Danny's Deli

My wife has been telling me about this place her office really enjoys, Danny’s Deli. Tucked away off Front Street, Danny's is near the southeast corner of Front and Broad. It’s a great location and when you approach you know you are close because it smells so good.

The sign out front announces that Danny’s has the “best Corned Beef in the Town!” Naturally if it’s the best in the city I must try it! I can’t speak to weather Danny makes the best corned beef in the city but it was really good! I asked and Danny does in fact make his own corned beef. Most places just buy their corned beef so I think the "homemade" effort really sets Danny's apart.


I had the corned beef on rye with swiss. As you can see from the photo this is one serious sandwich. Piled high, the corned beef was served warm enough to just begin melting the cheese. The corned beef wasn’t too salty and was surprisingly lean. There were virtually not large chunks of fat, a sign that suggest quality meat is being used. Sliced thin, it was easy to eat despite the size.

Another thing that set’s Danny’s apart... they have stadium mustard! Ironically, I had a disturbingly in-depth discussion on the value and necessity of stadium mustard Sunday. I would say that as an Ohio tradition, stadium mustard is certainly needed in any reputable deli.


The atmosphere is fun but definitely not overdone. It has an easy deli feel and the walls are dressed with posters from I Love Lucy, Hogan’s Heroes, Andy Griffith and others tv classics. My personal favorite was a poster of the Clampett family all holding guns with a caption reading “Homeland Security.”

Overall I was extremely pleased with Danny’s Deli and will most certainly eat there again very soon. They seemed to have a pretty wide variety of sandwiches both hot and cold. Additionally, they are opened for breakfast and have listed on the menu a corned beef omelet. Corned beef omlet... ohhhh, my heart be still.