Kornblatt’s

Hoo-​boy. I knew that this would be pricey, but I figured that this deli must be incredibly good if it’s sustaining business with those prices. Nope. Just average food in small-​to-​average portions with ridiculous price gouging. No thanks!

Food was mediocre at best and overpriced. Floor looks like it has not been washed in a decade. Staff should take some pride in ownership. Trash can was being dragged through the front of the restaurant prior to food being served and mousetrap fell off. Yuck!

Incredible place on 23^rd that is right next to my second favorite restaurant in the area, Escape From New York Pizza. Very reminiscent of the old-​time diners back home with an excellent diversity of choices on the menu, ranging from breakfast to lunch, to dinner. Prices for items are very affordable, there is Free Wi-​Fi and they even give you free jars of pickles! This place has a lot of Jewish and New York City-​inspired cuisine that has always tasted great. Service is very good and there has never been a problem with anything. If you don’t want to dine in they even have to-​go options and also function as a bagel works! My favorite restaurant in Northwest Portland.

I used to love Kornblatts, anytime I was in NW I would pickup a pound of their NY Pastrami. Well, they no longer serve that incredible flown in from NY Pastrami. They now serve Thurman’s pastrami, available at any good local deli. Thurman’s is a good pastrami, but nothing like the Pastrami Kornblatt’s used to bring in from New York. So disappointing!

Finally tried this place… YUM!!! No, make it YUMMY!!! The place is a little small, or should I say quaint. Service was great from the moment we entered and were seated. Staff was friendly and always had a smile on their faces. Staff made sure your cup/​glass was always full, a big thing for me. Checked up on us regularly to make sure we were doing well. Great atmosphere, but should get there early to get seating. If it’s crowded and you have a party of four, it could be a little harder to get seated immediately. Saw a gentleman, give up his table to move to another so a party of four could be accommodated. Good food and great service will make customers go the extra mile for an awesome wait staff.
The food came out quickly and hot. I ordered the Turkey Pastrami, with chips… you have a choice of mac salad, potato salad, or chips, I’m from Hawaii, we make da best kine mac salad… it was YUMMY!!! I usually don’t like Sauerkraut, so ordered it on the side, after sampling said sauerkraut, I put it on my sandwich!!! Their sauerkraut has me rethinking sauerkraut. I hungrily demolished my sandwich with a huge grin on my face!!! The prices are fair for the amount and quality of the food.
Will definitely return to try the Kornblatt Burger… I highly recommend!!! Enjoy the Food!!!

Let’s start with the seating. It’s not the biggest place, which I prefer! They won’t seat you until your entire party is there, which is also fair, so I appreciate that on the busy weekends. We got there at 10am and were seated right away. The waitress asked if we wanted something to drink and listed off a few things, coffee, juice, water, bloody marys? I asked her if their bloody marys were any good– she said they do their own mix, so that was enough to talk me into it. I didn’t ask if it was a tall or a short, just figuring it was a tall glass– nope a short glass came. $ 6.95. In my opinion, not worth it. But it was alright.
They refilled my friends mug of coffee 3 or so times and asked if they wanted another before we paid at the end.
My friend raved about the omlette that was filled with tomatoes and cream cheese, so we both ordered that. It comes with either toast or a bagel and a side of potatoes. And it’s not just a plain bagel– you get a choice! I went with the onion bagel and it’s either covered in butter or cream cheese. Knowing I would probably have tons of cream cheese already in the omlette I had butter– which they lightly coated the bagel with– light coating is good!
The omlette had SO much cream cheese with it, so I took tons of it and put it on my bagel. It was delicious. $ 9.95 for a huge plate of food, I couldn’t finish it. The potatoes were greasy, I could have done without them.
My boyfriend had a plain bagel with Nutella– which he loves, so we finally found a place that makes us both happy as he’s not the biggest breakfast fan. He also had a latte and said that they had good coffee (he’s pretty damn picky when it comes to his cup of joe).
We can’t forget to mention how great our server was! Service in general, since a younger girl came by to fill our waters and help us with our bill. The lady helping us was so talkative (in a good way), kept it light and fun, definitely a sweet heart!
They put a jar of pickles on our table halfway through the meal– one of the girls saw us eyeing them so brought it over to us. If you’re a pickle lover like I am– you’ll love having your own jar to enjoy while being here.
We’ll definitely be back for breakfast and we can’t wait to come back for their sandwiches!

