Nick’s Gourmet Deli

All I’m going to say is PASTRAMI SANDWICH!!! Why travel all the way to city to that world famous deli for pastrami when you can have an even better one at Nicks?!? It’s DELICIOUS! the also have lots of tasty sides and freshly squeezed juices.

The Pastrami sandwich, it’s AMAZING! The pastrami is juicy and flavorful. I used to take time after work to stop at Katz Deli or Sarge’s Dell in Manhattan for their pastrami sandwich till I tried Nick’s on a whim. I was blown away by how great it was! My only 2 gripes are they need better pickles and most of all, they need better work hours. I’ve lived in East Elmhurst for awhile and the only reason I tried their sandwich was because I took the day off to work from home and they were open. I get off work at 5 and they close at 5, they are losing a lot of the after work crowd. But none the less, that’s probably a good thing or I would be obese by now.

This would easily be my favorite deli if it actually operated during normal hours. Every time I have a craving for good deli food and am in the neighborhood, this place is closed. If they stayed open past 7 even for just one night a week, I’d be sure to stop in and buy certain things for weeknight dinners.
When I was off last summer, I was actually able to swing by this place. The food and service are both fantastic. The breakfast sandwiches are solid, and the cold salads (especially their no-​mayo tuna) and hot foods are delicious. Even something as simple as grilled chicken breasts have so much flavor here.
It’s just too bad you can’t eat from this place very often unless you work in the area and are looking for lunch.

the chicken salad sandwich club was amazing. They warmed bacon and put cheddar cheese on top. Then they also added avocado. It was amazing and only 10.00 $ with a soda.

Absolutely love Nicks Deli. Always has fresh and delicious food! Very clean. Great to get lunch or pick up something for dinner. They always have a good selection of hot food.

great food, big portions, smoothies, subs, burgers. great selection and relatively good prices for new york.

Pastrami sandwich was best ever had! Also had pulled pork… yum! They even let me sample before I ordered! Not to be missed!

My job orders from here almost every day and spends lost of money., they get the order wrong frequently. The mash is horrible. The chicken parm. is so greasy, over cooked and I guess they forgot the marinara sauce today. The welfare green beans are disgusting. Monday they gave horrible pieces of pastrami and of course forgot the mustard and was the wrong bread. we keep telling the runner not to go there but the he’s a little slow. Smh!!!

So I’m only able to review their breakfast at this point. From the first time I decided to try Nick’s I realized it was a popular spot. Cars were doubled parked all over the place. I had to park a block away. So I’ve tried their bacon, egg & cheese (BEC) two different ways: club roll and regular roll. First the BEC part of the sandwich is killer. Not too much egg, cheese gets to actually melt on and yes crispy bacon. The crispy bacon is so key. Now the bread part of the sandwich has been equally as good. Nice soft inner roll with a just the right crispiness on the outside. A solid 4 star BEC. Also, the coffee was good, just wish everyone did the Dunkin Donut type of coffee lid. They had two guys working the grill and one guy working the register/​coffee. Things move at a good pace there.

i know that people often complain this place is a little pricey for the neighborhood but its good quality. And the prices often match the prices i pay in the city. the people are nice and the place is small and clean. its not a sit down place but a great place to pic up and get delivery. Helpful hint: if you order any of the wraps, salads, or sandwich on the menu for deli they premake them for display so ask for your wrap, sandwich or wrap to be made fresh and change the ingredients if you want. either way its good!

Love this Deli it’s so clean and has so much to pick for a small place, I always stop here on the way to the airport the food is always fresh and hot. I usually get the wraps today I got a wrap that had rice, chicken, peppers, onions, mushrooms, and black olives it was so delcious. It will always be my to go place before the airport.

