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Brooklyn Pickle
- Price Range:
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$
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Private Lot
- Attire:
- Casual
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- Yes
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- No
- Outdoor Seating:
- Yes
- Wi-Fi:
- Free
- Good For:
- Lunch
- Alcohol:
- No
- Noise Level:
- Average
- Has TV:
- No
- Caters:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
15 reviews for Brooklyn Pickle
15 reviews in English
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Review from Phillip N.
East Rochester, NY
1/30/2012
My favorite place. Always try to get to the city 30 mins early when I come in for the SU basketball games so that I can make the trip to "The Pickle." If you like Subway because of their Veggies then this place is not for you. If you like fresh sliced deli meats piled on you sandwiches with fesh bakery bread then you are in luck!
Be careful with your pickles! Lately they have been mixing in what seem to be essetially cuccumbers and that ruins the taste of the sandwich. Make sure that they use the traditional pickles.
I get the Brooklyn Pickle or just plain corned beef. Try all of their breads. They are all amazing and their soups are all made fresh daily from scratch. The cream cheese brownies are always a nice way to polish off a meal that makes you feel guilty from great taste! -
Review from Chris C.
Syracuse, NY
4/14/2012
Good sandwiches? Mehh. I'll say they are big sandwiches. Still deciding if the $9 is worth it or not. I ordered the Brooklyn Pickle sandwich, which when described, sounded great. Pastrami, corned beef, Russian dressing, on rye.
First - I'm not convinced the rye bread was rye bread. Just because it's dark doesn't make it rye. If it is, I've had better rye. It's just plastic-bag bread from a company called NY Bakery. Don't believe it when they tell you it's fresh NY bakery bread. That's playing with semantics.
The dressing wasn't bad, but I just thought there was way too much. When I got the sandwich home, the sandwich was just leaking dressing all over the place.
They put a lot of meat on the sandwich, which is nice. But it was cold. I don't think I've ever had a pastrami or corned beef sandwich with cold meat. It's not ideal. I'm not sure if they cut their own meat, or if they just buy it.
The ingredients aren't impressive and this place is FAR from the famous NYC delis that it compares itself to. I would try something else. They aren't much different than what you can make right at home. -
Review from Daniel S.
Syracuse, NY
2/4/2012
Some have said this is a Syracuse "establishment" as if it is a compliment. It is an establishment but, I'm not giving any compliments.
The long story short is that I had seen this attractive looking establishment while driving by on Rt 690. My curiosity got the best of me and I finally decided to sample the great sandwiches implied by their use of "Brooklyn" in their business name.
So, I order the basic, the standard, the real New York test of a sandwich: a pastrami on rye with mustard. I know I am in Wonder bread and mayonnaise territory ...oh the nightmares...but never expect my horrible dreams to come true. If you have not lived in NYC, let me explain.
A pastrami sandwich is served with hand cut, hot, pastrami placed in rye bread that has a firm texture, body, caraway seeds, and a chewy crust. The pastrami is stacked generously high and is hot. No cheese, no mayo and no white bread allowed.
I entered Brooklyn Pickle, walked to their counter to place my order and my nightmare began. I asked for a pastrami on rye. Then the questions began...do you want mustard or mayo with that? AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!! Blasphemy !!! Then before I could recover, I was asked if I wanted cheese!!! HELP !!!!!
I quickly downed a nitroglycerin pill to help my crushing chest pain to enable me to respond, "I would like a pastrami on rye with mustard." They pulled out 2 large slices of a floppy, brown colored bread. Next, they squirted the mustard on the brown Wonder bread. Now the really bad news...they pulled out a plastic bag from a refrigerator that contained sliced cold "pastrami". They completed the assembly of my sandwich.
I paid for it and actually tried to eat this cold heap of imitation pastrami on Wonder bread with some bland cucumber, err.. pickle slices. Maybe they can make a cold ham and Swiss but, with a name like Brooklyn Pickle, they insult millions of New Yorkers. In fact, I have had better pastrami in places outside of the USA.
I will not reduce my expectations of authentic regional food. -
Review from Bro H.
Syracuse, NY
Updated - 4/24/2012 1 photo
Wrote my initial review for this place before I moved here. I was impressed with the size of the sandwich at the time, but every single place in Syracuse offers enormous portions. When it comes down to it, the sandwiches here aren't very good.
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4/9/2011
I thought this place was pretty damn good. Got an 8-dollar Brooklyn Pickle sandwich, and it was… Read more »
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Review from Nicolaos T.
Brookline, MA
5/11/2011
Man oh man, another Syracuse establishment. When you go to Brooklyn Pickle, you need to go right for the whole sandwich. It is between two massive slices of New York Bakery bread (makes the sandwich) and is LOADED with meat.
