Essen Ny Deli Menu

Deli

1108 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11230, United States +1 718-859-1002

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About Menu

Essen Ny Deli at 1108 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11230, offers a classic New York deli experience built around comforting, satisfying, and freshly prepared favorites. The menu combines traditional deli staples with breakfast selections, hearty sandwiches, salads, soups, and convenient grab-and-go options, creating a versatile choice for quick meals or relaxed dining. A variety of drinks complements the food selection, making it suitable from the morning coffee run to a casual lunch or dinner.

Known for generous portions and familiar flavors, the menu highlights deli-style favorites prepared with quality ingredients and balanced seasoning. Sandwiches featuring fresh bread, premium meats, cheeses, and carefully chosen toppings are popular choices, while breakfast items provide a filling start to the day. The menu offers good value through satisfying servings, dependable quality, and the comfort of classic deli cooking.

Essen Ny Deli caters to different preferences with lighter choices such as salads and vegetable-based options alongside traditional favorites. Its approachable menu makes it suitable for breakfast, weekday lunches, family meals, and quick takeout visits. With a focus on freshness, convenience, and authentic deli flavors, it remains a neighborhood destination for satisfying everyday meals.

Menu Highlights

Pastrami Sandwich
A classic deli favorite featuring tender, flavorful pastrami layered on fresh bread. The rich, savory meat and traditional preparation make it a standout choice for sandwich lovers.

Turkey Sandwich
Made with sliced turkey and complementary toppings, this sandwich delivers a lighter yet satisfying option with a clean, balanced flavor.

Tuna Salad Sandwich
A creamy deli staple combining seasoned tuna with fresh bread for a smooth texture and comforting taste.

Egg Breakfast Sandwich
A popular morning option featuring freshly prepared eggs paired with classic breakfast ingredients for a warm and filling meal.

Chicken Cutlet Sandwich
Crispy chicken cutlet provides a satisfying contrast of textures, with hearty flavors that make this sandwich a dependable deli favorite.

Fresh Salads
Prepared with crisp ingredients and balanced dressings, the salads offer a refreshing choice for guests seeking a lighter meal.

Daily Deli Specials
Rotating deli selections provide variety while showcasing traditional flavors, generous portions, and freshly prepared comfort food.

Deli Platters

Assorted Deli Meat

Choice of three meats.

$35.00

Chinese - Chef Specialties

Millennials Bird's Nest

A mix of beef, chicken, and vegetables, sautéed in garlic sauce atop a bed of French fries.

$30.00

Sandwiches & Wraps

Tongue

$18.00
Roast Beef

$13.00
Honey Beef

$14.00
Salami

$11.00
Mexican Turkey

$12.00
Smoked Turkey

$12.00
Brisket Of Beef

$13.00
Chicken Salad

Served with lettuce, tomato, and sliced club.

$12.00
Turkey Pastrami

$12.00
Roast Turkey

$12.00
Hot Pastrami

$13.00
Romanian Pastrami

$14.00
Hard Salami

$13.00
Bologna

$11.00
Hot Corned Beef

$13.00
Chopped Liver

Lettuce, tomato, and onion available.

$11.00
Tuna Salad

$8.00

Hot Sides

Grilled Corn On The Cob

$7.00
Homemade Onion Rings

$8.00
Kasha Varnishkes

$7.00
Cajun French Fries

$7.00
Derma In Gravy Side

$7.00
Grilled Vegetables

$8.00
Baked Sweet Potato

$7.00
Homemade French Fries

$7.00
Steamed Fresh Vegetables

$8.00
Farfel With Mushrooms

$7.00
Fried Rice

$7.00
Baked Potato

$6.00
Sweet Potato Fries

$8.00
Mashed Potato

$7.00

Fried Rice

Beef Fried Rice

$21.00
Vegetable Fried Rice

$15.00
Chicken Fried Rice

$20.00

Chinese - Chicken

Chicken & Garlic Sauce

Boneless white meat, with assorted vegetables.

$27.00
Sesame Chicken

Crispy boneless tender white meat in a brown sauce.

$27.00
Chicken Broccoli

Tender strips of chicken breast in brown sauce.

$29.00
Chicken & String Beans

White meat chicken sautéed in garlic sauce.

$27.00
Orange Chicken

Boneless thigh meat with a golden crunch sautéed in an orange-infused brown sauce.

$28.00
General Tso's Chicken

Chunks of boneless thigh meat fried golden in a sweet and spicy brown sauce.

