Zaftig's Delicatessen

Zaftigs!!!

335 Harvard St
Brookline, MA 02446-2907

(617) 975-0075

http://www.zaftigs.com/

Menu: New Jewish-style Delicatessen, with a lot of traditional favorites, but new dishes as well, this is not a kosher delicatessen.

Kid Friendly: Kid's menu, Highchairs

Atmosphere: Bustling Family environment

Prices: Average for Boston/Brookline. Expensive for students

Lou and I went to brunch at one of our FAVORITE places this weekend, Zaftig's Delicatessen. Zaftig is a Yiddish term meaning; buxom: (of a female body) healthily plump and vigorous.

After eating all the wonderful food here, any woman will feel like a Zaftig. Zaftig's is what you would call a 'new Jewish'-style delicatessan. They have the traditional offerings like potato pancakes, matzo ball soup, and hot corned beef, but Kosher it is not.

When I was doing some research on line before writing this, I noticed there were A LOT of people who have blogged about the food at Zaftig's. Going there on any weekend for brunch you can see how popular a place it is by the crowd gathered outside waiting for tables. Don't let that crowd discourage you though. The longest we have waited for a table is 15 minutes. There are about 125 seats in the restaurant. This includes a small lunch counter, and the turnover happens fairly quickly. There isn't much room inside for waiting other than a small entrance, so many families wait outside. Recently I noticed, Zaftig's installed a speaker system they can call through their phone to outside, making it easier to call names of people waiting out there.

Lou and I mainly hit up Zaftig's for brunch, but their lunch/dinner menu are just as delicious.

Breakfast is served all day and some of our favorite's on the menu are:

The Banana stuffed French Toast $9.95

In a bourbon-vanilla batter with date butter and berries,

Banana-Walnut Pancakes $8.95

With date butter,(strawberry butter is also available for pancakes) and

San Francisco Joe’s Special $10.95

House made ground turkey hash, mushrooms, onions, spinach and egg, topped with grated asiago

It isn't an inexpensive breakfast but is a delicious breakfast! Parents with kids going to college in Boston, this is a great treat for those weekend visits!

The service at Zaftigs is always efficient and friendly. As long as we remain in Boston, it will be a neighborhood favorite of ours.