Eppes Essen Deli & Restaurant Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Amazing! The matzoh ball soup was incredible, bright golden color, super hot with soft and tender matzoh."
• "Both were delicious and better than any other deli in town."
• "Best corned beef and pastrami sandwich I've ever tasted!"
• "The food is authentic and AMAZING!!! Best pastrami on rye we have ever had!!!"
• "The Pastrami was cooked and seasoned perfectly."
• "Great pastrami sandwiches and the coleslaw is extremely delicious."
• "The Pastrami is the steamed style cut nice and thick and melts in your Mouth."

Cons:

• "The quality of meat is rubbery and it was COLD."
• "Very fatty and not beautiful pieces of pastrami."
• "The Matzo ball soup was just matzo balls in some yellow water."
• "Upon getting home and eating the sandwiches we were even more disappointed, we have had better pastrami sandwiches from the grocery store."
• "Ordered corned beef sandwiches for about $22 each and that apparently includes an unpleasant helping of gristle or something similar."
• "The burger wasn't good, no flavor."
• "The stuffed cabbage is amazing!"

Service

Pros:

• "Great service."
• "Funny waiters. Ask owner Josh to tell you a joke."
• "The Delivery, the delivery guy, quality of food, no matter what it was. It is OUTSTANDING!!!"
• "The customer service is always on point as well, the deli guys are always nice, talkative."
• "Just like my visit last week, everyone was super friendly."
• "We also had a lovely time chatting with the owner."
• "Service is always so friendly too, and they always go above and beyond for the customer."

Cons:

• "The waitress offered sub par service and visited our table 0 times to check in."
• "Waitress was uninterested in us, which was disappointing."
• "Communication needs to improve with staff."
• "The waitress brought me the wrong soup that I ordered."
• "They gave me a roast beef sandwich instead of a corned beef sandwich and when I went back to ask them to correct the order they argued with me."
• "Service was UNBEARABLE slow...with not that many customers to warrant such a slow delivery."
• "Service is poor."

Price

Pros:

• "A little pricey but I got two meals out of it so not too bad."
• "The sandwich is reasonably priced at $22."
• "Pricey but worth it."
• "Moderately priced, but absolutely worth it. I will definitely go back in the future!"
• "Prices are on par with NYC but the sandwich is big enough for two people so the price really isn't that bad."
• "Eppes Essen has phenomenal food!! The portion sizes are huge - definitely two meals worth of food so it’s a great bang for your buck."
• "EXPENSIVE!! But worth it. When you wanna treat yourself to a damn good sandwich this is definitely where you wanna go."

Cons:

• "On the expensive side."
• "Prices are absolutely insane."
• "Very expensive, maybe normal for Livingston."
• "It's very expensive and the place itself is dreary."
• "The prices are extremely high, the most expensive deli I’ve ever been to!"
• "Ridiculously expensive, I was working across the street on a construction site I went for a 2 chicken cutlet sandwiches on a roll bread without any beverages and paid half of what I make in one day of hard work."
• "The prices are insane! I thought the menu that I was looking at was a catering menu."

Ambience

Pros:

• "The restaurant has a diner equivalent ambience, with the decor and service to match."
• "You get a genuine NYC deli experience here."
• "This is a great option for Jewish deli food in NJ!"
• "Service is really quick, no lines like in NYC."
• "The location is spacious and clean."
• "It's so clean and spacious."
• "This place is spacious clean and the food is great."

Cons:

• "Its suburban, new buildout in a redevelopment downtown building. Sort of miss idea of an old, comfortable place."
• "The decor is typical deli diner style."
• "The ladies room smells like a port authority bathroom."
• "I don't think we'll go back there, I'd rather just go to Town Hall in South Orange where the service and food is better."
• "For them to be marketing as a Jewish establishment is misleading. They are not only not Kosher but they serve food that is treif."
• "In two years time this non-Kosher deli has slipped."
• "Local legend here, and still going strong."