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Our Menu

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Bagel or Bialy
$3.25

with cream cheese, tomato, onion & cucumbers.

Bagel or Bialy
$3.95

with lox cream cheese, tomato, onion & cucumbers.

Bagel or Bialy with Lox
$12.95

Sliced lox, cream cheese and tomato, onion & cucumbers.

Lox Lettuce Wrap
$12.95

with cream cheese, cucumber, avocado.

Lox Plate
$12.95

with sliced lox, cream cheese, tomato, onion, & olive capers.

Once Upon A Bagel Breakfast Sandwich
$8.95
Pizza Bagel or Bialy
$3.95

Homemade Soups & Chili

Soup of the Day Bowl

Bowl $6.69 | Super Bowl $12.98

Chicken Soup

Bowl $5.69 | Super Bowl $10.98 • With choice of rice, noodles, matzo ball or kreplack.

Chicken Combo

Bowl $6.69 | Super Bowl $12.98 • Kreplack or matzo ball with rice or noodles.

Chicken Mish Mosh

Super Bowl $12.98 • All items in soup.

Mighty Fine Chili

Bowl $6.69 | Super Bowl $12.98

On The Side

Bagel or Bailey
$2.25

Butter or margarine.

Potato Pancake
$3.95
Veggie Pancake
$3.95
Cole Slow
$3.50
Potato Salad
$3.50
Pasta Salad
$3.95
Cucumber Salad
$3.95

Grilled Boats

Fresh bialy loaf with melted cheese.

Tuna Salad
$10.95
Corned Beef or Reuben
$12.95
Turkey or Reuben
$11.95
Turkey Pastrami
$11.95
Beef Pastrami
$11.95
Salami
$11.95
Ham
$11.95
Philly Cheese
$11.95

Just Sandwiches

Roast Brisket
$10.95
Corned Beef
$11.95
Reuben
$12.95
Beef Pastrami
$10.95
Roast Beef
$10.95
Turkey Breast
$10.95
Turkey Pastrami
$10.95
Turkey Club
$11.95
Hard Salami
$11.95
Soft Salami
$10.95
Chopped Liver
$10.95
Bologna
$10.95
Baked Ham
$10.95
BLT
$8.95

From the Grill

Hamburger
$9.50
Veggie Burger
$7.95
Hot Dog
$4.95
Grill Cheese
$5.50

Salads Selections

Shana's Salad
$13.95
Garden Salad
$9.95
Chef's Salad
$13.95
Chicken Supreme
$13.95
Veggie Supreme
$9.95
Tuna Salad Plate
$13.95
Tossed Caesar Salad
$9.95
Tossed Caesar Salad with Grilled Chicken
$13.95
Chinese Tossed Salad
$9.95
Chinese Tossed Salad with Grilled Chicken
$13.95
Make Your Own Salad
$13.95

Salad Sandwiches

Egg Salad
$8.95
Egg White Egg Salad
$9.95
Poultry Salad
$9.95
Original Tuna Salad
$9.95
Grandma's Tuna Salad
$9.95
Lucky's Tuna Salad
$9.95
California Tuna Salad
$9.95
Salmon Salad
$9.95
Whitefish Salad
$10.95

Tortilla Rollups

Grilled Chicken Rollup
$10.95
Turkey Rollup
$10.95
Veggie Rollup
$7.95
Tuna Salad
$10.95

Specialty Sandwiches

New York Style... That bigger sandwich, all served with coleslaw or potato salad and pickle on your choice of bread.

Hot Corned Beef
$16.95

Prepared New York style.

Hot Pastrami
$15.95

Prepared in New York style.

Reuben
$18.25

Our corned beef or pastrami with Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing.

