It’s a New York deli kind of day. First, there was . Now, we’ve got the skinny on the ownership change at New York Deli News.
The good news? New owner Larry Bergstein, who bought the beloved restaurant from longtime owners Al and Tory Belsky last month, isn’t touching the sandwiches.
“The Jewish deli stuff is not going to go away,” Bergstein said. “If anything, I may bring in more stuff. Being from New York, I’m definitely familiar with all the products.”
Bergstein may hail from NYC, but he’s spent a lot of time cooking in Denver: He worked as the executive chef at The Capital Grille from 2008 until last summer. He was looking to acquire a restaurant, and when the opportunity to run New York Deli News came up, he jumped on it.
“To me this is an icon, and I could not pass up an icon,” Bergstein said.
While he’s not looking to take anything off the menu, he may put his cheffing skills to use and add a couple things to the dinner menu.
Other changes may include a remodel in the future, but nothing too crazy. This is a neighborhood staple, after all, and people come here for a taste of classic New York, not anything new or trendy.
“I couldn’t let (the restaurant) be flipped to something else because of the amount of people it feeds and the specialty of it. It needed someone to come in who was familiar with this stuff. As a kid, I grew up with this,” he said.
All right, Bergstein, I’ll trust you. Just don’t touch our corned beef and pastrami on rye.
New York Deli News: 7105 E. Hampden Ave., Denver, 303-759-4741; ; Sun.-Thurs. 7 a.m.-9:30 p.m., Fri.-Sat. 7 a.m.-10 p.m.