Located on the second floor of the New John R. Oishei Children's Hospital on Ellicott Street in Downtown Buffalo. We pride ourselves on bringing quality, unique, and home made ingredients to our customers. Have a passion for being creative and helping the people you work with? Joe's Deli is a classic deli featuring award-winning, specialty sandwiches, homemade soups, salads and healthy wraps.
We are located in North Buffalo at 1322 Hertel Avenue and inside the Oishei Children's Hospital at 818 Ellicott St. Joe's Deli features daily specials, craft beer and large, tasty sandwiches. Dine in or take out.
We are located in North Buffalo at 1322 Hertel Avenue and inside the Oishei Children's Hospital at 818 Ellicott St. Joe's Deli features daily specials, craft beer and large, tasty sandwiches. Dine in or take out.
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Joe's Deli offers the best hot deli-style, specialty sandwiches in Buffalo, NY, made fresh for you. Whether it's hot out of the oven or pressed on the grill, our homemade deli sandwiches are sure to please. We use high quality, often local, ingredients, to get the freshest taste in the city of Buffalo!
Crisp and fresh, our homemade wraps are always a healthy option, guaranteed to satisfy even the biggest appetite. Try something new and order a specialty wrap - like the Big Mike with pesto chicken and field greens, the Thai Chicken, or the Joe's Deli fan favorite: Hummus Wrap, winner of the Taste of Buffalo Healthy Choice award!
Founded in 2009 by Joseph Lyons, The Buffalo Catering Company is a subsidiary of Joe's Deli that is dedicated to providing the highest quality catering service at an affordable price. Our Drop-off menu is perfect for meetings, family gatherings, reunions, parties, birthdays, Bills or Sabres games, graduation parties, boxed lunches, athletic teams or any type of smaller gathering.
Joe's Deli gift cards are available for purchase in-store as a physical card, or online as an eGift Card. Our gift cards can be used at any Joe's Deli location and towards catering from The Buffalo Catering Company. By puchasing a gift card, you're not only showing your appreciation for the giftee - you're also supporting local Buffalo business owners and the teams of staff that serve up your homemade favorites daily!
Reviews (24)
Jarrett H.
Jan 27, 2022
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This was a great spot for lunch! I had the maple dr sandwich(brisket with jalapeños, cheese, coleslaw and smothered with bbq sauce that all worked really well together. The slaw complimented the jalapeño and the sauce terrifically.
I don't usually order brisket as I've smoked many in my life and am a bit particular about it when ordering out. The brisket was just about perfect! I wish I had taken a picture but I failed.
Next time I'm in the area, I'll be stopping back in!
Thanks for the tasty lunch!!!
I don't usually order brisket as I've smoked many in my life and am a bit particular about it when ordering out. The brisket was just about perfect! I wish I had taken a picture but I failed.
Next time I'm in the area, I'll be stopping back in!
Thanks for the tasty lunch!!!
Albert Cowie
Dec 31, 2021
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Maria Pimpo
Dec 21, 2021
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I’m not one to complain or even leave a review but I was disappointed last Sunday when I picked up my order at Joes Deli in Oishei Childrens Hospital. I ordered the Rachel Ann and my bread was burnt. I’m a nurse and I had a busy assignment that day so I couldn’t take it back and wait for them to make me another one. I was starving so, I ate it anyway. I know we all make mistakes but in the future I’d appreciate it if from now on that if you burn something throw it out and start over. Don’t give a burnt sandwich to a customer.
Andrew Torres
Dec 13, 2021
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Jenni K.
Sep 22, 2021
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I should have listened to all the bad reviews about the hertel location. I ordered a 534 Elmwood but decided to switch the bread to rye. I got a sandwich with meat and cheese, a little bit of slaw and a ton of bbq. The bread wasn’t toasted so the whole thing was a soggy sloppy mess. Instead of house made chips, I got a bag of lays. I brought it back in and the worker argued with me instead of apologizing. Told me I probably could not see the onions and that I needed to specifically ask for house made chips. I get that the sandwich is normally on a hard roll but with the change in bread you would
Mark Bancerowski
Aug 31, 2021
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Pete Easton
Aug 18, 2021
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John M.