$27.00
Mongolian Chicken

Sautéed chicken breast with onions, mushrooms and crushed black pepper.

$27.00
Sweet & Pungent Chicken

Chicken breast in a light batter with sweet and sour sauce.

$27.00
Moo Goo Gai Pan

Shredded chicken bread with Chinese vegetable in a light white sauce.

$27.00

Chicken Entrées

Golden Chicken Cutlet

$26.00
Sliced Breast Of Turkey

$26.00
1/2 Roast Chicken

$26.00
Fried Pullet Chicken

$28.00
Pesto Marinated Baby Chicken

$28.00
Grilled Chicken Breast

$26.00

Chinese - Appetizers

Fried Beef Dumplings (5 Pieces)

$11.00
Vegetable Egg Roll

$4.00
Egg Roll Sampler Beef, Chicken & Veggies

$13.00
Beef Sticks (5 Pieces)

$15.00
Fried Wontons (9 Pieces)

$9.00
Steamed Beef Dumplings (5 Pieces)

$11.00
Beef Egg Roll

$5.00
Chicken Egg Roll

$5.00

Soups

Split Pea

$8.00
Chicken Matzah Ball

$8.00
Mushroom Barley

$8.00
Chicken Noodle

$7.00
Turkey Gumbo

$8.00
Chicken With Kreplach

$9.00
Deconstructed Matzah Ball

$9.00
Chicken Rice

$7.00

Burgers

New York Burger

Topped with grilled pastrami, shoestring onion, lettuce, tomato, and an assortment of chef-chosen sauces.

$28.00
Regular Burger

$23.00
Finger Lickin Rib Burger

Topped with our homemade boneless rib.

$31.00
Heimishe Burger

Stuffed derma and gravy.

$27.00
Chili Burger

Topped with spicy bean chili.

$24.00
The Trifecto Burger

Beef burger, topped with schnitzel, pastrami and BBQ sauce.

$32.00
Brooklyn Burger

Topped with grilled pastrami.

$27.00

Hot Open Sandwiches

Hot Open Brisket

$27.00
Hot Open Honey Beef

$29.00
Hot Open Tongue

$37.00
Hot Open Roast Beef

$27.00
Hot Open Corned Beef

$27.00
Hot Open Roast Turkey

$23.00

Salads

Chicken Caesar

Salad with croutons, lettuce, tomatoes.

$21.00
Create Your Own Salad

Choose five vegetables and two meats from our lavish salad bar.

$24.00
Skirt Steak Caesar

Salad with croutons, lettuce, tomatoes.

$27.00
Vegetarian Create Your Own Salad

$16.00

Beverages

Dr. Browns

$2.00
Snapple

$3.00
Can Of Soda

$2.00

Popular Combos

The NY Stock Exchange

Create your own two meat combo.

$22.00
The Essen Sandwich

Choice of up to three meats piled a pound high.

$37.00
The Fuhgeddaboudit

Three meat combo on a square knish.

$24.00
The Capital City

Turkey topped with derma and gravy.

$21.00
The Empire State

Any three meat combo piled high.

$23.00
The Kosher Reuben

Corned beef smothered in sauerkraut, Russian dressing and ranch dressing.

$20.00
The Turkado Toast

Toasted garlic club w/turkey, avocado, lettuce and tomato.

$21.00
The Central Park

Turkey, corned beef and tongue.

$25.00
Prospect Park

Pastrami corned beef and tongue.

$25.00

Millennium Starters

Pastrami Egg Roll (2)

$10.00
Kishka Sticks

Three mini crispy kishka sticks served with gravy.

$12.00
Crispy Dill Chips

Breaded pickles, fried golden brown.

$10.00

Hot Dogs & Knishes

Hush Puppy

$8.00
The Grand Coney Knish

A butterflied "Round baked" (sorry no more Coneys), topped with brisket and gravy.

$16.00
Potato Knish

$6.00
Frank "The Largest Standard Frank In Ny"

$6.00
Pastrami Knish

$8.00
Kasha Knish

$6.00
Corn Dog

$7.00
Kielbasa Garlic Stick

$12.00
Coney Island Knish

$5.00
The Honey Coney Knish

A butterflied "Round baked" (sorry no more Coneys) knish topped with honey beef.

$17.00

Chinese - Beef

Beef & Garlic Sauce

Sliced beef with assorted Chinese vegetables in garlic sauce.

$28.00
Beef & Broccoli

Sautéed in brown sauce.

