I came for the sandwiches and stayed for the beer!
It's great the renovations that have gone into this little deli. Over the last year they've added a beautiful new bar and added to the patio out back. I don't know what more they could do other than buy the whole block!
My go to is always the chicken salad sandwich. I love me a good chicken salad. Like the one with mayo. I say the one with mayo pointedly because I LOVE MAYO! And a lot of it. So if I order a chicken salad sandwich I want a good amount of mayo. I always try to duplicate them at home and it never has the flavor that this does. Plus, I love the Breadworks bread! i could eat a whole loaf and be one happy camper.
I also think they have a nice selection of sides as well. I usually go for the tomato and cucumber salad, but I'll switch it up with coleslaw or potato salad once in a while. I try not to go too mayo heavy on the sides since I get my fill in the sammie! But there's a good amount to try from including pasta salads or you can grab some chips.
I think it's so cool the owner Mike's dedication to local brews. All of his taps are 100% local. Local as in, around the Western part of PA (Erie included... holla!). We've got some good places to choose from, that's for sure! Plus, he does samplings on Wednesdays and hosts regular nights were the reps come in and talk up their brews.
If you can't stay you can also browse the 300+ bottles of beer they sell to take home. So you've got lots of different options. All of which hopefully end up with beer involved! So basically, if you're a craft brew aficionado, you must stop in here! Oh, and if you like sandwiches too!
I love the new setup of Carson Street Deli. Â New bar seating. Â More table seating. Â Excellent selection of craft beers. Â Excellent menu and sandwiches. Â The Reuben that I had today was very good but Szmidt's Old World Deli in Greenfield is better if you are judging on the sandwich alone.
Review Source:I have had a few of their sammys, but the reuben is something else. Â The marbled rye is fresh and soft, the slaw is unlike any I have had before, and the corned beef is ample and delicious. Â
The beer selections is also legit (shoot I think I am missing one of their beer tastings as I write this) and worth popping in for a carryout or a drink in. Â
The staff is cool and the sandwhiches come out fast.
Just go.
I love a good sandwich. I had been looking for a quick sandwich shop in Pittsburgh for awhile. My boyfriend had gone for lunch before and suggested it. He had wanted to go back for some time but kept forgetting what the name was. A Deli on Carson Street named Carson Street Deli can be a mind bender, I guess.
Their sandwiches are good and all their stuff is really fresh. They also have a good selection of beer to have with your sammy so, that's a plus!
The beers are in with soda and other drinks and when we brought our beers up to the counter to pay for them the cashier made sure to lean in really close to check our eye colors to make sure they matched our IDs. That was hilarious but it didn't make my Cool Breeze tuna sandwich taste any less! Definitely a great place for lunch.
I tried Carson Street Deli years ago, before they moved, but I can't remember how I felt about it -- so let's treat today's lunch like it was my first visit, eh?
I was greeted by extremely friendly employees when I walked in the door, though I was slightly confused about where to actually order; I'd expected a menu board, but they found a carryout menu for me to peruse. I'd pretty well decided I wanted corned beef, and somehow missed ordering a reuben because it's listed as a "Carson Street Deli Reuben" -- not where I expected it, alphabetically speaking. Just so you don't make my mistake.
I ended up with corned beef, cheddar, tomato, and brown mustard on Italian (look, I don't like rye, OK?), as well as potato salad and tomato and cucumber salad. With a bottled drink, my meal came to something like $14.
The bread is, I'm pretty sure, Breadworks; not too crusty but not too soft to stand up to a big sammich. The corned beef itself is sliced super thin and tastes good, though I think I prefer Smallman Street Deli's. The cheddar slice was decently thick, and the tomato was, you know, a tomato on a sandwich, slightly out of season. Overall I'd give the sandwich 3 stars, partly because I should've asked for less mustard and partly because I wish they had challah and finally because I ordered the wrong thing. All of this is really my fault, so take it with a grain of salt.
The potato salad: Not my favorite. The chunks of potato are just huge, and there were green and red peppers involved. Â Nothing to write home about, but not bad, either.
Tomato and cucumber salad? Not bad. Quite vinegary, so know that going in.
My pickle, sadly, was sort of small (just a spear for a whole big sammich) and unremarkable.
