The owners of the long-awaited Gold Coast Delicatessen told The Brooklyn Paper back in April that their new project would be “styled after the Katz and Carnegie delis of Manhattan.” The place has soft-opened in Bay Ridge, and while its menu has got the pastrami, chopped liver, and beef hot dogs, for sure, the look is an understated kind of IRT chic: subway tiled walls and dimmed filament bulbs in wire sconces, but also long communal tables set out with real, living plants. One corner four-top is even set with large, comfy-looking leather chairs. Owners Ted Mann and Michael Esposito (who also own Bar Matchless, Cebu, and Apartment 138 among other spots) are planning a grand opening party at the end of the month to coincide with the arrival of their liquor license (Gold Coast also has a full bar and four taps). That’ll give the meat cutters in the back a few weeks to practice.
Soups and Salads
Chicken Soup | 7
matzo ball or egg noodle
Borscht | 7
served hot or cold
Brooklyn Clam Chowder | 9
spicy tomato broth, smoked brisket
Mixed Lettuces | 8
fresh herbs, radish, red wine Dijon dressing
Roasted Turkey Cobb Salad | 12
bacon, avocado, blue cheese
Waldorf Salad | 10
celery, celery root, apple, walnut, red grapes, mayo
Noshers
Potato Latkes | 8
applesauce, sour cream
Herring in cream | 8
radishes, buttered pumpernickel
Potato - Horseradish Knishes | 7
parsley sauce, brown mustard
Chopped Liver | 7
egg, caramelized onion, challah toast
Nova Salmon Plate | 12
bagels chips, traditional accompaniments
Mushroom Pierogi | 12
roasted chicken broth
Fressers
Pan-Roasted Salmon | 18
braised cucumbers, dill cream, salmon caviar
Roasted Chicken Breast | 18
kasha varnishkes, mushrooms, jus
Weiner Schnitzel | 19
baby potatoes, cream gravy
The “Wurst” Plate | 14
bratwurst, red potatoes, sauerkraut
Sauerbraten | 15
braised red cabbage, spaetlze
Grass-fed Beef Chili | 15
white rice, sour cream, Fritos
Sandwiches (served toasted)
Reuben | 14
pastrami, swiss, sauerkraut, Russian dressing, seeded rye
Rachel | 13
roast turkey, swiss, coleslaw, Russian dressing, whole wheat
The Coastal | 14
corned beef, coleslaw, Russian dressing, marble rye
Pastrami or Corned Beef on Rye | 13
deli mustard
The Cuban Reuben | 14
pastrami, roast pork, swiss, sauerkraut, mustard garlic mayo
Cheesesteak | 15
peppers, onion, provolone, garlic mayo
Egg Salad | 9
boston lettuce, pickled jalapenos, challah
Roasted Chicken Salad | 11
boston lettuce, whole wheat
Yellowfin Tuna Salad | 14
capers, roasted red peppers, celery, white
Two All-Beef Hot Dogs | 10
sauerkraut, onion sauce
Chicken Cutlet | 11
avocado, chipotle mayo, mozzarella, lettuce, tomato
[The above served with home made potato chips & pickle]
Eggplant Parm Hero | 12
mozzarella, mixed greens
Meatball Pressed Focaccia | 12
ricotta, red sauce, mixed greens
Gold Coast Burger | 12
all natural beef, Russian dressing, cheese, Kaiser roll, fries
Veggie Burger | 11
homemade chickpea-mushroom patty, mayo, Kaiser roll, French fries
For the table
Cole slaw | 3
Potato salad | 3
Egg salad | 3
Tuna salad | 5
Herbed spaetzle | 6
Egg noodles with poppy seeds | 6
Kasha varnishkes | 6
French fries | 5
Disco fries | 8
Mac & cheese | 6
Sauerkraut | 4
Jar of pickles | 5
Pretzel stick | 1
Gold Coast Delicatessen, 8530 3rd Ave., Brooklyn; 718-238-8020