Stage Deli

Specialties

We serve home-​cooked recipes created in Bubbe Goldberg’s kitchen, and passed down through three generations, side-​by-​side with exciting contemporary originals. The corned beef alone has been hailed the best by food lovers and restaurant critics alike. Try it between two thick slabs of real rye, with a cup of chicken soup and a delicious pickle. Let us we also suggest popular favorites like the famous Mark Beltaire salad, cheese blitzes, imported smoked fish or our original stuffed cabbage.

History

Established in 1962.

Jack Goldberg fulfilled his life-​long dream when, together with his wife Harriet, he opened the Stage Deli on Nine Mile Rd. in Oak Park, Michigan. If anyone had the pedigree for this venture, it was Jack. He inherited a rich tradition of traditional Jewish cooking from his mother who’s stuffed cabbage, kreplach and blintzes were legendary. As a teen, Jack trained in the halls of Detroit deli greatness such as Ben & George and Hy Horenstein. These culinary chops together with his depression era drive to provide a better life for those close to him pointed him inexorably to Deli success.

Armed with this experience and a certain bravado, Jack conceived of a delicatessen & restaurant above the rest. The corner deli meets fine dining if you will. Complete with upscale interior, fancy uniforms & a flair for service, the Stage was clearly ahead of its time. Lined up since its opening in 1962, Jack seemed to have got it right. Of course he could not have done it without the deft hand

Meet the Business Owner

Steven G.

Business Owner

Stage Deli owner Steve Goldberg is a true «child of the deli,» beginning in 1962 at the original Stage Deli opened by his parents in Oak Park, Michigan. At age 7 Steve started helping his late father, Jack Goldberg, in the family deli washing dishes while standing on a wooden soda pop case for 50-​cents an hour. At 9, Steve was bussing tables, at 10 he was a cashier, and by 12 he was a seasoned counter-​man.

Taking a break from brisket and lox, Steve went to law school. After more than a decade as a business tax attorney in Los Angeles, Steve returned to Detroit and took over management of The Stage Deli.