I understand the beer is one of the big draws here; unfortunately, in my present delicate condition, I am unable to partake. And that makes me truly sad.
So why four stars overall? Well, I'm 99% sure that if I order what I actually want next time, I'll fare better. I'll be sure to let Yelp know!
I love a good Reuben sandwich...
I even love a mediocre Reuben.
But Carson Street Deli's Reuben was like a breath of fresh air in my stuffy Reuben attic. The bread was fresh and bursting with marble-y rye goodness. The corned beef was sliced perfectly and piping hot with gooey swiss cheese. Topped off with delicious slaw and dressing. I would bet my beer that the dressing and slaw are made in house. Carson Street Deli just rolls that way (I think).
Sammies are $7.75 and very much worth it. Grab a beer or six as well and nom it up.
I absolutely LOVE Carson Street Deli!!!! I convinced my coworkers to order delivery from them a few months ago and, despite it being a huge order and across the river in Oakland, everything arrived fresh and still hot! I've eaten in several times since then as well as gotten take out and delivery. I have to admit that I've only eaten the Veggie Roma, but that's because it is SO DELICIOUS that I can't bring myself to try anything else! However, between friends and coworkers, I've never gotten a complaint -- only rave reviews on the bread, fresh ingredients, and pickles!
Review Source:Sandwiches, beer, staff, courtyard. Â That more or less sums it up but just put the adjective great in front of all that. Â Ok, first their sandwiches are packed with flavor, made to order and well priced. Â The beer selection was mind blowing and for single bottles in PA not overpriced. Â They even have happy hour specials and apparently do free tastings once a week. Â The staff is super friendly and I really wish I got to meet the owner because I heard he will talk your face off about beer. Â They have a nice little courtyard out back where you can enjoy all these things with some friends! Â Go now!!!
Review Source:Went in with a large party for lunch (9 people) during the week since we all synchronized our lunch hours so that we could catch up and enjoy a meal together. Â I was very happy to see that we got put up in the loft overhang area so we could be loud (talking not being obnoxious of course) without disturbing the rest of the patrons.
I usually take my time looking at the menu in an effort to (1) pick a dish worthy of a Yelp review but also (2) challenge my palate and brain to keep it fresh. Â Unfortunately taking my time was not going to work so I went with my olde standby--the closest thing I could get to a Turkey BLT type sandwich. Â ...because bacon makes EVERYTHING better.
All in all we had a chicken strips meal, a couple steak hoagies, my turkey blt, a fish sandwich, and a couple salads. Â All of the food came in about 20 minutes, which considering we probably overwhelmed the kitchen, that was pretty awesome timing.
All of the food tasted excellently, and it was warm or still piping hot when it got to us. Â Aside from a bit of a delay in keeping out glasses full of water/pop, service was on-point and efficient. Â But that's to be expected since we were a larger group and we were up by ourselves upstairs and our waitress had tables downstairs as well.
I can't wait to go back with a little more time to give their beer selection a shot and maybe order something different. :-)
The Carson Street Deli might as well be my kitchen. I've eaten almost one meal a day here since I moved to south side in August. Â The ingredients are fresh and everything on the menu tastes phenomenal and consistent. I usually rotate between the Reuben, Cuban, Donnie Brasco (buffalo chicken with egg salad - don't make assumptions before you've tried it), and their chicken salad. The portions are very healthy, and yes, every sandwich comes with a pickle.
They have really good beer too. Plus, you can build your own 6-pack to try some of those interesting looking bottles without having to buy a whole 6 pack of it. If you have any beer-related questions, ask the older guy walking around stocking the shelves.
Carson Street Deli (CSD) is an outstanding low-key sandwich shop that sells delicious sandwiches and great beer, bottled and draft. It is a gem in Pittsburgh's Southside, tucked in-between many bars with likely much less healthy bar food. You can get the "great beer" experience at Carson Street Deli while having tasty healthy food, although less healthy sandwich and burger options also seem to exist at CSD. Â
CSD has excellent sandwiches. I tried the unique "veggie deluxe," which had hummus, baba ghanooj, roasted peppers, vegetables. It was very tasty and fresh. I also took to go the "cool breeze" albacore tuna sandwich, which was unique with orange pieces in it, yet almost equally tasty. I will definitely go back for the veggie deluxe, though, as it was one of the tastiest veggie sandwiches I have had in a long while (Side note: Subway definitely lowered the bar for comparison in vegetarian items).
