Liebman’s Deli Arrives in Ardsley
Liebman’s Deli Arrives in Ardsley
From the Hudson Independent
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By Shana Liebman
Ardsley — Mazel tov to Liebman’s, the beloved, Bronx-born Jewish deli that recently opened a second spot in Ardsley. We are so happy to have you (and your half-sour pickles) here.
Joe Liebman (no relation to the author) opened the first Liebman’s Deli in 1953. At the time, there were hundreds of Jewish delis in the Bronx. Liebman’s outlasted all of them. In 1980, an Israeli named Joseph Dekel bought Liebman’s, determined to preserve the original recipes. The Riverdale restaurant has since become an institution, a relic of another time.
Dekel’s son Yuval (who lives in Westchester), along with Westchester resident Craig Weitz, opened Liebman’s second location on March 18 at the edge of Ardsley’s awkward cul-de-sac (ie Addyman Square), bringing some much-needed chutzpah to the area. (Liebman’s took over and remodeled two vacant businesses: a deli and a pizza place.)
Everything about the place feels buoyantly retro and authentic. The walls are covered with ironic art like blunt drawings of Hasidic men kicking a soccer ball and Warhol-like prints of horseradish jars. In the sleek dining side of the narrow, two-part restaurant, Formica four-tops are lined up on a black and white tiled floor, and everyone is drinking Dr. Brown sodas. On the entry/take-out side, the glass display case houses tubs of matzoh balls in waiting, and large metal pans of chopped liver, gefilte fish, herring, tuna salad, and rugelach that you can visually devour while waiting for an order or a table.
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