Kenny & Ziggy's New York Deli
(832) 539-4193
2327 Post Oak Blvd
(at Westheimer Road)
Houston,
TX
77056
29.743
-95.4609
Neighborhoods: Westside, Great Uptown
What People Are Saying About Kenny & Ziggy's New York Deli
The Owner
Kenny & Ziggy's New York Deli
Owner
Kenny and Ziggy's makes it their mission to give Houstonians the ultimate dining experience by combining traditional New York deli food with contemporary cuisine.
At Kenny and Ziggy's we don't cut corners. We take the painstaking time to make sure everything is just what the customer ordered. We do everything the old fashioned way. We bake our breads and cakes in house, we pickle and cure our own meats.
The Editor
Contributor
Citysearch
In Short
Lower East Side deli maven Ziggy Gruber teamed up with Houstonian restaurateur Kenny Friedman to offer the best potato latkes, cheese blintzes, stuffed cabbage, matzo ball soup and chopped liver this town has ever seen. The "One In a Minyon" sandwich, layered high with corned beef, turkey, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and coleslaw, is just one example of the triple decker-sized fare that makes the prices seem a little more reasonable.
User Reviews
emsmwhite
March 14, 2009
I had high hopes for Kenny & Ziggy's after having heard so much about it, and I was looking forward to a really delicious sammich. We arrived and were seated after a short wait, and that part was fine, as they were, at the time, very busy. Our waitress could be likened to a female terminator, not nearly as pretty as Shirley Manson, but definitely as deathly. She took our orders, but she was never the one who delivered anything, and she kept filling our glasses with nothing but ice and a few drops of water. In the mean time, I had the #1 Fiddler on the Roof of Your Mouth, and my friend had the Knish Knosh (I think that was the name, meat, cheese, and taters). His sandwich was delicious, but not really a sandwich. It's meat and cheese served on a bed of knish...in short, meat and taters; how hard is that to mess up? Not worth $16 though. My sandwich was a let down. First of all, while they're HUGE, they're served on a plate they BARELY fit on, with a small cup of your chosen side (macaroni salad, cole slaw, or potato salad) that's overflowing. It's almost impossible to finagle the sandwich without everything spilling over the sides. Second, the sandwich was just a TON of meat, with a wee fork of slaw and an eyedropper of dressing on it. I fully realize that the point of a NY style deli is a TON of meat, but that was basically ALL this was, and pretty much nothing else. Perhaps if there had been more slaw and dressing, I wouldn't have been so let down. Because of the lack of creativity, I really felt as though the price was unacceptable. It certainly was NOT a $16 sandwich. I was clearly not happy about my meal, however our Terminator, er, waitress, never came to ask if everything was ok or if we liked our food. After I was completely fed up and ready to go, a second waitress, Tyla, came over and took over our table (I'm not real sure why, though), and the difference was like night and day. She was amazingly personable. She worked with me and took a bit of my pile of meat back for me and tossed a slice of swiss on it and reheated it for me. It was slightly more palatable then, but I still didn't come close to being interested in finishing it. My friend and I did order desert, though, because the Boston Creme Cake looked delicious, and we were really intrigued by the giant eclair. We found out that the Boston Creme Cake is better when freshly sliced, but the creme was delicious. The creme is also what is used to fill their foot long eclair, and it was equally delicious. In closing, I probably won't be back, except maybe to get dessert, and only if we can sit in Tyla's section.
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fwd
October 02, 2008
Let's face it - there is nothing good to eat inside the Galleria Mall. Food court - yuck! Cheescake factory - loud expensive tasteless. This was always the biggest drawback when my daughter & I would plan a shopping trip there. But that has changed now that we have found Kenny's & Ziggy's. The menu is expansive - the biggest problem we have is deciding what to order because everything we have tried was wonderful. My daughter's favorite is the corned beef or the super yummy matzoh ball soup. My favorite is the LEO (Lox Eggs & Onions) with an everything bagel on the side. I adore breakfast for dinner & I have to say - the matzoh brie is wonderful. And look if you want good cheesecake it's here. Kenny & Ziggy's is our favorite way to end a shopping trip, wish there was one near us!
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BWeinstein
September 24, 2008
As we frequently do when we're in Houston, my husband, my sister and I had lunch at Kenny & Ziggys a couple of Saturdays ago. We did have to wait a while to be seated, but the place was mobbed! My husband ordered his favorite, the Reuben, and it's the best Reuben ever...better than any in New York! The portion is huge, and we ended up taking it home (and it became my Sat. night dinner!). I ordered the chicken salad, the only one I've ever had with huge chunks of chicken...so good; and my sister ordered a corned beef sandwich, the meat was just delicious...in true deli tradition, lots of meat and bread, but she added lettuce, tomato and cheese and Russian dressing...and loved it...she almost finished the whole sandwich! Gluttons to the core, we also ordered their chocolate cheesecake and 7-layer cake...both to die for, but we did take some home. We were served our drinks immediately and did have to wait a few minutes for our food, but we arrived when they were incredibly crowded. Our waitress was very personable, and answered all our questions about the menu...even made a couple of suggestions. Truly the only negative we really find when we eat at there is that the menu is so huge we wonder if we'll ever get to taste everything...too bad we're not in Houston more often. When we can we also have breakfast there...the french toast is wonderful. Also, I used the ladies room...there was some water on the counter, but it was fine. Try this place...you'll love it...and you'll go back.
read full reviewThe Details on Kenny & Ziggy's New York Deli
The Extras:
A guide to Yiddish phrases is listed on the back of the menu, for an even more authentic experience.
When to Go:
Breakfast is served all day, but come by for Sunday brunch, and you'll see all of Houston's machers (Yiddish for "important people").
Category:
Delicatessens, Catering, Restaurants
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Local Favorite, Lunch Spot, Outdoor Dining
General Info:
Smoking Permitted:
No
Message from Kenny & Ziggy's New York Deli
- Great cheesecake
- Traditional Jewish cuisine
- Serving breakfast too
Kenny and Ziggy's makes it their mission to give Houstonians the ultimate dining experience by combining traditional New York deli food with contemporary cuisine.
At Kenny and Ziggy's we don't cut corners. We take the painstaking time to make sure everything is just what the customer ordered. We do everything the old fashioned way. We bake our breads and cakes in house, we pickle and cure our own meats.
