Shapiro's Delicatessen

We take this traditional favorite to another gastronomical level! Our famous corned beef, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian Dressing, all stacked on our house-baked, hand cut rye, then grilled to a golden brown! No wonder it’s won many awards around the country!

Full sandwich, HALF the meat!

We’ve bought our CB from Vienna Beef, Chicago since the 1930’s. It’s because we use the best cuts of beef that it has such incredible flavor. We slow-cook it in-house with our century old family recipe. Piled high on our mouthwatering rye, Swiss with mustard, it is our number one pick!

Just like our famous Reuben, but with Pastrami instead of Corned Beef. Russian Dressing, Swiss cheese, Sauerkraut and grilled to golden goodness.

Our delicious, house-made corned beef piled high with two slices of German-Swiss cheese, a thick splat of Russian dressing, and Shapiro's cole slaw in the middle of the meat grilled to a golden brown served with our pickle for the perfect blending of flavors in one sandwich!

The best of the best cuts of beef. Freshly cooked daily, our lean beef brisket is thinly sliced and piled high on your choice of bread. Try it with Swiss, lettuce, tomato and horseradish sauce.

Turning our pastrami into “bacon” may have been a mistake one of our customers made by over heating their meat, but it turned into a fantastic new sandwich. Pastrami, Lettuce, (local) Indiana Tomatoes is such a great combination of flavor. You choose the bread.

A delicious sandwich that is half corned beef and half pastrami. It's best on our rye bread.

Maybe you saw this on tv. Marc Summer’s favorite sandwich aired on his show, “Best Thing I Ever Ate” (Check us out on YouTube). Our beef round is salted, washed, cured for a few days then peppered, smoked, and dusted with a little sugar and paprika. It’s a slow process but it is definitely worthy of the wait!

Our all-white-meat Albacore tuna salad is made with quality fish, with just enough hard-boiled egg whites and seasoning to make a statement of its own. Try it on a flaky croissant with lettuce and tomato.

We actually cook whole fresh, local chickens (never, ever frozen) for our homemade chicken salad, which was named “Best in America” by Gourmet magazine because, frankly, it is. It includes chicken, celery, grapes, walnuts, fancy mayo and our proprietary blend of herbs and seasonings. Try it on our freshly baked sourdough or a flaky croissant.

Another fabulous sandwich in the best of the best beef category. Our rare roast beef is cooked to a beautiful pink tenderness for a moist treat on any bread. Top it off with your choice of cheese, lettuce, tomato or an onion slice for optional additions. *Please note that this is served cold*. If it were hot, it would no longer be RARE roast beef. For hot roast beef, try our Brisket.

Our ground beef comes from Hoosier cows from DeWig Meats in Haubstadt, IN. The only FDA certified facility in the state of Indiana! We use a 3 generation old recipe from our Great Uncle Abe’s days as a chef in New York. The bread crumbs do make this not friendly to our gluten free friends.

Custom made for Shapiro’s Delicatessen from the original Wilno recipe. They used to be a Kosher brand of salami and other meats that went the way of the big box buy-out. If you look at our salami label, you’ll see the Shapiro logo.

Two words, chicken schmaltz. We make our own from all of the whole, fresh chickens that we get from Central Indiana and it is a key ingredient in Chopped Liver. You can get a sandwich or a “schmear” of chopped liver on top of another sandwich. My favorite is our rye bread heels, crusty and crunchy with a scoop of our creamy and rich chopped liver.

This is truly made with no filler* ~ just great beef. Vienna Beef’s all beef frank is served on a poppy seed bun – the way a real Chicago dog should be. *Gluten Free too, except for the bun, of course!

Oven roasted turkey breast. This is a very big seller for Shapiro’s! The Shapiro turkey sandwich has its own cult following. Hormone free and antibiotic free, you can taste why it’s a favorite.

Smoked turkey breast. This is a very big seller for Shapiro’s! The Shapiro turkey sandwich has its own cult following. Hormone free and antibiotic free, you can taste why it’s a favorite.

This sandwich is half corned beef and half brisket. Bread of your choice.

A half pastrami and half turkey sandwich. Do you want smoked turkey or roasted turkey?

Just like our famous Reuben, but with turkey instead of Corned Beef. Russian Dressing, Swiss cheese, Sauerkraut and grilled to golden goodness.

Just like our famous Reuben, but with turkey instead of Corned Beef. Russian Dressing, Swiss cheese, cole slaw and grilled to golden goodness.

You pick the bread, you pick the cheeses and we grill it! BAM! Lunch!

Full sandwich, HALF the Meat

Full sandwich, HALF the Meat

Full sandwich, HALF the meat!

Full Sandwich, HALF the meat.

Full sandwich, HALF the Meat

Full Reuben, HALF the meat! This one has our famous pastrami!

Full Sandwich, HALF the meat!

Full Sandwich, HALF the meat!

Full Sandwich, HALF the meat!

Full sandwich, HALF the Meat

Most of our sandwiches are offered as a half sandwich. Sadly, a Reuben is not one. (How do you grill 1/2 a sandwich?) Also, no grilled cheese, no hot dogs...you get the idea! Check the daily soup choices for more options!

A classic combination of crisp romaine and iceberg lettuces, red cabbage, carrots, tomatoes and your choice of dressing. This smaller size makes a perfect side salad.

This large salad is made from romaine and iceberg lettuces, carrots, red cabbage, generous amounts of chopped salami, turkey, Swiss and Colby Jack cheeses, sliced hard-boiled egg, wedges or diced beefsteak tomatoes and your choice of dressing.

Romaine, thinly sliced red onion, pitted Kalamata olives, cucumber, chopped tomato and crumbled feta.

Diced romaine and iceberg lettuces set the foundation for diced turkey, salami, and tomatoes, all dusted with sweet basil and Parmesan cheese.

Romaine lettuce sits below a generous portion of house-roasted, herb chicken breast, Parmesan and shredded Swiss cheeses, creamy Caesar dressing and croutons, of course! Croutons are not added until purchased so this can be gluten-free.

Our famous rye bread! Standard is machine sliced. Let us know if you do not want it sliced.

Our famous rye bread! Standard is machine sliced. Let us know if you do not want it sliced.

NY style bagels that we've been making for over 20 years! Great flavors to choose from. Be aware that some flavors sell quickly and may not be available later in the day.

NY style bagels that we've been making for over 20 years! Great flavors to choose from. Be aware that some flavors sell out quickly and may not be available later in the day.

Corned beef dinners are piles and piles of Shapiro’s famous corned beef from Vienna Beef in Chicago. We are the only place in Indy to get it, especially with our recipe and style of preparation. We slow-cook it in-house to our own exacting standards from our own 120-year-old family recipe. It is simply the best of the best. Our entree version gives you a choice of two sides and bread to complete a great meal. Many people make a corned beef sandwich and then have a lot of leftovers!

The best of the best cuts of beef. Freshly cooked daily, our lean beef brisket is thinly sliced and piled high with your choice of bread. Choose two sides and you’ve got the perfect dinner entree.

Our chicken is local and fresh, fresh, fresh – NEVER FROZEN. And no nasties from the start. We bake it to perfection, and each order comes with 1/2 of a chicken. You will definitely need a container to go because you’ll have lunch for tomorrow!

Shapiro’s stuffed cabbage is so delicious you’ll wonder why it’s so much better than any other! We’ll tell you the secret ingredient, besides the best ground beef from Dewig Meats in Indiana, it’s ginger snaps, but we don’t dare tell you the rest. Oh, do I see a raisin?

Our meatloaf is just like you remember it: moist, flavorful and absolutely delicious. (Your mom likes ours but, then again, she doesn’t have to clean the kitchen.) We use local ground beef from Dewig Meats in Haubstadt, Ind.

Gourmet burger, Shapiro’s style! Our chopped steak is a one-patty Russian hamburger. We start with 1/2 pound Grade A beef from Dewig Meats, combined with eggs, bread crumbs, real onion, (no fake stuff) then add some savory seasonings, and YUM! A gourmet burger has never been better!

Gourmet burger, Shapiro’s style! Our chopped steak is a two-patty Russian hamburger. We start with 1/2 pound Grade A beef from Dewig Meats, combined with eggs, bread crumbs, real onion, (no fake stuff) then add some savory seasonings, and YUM! A gourmet burger has never been better!

Starting with your choice of bread, we stack our hot brisket and then load two mounds of our rich, buttery mashed potatoes on top! Depending on the day, your gravy smothering this enormous dish is either our brown or Swiss steak gravy. This entree automatically comes with your mashed potatoes as both of your sides.

This is truly made with no filler* ~ just great beef. Vienna Beef’s all beef frank.

This is the very first dish that Shapiro’s Delicatessen sold as the grocery store became a restaurant. In 1933 at the end of prohibition, a hot meal had to be sold to sell alcohol. Rebecca Shapiro served her spaghetti recipe as her husband and sons bought the building next door and added tables and chairs.

This is the very first dish that Shapiro’s Delicatessen sold as the grocery store became a restaurant. In 1933 at the end of prohibition, a hot meal had to be sold to sell alcohol. Rebecca Shapiro served her spaghetti recipe as her husband and sons bought the building next door and added tables and chairs.

We slow-cook it in-house to our own exacting standards from our own 100+-year-old family recipe. It is simply the best of the best. Our entree version gives you a choice of two sides and bread to complete a great meal. Many people make a Pastrami sandwich and then have a lot of leftovers!

Choose 3 items from our sides or vegetables to create your own value platter.

