This Thursday (Oct 13) and Friday (Oct 14), our Downtown location at 800 Elm Street will be open until 9 PM so you can enjoy a late night Reuben or delicious Potato Pancake while exploring everything Blink has to offer!
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Izzy’s Named Cincinnati’s Best Deli 2022
We want to thank our customers and City Beat readers for again voting Izzy’s the Deli winner of Best of Cincinnati 2022! Congratulations to all the winners and great runners-up, too!
Izzy’s has won this amazing honor for more than 20 years — and we’re still going strong!
We love you Cincinnati!
We’re Moving Down the Street!
We are moving our Florence, KY store down the street! The new location, located at 7651 Mall Rd. will be opening this January. The new stand-alone store, next door to Chuck-E-Cheese, will have an easy in-and-out, being between 2 stop lights both before and after the storefront on Mall Rd.
The location will feature its own drive-thru, ample parking, heated outdoor patio, beautiful interior finishes, with a cool, retro exterior look.
We are very excited to open the new store up, as we have closed our former location next to Starbucks. You will find us open the coming week with a January 31st anticipated open date. See ya soon!
Izzy’s Celebrates 120 Years!
Guess What?!? It’s Our Birthday!
This year we’re celebrating our 120th birthday! (People tell us we don’t look a day over 100 all the time!) Since 1901 we have been honored to serve the great people of Cincinnati, and visitors from all around this country, our secret family recipes that have made us a true Cincinnati icon… And we’re just getting started!
You’ve come for our world’s famous reuben, illustrious potato pancake, our acclaimed pickles that’ll make you pucker 🙂 and delicious menu offerings that can only be had here.
We enjoy your stories of Izzy and Rose’s banter, not having menu prices posted (you better not come dressed in a suit, it will cost your more), or getting a cheaper price because you laughed at one of Izzy’s jokes.
Over the past century plus, we thoroughly enjoy seeing each and every smiling face share in and make the Izzy’s experience special, because when you have the heart, desire and belief that something is special, the end result is special!
John Geisen
President & CEO
Izzy’s
Here’s What’s Going On
Over the next 4 weeks we are going to be having various opportunities to save on Izzy’s food, win prizes and visit the stores for some swag:
- ‘The Izzy & Rose Anniversary Special’ will be available (click on coupon below to show or print!)
- Gift card giveaways will be ongoing through our Facebook and social media sites (make sure you follow us).
- Swag will be available in stores for customers to pickup
- This and more will be going on starting today July 12th thru August 7th.
Vegetable Soup is Back!
Vegetable soup is back, for a limited time! Chunks of stew beef are slow simmered with fresh carrots, potatoes, green beans, corn, peas, and okra in a beef and vegetable base blend. Stop in and pick up yours today.
COVID Update
We’re just going to come out and say it: We’ve missed seeing you inside our dining rooms and putting smiles on your faces! Now that we can see each other inside our restaurants again, we can’t wait to craft all the delicious favorites you love – and make sure we keep you healthy and safe in the process.
Izzy’s, Greater Cincinnati’s home for the World’s Greatest Rueben sandwiches, has implemented several safeguards to make sure you will be able to enjoy your next visit to our restaurants – be it for dine-in service, drive-thru or carryout. (Don’t worry – we’re still available for delivery, too!) So, the next time we see you, things may look a little different inside, but we’re doing it all to make sure you enjoy the same quality meals you’ve come to expect.
Some of the changes you may notice include:
TABLE SETTINGS
- We will have signage marking every other table as closed to ensure social distance.
- Outdoor dining will be permitted at all locations that have the option with every other table marked as closed to ensure social distance.
- We will be using paper eat-in menus –which will be disposed of once a table has finished dining.
- We will use disposable condiments (mustard, ketchup, salt and pepper, etc.) for our dine-in patrons use which can be brought upon request. Bottles of condiments won’t be used until further notice.
- Pickle crocks won’t be permitted at the tables; but don’t worry, we will be providing pickle packs with each meal.
OUR EMPLOYEES
- Our employees will be wearing washable cloth masks. In addition, our employees will be wearing gloves at all times and washing their hands on a regular basis.
- We will be sanitizing counter space, tables and high touch areas diligently and frequently.
- Sneeze guards have been installed at each register station to assist in sanitary conditions.
You will not be required to wear a mask to enter our locations. We will, however, post a list of COVID-19 symptoms at each entrance and request customers experiencing any of them to respectfully not enter our restaurants. Additionally, hand sanitizing stations will be available as they currently are, at or near the registers and near all entrances/exits.
As we adjust to our new normal, we want to make sure we do everything possible to provide you with the food you love in a space in which you feel comfortable. Izzy’s is here to serve you safely; come on in and see us – we’ve got rent to pay!
Sincerely,
John Geisen
President & CEO
Izzy’s
Introducing ‘The Bengal King’ aka ‘The Joe Burrow’
We are excited to honor Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow with his own sandwich, The Bengal King.
The sandwich is an overstuffed reuben served on grilled marble rye with a potato pancake and pickles for $11.99. Izzy’s famous corned beef, fresh sauerkraut, 1000 island dressing and melted imported Swiss cheese are combined and served on ‘striped’ marble rye and comes with Izzy’s famous potato pancake
“Joe finished his collegiate career as a Bayou Bengal and is ready to start his professional career as a Cincinnati Bengal,” says our President, John Geisen. “Izzy’s and the City of Cincinnati are excited to welcome Joe and what better way to do so than by having one of Cincinnati’s longest standing restaurants giving him his own sandwich.”
Get Your Izzy’s Fix at Kroger
Izzy’s doesn’t just serve their World Famous Reubens at all of our Convenient Locations, now you can make them at home!
Next time you’re at your favorite Kroger look for our Izzy’s Famous Jewish Rye, Izzy’s Famous Honey White, and Izzy’s Pickles in the refrigerated section at Kroger’s.
Get uncompromised quality at popular prices in Family Tradition— now in your kitchen!
Izzy’s Named Cincinnati’s Best Deli 2019
We want to thank our customers and City Beat readers for again voting Izzy’s the Deli winner of Best of Cincinnati 2019! Congratulations to all the winners and great runners-up, too!
Izzy’s has won this amazing honor for more than 20 years — and we’re still going strong!
We love you Cincinnati!
Izzy’s on The Simpsons
The Simpsons have an Izzy’s — a restaurant and deli in the fictional town of Springfield’s Lower East Side. They have several sandwiches named after celebrities, including one named after Krusty the Clown.
This is based on the real Izzy’s Deli in Cincinnati, Ohio, famous for the complimentary pickles Bart references. You can see Izzy Kadetz (the real owner) behind the counter, and his wife Rose is the waitress. They were famous for arguing with each other and being snarky with customers as mentioned by Rose when she responds to Bart sarcastically, “Watch how fast I go” as she mosies away from their table. Their menu is emblazoned with the actual old-style logo from the restaurant.
