Stage Deli & Restaurant

For Times Square, a much better choice than Carnegie Deli. Food is very reliable, with a tremendously good cheesecake. The staff are almost a sterotype of 1950s brooklyn waiters, but generally personable (compared to Carnegie deli for instance. ... more

For Times Square, a much better choice than Carnegie Deli. Food is very reliable, with a tremendously good cheesecake. The staff are almost a sterotype of 1950s brooklyn waiters, but generally personable (compared to Carnegie deli for instance. Overall, quite good, with enourous sandwiches. less

The biggest damn sandwich I've ever had. I don't know if New Yorkers go here or not, but for a tourist this would seem to be the stereotypical New York experience. Surly waiters, and $11.00 for a corned beef sandwich, but it seems like you get ... more

The biggest damn sandwich I've ever had. I don't know if New Yorkers go here or not, but for a tourist this would seem to be the stereotypical New York experience. Surly waiters, and $11.00 for a corned beef sandwich, but it seems like you get a pound of meat. Really. Also the best pickles I've ever had. I love the light green ones. I'd eat there everyday if I lived in NYC, but if I did, I'd be dead of a heart attack by now. less

This is another one of those places that lives more on reputation than on substance. Frankly, most people come to the Stage thinking that they are going to get Kosher deli and then find ham on the menu. They don't advertise themselves as being K ... more

This is another one of those places that lives more on reputation than on substance. Frankly, most people come to the Stage thinking that they are going to get Kosher deli and then find ham on the menu. They don't advertise themselves as being Kosher, but they seem to do nothing to dispell the notion. The food is just average, and the stars don't hang out there any more. There's really nothing to set the stage apart from any place else in New York, other than a mystique that died long ago. less