Bagels & Bialys

Mini Bagels
$0.75
Bagel Balls
$0.85
Skinny Bagels
$1.29
Bagels
$1.29
Bakers Dozen
$15.48

Salads

Original Tuna
$7.45

Per LB - $14.89

Grandma's Tuna
$7.45

Per LB - $14.89

California Tuna
$7.45

Per LB - $14.89

Lucky's Tuna
$7.45

Per LB - $14.89

Poultry
$6.95

Per LB - $13.89

Salmon
$6.95

Per LB - $13.89

Whitefish
$7.75

Per LB - $15.49

Egg
$5.95

Per LB - $11.89

Egg White
$6.45

Per LB - $12.89

Creamy Cole Slaw
$2.49

Per LB - $4.98

Potato
$2.49

Per LB - $4.98

Pasta
$3.99

Per LB - $7.98

Cucumber
$3.99

Per LB - $7.98

Meats

Roast Brisket
$9.99/each

Per LB - $19.98

Corned Beef
$10.99/each

Per LB - $22.98

Corned Beef (Lean)
$12.99/each

Per LB - $24.98

Beef Pastrami
$9.99/each

Per LB - $19.98

Roast Beef
$9.49/each

Per LB - $18.98

Turkey Breast
$7.99/each

Per LB - $15.98

Turkey Pastrami
$7.99/each

Per LB - $15.98

Hard Salami
$12.99/each

Per LB - $25.98

Soft Salami
$9.49/each

Per LB - $18.98

Baked Ham
$5.49/each

Per LB - $10.98

Bologna
$9.49/each

Per LB - $18.98

Chopped Liver
$5.49/each

Per LB - $10.98

Hot Dogs & Jumbo Hot Dogs
$4.49/each

Per LB - $8.98

Salami Stix
$1.50/each

Cheese

American Cheese

Half Pound - $4.49 | Per LB - $8.99

Swiss Cheese

Half Pound - $4.49 | Per LB - $8.99

Muenster Cheese

Half Pound - $4.49 | Per LB - $8.99

Cheddar Cheese

Half Pound - $4.99 | Per LB - $9.99

Provolone Cheese

Half Pound - $4.49 | Per LB - $8.99

Mozzarella Cheese

Half Pound - $4.99 | Per LB - $9.99

Pepper Jack Cheese

Half Pound - $4.49 | Per LB - $8.99

Homemade Cream Cheese

Homemade Cream Cheese Plain
$7.99/Per Lb.
Homemade Cream Cheese Chive
$8.59/Per Lb.
Homemade Cream Cheese Cucumber Olive
$8.59/Per Lb.
Homemade Cream Cheese Vegetable
$8.59/Per Lb.
Homemade Cream Cheese Lox Spread
$9.49/Per Lb.
Homemade Cream Cheese Jalapeno
$8.59/Per Lb.
Homemade Cream Cheese Strawberry
$8.59/Per Lb.
Homemade Cream Cheese Walnut Raisin
$8.59/Per Lb.

Fish

Nova or Regular Lox

Half Pound - $17.99 | Per LB - $35.95

BBQ Salmon

Half Pound - $14.98 | Per LB - $29.95

Whitefish Chunks

Half Pound - $9.98 | Per LB - $19.95

Creamed Herring

Half Pound - $5.65 | Per LB - $11.29

Wine Herring

Half Pound - $5.65 | Per LB - $11.29

Catering

Mini Sandwich Tray
$7.95
Sandwich or Rollup Tray
$11.95

Any combination of the following.

Fish Tray
$17.95

Hand-cut nova or regular lox, cream cheese (plain, chive, or vegetable), three salads of your choice, including Munster & Swiss cheese, sliced tomatoes, onions, cucumbers & olives. Two rolls per person.

Meat Tray
$17.95

Corned beef, roast beef, turkey, salami, and chopped liver. Munster, Swiss, and American cheese. Coleslaw, potato salad, or pasta salad. Lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, mayo & mustard. Rolls & rye bread.

Salad Tray with Sliced Bagels & Bialys
$118.95

2 dozen sliced bagels, three containers of salad, sliced tomatoes, lettuce, & pickles.

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