I read a couple complaints about the service, but I have never had this problem. The people there have always been very friendly, although if you're looking for attitude, you won't find it. They make their sandwiches and send you on your way.
Whenever I bring guests to Syracuse, I make sure to stop by here. Now all my friends want to keep revisiting Syracuse! -
Review from Matt O.
Washington, DC
Updated - 12/3/2010
I give up on trying to get friendly service at Brooklyn Pickle. These employees are joyless and sullen nearly every time I come in, and they don't put a ton of care into making the sandwiches - too often they're both sloppy and bland. Even the eponymous sandwich tastes cheaper than it did a couple years ago.
I'm also with the customer who criticizes the pickles - two times in a row the pickle slices served with the sandwich have been absolutely revolting.
The quality isn't what it used to be and the service is poor. No sense patronizing this place when better options exist. Second North and Liberty both make equally-good sandwiches, and Darwin blows Brooklyn Pickle out of the water. That's where you'll find me.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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6/24/2009
Massive sandwiches with great meat. Lean pastrami is rarely as good as what Brooklyn Pickle uses.
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Review from Ellen R.
Syracuse, NY
Updated - 3/26/2011
okay, I was craving a turkey sub from here the other day and now I can't stop going. Everything is totally opposite from my last review; the chicken noodle soup isn't as good anymore and the employees are nicer.
I like it this way better.1 Previous Review: Show all »
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1/28/2011
There are many aspects of my love/hate relationship with Brooklyn Pickle. the sandwiches are pretty… Read more »
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Review from L C.
Westchester, NY
12/5/2008
I was a little depressed when I couldn't get through to Dino BBQ the day after Thanksgiving. We ended up ordering in Brooklyn Pickle, which was ALMOST as good. (Almost.)
Huge, overstuffed deli sandwiches with fresh fixings-- cold cuts, veggies, salads (egg, tuna, chicken, seafood), whatever your pleasure. Don't be fooled by the paltry sounding "half" size sub or sandwich as I almost was. Half a slice of their bread is twice as big as a normal piece of packaged bread. L, T, and O are standard, sub sauce on request.
On top of that, several of their namesake pickle chips come with your enormous sandwich. Their desserts are homemade-- bread pudding, rice pudding, and other yummy options. I've had BP a few times over the years and it's always a great lunch. -
Review from Matt C.
Washington, DC
8/8/2008
Living in DC now, I crave Brooklyn Pickle. Our deli down here sucks.
Brooklyn Pickle sandwiches are enormous, and a great bargain. The cured meats (especially the pastrami and corned beef) are fantastic.
All I ever order is the actual "brooklyn pickle" sandwich, which is Pastrami/Corned beef with Russian on dark rye. They pile the meat on like a mufucka'. -
Review from Mari M.
Syracuse, NY
4/17/2008
I kept hearing about this place when we moved here. We finally went and it was well worth it. They have some of the best pickles I have had in a long time.
The sandwiches are large and very filling. Great place for lunch or a light supper. -
Review from Shawn A.
Astoria, NY
5/19/2009
This place was criminally under-visited during my time at Syracuse University. I only found out about it during my senior year, but man... was I impressed. This place had the great taste of a quality New York Deli, right in the middle of Syracuse.
Too bad they needed to name it after Brooklyn though... -
Review from Samantha H.
Chicago, IL
12/4/2007
I used to come here a lot after a day of dancing at Center of Ballet down the street. LOVED their sandwiches because they're huge and they don't hold back, and when you're starving, it's just the best thing in the world.
Their meats are always really fresh, and they slice them up deli style (extra thin) so you feel like you're at an authentic NY deli. All the veggies are also always fresh, and they have really tasty sides and soups here as well (I would always get really excited when they had mac & cheese with broccoli ... mmmm).
I haven't been there in a few years but I'm sure it's still the same 'ole delicious deli is always was. -
Review from shawn w.
Clay, NY
11/10/2009
Sooo good!
I constantly heard from my girlfriends family how good the sandwiches are at Brooklyn Pickle but it was only today that I got to try one for myself and it was all it was hyped up to be. I got a corned beef sandwich and the amount of meat on it was huge. A whole sandwich is two meals for me, so it was totally worth the price.
Great coleslaw also ! -
Review from Sue Ellen H.
DeWitt, NY
6/23/2009 1 photo
Hands down, best sandwiches on this earth! Fresh daily New York bakery bread. Meat piled sky high. Pickles are da bomb. Extremely clean, very friendly, fast service. I promise you won't find a better sandwich shop in Central New York!
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Review from Frank P.
Constantia, NY
1/10/2010
Very good place to grab a good NY style deli sandwhich. But the ironic Part is... They have the worst pickles I have ever tasted in my life. I literally thought they fell in a bucket of chemicals before they gave them to us. Their sandwhiches were very good Though. Usually a little chaos at the ordering counter though.
