Who knew there was such a market for deli food smack in the middle of the flyover? Benji's Delicatessen & Restaurant can scratch your itch for a little New York-style deli action with matzo ball soup, mushroom barley soup, chopped liver, or herring in wine sauce – and those are just the starters. Let bubbe overfeed you with a heaping helping of corned beef and cabbage, brisket, smoked fish, or a Reuben. And see that plate so heavy the server has to use two hands? That's the meat loaf – two big slices. Dare ya to finish it. There's a long counter that makes Benji's a good place for a solo diner. Snatch a newspaper and grab a stool. Breakfast here is such a treat – go for the Hoppel Poppel (a skillet of potatoes, sizzled salami and eggs) or get the equally toothsome spinach Benedict, authentic corned beef hash, the deluxe tenderloin Benedict or matzo brei (called fried matzo here). And how can you choose between the lox platter, a blintz or a ratatouille omelet? If the traditional selections are too exotic for your tastes, there are plenty of standards such as chicken salad, the generous Cobb salad, a tuna melt, or burgers made from fine beef. Try a chocolate phosphate – a little fuzzy soda, a little chocolate syrup – to sample the taste that revved up your great-grandparents. Can't live without beef bacon or turkey pastrami? Benji's sells their goodies by the pound, too. Voted Best Delicatessen in 2007 Shepherd-Express readers poll. Beer available at Oakland Avenue location only. Kids menu. Serving breakfast, lunch and dinner daily.