Mikey & Mel's Deli
Mikey & Mel's Deli
food, dessert
Sloppy, cold sandwich
Bacon Cheeseburger
Reuben and chips
Sausage Egg and Cheese on plain bagel
pancakes, food
Cookie Rugelach Assorted (3)
food, bagels
Shouting match between the kitchen and server staff.
interior
Tuna Melt Mel
bagels, food
Tuna Melt Mel
Sable is $51/lb but $32.50/half lb
Pastrami Reuben
Deli side
Pickles from pickle bar
Super Reuben
The Harvey
Apple Turnover
Sabado L.
Feb 27, 2025
Delicious deli sandwichesI recommend the rugelachLoved the pickle bar and bagels I went around 2pm and there was no wait to get a terminal to order my food
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Bryan S.
Feb 24, 2025
Just an amazing Jewish Deli in downtown DC.with a ton of food options in this area this is one the best places to eat.Food comes out in a reasonable amount of time, staff is friendly, and it is not too loud even when full.
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Larry M.
Feb 18, 2025
A famous N.Y. delicatessen is now in downtown D.C.!! This spot is straight up a MUST TRY!! Known for their fresh deli sandwiches, & swift service...GET THERE!! That's it!!.Where I am: @mikeyandmelsdeli.Location Reviewed: 1828 L St., N.W. Washington D.C..Items Reviewed:STAMP!! Their Cinnamon Raisin Bagel ($5.49 with cinnamon maple cream cheese). A Rich, sweet dessert!!LIKE THAT!! Their Bacon Egg & Cheese Sandwich ($ bacon, scrambled eggs with American cheese on white toast). Classic, fluffy egg, & crisp bacon!!LIKE THAT!! Their Corned Beef Hash ($17,95 with fried potatoes, onions, & peppers, 3 eggs, & a bagel with cream cheese). Plentiful, & fulfilling!!STAMP!! Their Tuna Melt ($ tuna fish with Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, & red onion on whole grain bread, with sweet potato fries). Huge!! Thick with nice blend of tuna!!STAMP!! Their Chicken Noodle Soup ($6.95 with chicken breast chunks, bread, & veggies). Hearty, comforting, & savory!!STAMP!! Their Rueben Sandwich ($22.95 with hot pastrami, thousand island dressing, & sauerkraut on grain bread with fries). One of the BEST Rueben's I've had!! Thick, meaty, & well sauced up!!STAMP!! Their Sprinkle Cookie ($ a house baked sugar cookie with sprinkles). Huge, sweet, and good!!STAMP!! Their Black n White Cookie ($6). Spongy like a cake, tasty!!STAMP!! Their Rugelach (3 for $5 chocolate filled, cinnamon filled, & apricot filled pastries). Sweet, flaky deliciousness!!STAMP!! Their Apple Turnover ($ a cinnamon apple filled pastry). Warm with the perfect apple mix!!.Parking: Rough!.Recommendations: Get that Ruben, a bagel, & any of their sweets!.Accessibility: It's wheelchair friendly, & it's differently abled persons friendly.5 Stars=STAMP4 1/2 Stars=LIKE THAT4 Stars=DELICIOUS3 Stars=DECENT 2 Stars=PASS1 Star=NAH#Bigschlimsreviews
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Jeff B.
Feb 14, 2025
Three for lunch today. After finding a table, we went over to a row of kiosks to order. An employee was there to help each of us maneuver as it was our first time. The ordering process was straightforward, and you pay when you order. You also pick up a numbered stand so the server can deliver your food to the table. For drinks. You can purchased bottled beverages, including sodas/water, a soda station with unlimited refills and coffee/tea (also with refills). The soda with refills is a very reasonable $3.And there's a pickle bar! Half sours, dill and two kinds of sliced pickles (one with horseradish flavor) and olives. Nice pickle bar that comes with any purchase. I enjoyed my Mikey pastrami Reuben with side (I got potato salad). Nice sized sandwich - the Mikey is the smaller one, at 8 ounces). Cost $20.95 - although pricey, not too bad when you consider the side and pickle bar are included. The potato salad could have used a little less mayo and a little more flavoring. But not bad. One friend got the potato knish, which they said was very good. They wanted the cheese blintzes, but unfortunately, they were told they didn't have them today. My other friend got a salad with sliced chicken. It was a nice size, but they were not impressed. The Staff were friendly and answered some questions we had about the pickle bar, utensils, bathroom location, etc. it got pretty crowded at one point, but we never felt rushed or pushed to leave. I will come again and maybe try one of their omelettes or another sandwich. I think I'll stay away from the entree salads.
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Corey W.