CSD has an excellent selection of beers, much of it gathered from local breweries and Belgium. Â The draft beer selection is small: there were four beers on draft while I was there, three from Pittsburgh's own East End Brewing Company, one from Belgium. I got East End's "Monkey Boy" hefeweizen, a must try if you like wheat beer. Many bottled beers rest in the fridges and are sprinkled around the deli, awaiting curious customers to try them and take them home. Even not-so-frequent beer drinkers like myself might feel compelled to try varieties of beer served in colorful bottles and arranged skillfully all over the deli.
CSD holds free beer tastings every Wednesday evening. They also bring in unique varieties once in a while. When I went, quite a few festive holiday beers were on display. I did end up buying some unique Japanese rice beer, which looked quite delicious. They also have desserts and freshly baked cookies, which I unfortunately missed the day I went there as they were already sold out. Next time, I hope to try the rice pudding, though.
The deli is very clean. In fact, the cleanliness may make you forget that you are on East Carson street, having beer. They also have free wifi which let me set up my laptop and get some work done while enjoying my sandwich and beer.
The staff are very helpful, polite, and friendly. They will let you sample drafts and choose among the reasonably large selection of sandwiches they sell. It was very clear from the attitude of the sandwich masters working there that they care about what they do and serve. And, they do know and very much care about their beer.
Carson Street Deli can be summarized in four words: "outstanding sandwiches, beer, staff." No wonder it has been around and doing well since 1992. Go there if you are looking for an easy, casual place to enjoy reasonably healthy food along with some excellent beer. Go there even if you are not looking for that - you might be surprised.
I've had the Hot Pastrami Mama and The Balboa here. Both were really tasty and the cold cuts were stellar. There's a link to the menu so I won't go into any depth over the individual ingredients in the sandwiches, but the Balboa had an awesome oil dressing. The bread is some of the better that I've had in Pittsburgh (that probably means something different to everyone). There is a $1 fee for making the sandwich into a panini- I didn't opt for this, and I don't think I missed out. Each time I went I used a groupon so my perspective on the prices is a little skewed. I believe the sandwiches range from 6.50-8.00. That price range may be a bit steep for what is about an 8 inch sub, but it's much better quality than subway/quiznos. So if you're going for taste over quantity, I recommend. The staff is real cool, too.
Review Source:My fiancee came home one day and announced he had the best reuben of his life at the Carson St. Deli. He told me it had coleslaw instead of sourkraut. I refused to believe it, but when the day came that I was able to try it for myself, I finally understood! It may not be traditional but it is completely delicious. I tried the macaroni salad and thought it was bland.
They have an awesome selection of microbrews and apparently you can bring growlers in to be filled. The owner, Mike, is so friendly. His love for his business and appreciation for his customers is obvious. He stopped by our table to make sure we were enjoying our meal. We got to talking and he told us that the type of corned beef they use was painstakingly chosen via blind tastings with customers. The source is secret but you can always visit Carson Street Deli if you have a craving!
Carson Street Deli is a great South Side business.
For over a year now, the owner has been running a Wednesday night beer tasting. This is the place to be to learn about every new brewery that gets distributed in Pittsburgh and learn to like a few new types of beer. Don't miss the annual stout float tasting! They also have a constantly rotating tap selection. At least one tap is always devoted to East End, and this is the place on the South Side to get East End growlers filled. If you don't have a growler, they have good prices on a great variety of choose-your-own six-packs.
Aside from beer and Wednesday nights, Carson Street Deli has always-dependable sandwiches. Large but no grease, so it's one of the healthiest lunch options if you're on the South Side. If you get a sandwich with deli meats on Breadworks bread (i.e. the Godfather), you won't be disappointed. Â
As an added bonus, this is one of the cleanest and well-lit "bars" on the South Side - a place you can go with your Mom or new significant other.
Ahh, Carson Street Deli, the crown jewel of Pittsburgh's Southside.
