Gershon’s Deli & Caterers

This place has a perfect deli menu. It is a great place for lunch, whether you are dining in or ordering to-​go. The staff is extremely friendly and attentive. I’ve tried several items from their menu and all have been delicious, but I have to say that the Reuben is one of the best I’ve ever had. The crispy buttery bread is the perfect vessel for the tasty meat, creamy dressing and salty sauerkraut… I’m craving one now!

Good salads and sandwiches I pick up from here probably twice a year but never been disappointed. Staff behind counter always friendly even when crowded. It’s a bit pricey but still worth it.

I love this place always great food and friendly service. My wife and I have been here several times and we have never been disappointed

This place is totally Awesome! Anytime I go to Schenectady I stop in and have amazing food. Today I had the corned beef sandwich, and chicken rice soup, can’t wait to try the turkey club next time.

All sandwiches here are really good. My personal favorite is the Reuben, which many restaurants claim are really good but they really don’t come close to Gershons. I’ve had many sandwiches there and they are all good because of the meat quality and the portion size. Only thing is the take-​out wait can be a bit long but thats the price of such fresh products. Highly recommend to anybody who wants to go for a sandwich.

Best deli in the capital region! Best catering services as well. I went to a graduation party recently and Gershon’s catered it. The caterers were very friendly and quick on their feet bring food in and out of the house to prepare it.
I often go to Gershon’s on Fridays for lunch. They have their Friday’s special soup which is Matzah ball soup, my absolute favorite!

BEFORE Ben & Bill’s, Before Joe’s on Madison, the Bagel Bite, Nosh, Gershon’s was here. It’s all about the ingredients– or the imports. Like the «New York» cheesecake, which was the best I’ve had in my life. Drier near the crust and sour creamy towards the center. Yum! But had to eat it with a plastic fork as we arrived too close to 6 to order AND eat the whole meal inside.
We shared a roast beef on rye and were not disappointed. See the photo…

We just catered a 90^th Birthday Party with 140 guests in attendance including children at our home. We had grilled chicken, hot dogs, hamburgers, potato salad, macaroni salad, pasta salad, orzo salad, cookies and soda through them.
The staff was phenomenal. They were well organized and a delight to work with. They were the easiest to work with of all the places we requested quotes from.
Just FABULOUS!!! THANK YOU!!!

I’m not too keen on the idea that new owners made this place a half-​Italian affair judging by all the stuff in the display case. As a Jewish deli, it has most of the good stuff and they do it quite well. I suspect the changing demographics of Schenectady necessitated more Italian food. but it’s root as a Jewish deli is kind of watered down at this point. Good food tho.

Love the food here! Their turkey sandwich and tuna & rings is my favorite lunch combo!

Enjoy Gershon’s as they make everything fresh and when I request Gluten Free they make it on a separate counter that hasn’t had Gluten on it! It is pricey as I pay $ 11.00 for a turkey sandwich with a pickle but it is nice treat once and a while…

I was in the area and needed to get lunch. I looked on Unilocal,and Daniel B.‘s negative review caught my eye. He complained that the brisket was fat-​free, and that the pickle was half-​sour. I immediately thought «That’s exactly how it should be!» and decided to come here.
Boy was I disappointed. I ordered a large brisket sandwich, and asked for the meat «as lean as you can make it.» When it came out, I got a fat sandwich with some brisket marbled in.
Okay, it wasn’t all fat. There were some pieces that had more meat than fat, and I tried to pull off the fat with my hands. There were also some pieces that were, essentially, fat with occasional islands of meat. I tried to pick a little of the meat off those, but they were basically inedible garbage.
I don’t know if Daniel B.‘s review is the reason why their brisket is now all fatty. Maybe it just varies from day to day. But if the restaurant’s management does read these reviews, they should know that many people– I would guess most people– do not like their brisket fatty. Fat feels slimy on the tongue and is unpleasant. At least give the option of «extra lean” — you can serve the saved fat to the weirdos who like fat sandwiches.
I’ve been to a lot of Jewish-​style delis– I’ve never seen meat this fatty. I told the waiter that I asked for my meat lean, and he said this is how it comes, and asked if I wanted something else. I wanted brisket– only brisket– and didn’t have time to wait for something else anyway, so I just let it be.
The gravy– where most of the moisture is supposed to come from– was watery and unthickened, kind of like aus jus but with less flavor than aus jus.
The sandwich was also too small. I ordered a «large» sandwich, but the thing that came out was at best regular sized, even if I had eaten all the hunks of fat. It was maybe half or two thirds the size it should have been.
They also had the smallest pickle I’ve ever seen in my life. Yes, it was a whole pickle, not a slice, but I didn’t know cucumbers this small were available on the market.
At least the pickle was half-​sour. They got that one right.

Back in the day when I still ate meat, their Reuben was the finest I’ve ever tasted. The Italian Mix sandwich is great, and my wife always raves about the tuna. The potato salad and macaroni salad is also delicious.

Great deli selections including many only found in large city Jewish Delis. They also have some non traditional offerings. So maybe Jewish style is more accurate. But for the location — outstanding. They have chopped liver sandwiches, beef tongue, herring — creamed or in wine, and lox & bagels with all the fixings.
We ordered take out for lunch and they had a pretty involved order ready quickly & it was accurate down to the very last special requests.