Aug 17, 2021
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Joe's Deli is a Buffalo mainstay and after trying the sandwiches here, it is easy to see why. I would recommend the beef on weck if you want to try a food item popular in the area (this sandwich is popular in the northern part of New York), but their sandwich called "the Cutlet" for me is the real winner here. A chicken cutlet topped with spinach, mushrooms and cheese is it thing of great Beauty. I would definitely recommend this.
The lines can get kind of long, but that is just a testament to their popularity. If you are in the Buffalo area and looking for a good sandwich, I would
The lines can get kind of long, but that is just a testament to their popularity. If you are in the Buffalo area and looking for a good sandwich, I would
Vicki DAndrea
Aug 13, 2021
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Marc Jones
Jul 19, 2021
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Sean Grohman
Jun 21, 2021
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Harry K.
Jun 17, 2021
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Let's not get it twisted, their food is wonderful. I've never had a bad sandwich or soup from this place. That being said, I've also rarely had a great customer experience there either. The staff is never friendly, many times oblivious and mostly just rude. Today. Not a soul in line except me... no one greeted me, acknowledged I was there and two of them stood with their back to us for almost 5 minutes. Surely they heard us talking. When she finally graced us with her attention, she acted like she was doing us a favor. Same when the order was ready. Dumped on the end of the counter
Ben C.
Jun 13, 2021
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Andrea Seeloff
Apr 14, 2021
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Sandwiches are very good but the service was awful. "Raised" their pieces but no signs saying that. We thought we paid $1.95 for the Greek salad that the container said but nope. $2.25. didn't mention that checking out & when I said something the lady was rude. Asked us if we wanted fries, we said yes. Never mentioned that it was 2.25 for very little fries. Couldn't eat inside although you could at the other location. I'd go to the other one before ever coming to this one again. We paid $40 for 3 sandwiches which is absolutely ridiculous. Poor service✌ also the fries were cold AF.
Erin H.
Mar 09, 2021
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If I am craving soup and a sammie, I automatically come here. The sandwiches are so flavorful and come on the best bread. The soups are home made and delicious. This place is not close to me at all, but I make the drive for the food. I stumbled upon this place by accident one day, and that was the best accident of my life.
Christina B.
Feb 18, 2021
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Wanted to try something different so I ordered from this deli. Did a build your own special. Chicken salad with franks on sour dough. Added cheddar, lettuce, cukes, and sprouts. Bottles of pop were severely over priced but I was excited to get a can of loganberry.
Chicken salad was great. Not too much Mayo. Good sized chunks of chicken. Fresh produce. I'm a sucker for a toasted piece of sour dough.
Finished the meal with a side of Greek pasta salad. Great chunks of veggies, feta and bow tie pasta.
Will definitely order again.
Chicken salad was great. Not too much Mayo. Good sized chunks of chicken. Fresh produce. I'm a sucker for a toasted piece of sour dough.
Finished the meal with a side of Greek pasta salad. Great chunks of veggies, feta and bow tie pasta.
Will definitely order again.
Kathleen S.
Jan 01, 2021
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I was sincerely disappointed by Joe's, I had such high hopes for this place. My delivery was very fast but when I got my wrap it was barely rolled up, you could tell it had been sloppily made. I pretty much paid for lettuce in a white tortilla. Next to no chicken, I think a single piece of crispy avocado in each half, barely any dressing. The tuna mac had a very strange tang to it. This is one place I won't be trying again.
Brandon G.
Dec 15, 2020
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Joe's deli is handling the Covid realness very well & it shows! Might I recommend ordering online for faster service, however the counter service is working out great as they have put up plexiglass barriers. There's four different varieties of soup daily & if you haven't tried them you're definitely missing out!! This place is a Buffalo gem!
Khadeeja I.