I work about two blocks away from The Deli (yes, it needs to be "The Deli") and rest assured, I order from here for lunch about once a week. That being said, it's the ONLY place I consistently order from. Their sandwiches are amazing, the beer selection even better. Mike, the owner, is knowledgeable and passionate about his brews as well as extremely personable and friendly. They have routine beer tastings on top of all that, though I've never had the pleasure of partaking in them. Sandwiches typically run about $7-10 and I've always been able to make them last for 2 meals (so really, I'm only spending $3.50 for lunch, right?!?!)
Pleasant and secluded patio out back - definitely worth checking out on a nice day.
Only downside is that I can't get one of their great craft brews on my lunch break. Darn!
Some excellent sandwiches. The hot pastrami was sliced so thin that it was like butter. Not the biggest serving size, but one of the tastiest hot pastramis I ever had.
I also had the classic Italian. Very nice!
Only downside is their chili is kind of like Wendy's. Before purchasing, I asked the order taker how it was and he said that it is real chili with beans and not hot dog chili. That should have sounded the alarm, everyone knows real chili has no beans!
This is a follow up review to my initial 5 star rating for Carson Street Deli.
I have been absolutely LOVING the beer tastings, the atmosphere, and the great (not to mention local) beer selection that Mike and the Carson Street Deli have been offering. Unfortunately one night about 2 months ago I was outrageously hungry when we showed up for that week's beer tasting and decided to go with a meal there. (I normally would just wait until I get home to eat to save some money.) I say unfortunately because the meal was sadly lack luster.
I was really honestly surprised. I hadn't even eaten anything from there prior to this and I was admittedly holding some rather high expectations. I had the grilled chicken sandwich. The bread was ok, tasted about as fresh and homemade as I had expected, but I feel like the quality ended there.
I want to just put this out there, I've worked in food service with... low to mid-grade ingredients, I know the texture and the taste. The chicken tasted, looked, and felt just like frozen pre-packaged chicken slices. The condiments/marinade/vegetables were ok though. I also had a side of the mac salad and it had absolutely no taste. None at all. Not even bland.
I haven't been back to eat since then. I will give it another try since they keep getting such great reviews from other Yelpers, I just hope this time I don't get that frozen fast food feeling.
My whole Carson St experience started with a very grouchy and seemingly put-out woman on the other end of the phone. I placed a large carry out order and didn't expect to pick it up for another hour, giving them plenty of time to work their sandwich magic. She warned me of this in between sighs and I almost canceled my order because she was so rude.
So glad I didn't. I came in an hour later to get my order and the same lady apologized for taking so long. I told her I didn't mind the wait but did mind her phone manner. She was immediately, genuinely apologetic and was frantic with orders. Â She didn't get an attitude but had real class in dealing with my frustration.
Everyone in my group really enjoyed the grub (despite the expected gooey-ness that comes with carry out). I had the Carson St Reuben with turkey. It was divine... and huge! They don't toast the bread which I actually appreciated. The turkey, cheese and cole slaw were in perfect proportions against the thick slices of marble bread. Mmm, my belly is growling just thinking about it. I can't wait to go back.
Amazingly awesome pasta salads and sammies. Oh! and the grape leaves taste like Demeter made them herself...divine! There is so much to choose from and everything I've tasted so far has been really tasty. However, a friend had the macaroni salad and she wasn't so thrilled, said it was extremely bland and had to add some flavor (good thing I don't care for macaroni salad!)
Fabulous beer selection!
Fast and friendly service.
I really loved my Veggie deluxe. I've only been here once and I have dreams about it. I really wanna try the black bean burger. While visiting Pitt, it was very hard to come by veggie meals. I was so happy when my friend took me here. Great food! And next time I come to visit her I'll be eating here.
Review Source:Sandwiches made with delicious fresh bread and loaded with lean meat keep me going back. However, at more than $10 for a sandwhich and side, I limit my visits. Also, considering you get your own drink and order/pick up food at the counter, the the big ol' tip jar in front of the cash register seems unwarranted?
Review Source:The sandwiches here are so good that when you find one you love you don't want to order anything else. Â But that would be a mistake because you would be missing out on so many other delicious sandwiches. Â
To start off with check out the Godfather - Sopressata imported Genoa Salami on a baguette w/provolone, oil, oregano, red roasted peppers.
Or how about their Po-Boy which has two of the biggest and most tasty Crab Cakes I've ever had on a fresh french baguette. Â Add a little Frank's hot sauce and you've got yourself a meal.
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