$30.00
Pepper Steak

Tender steak strips with peppers and onions in a light brown sauce.

$28.00
Mongolian Beef

Sautéed beef with onions, mushrooms and crushed black pepper.

$28.00
Sesame Beef

Tender beef fried to a golden crisp in a savory brown sauce.

$28.00
Orange Beef

Tender beef with a golden crunch sautéed in an orange infused brown sauce.

$29.00
Beef & String Beans

Sautéed in garlic sauce.

$28.00
Crispy Beef

Tender sliced beef, fried in a golden crisp in a light batter mixed with peppers.

$28.00

Vegetarian

Broccoli In Brown Sauce

$24.00
String Beans In Garlic Sauce

$18.00
Sautéed Chinese Vegetables

$18.00

Off the Grill Artisan Sandwiches

Golden Chicken Schnitzel

$19.00
Sliced Steak With Onions

$24.00
Pesto Baby Chicken

$21.00
Sino Steak

Skirt steak smothered in our homemade sino sauce.

$24.00
Grilled Chicken Breast

$19.00
Fried Pullet Chicken

$21.00

Classic Starters

Fried Kreplach

Homemade Hungarian beef dumpling with fried onions.

$11.00
Franks In Blanks

10 pieces served with honey mustard.

$10.00
Hungarian Stuffed Cabbage

Stuffed with meat in our sweet and sour sauce.

$11.00
Chopped Liver

Served with lettuce, tomato, and sliced club.

$16.00
Potato Pancakes

Three latkes served with apple sauce.

$11.00
Stuffed Derma

Two slices of homemade derma smothered in gravy.

$12.00
Chicken Salad

Served with lettuce, tomato, and sliced club.

$16.00

Beef Entrées

Brisket Of Beef

$33.00
Boneless Spare Ribs

$40.00
Southern Fried Steak

Skirt steak coated in bread crumbs fried golden brown.

$42.00
Roast Beef

$33.00
Broiled Romanian Tenderloin

$42.00
Broiled Rib Steak On The Bone (16 Oz)

$45.00
Sino Steak

Skirt steak smothered in our homemade sino sauce.

$42.00

Specialty Sandwiches

Pulled BBQ Brisket Sandwich

Overcooked brisket, fried onions, and garlic mayo.

$30.00
The Herminator

Schnitzel topped with derma, sliced brisket and gravy.

$30.00
The Popper Wich

Fire poppers, fried onions, coleslaw, and garlic mayo.

$24.00
Boneless Rib Sandwich

Our finger licking ribs, and nothing else!

$30.00

Chinese - Soups

Eggton Soup

$7.00
Hot & Sour Soup

$7.00
Wonton Soup

$7.00
Egg Drop Soup

$6.00

Lo Mein

Beef Lo Mein

$24.00
Vegetable Lo Mein

$18.00
Chicken Lo Mein

$23.00

Lunch Specials

1/2 Sandwich, Soup Or Fries & Soda

Excluding tongue and honey beef.

$18.00
Beef Burger Deluxe & Soda

Served with fries and onion rings.

$20.00
Create Your Own Salad

Choice of five vegetable toppings with one meat and soda.

$19.00
2 Franks, Fries & Soda

$16.00
Regular Sandwich, Soup Or Fries & Soda

Excluding tongue and honey beef.

$21.00
"Chinese Special"

Any beef or chicken dish with fried rice or white rice and soda and a choice of egg roll.

$18.00

Conversation Starters

Pulled Brisket Flat Bread

Drizzled with garlic mayo.

$22.00
Chicken Dippers

Nuggets served with bbq, honey mustard and popper sauce.

$14.00
Buffalo Wings

Crispy wings finished in our popper sauce.

$12.00
Essen Poppers

Nuggets finished off in our homemade fire popper sauce.

$14.00
Krazy Combo

Dippers, French fries and onion rings.

$22.00
Sweet Chili Wings

Crispy wings finished in our sweet chili sauce.

$12.00

Omelettes

Tongue & Eggs

$35.00
Pastrami & Eggs

$24.00
Salami & Eggs

$20.00

American Egg Rolls

Pastrami

$10.00

Cold Sides

Sweet Peppers

$5.00
Coleslaw

$5.00
Diet Coleslaw

$6.00
Israeli Salad

$5.00
Cucumber Salad

$5.00
Potato Salad

$5.00
Hot Peppers

$5.00
Macaroni Salad

$5.00
Pickled Tomato

Three pieces.

$5.00

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