Aug 18, 2020
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Came to Joe's right before closing to pick up a sandwich. We were craving the 1322 Original -- a simple sandwich, pretty hard to mess up. They got the hard part right and the easy part wrong. The pastrami was spicy and flavorful and pretty delicious but that's basically it. The bread was soggy (we waited just a few minutes to eat after purchasing) and the cole slaw we purchased separately on the side was completely rancid which is super disappointing. If they could fix the simple stuff, it would be easily 5/5 stars but until then, 3 it is.
Carly T.
Jun 29, 2020
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A few Co-workers and I came here for lunch on an early Thursday afternoon. The weird thing was we thought we were going to Mo's place for lunch. When we talked to the bar tender (at Mo's) she explained they did not serve food, but the deli next door did. I believe they are affiliated with one another. She was kind and got us menus and even took our order. We ordered about 11:30. We waited nearly an hour for lunch. Once it came out, it was really excellent. I was shocked at how good my sandwich was. Hands down one of the best tofu sandwich's I've ever had. I would absolutely
Troy R.
May 08, 2020
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DON'T ORDER ONLINE. COMPLETELY MISSED AND FORGOT MY ORDER.
(Second time they screwed up)
Ordered online. Showed up at the approx time to be ready and wasn't ready at all. Order to pickup time was 30 minutes. I showed up and had to wait an additional 30 minutes for my order while they helped many people that came into the restaurant after me. Also none of the workers acknowledge that they missed my order and it was being made right then and there. I was waiting blindly.
Also after getting home I found out the sandwiches were made wrong according to the order. Very disappointing.
(Second time they screwed up)
Ordered online. Showed up at the approx time to be ready and wasn't ready at all. Order to pickup time was 30 minutes. I showed up and had to wait an additional 30 minutes for my order while they helped many people that came into the restaurant after me. Also none of the workers acknowledge that they missed my order and it was being made right then and there. I was waiting blindly.
Also after getting home I found out the sandwiches were made wrong according to the order. Very disappointing.
Michelle B.
Apr 22, 2020
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I work at Ecmc on the overnight shift. Joe's Deli was our "free" lunch for the night. The sandwiches were amazing. I specifically tried the ham and roast beef. Hands down best quality. The flavor of the ham was so good. Tasted like it was honey ham which is my favorite. They also gave us in a nice little box a cookie and bag of chips. Chocolate chip was paired with the ham, excellent choice and with the roast beef I got a sugar cookie. Both were very good. I have never heard of this place before but I highly recommend it. Thank you for the lunch Joe's Deli! It was a nice treat
Diane S.
Feb 11, 2020
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We've been coming to Joe's every couple months for lunch probably since they've opened quite a few years ago. We've never had anything that we didn't like or wouldn't order again.
My lunch partner and I always order different sandwiches and split them between us for the variety, plus an order of tuna mac salad to split. The salad portion is generous, so more than enough to share. Our go-to favorites are always either a Muffuletta (love the chunky green olive spread) or a Frank Stallone and one of something else. There's many things that I myself would enjoy
My lunch partner and I always order different sandwiches and split them between us for the variety, plus an order of tuna mac salad to split. The salad portion is generous, so more than enough to share. Our go-to favorites are always either a Muffuletta (love the chunky green olive spread) or a Frank Stallone and one of something else. There's many things that I myself would enjoy
Aly W.
Jun 29, 2019
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The service is great, even if we were a little let down by the food.
They have kids meals that are a good value at $5.50 for an entree and choice of two sides (or a drink and a side or two drinks.)
My son ordered chicken nuggets. They are definitely made with the child nugget connoisseur in mind - if that child favors McDonald's nuggets, and of course I came in with the one child who doesn't. Plus you could tell it was fried in the same oil as the fish which didn't bother me, but did bother him. The actual chicken was very juicy and better quality than McDonald's. The batter
They have kids meals that are a good value at $5.50 for an entree and choice of two sides (or a drink and a side or two drinks.)
My son ordered chicken nuggets. They are definitely made with the child nugget connoisseur in mind - if that child favors McDonald's nuggets, and of course I came in with the one child who doesn't. Plus you could tell it was fried in the same oil as the fish which didn't bother me, but did bother him. The actual chicken was very juicy and better quality than McDonald's. The batter
