Mikey & Mel's Deli

I had a great experience at this awesome sandwich & breakfast shop in Downtown DC! I had "The Hon" it's an incredible sandwich with Honey turkey, muenster cheese, lettuce, onion and pickle chips topped with honey mustard and served on a pretzel roll. I had a version without cheese & the sandwich was still amazing!!! The turkey was plentiful and packed with flavor & the pretzel bread was so soft & fresh. The crispy onion rings topped off a great meal! The service was excellent & the server who handled my order was very helpful with navigating the options at the pickle bar. Yes you heard correct, a free pickle bar experience with your order. With 8 to 10 different flavors to choose from where can you go wrong lol! If you love pickles like me it was the ultimate plus. For my sandwich lovers

Excellent service from a very friendly, congenial staff + fantastic, very reasonably-priced, huge breakfast sandwiches (and an array of humongous pickles to choose from) + very clean, user-friendly space on a great people-watching corner + great tunes (Doobie Brothers, Elton John, ELO, Steely Dan...). Food always comes out hot and fast. Plus, they just started doing one heck of a lunch special (sandwich, side, drink, pickle for 13ish bucks). Check 'em out!

It was my first time in D.C. and my first visit to Mikey and Mel’s Deli. When I walked in, I noticed the self-service kiosks but decided to go to the counter for some guidance. I was immediately greeted with a warm smile from Monea, who went above and beyond to make me feel welcome. She patiently answered my questions, offered great menu insights, and, with help from Ricky, recommended a few of their popular items. I ended up ordering the Pastrami Reuben and a side salad, and they didn’t disappoint. The Reuben—served on fresh rye with Russian dressing—was stacked high and packed with flavor, even though I only got the half-pound portion. Before sitting down, I discovered what might be the highlight of the experience: the famous pickle bar. It had everything—horseradish, sour, half-sour,

Thought 3rd time would be the charm here. 1st time had a pastrami/egg bagel, pastrami was too tough, couldn’t bite through it, and the flavor was non existent. Second visit, switched to corned beef, same experience, extremely tough meat w/o flavor. 3rd times the charm right? Got the brisket melt. The meat was so tough, I felt like I had newborn teeth (yeah just the two bottom teeth), I was gnawing and gnashing, and any other chew method to get my teeth through this meat. The meat was flopping out of each bite, slapping me in the chin as if I’ve never eaten food before, and again no flavor. As I sat there wishing I had the teeth of lion or some other carnivore, with huge strips of leathery brisket hanging out of my mouth, I looked around and said “wow this is really an aesthetically pleasin

If you grew up in the tristate area, don’t even bother coming here. The food is extremely disappointing. There is no flavor in any of the dishes. I ordered some classics that ANY establishment that touts itself as a delicatessen should know how to cook: a hot brisket sandwich on a Kaiser roll and matzo ball soup. The soup came out first: cold, the broth tasted like water, the matzo ball was massive and cold and served no purpose being that large, and the diced carrots were completely raw. The brisket sandwich was also a massive let down: the Kaiser roll was absolutely not a Kaiser roll. I also asked for fried onions on it, they gave me caramelized onions. No server came to check up on me so I couldn’t even send the food back. The pickle bar was just ok. Some of the pickles were fine, but o