The Best Deli Sandwiches in Queens, NY: Bens' Best

Ben's Best in Rego Park, NY is one of the best deli sandwich places in New York City. While most New Yorkers and out of state tourists have heard about the Carnegie Deli in Manhattan, NY many people have not heard of Ben's Best deli in Queens.

Bens' Best is often confused by people with Ben's deli which is a different restaurant. Ben's deli is a restaurant chain found throughout New York while Ben's Best is a single person owned and unique deli restaurant.

Ben's Best is famous for their sandwiches but unfortunately the restaurant has seemed to go downhill in the past five years. Despite the digression, Ben's Best is still a great deli place to get a deli sandwich.

Perhaps the biggest problem that Ben's Best faces are that it is located in a very crowded area with stores next to it. It is not located in a shopping center; rather it is simply one store along a street. This makes parking almost impossible which is why the overwhelming majority of customers order takeout. The takeout business of Ben's Best is what most customers prefer since the seating area is also very small in size. The best way of doing takeout is to make your food order over the phone in advance so that you can simply pick up the food at your own convenience.

During dinner hours at night, Ben's Best is packed with people waiting to pick up their food orders. Because of this, you must double check your order and make sure that everything you order is included. On several occasions, the restaurant has left out an item from the order. This can be fixed by the restaurant giving you a store credit or giving you money back for that food item or you can chose to have the item added to your order. When you pick up your order, I also suggest making sure that they include pickles, mustard and Russian dressing which comes with every order.

The deli sandwiches at Ben's Best are pretty big in size, although the amount of meat on each order has seemingly gone down while the price of each sandwich has skyrocketed. Each deli sandwich will cost about $11. Ben's Best is a kosher deli which also means that the price of meat is naturally more expensive. Ben's Best offers a wide variety of deli sandwiches including corn beef, pastrami, turkey, brisket and more. The hot dogs are also quite good, as they are plump and very tasty. Many customers also choose to get a knish as a side order or French fries. You will get gravy with your order of fries if you ask them. You can also order meat by the pound instead of getting a sandwich.

Taking into account everything that Ben's Best has to offer, the best times to order food from them is when you want to take home food and eat it in your own home. Ben's Best does deliver to you but there is a delivery charge. The food is great and you won't want to have a deli sandwich anywhere else.