I’ve found the food to be very authentic, with some of the more traditional Jewish dishes actually being worth the money (as opposed to bagels and such, which are overpriced and nothing to write home about.)
My biggest concern here is service, which is usually average at best, and pricing, which is ridiculous on some items (Lox bagel for like 12 $? That’s insane.)

First time trying out Kornblatt’s. Paid over $ 11 per sandwich. They used dried-​out, crumbly rolls for our sandwiches. Lettuce was wilted and floppy, not crisp. Other toppings — tomatoes, onion, et al. — were barely present. Meats were just okay. Overall, utter disappointment.
Truly baffled as to how they’re charging $ 11 per sandwich for such poor quality and small amounts. I originally wanted to go to a mainstream sub shop that would’ve been a much better value but decided to give K’s a chance. However, I’m unwilling to support any business, local or otherwise, that doesn’t care about providing quality products and services.

I came here to grab a quick sandwich before my flight. The décor is older and there’s a lot on the menu for to-​go or for sit down. The guy who helped us and made our sandwiches was very friendly and helpful. My friend and I both got a hoagie, which were around $ 10-​$ 12 each. The sandwich looked appetizing because it was made with an onion roll that was pretty tasty, but the bread was really dense and tall for a sandwich. The turkey and salami we ordered were also good, but nothing to be raving over. It also comes with a side, and we tried the potato salad and cole slaw, both of which were okay, and also rather small portions; about the size of a large sauce cup!
TLDR: normal sandwiches, but a bit pricey.

This place is great. The bagels are delish and the staff is incredibly kind! Yeah, you’re going to pay a bit more (8.95 for blintz) but it’s worth paying a little more when you’re in a neighborhood that is obviously more pricey to begin with. I definitely recommend the pumpernickel bagel and cheesy home fries

We came here for breakfast on a Saturday morning around 8:30. We got a seat by the window which was lovely, and didn’t have to wait at that time.
They don’t have bacon for breakfast sandwiches, which is because it is technically a jewish deli. Though the place has been sold several times, and I’m not sure if the current owners are jewish or just trying to uphold the authenticity.
Anyway, the bagel sandwiches are pretty good. I would put them one step below Henry Higgins over in SE, though the bagels are technically from Henry Higgins. I think it has to do with the bagels being more fresh.
The potatoes that came with my husband’s breakfast were pretty tasty, and the bagels were definitely yummy.
We also took a piece of cheesecake (I mean, we had to. Come on.) to go and it was not very good. It was extremely sweet, didn’t have any tang to it, and didn’t taste much like New York cheesecake. The crust was super thick and really hard.
I imagine this place was much better when it was owned by Kornblatt, who was actually from New York, but it’s still worth a visit for breakfast. I haven’t tried any lunch items.
My original review was 3 stars for being lackluster, but my husband thinks it’s more of a 4 star place so I am willing to give it the benefit of the doubt and have another go.

YUM. I was here last week for lunch and had an open faced bagel broiled with a bunch of toppings. Now in eating an egg and cheese bagel sandwich and it is life. So much better than Bagel Works down the street.
It was $ 4.50 which seems expensive but it’s a pretty big sandwich and worth it.

By far my favorite food on 23^rd.
Can’t go wrong with anything.
My fav is the latke. Can’t beat them!

A group of us decided to dine at Kornblatt’s recently on a Friday afternoon. We walked in and stood in line for a few minutes for a waitress to seat us. The waitress was super busy and it looked like she was working solo. A table near the entrance was available so we took it but probably not the best seat in the house. There’s also tables outside as well.
Kornblatt’s is known for their Ruben sandwiches. Since I’ve never tried it, I opted for a safe route of a bagel sandwich (mistake). A jar of 6 dillpickles (free) were brought out for the 4 of us. Pickles, pickles, who wants pickles? I couldn’t resist and had one before my food came out. Moments later the food came out. My bagel sandwich consisted of tuna, cheese and tomato (similar to a tuna melt). The tuna reminded me of something I could make at home and I must admit there was way too much tuna packed on the bagel. The bagels are made in house. I originally wanted the jalapeño but they were out. My second option was garlic and they were out too so I got a onion one. The rest of my family got a Ruben sandwich which I did try a bite of one and it was quite tasty. I should of ordered a Ruben but there is always next time.
Our waitress was super attentive and friendly. The service was great.
If you are in the area and want a little taste of NY, come on by for a Ruben sandwich along side of pickles.