While, as a native New Yorker, it bugs me that they are a «Jewish» deli open on Saturday, that’s the only fault that I can find with them. Their sandwiches are pretty good, and while it’s not the best mazto ball soup I’ve ever eaten, it was nice that they had it at all! I agree with other reviewers that this should be viewed more as a «Jewish style» deli, though.

Great deli with a hometown feel. They have all kinds of fish salads and typical Jewish kosher meats. They get their bagels from a bakery and they are decent, but the veggie cream cheese was really good. Plenty of space to sit inside and out, with takeout or table service options.

«How do stop Celebrating Christmas and Start Eating Real»
by Josh K.
I sure do love a leg of lamb, baked ham, roasted chestnuts, and some spiced egg nog. But it’s time for me to get back to my biblical, ancestral roots, and stop posing. As fun and merry as it is to celebrate Christmas, it’s just not my holiday.
On the drive back from the Dutch, Quaker state of Pennsylvania, we would be passing through the Electric City. And the best way I thought to finish the Christmas holiday for this year, once and for all, would be to indulge in some authentic (as much as can be around these parts) Jewish deli action.
Gershon’s is the place. And I wasn’t alone in my Jewish comfort food cravings.
At 2:00 in the afternoon, I wasn’t the only one needing some holiday relief.
Take mounds of deli Pastrami and Corned beef, sliced thin (yes Katz’s, Carnegie, and Schwartz’s do it better of course).
Put to doughy (and not too thin) rye bread (I didn’t get a «gummy» texture).
Add homemade (and not too watery) Cole slaw.
Smear on Russian dressing and/​or deli mustard (I go both).
Serve with rippled potato chips (We really do love the salt).
Serve with plump, half sour pickle (A nice, crisp change from the regular dill).
Serve with homemade matzah ball soup (Yes, Bubby makes it better).
Upon Leaving:
Admire the whitefish in the counter. Admire the smoked salmon (lox). Admire the chopped liver. Admire the beef tongue.
Plan to return to Gershon’s soon, and order all of the above.
My Christmas (ahem Hanukkah) wish list should have been that Gershon’s could be in Albany instead of Schenectady.
But Christmas is over. Thankfully, at the last minute, I wrapped it up correctly.

The Capital Region definitely falls short when it comes to Jewish-​esque delis, but Gershon’s comes close. I would have to say it’s not amazing, but it’s definitely good. It is located in a little plaza on Union street and parking can be rough during lunch hours during the week since it is a popular lunch spot.
I have tried a few different things, but I typically go for a pastrami reuben, and that’s why I’ll give them 4 stars and not 3, because I do like their reubens. They have a variety of different sandwiches, soups (matza ball soup of course), along with some specials. Your typical deli offerings. Everything is fresh and good quality and tasty. One thing that is kind of weird is that their sandwiches come plain and without anything on them (condiments, LTO, cheese etc). The sandwiches are a good size, not too huge but definitely not small either.
I usually come here during lunch and you can definitely get in and out fairly quickly even if you sit down. The servers are friendly and attentive. I do think it is a little too expensive though. While I think the quality is good, it is just a dollar or two too expensive. A sandwich and a drink will set you well over $ 10.
While it’s not mind blowing, there definitely aren’t a lot of other options for these types of delis in the area, so I find myself coming back.

I’m a little torn here because it’s good deli, and it’s really nice to have good deli in the neighborhood, but there are drawbacks to the store that make it not quite in that oh-my-god-I’m-so-happy-they’re-there category.
The basic «deli» selection is very standard and very good. The sandwiches don’t have a lot of extras on them, but the taste is above average and everything seems to be kept fresh (well, yes, cured meats and all, but you know what I mean). This is basically the primary reason to go there. There’s also a nice selection of chips and the usual «extras» on sides.
Now, negatives. It’s expensive — paying nearly $ 10 for a deli sandwich with no sides included is not what I have in mind for a casual lunch. It’s tiny — they don’t have a good system for waiting around for your sandwich. And the sit-​down areas are also cramped — I wouldn’t dare take the kids in. The parking is hideously inadequate. And the sandwiches are not complex — it’s meat on a bread, basically, unless you’re getting something that specifies other ingredients.
So, we’ll go back when I get a jones for pastrami or whatever, but not when it’s likely to be crowded, and it’s not what I had hoped for — which is a joint I could make my own and be able to walk to and eat at as a regular.

Things I like:
Good Food
Fair Prices
Quick Service
Service with a smile.
I got all of these things here. I ordered 6 meals for my co-​workers and I today at 11:50 and they said it’d only take 20 minutes. I thought that was a pretty sweet deal. And apparently it only took that long cause one of them ordered a well done burger. I only tasted the Veggie sandwich, but I thought it was really good. They had all sorts of vegetables with coleslaw on it. I thought the coleslaw was an interesting touch, also the bread was delicious. It was a nice crisp italian bread. Delicious. Everybody else throughly enjoyed their food. The service was extremely friendly.