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Dayton at Work & Play: All The Best Delicatessen

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Carin Solganik

This week’s Buy Local Monday conversation is with Carin Solganik of All The Best Delicatessen.

When my wife and I moved to Dayton from Cleveland we found many things here that we loved, but we missed our regular visits to Corky and Lenny’s delicatessen. When I learned that Corky and Lenny’s was one of the inspirations for this Dayton restaurant I knew I had to try it.
Owner Lee Schear says he’s always wanted to bring an authentic New York deli to Dayton. He recruited Carin to set it up after she retired from Heinen’s Grocery store in Cleveland. “Before starting this restaurant I went to New York, Cleveland, Chicago, Houston, Las Vegas and elsewhere” she said “and I learned something at every stop about how to run a deli and how to source the best ingredients. I got lots of recipes from the delis I visited and had Lee taste them all. We ended up using all the best, which is where the restaurant’s name comes from.”
I tried their Ruben, and loved it. This will be definitely be one of my regular lunch stops. I’m looking forward to trying their cheesecake and comparing it to the cheesecake I loved at Corky and Lenny’s. Carin said she went through a lot of versions before choosing a cheesecake recipe. It’s made to their specifications by Sweet Butter Bakery in Cincinnati. They also carry baked goods from Cleveland’s Davis Bakery.
I tasted two of their soups and thought they were great. Carin told me they make their soups using stock they make themselves. They also make their own deli salads and even their own mustard. Carin says they’re doing everything they can to bring the best possible New York style deli food to Dayton.

All The Best Delicatessen

5940 Far Hills Ave
Dayton, OH, 45429
937-999-4204
Open 7 Days a week
7:00am to 8:00pm

All The Best Deli Opens Tuesday in Centerville

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Lee Schear, “obsessed with delis, created a team to visit many of the major delis in the U.S. to determine what the perfect mix of recipes, ingredients and atmosphere is.” Schear shared with us that this has been his dream for about the last ten years.  When in New York City he’d eat at the Stage Door Delicatessen or Carnegie Center Deli twice a day.

And now he’ll open his own deli, All The Best Delicatessen opens this Tuesday, June 20th on Far Hills Avenue. It will be open seven days a week from 11am – 7pm. It’s a full service deli with 80 seats and servers, as well as a deli counter.

They don’t try to hide the fact that they have  “shamelessly taken the best of the best ingredients from across the country sourced from traditional delis, groceries and bakeries.”  They actually promote it by sharing where they’ve sourced their ingredients. Their motto is they are “bringing you the All The Best and only the best from coast to coast!”

They’ve got smoked fish from Brooklyn, corned beef and pastrami straight from Detroit, chopped chicken liver ‘inspired by’ Zabar’s in Manhattan, rugelach from Cincinnati, rye bread sourced right here at home from Dorothy Lane Market. And Rachel Bakes will be providing their cheesecakes and seven layer cake.
They’ve printed their source list and you can pick up a copy at the deli.

sample of source list

matzo ball soup

Chopped liver

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I was fortunate enough to attend a sneak preview and started my meal with matzo ball soup, which instantly brought me back to my Chicago days when my jewish neighbor would make this.
Other soup options include  chicken soup with noodles, a split pea, mushroom beef barley, tomato basil bisque or cold or hot beet borscht. Our table sampled quite a few menu items:

Jewish Cobb Salad

Pastrami sandwich

 

Rugelach

Cheesecake

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The sandwiches served on seeded rye bread were huge and half portions are available. Each table has a condiment tray and Schear was quick to point out that tums are offered at each table.

Also on the menu, a pickle plate, herring, knishes, and a smoke fish plate. Don’t be afraid to ask for a to go box so you can save room for dessert which includes Russian tea biscuits, cookies, a coconut bark, mandel bread and chocolate babka bread.

There is also a full service deli featuring smoked fish, deli cut meats and cheeses, pickles, olives, salads and desserts. Here’s a sample of their offerings:

Come July they will also be offering to-go platters for your party needs that can be picked up through their drive through window.

Can’t wait to go back and try more of the menu.  All The Best offers a true deli experience you won’t find anywhere else in Dayton. Here’s a peck at the menu to temp you:

All The Best Deli

5940 Far Hills Ave
Dayton, OH 45429

937.999.4204

Open daily 11am – 7pm