Gershon's Deli — Restaurant in City of Schenectady

This is an authentic New York City style deli, but it is not as good as those near the city. They give the young pickle, which is very New York. We were pleasantly surprised. They have an outside eating area. My family members loved their sandwiches. They had pastrami and brisket. I think l ordered poorly. I got bologna on white sliced bread. I got such an enormous amount of meat that my bread went dwarfed and doughy.

We went out of our way to go back again on a road trip. My family members were happy with their sandwiches, and ordered the same as before. Me, l ordered wrongly again. I got a barbecue chicken sandwich. This was a homestyle prepared chicken breast on a Kaiser type roll. The meat was fresh and plentuful. The roll was good. The sandwich was plain though. I had to go in and ask for condiments. This was really a grilled chicken sandwich, not barbecue.

It is a cute old style deli that is popular here. The staff are efficient, but not that friendly. They close at 3:00pm, and the lady was taking umbrellas down at 2:30pm. We were able to sit at a table under an awning, but this made us feel unwelcome. We had to hurry to eat and use the bathroom. They have a nice indoor seating area. The bathroom is in the back through the kitchen. They should have another bathroom in back for customers. I think the staff don't like customers in their kitchen area. You could trip over a mop and end up in a bucket of soapy water.

To bad we don't have a place like this near our home. My advice us order the pastrami or brisket. The sandwiches and drinks were pricey. 47$ for three sandwiches, drinks and...

I had a hot pastrami on rye with mustard on it. Also a pickle. The sandwich was pretty good mainly because the pastrami is moist and tasty. Nearly $17 after tax 😬. No it's not huge. Just a normal sized sandwich. Two slices of b+ rye bread and good pastrami isn't worth $17. The amount of meat I got was way less than the pictures posted in positive reviews.

besides needing to be wealthy to eat here, the parking situation is ridiculous and the pickle was the worst I've ever had in my life. I took two bites and threw it into the trash. Honestly it was disgusting. Idk how you mess up pickles but they did.

why does it have to be so expensive? I drove out of my way to eat here.

the extra gas I used to drive out here and back home, the high price for just a regular sized sandwich with a bad pickle, the insane parking scenario, and knowing how I could get a full sized sub from a nearby deli with a good pickle and normal parking and a bag of chips for less money...I'm never coming back it's not worth it imo.

I'm saying this despite that pastrami being by far the best I've had ever in the albany area. It's just so expensive it doesn't matter how good it is.

If you had a really good pizza somewhere but it cost you $40 would you ever go back? No unless you just inherited a million dollars or won the lotto because you know you're being ripped off and it's way to expensive for such a small...

Gershon's Deli is a neighborhood mainstay for good reason. Living within walking distance means it's a frequent order for us. Their breakfast sandwiches are a steal – under $6 for a bacon, egg, and cheese on a bagel, with your choice of fried, scrambled, or egg white. They don't skimp on the meat and cheese, making it the perfect satisfying start.

For a more substantial bite, the bagel and lox sandwich is packed with ingredients and well worth the $10. But the real star of the show is their Reuben. Seriously, it's phenomenal.

We've had a couple of misses, though. The potato pancakes were dense, flavorless, and cold. A chicken cutlet sandwich once had a thin, dry piece of chicken. It was hard to bite into and really hard to chew.

Overall, Gershon's gets the important things right. The breakfast sandwiches are a fantastic deal, the lox bagel is generous, and that Reuben? It's a must-try. Being able to walk over makes it an even better local...