Manny's has run out of the same Near West Side spot since 1942, calling itself the oldest cafeteria-style Jewish deli in the country. The format is old-school cafeteria: a line where hand-carved meats get piled onto trays before landing in sandwiches that come stacked high. The restaurant remains under the ownership of the same family, nearly 85 years running.
The menu runs through deli staples — corned beef, pastrami, potato pancakes, kreplach, noodle kugel, homemade soups, and rye bread — served in portions reviewers routinely describe as huge. Bagels and lox round out the morning side of the menu, with hand-carved sandwiches and lunch platters carrying the rest of the day.
The room has hosted mayors and generations of Chicago families alongside its daily lunch crowd, and Manny's has appeared on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.
The menu runs through deli staples — corned beef, pastrami, potato pancakes, kreplach, noodle kugel, homemade soups, and rye bread — served in portions reviewers routinely describe as huge. Bagels and lox round out the morning side of the menu, with hand-carved sandwiches and lunch platters carrying the rest of the day.
The room has hosted mayors and generations of Chicago families alongside its daily lunch crowd, and Manny's has appeared on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives.