Kenny & Ziggy's New York Delicatessen

06/03/2026

Part cheesecake, part pancake… oh how sweet it is! 🫐🍰🥞

Our New York Blueberry Cheesecake Pancakes topped with streusel are pure indulgence on the plate.

05/30/2026

A New York-style deli where hot dogs come piled with pastrami and coleslaw already tells you Kenny & Ziggy’s doesn’t believe in doing anything halfway. The Houston institution blends classic Jewish deli traditions with oversized comfort food, serving all-beef hot dogs, stacked sandwiches, matzo ball soup, and diner-style favorites in portions that feel unmistakably New York. 🌭👇

05/28/2026

Happy ! 🍔🎉

Celebrate with one of our sky high, FANCY SCHMANCY burgers, made with a special blend ground with short ribs and skirt steak direct from Pat Lafrieda, and served with house-cut fries.

05/27/2026

Our bagels are GOALS. ⚽️ 🥅 Baked fresh daily, and our staff is pretty fresh, too! 😎

05/25/2026

Our halva went viral on social media recently, and for good reason!

Have you ever tried our fresh, housemade halva? The dense, sweet confection is made from ground sesame seeds and is characterized by a crumbly, fudgy texture and nutty flavor. We have traditional 7-layer halwa AND marble halva - made fresh right here at the deli!

05/20/2026

Bring the magic of Kenny & Ziggy’s to the office or your next event… Ask about our box lunches! 🪄🎩

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05/18/2026

Summer arrives Monday, June 1 when the Gruber family’s Chilled Hungarian Sour Cherry Soup returns to the menu! 🍒

Long considered one of the most popular dishes at the deli, the famed sweet and sour and cold soup disappeared from the menu last fall as the weather cooled. Now with summer inching closer, the refreshing, cold, creamy soup will be back on the menu, available by the cup ($6.95) or the bowl ($12.95) all summer long. The soup recipe, a time-intensive and flavor-filled one, is a family classic from Delimaven Ziggy Gruber, whose family came from Hungary in the early 1900s. Save the date! 🥄

05/15/2026

Live(r), laugh, love!

Happy weekend, spend it with our chopped liver plate. 😎

05/13/2026

We always love visiting with our pal Deborah Duncan and Great Day Houston, and yesterday we had a chat about Yiddish cuisine and Jewish American Heritage Month!

For more than two decades, Ziggy Gruber has been serving up towering sandwiches, matzah ball soup, and old-school Jewish deli tradition.

05/08/2026

Today is the final day of our Mazel & Mole menu! Our special à la carte menu features a number of Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes with a Jewish twist, including the Matzoquiles! The dish is a twist on Mexican chilaquiles served as Jewish comfort food, made with brisket from our deli, salsa roja, crispy matzo, shredded cheddar, queso fresco, avocado, and an egg any way you like it. Happy Friday!

05/07/2026

Look who stopped by the deli yesterday - the folks from Davis Bakery and Deli in Cleveland, OH, serving deli goodness for 85 years and counting! Thanks for stopping by!

05/06/2026

If your mom’s the bomb, bring her to the deli for Mother’s Day! 🩷 On Sunday, May 10, all moms will receive a free pink and white cookie, plus we’ll have half-price mimosas from 8 am to 4 pm. Cheers to Mom! 🥂

05/05/2026

Celebrate Cinco de Mayo deli-style with our limited-time Mazel & Mole menu! Our special à la carte menu featuring a number of Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes with a Jewish twist is available all week long, May 4-8.

The Mazel & Mole menu includes dishes like Shredded Chicken & Pastrami Tinga - never served before at Kenny & Ziggy’s - made with tender shredded chicken and smoky pastrami simmered in a zesty tinga sauce, wrapped in flour tortillas, baked until bubbling and served with Mexican rice.

Try this, along with Ladino Breakfast Tacos, Matzoquiles, Enchilatkes… and pair with a Mishuga-rita. Don’t forget to save room for our Bosques de las Lomas Tres Leches!

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05/01/2026

It may be raining cats and dogs outside, but it’s always raining pickles at Kenny & Ziggy’s… sour AND half-sour! 🌧️🥒 TGIF!

04/30/2026

Eat cake for a cause!

Starting Friday, May 1, our famed Kenny & Ziggy’s baseball cake gives a charitable helping hand to Just Amazing Youth Sports. For every one of our baseball cakes sold or slice thereof in the month of May, Just Amazing Youth Sports, also known as J.A.Y.S., will receive a portion of the price to help the non-profit give kids with special needs the chance to participate - cost free - in various sports. The non-profit will receive $1 for every slice sold and $5 for every whole cake.

The Kenny & Ziggy’s baseball cake is a towering three-layer cake shouting our local team’s colors. Dark orange and light orange layers of rich, moist cake highlight the top and bottom while a third navy blue layer fills the center. These layers are topped and then encased in vanilla Italian butter icing.

The cost is $10.95 a slice (big enough to share) or $55 for a whole cake (which can feed about a dozen people). Whole cake orders should be made 24 hours in advance to ensure availability. GO TEAM CAKE!

04/29/2026

Tag someone who owes you a care package from Kenny & Ziggy’s! 📦💕

We schlep nationwide on , so you can send a taste of our deliciousness to Mom for Mother’s Day, to Dad for Father’s Day, or just to friends and family for no reason at all! 🥯🍞🥒🍪🥧

04/28/2026

Save the date: our Mazel & Mole à la carte menu will be available May 4-8!

Over the years, Ziggy has created a number of Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes with a Jewish twist, and this Cinco de Mayo, we are combining all of them AND introducing a brand new one to our special Mazel & Mole menu.

Shredded Chicken & Pastrami Tinga - never served before at Kenny & Ziggy’s - will make its debut this weekend! The dish is made with tender shredded chicken and smoky pastrami simmered in a zesty tinga sauce, wrapped in flour tortillas, baked until bubbling and served with Mexican rice.

Try this, along with Ladino Breakfast Tacos, Matzoquiles, Enchilatkes… and pair with a Mishuga-rita. Don’t forget to save room for our Bosques de las Lomas Tres Leches!

04/26/2026

Our famous fried chicken is back for the season. Each order features a half bird fried to golden perfection, with 2 sides and honey to drizzle. Available during lunch and dinner for $29.95.

04/23/2026

If you haven't tried our pastrami cheese fries aka Schmutzy Fries, we think you're gonna love 'em love 'em love 'em love 'em.

04/20/2026

Wishing everyone a SOUPer Monday! Check the chalkboard at the hostess stand to see what the soup of the day is. From vegetable to split pea, every day reveals a bowl of tasty goodness!! 🥄

04/19/2026

Nova on a Sunday to cap off the weekend! Happy brunching! 🥯

04/14/2026

Ziggy Gruber and the Kenny & Ziggy’s team was recognized today by Preservation Houston during the first ever Savoring History Celebration! The deli received a special honor for Community Impact, and was joined by 27 other landmark restaurants who were recognized as Legacy Restaurants. To be surrounded by such iconic establishments that have served the city for decades was an honor, and we look forward to being a part of this cherished community for years to come!

Thank you, Preservation Houston!

04/13/2026

Yes, the rumors are true… our South Bronx Fried Chicken has made its triumphant return - and early! 🍗🍗

Each order has a half chicken fried to golden perfection, with 2 sides and a little honey to drizzle. Available lunch and dinner for $29.95.

04/08/2026

We love filling this room every single day with all of the friends and family we love! ❤️

04/07/2026

April is ! 🥪 What better reason to try our Just Bacon a Living sandwich, a triple-decker stacked with bacon, lettuce and tomato on white toast! You can also get pastrami bacon!! 🥓🥬🍅