Max and Benny's Restaurant

This is one great delicatessen! So glad we happened by. For pastrami and a Reuben - absolutely delicious. And the bakery is great too. Made for a great breakfast the next morning.

Good food, reasonable prices, typical Jewish Deli selections. My corned beef sandwich was lacking flavor and my soup was a bit cool. They have fun trivia nights, comedy shows, authors and other speaker events though, and that is why I go.

We both ordered soup and half sandwich. All of their soups are comfort food. Each of us had the corned beef sandwich. Nice proportions. And of course the rolls beforehand are always good.

The food was really good. The brisket was really juicy and tender. My daughter had the Reuben sandwich (which I tried some) and it was delicious. The bakery and deli are also a must! The chocolate cream, coconut cream, and Boston Creme pies are heavenly. We also bought a half dozen bagels, but haven't tried them yet (saving for breakfast). If they are half as good as the other items we have tried, I know I will not be disappointed.

The food here is always good and the portions are immense. The service is always a coin flip. Sometimes it's great and they're very attentive and you're in and out in a reasonable amount of time; however, sometimes it can take 2 hours for a table of 4 to get through a meal because the server forgets about you. This wasn't a one off occasion. I go here frequently and I'd say you get bad service about 1/3 of the time. It's one of the best delis on the north side so if you're craving good Jewish deli food you can't go wrong just don't expect A+ service.