Mar 1, 2025
What a great authentic, Jewish deli in the heart of DC! Friendly folks, order yourself on the kiosks (had to wait about 5 min) but fast food delivery, and the food is great! Hot, fresh, great tasting corned beef, and pastrami! I love the pickle bar too with so many options. My only gripe is that they don't offer a half sandwich/soup combo. One person could never eat more than one of these massive sandwiches, so unless you have someone to share it with, you'll be way too full to eat anything else. The house made chips are some of the best I've ever had too! I'd definitely come back the next time
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Jacob C.
Feb 9, 2025
I've been a few times to grab bagel sandwiches for breakfast and once for lunch. The bagels are probably the best I've had downtown, though, they are light on the schmear. The pickle bar is great. The corned beef, however, left me wanting more, especially at the price point. I've had better reuben's at multiple places in the DMV (Celebrity Delly and Lazy Mike's to name a couple) and elsewhere. In my opinion, the corned beef was about as good as I've gotten at a Harris Teeter deli counter.
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Samara S.
Feb 20, 2025
Super fun new spot downtown!The menu is HUGE, and so many yummy things made in-house, from corned beef to pastrami, and fresh bagels. Desserts too! You can order at the kiosk when you first walk in, for take-out or dine-in. I would check first if there's any available tables, as it was very crowded when I went on a weekend. Matzo ball soup was amazing, and loved my Reuben sandwich, but could have used more sauerkraut! Lots of breakfast items served all day. Of course, the hugely popular "pickle bar" was a highlight! Variety from sweet to spicy pickles, and it's self-serve. So fun. The staff are super nice and the manager was incredibly helpful. Grab a huge black and white cookie on the way out. A spot to definitely check out soon!
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David H.
Jan 28, 2025
let's start with the positive - the meats (tried corned beef and brisket) were tasty. Sliced thin and piled on the sandwiches.but everything else is a mess. they're still new so may give them another shot down the line, but the experience was very hectic. placed an order online at 1pm on a sunday - quoted 30 minutes. arrived 10 minutes early and was told there were 5 orders ahead of mine. received the "order ready" text at 45 minutes, but the employees couldn't find the order so they fired another, which was ready 60 minutes after ordering. The place was packed, literally no seats available, and every dine-in order was taking over 60 minutes. The staff were disorganized, all working from one screen display showing all orders. the pickle bar was 80% empty, and the containers that had pickles in them, also had the tongs that are handled by every customer submerged in them. The pickle bar was not refilled once during the 40 minutes we waited. For the food - the reuben was decent. a ton of corned beef, and didn't get much flavor from the other components (thousand island, kraut, swiss, rye). the bread was sliced thin and as a result, soggy. The jewish cheesesteak was better - a steak and cheese with cole slaw and russian dressing. hot pepper cheese got lost, as did the fried onions. bread was ok, soft roll. tried three flavors of rugelach - none stood out, all were on the sweeter side, and texture was pretty hard overall. the sugar cookie was nice, firm on the bottom but soft inside and not too sweet.
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David F.
Jan 24, 2025
Visited during the soft opening and had a great pastrami sandwich on rye. The staff were very friendly and ordering on the touch screens was easy. Looking forward to trying the rest of the menu.
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Kolomya K.
Mar 4, 2025
This city has been waiting for a great Jewish style deli. From yesterday's visit, I'm afraid this place isn't it. Stopped by before noon to check it out. It wasn't crowded. Ordered the matzoh ball soup, which was ginormous. $10 for the small portion. The matzoh ball was about 1.5 times larger than a baseball. Completely tasteless, as was the broth. Both needed salt and pepper. There was a bit of shredded chicken in the soup, and a few tiny pieces of carrots floating around. I left over most of the bowl's contents.The free pickle bar was very nice, with sweet pickle chips and crisp, sour pickles, so that's a plus.The chocolate ruggalah were pretty good, but they're not made on premises.When the place first opened, I stopped by to give it a quick look. I questioned whether they made their own pastrami and corned beef, since I saw commercial products in the deli case. I was given a confused explanation for them. Yesterday, I asked again, and this time was told by a counterman that no, they don't make their own pastrami and corned beef. Don't know about their other deli meats, such as brisket and turkey. You can get Saval products at some stores in town for less. The Yelp reviews are all over the place; some good, and some pretty dismal. Some of the glowing reviews seemed suspect, so I fed the restaurant's Yelp URL into my trusty Fakespot app, and it came up with a "C" rating as far as trustworthiness, with the explanation that only 60 percent of the reviews are reliable. So I suspect that the owners or their friends are supplying bogus reviews. On that basis, I won't return. Caveat emptor.
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