We live in the area and have picked up sandwiches from Nick’s on several occasions. I always get the pastrami. It’s some of the best I’ve ever had. The wife has sampled more of their menu and has also liked everything, especially the philly cheesesteaks. Ordered delivery once and food arrived fast and hot. I highly recommend this place. The only reason I’m omitting a star is due to Nick’s not staying open for dinner. I don’t work in the area, so I’m usually not able to get lunch here, but if I could pick up sandwiches for dinner on the way home from work, I’d be a weekly customer for sure.

Best deli in Queens? Very possibly. I love the huge lunch specials every day, and the pastrami sandwich is right up there with the best in the city. They have the slab sitting in juices the whole day making it moist and intense. I had been waiting for the right moment to have one — this morning was it, and it was good.
It’s small, there are no tables, and they close early because they mostly are here for the workers in the area from Laguardia, electrical dudes, or multiple levels of the NYPD. I do think that the pastrami could be better if they got a supplier that wasn’t Boars Head, like Katz’s or 2^nd Ave does — but their method is spot on so I’m only 5% complaining — and 95% is 5 stars!
I’m excited to try the heroes because the bread looks great, and I want to find something to do with their olive rolls.

There are, as of this writing, roughly 7 billion people on Earth. At the current birth rate, by the time you’re done reading this review there will be somewhere around 8 billion.
I only bring that up to lament the fact that the majority of those people will never have a chance to eat the Pesto Chicken sandwich these guys serve. Grilled chicken, pesto, roasted peppers and an olive focaccia bread; this may be the best deli sandwich I’ve ever eaten. Certainly in the top two.
Oh, and that population issue? I know if I had to choose between procreation and eating this sandwich again, well, let’s just say it’d be me with the big belly in the house.
*1 star deducted because it took an hour and fifteen minutes for them to deliver our remarkable and life-​altering sandwiches. Regardless of how good the sandwich is, that’s just absurd.

Nice deli that is in a residential area just down the road from LaGuardia Airport.
Decent breakfast sandwiches, Fresh squeezed OJ and good coffee. For lunch, they have hot food specials plus sandwiches, panninis and wraps. The sandwiches are good and they offer some nice gourmet options.
Nice little place if you are in the area.

Where have you been all my life?
I’ve passed this place a million times on my way home from LGA and figured it was some hole in the wall. Today, I stand corrected.
The store isn’t huge, but has an incredibly robust menu. It has all the healthy options of Soho on 31^st Street, with none of the lines and chaos.
I got a chicken pesto sandwich, which came with roasted peppers and homemade pesto and was served on fresh olive focaccia bread. I had one bite in the car, and it was so good that I finished the whole thing before I drove away. Sandwich was $ 7, and it was huge.
They have a full hot food counter, smoothies, the expected breakfast options and a whole lot more. This is out of the way enough that it probably only gets traffic from neighbors, but it’s one of the better delis I’ve been to in Astoria.
They are only open until 4, but I see a lot of delivery lunches in my future.

this review is only for the pastrami sandwitch/​plate… move over katz’s and ben’s. better price. up there with katz’s. you’re welcome.

Good deli… Great service… Plus they deliver!!! Doesn’t get better than that… Down side is they don’t sell beer

I lived really close to Nick’s deli for a couple of years. Great place to grab a quick breakfast or lunch. Breakfast foods were nothing to write home about, but still good. The sandwiches at lunch are huge and delicious. They use good quality meats. My only complaint is that the sub bread is isn’t exactly soft. In fact, it was downright hard to chew sometimes. They also offer salads (which are nothing special) and hot foods, which I never tried. Prices are fair and staff are nice.

Tasty, overstuffed gourmet sandwiches for $ 7, with 16oz soup for $ 3.50 !!! Right around the corner from LGA, definitely worth the stop before hopping on the plane. And what are your other options? airport food? please.
I grabbed the smoked turkey, mozarella, lettuce, tomato, balsamic which filled me up quite well. They also carry the largest array of chips Ive ever seen (jalapeño cheddar, rosemary olive oil ?!? — plus at least 10 other varieties).
Open from 5 AM-​4 PM… sorry, ya cant grab dinner here.