you are New Yorker or you just like a good Reuben, I STRONGLY recommend this restaurant. Oh wait did I mention that they have Matzo ball soup!!! Go check them out, you will NOT be disappointed.
I don't know how this place has remained a secret. I hadn't heard of it until a coworker wouldn't stop gushing over the burgers. So we went as a celebration dinner and holy carp, those sandwiches. You'll pay $20 a plate (and the pound of fries are another $6), but it's 3-4 meals right there. Four of us (two teens, two adults) got 3 sandwiches and one basket of fries. We left with enough food to feed each of us lunch the next day. It's nuts. It's also just really good food. And fantastic service.
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Today, 09 June, 2021, was my third visit to the Route 58 Delicatessen. While I have enjoyed the food on all three (3) visits, today's was not quite up to the level of the first two (2). Now I have factored in that several businesses in the food service area have had to adapt after the pandemic in order to stay open by doing things like shortening business hours, reducing the menu, etc., but the below par experience this afternoon led to a four (4) star rating instead of five (5).
Let's start with the hotdog, which was ordered with mustard, chili, & slaw. As you can see in the attached photo, other than a little bit of mustard appearing on each end of an undersized hotdog, the only other topping you see is the slaw (which cost an additional 50Ā¢ btw). In fact, after the first bite I had to actually examine it to see if they even put chili on it as I had ordered. They had, but it was such a tiny amount that it was virtually undetectable as the quantity of slaw piled on the top simply overpowered the other flavors.
Then there's the "T.B.C." (turkey, bacon, & cheese) that was ordered with lettuce, tomato, & mayo on challah bread. While there was a generous portion of turkey on the sandwich and it was flavorful, the amount of cheese & bacon was not proportional to the turkey so their flavors got lost in the mix. While the sandwich was brought to the table with lettuce & tomato, I was given two (2) small plastic cups of mayo for me to put on myself. So not only was the portion size reduced from previous visits plus being charged extra for the lettuce & tomato, it's a 'do it yourself' when it comes to completing the sandwich as ordered. When you're paying $20 for the base "T.B.C." before any upcharges it could at least come fully assembled as ordered, imho.
I completed the visit with a slice of 'Brooklyn Crumble Cheesecake'. I wasn't familiar with this item and was told that it was essentially coffeecake on top of cheesecake. While it was different from the other kinds of cheesecake that I've had at the Route 58 Delicatessen, it was only average when compared to some of their other varieties, plus the portion being reduced by about 25-30% from previous visits while still charging $10/slice.
Again, I get it that times are still somewhat tough for lots of businesses, including the food service industry, but these are things that make me consider taking my money elsewhere when I'm visiting this area.
(Note- the pic of the Reese's Cheesecake was taken on a pre-pandemic visit and included for portion comparison.)
This place is a little pricey! Don't go there if your pockets are lite!
No that we have that out the way.
This place is well worth the money they have a clean environment fast friendly service along with a som A1 food!
A friend suggested this place and all I can say is WOW!!
This place most certainly knows how to pile it high. No way did I have a prayer finishing the Ruben they served up.
The carrot cake is totally delectable...
The ONLY downside is the beer menu could be a little longer.
And hats of to Annie, our waitress.
Great sense of humor, quick wit and a really pleasant smile. Super attentive. Ask for her, you'll be glad you did!!
Don't waste your time going to other places for this style of food. No more searching needed...this place is the bomb!!!
As a New Jersey native, this was a wonderful taste of home! The authentic NJ/NYC atmosphere was such a surprise to find tucked away in a Virginia Beach strip mall. Our server, Nancy, was a gem. She was warm and friendly with a quick sense of humor. But all of this was overshadowed by the most amazing rueben I have ever had. Ginormous and generous and perfectly designed. (Iāve had too many places in Hampton Roads ask what kind of bread i want my Rueben on. If you have to ask, itās NOT a Rueben.) my table mates all had similarly wonderful sandwiches that were all too big to finish. We brought home some NY cheesecake that i will eat right after my food coma nap. Canāt wait to go back again!
Definitely a must try. Ordered the Rueben Dogs with coleslaw instead of sauerkraut and was highly satisfied. The desserts are above and beyond. Will definitely be back!
No other place like this in Hampton Roads. The sandwiches were hot, stacked, and delicious! We ordered a slice of cherry cheesecake and it was as big as your head!
Elsa āThe Storytellerā Foston
+5
This is one of our favorite places to go. The food is always great and the really big servings are worth the price. We order what we want and plan for take out. Definitely need to get one of their desserts to go every time!
Everything is larger than life. The meat is so juicy and tender. The service was a little slow only because they were very busy. The food didn't take too long to come out even with a packed house. The desserts are out of this world delicious and shareable too. I recommend checking this place out.
This place gives me the "Man vs. Food" vibe all the time. Sandwiches are ginormous! I was so full I haven't eaten a quarter of it! We always bring family and friends here when they are visiting town. I just love seeing their amused faces. Haha Food was great but too much sauerkraut for me. The place was so crowded, we almost left because there was nowhere to put our baby car seat on. But people beside us were so nice they moved seats.
For years I have loved this place. One place you want to eat your desert before your dinner!! 5 stars as always. One of Virginia Beaches hidden gems for sure.
The good server gave us samples of corned beef & pastrami. The pastrami was especially lean and tasty. So, ordered my Reuben as all pastrami meat, kraut and cheese on grilled perfect rye. I can see why rated Best. Worth the quality & volume. Didnāt need supper after this business lunch.
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