Legit as heck NY deli.
Massive — and tasty — sammies… and they gave us a jar of housemade pickles that we almost completely housed.
Great, great sandwich joint.

It was good! Plus they just give you a whole jar of pickles.

Not recommended. Cucumber salad was not a salad, just sliced cucumbers and onions no sauce or pickling or anything! Quite terrible really, they didn’t even seem chilled or fresh.
New waitress so I feel a little bad but she had no clue, my order was missing my drink so she had to refund us that. I had an onion bagel with garlic spread I believe it was. Oddly j could’ve used more spread while my table mates (cinnamon bagel with plain cream cheese) had almost a ½ cup of spread on theirs, they had to scrape quite q bit off onto the plate.
The place was old and dingy and didn’t seem very clean, they bathroom was kinda gross. They didn’t seem to have much business. Maybe they get more business at night rather than at weekday lunch time? I wouldn’t go back.

I really liked this place! I work over here and came in for a bagel and a coffee. I had an Americano and an everything bagel toasted with cream cheese.
It was really good! Kinda slow but I wasn’t in a hurry. Cards accepted. They also have to go menus so I assume they deliver or you can do take out.

I’m from the east coast and I’ve been to many a Jewish deli growing up. Chopped liver, sour pickles, salamis hanging from the rafters, fresh made cream cheese schmears in varying flavors, cole slaw, macaroni salad, pastrami, bagels, corned beef, knishes, gribenes, assorted cookies, smoked white fish, belly lox, turkey and the list can go on and on. The white aprons all stained and the guys speaking Yiddish with Eastern block country accents. It’s what I grew up with. Katz’s deli, the Carnegie, Jack Cooper’s. All part of my childhood. These are all places that don’t exist on the west coast. Kosher style, yes, Kosher, no. That heritage? No. But that doesn’t mean they can’t have some tasty food.
Kornblatt’s has a good name to start with. The food I got was pretty good, the #1 Corned Beef, Turkey, Swiss. ($ 9.25) with slaw. It was a big sandwich, just like it should be. A little trick, they have Sloppy Joe sandwiches on the menu for over $ 10, get one of the others and throw your own side slaw on it and you get the same thing. So worth it and you save a little for dessert, if you have the room. I will admit my service on that day was a little slow to arrive, but once I was eating she made regular stops to check on me outside.
Nice place, and it brings back memories of youth.

Kornblatts offers the special draw of being a consistently fun deli located at a special location at the height of trendy NW 23^rd Avenue. With so much to see, do and shop for in the neighborhood, chances are you’ll be in close proximity. You can sit down and be taken into New York City, wheather you notice the food, the themes inside or the ackward accents that some of the servers have.
I walked in and I was seated quickly. After carefully reviewing their long menu of sandwiches and other deli specialties, I opted for the good old-​fashioned rueben sandwich. I had potato knish on the side.
Each item I had came to my table rather speedily. I then ate my Rueben, which I thought was good, but about average. The cheese and the pastrami made me fairly happy, but there’s a lot better out there. The pastrami could have been a little bit more tender, but it fit in tune with the other parts of the sanwich. I had the knish and it was just okay. The knish could have been more flavorful. I hate to break it to them, but they’re not the only reuben in town.
The bill for two people was $ 31. I’d expect better at that price, especially in regard to common things like reuben sandwiches but the $ 11 a sandwich cost was mostly substantiated by the taste. The server was friendly and provided my ordering and order quickly, but forgot to omit ice from my drink as I asked.
Kornblatt’s is somewhat good with their food and okay in value. Their service was good. Nothing was distinguishable, even when somewhat impressive. One could do the same experience in many other places. I just wish that the whole experience was just a little more more memorable considering the cost. I still like Elephants and Kenny & Zukes much better, but this can do sometimes.
Kornblatt’s is not a place that can be summed up as something that can be encouraged, nor as a place that is discouraged.