Again with the hand peeling of the potatoes! It is extra labor, but it tasted so much better because it's fresh. Others buy bags of cubed potatoes that are sprayed with chemicals and we wouldn't do that!

We buy whole cabbages, chop them ourselves, and make our own Shapiro’s family recipe coleslaw from scratch.

Our mac & cheese is part souffle/part creamy-cheesy goodness! Do you like the crunchy top or the creamy middle? Ask for the part you like the best!

We boil the eggs ourselves - most of the others used eggs that were boiled weeks ago and sprayed with chemicals. Only the best of the best ingredients at Shapiro's Deli.

Local, Indiana produce is always the best!

Local Indiana produce is always the best!

Great Uncle Max started making our potato latkes much larger than normal! But we still give you two anyway. The crunchy outer part is the best for dipping in apple sauce or sour cream. You pick which you want to go with your order.

Hot, seasoned, hand peeled, and (look closely) our corned beef is added for extra flavor.

A generous serving of Nova Lox (of course it’s generous, it’s Shapiro’s!). Includes slices of tomatoes, onion, capers, Greek olives, lemon wedge and your choice of toasted bagel* with Philadelphia cream cheese. Served on a decorative bed of lettuce.

A heaping scoop of our delicious, house-made Albacore tuna salad and a second scoop of your choice of our own coleslaw, potato salad, cottage cheese or fresh cut fruit. Includes slices of tomato and onion served on a bed of lettuce.

A heaping scoop of our famous chicken salad and a second scoop of your choice of our own coleslaw, potato salad, cottage cheese or fresh cut fruit. Includes slices of tomato and onion served on a bed of lettuce.

Only at Shapiro’s would anyone say that this much food feeds 2 people! It’s loaded with so much delicious food that it will likely serve 3 or 4! A sampling of the best of our best: Corned Beef, Pastrami, Peppered Beef, Salami, two kinds of Turkey, Chicken Salad, Tuna Salad, a combination of cheeses, tomato, pickles, coleslaw, potato salad and centered with our very own chopped liver. Choose your bread and you’ve got the makings of an incredible meal…or three!

When 1 isn't enough. Philadelphia Cream Cheese, of course.

Organic, local eggs that we cook! I never understood why some restaurants buy pre-boiled eggs. How old are they???

Organic, local eggs that we cook! I never understood why some restaurants buy pre-boiled eggs. How old are they???

Route 11 Potato Chips

Choose your flavor of Route 11 Potato Chips

This entree comes with two pieces of chicken, your choice of two sides, our famous rye bread, and a pickle Available on Saturdays and Sundays. Occasionally on Mondays we have extra Fried Chicken.

A Sunday Brunch regular! This hand cut selection of beef is braised and then sauteed with onion, garlic, celery, tomato sauce and a pinch of brown sugar for sweetness. Hours to create, this Sunday lunch special is perfect with our fresh mashed potatoes and gravy, but you can choose any two sides you wish. It definitely goes quickly with our hungry lunch crowd, especially when there is a Colt’s game.

Our famous strawberry cheesecake is one of our best sellers because we use the best ingredients!

A rich cake, full of raisins, carrots, and nuts with the best icing that is the perfect level of sweetness.

This Marble bundt cake is moist and delicious. A hit with any group.

Rich and decadent, it's just simply delish!

Coconut abounds! A traditional chocolate cake with milk chocolate icing with a ton of coconut flakes!

Our famous Philadelphia cream cheese cheesecake, but this time we put cherries on top!

Delicious cheesecake that is made with Philadelphia Cream Cheese. That 'factory' doesn't use Philly Cream Cheese!

Philadelphia cream cheese plus Oreos – what could be bad?

Two layers of carrot cake with a layer of our famous cheesecake in the middle, it's perfect when you can't decide which one you want for dessert!

A wonderful bundt cake that is hard to find. Moist, sweet, delicious, with poppy seeds. A Jewish deli fav!

Gluten-free death by chocolate! The chocolate flourless torte.

Struggling to keep this on the shelves, rhubarb is hard to find these days...

Amazing dessert, we even make the pie crust in-house!

An Eastern European tea cookie, this classically Jewish treat is hand made and hand rolled in various flavors. This one is apricot.

An Eastern European tea cookie, this classically Jewish treat is hand made and hand rolled in various flavors. This one is chocolate.

An Eastern European tea cookie, this classically Jewish treat is hand made and hand rolled in various flavors. This one is cinnamon.

An Eastern European tea cookie, this classically Jewish treat is hand made and hand rolled in various flavors. This one is raspberry.

House made pastry, cream filling and covered with delicious chocolate!

Fluffy pastry filled with pastry cream and a layer of raspberry goodness.

Pastry, cream filling, then dipped in chocolate! What could be bad about this combo?

Yes - we make these in house as well. Our bakery is very busy!

We use real butter in all of our baking! You can taste the difference because ours are just better.

Pick your favorite flavor.