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Piled high sandwiches, corned beef, pastrami & brisket cut-hot to order. House baked cakes, cookies & special treats. The oldest single-family deli in America! Four generations serving the Midwest’s best delicatessen-style food. Now serving smaller sized sandwiches for a smaller price!
Big portions of Kosher-style deli classics are served cafeteria style in easygoing surrounds.
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–7:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–7:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–7:30 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–7:30 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–7:30 PM |
| Saturday | 9 AM–7:30 PM |
| Sunday | 9 AM–7:30 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 808 S Meridian St, Indianapolis, IN 46225
Phone: (317) 631-4041
Website: https://shapiros.com/
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Aric Shafer
Had to try this local favorite as several people recommended it. I ordered two sandwiches as i couldnt decide between the reuben and pastrami. Overall, the restaurant is cafeteria style, wait in line with your tray, ask the busy lady to build your sandwich to order, pick your sides and checkout at the end. This all while the person behind you is glaring holes through you if you so much as ask for clarification on a menu item. The reuben was tasty, saurkraut nicely balanced the meat. Unfortunately, The beef was dry and and the thin slices of meat created an almost gritty texture, if thats the best reuben in Indy, then noted, certainly wasn’t expecting world class deli here anyway. The pastrami was a different story, really flavorful meat piled high. Freshly baked rye bread was delicious. I had to try the mac n cheese, but wish I hadn’t. There was so much salt in that tiny bowl, it was like spoonfuls of sea water. Probably a months worth of sodium between the sandwiches and 3 or 4 bites of the american cheese salt noodles, hard pass. Overall, despite it being fairly reasonable for what you get, i probably wouldn’t go back.
… moreC. Morgan
Review for Shapiros in Indianapolis. I got the Rebecca sandwiches for half the meat so I could try multiple sandwiches. I got the Rebecca New York Ruben, unfortunately it had Cole slaw on it instead of sourkrout which was odd and definitely affected the taste. The meat was okay, the rye was a nice buttery flavor as it was toasted. The Corned beef sandwich was also on rye, not toasted. Not as good. Corned beef was as good as the pastrami on the Ruben. I got a half pound of the peppered beef on its own and that was the best meat I had on my visit. Overall good. I think my Ruben was made incorrectly.I was hoping for that sharp saurerkraut bite and was hit with a creamy sweetness of coleslaw. Im genuinely disappointed with this. I get to indianapolis a few times a year. I will try it again and hope for a proper made sandwich. Parking looks like it could be difficult at times.
… moreMichael C
What are pleasant surprise for my first visit to the city of Indianapolis. Luckily I was staying right nearby at towneplace Marriott. Soon as my wife saw that there was a delicate test and she said we had to definitely check it out. It ends up being her family name. We ended up eating there twice on our weekend in Indianapolis.
The pastrami on rye also the Reuben on rye are delicious although some may think they’re expensive you get plenty of meat for your money. The secret is they do offer a half size. Half the cost. The key lime pie I thought was fantastic. The deviled eggs were delicious. My wife had matzo ball soup everyday and loved it. She also got chicken salad on a croissant and you can tell the chicken salad was legit.
One of our visits we arrived right at opening and we were the first people in line. The second time we went was about around 12:30 pm and we were in line about 40 people deep for about 20 minutes. The line eventually went out the door but it does move pretty fast. We will definitely be back next time we’re in Indianapolis. Shapiro’s is a must go must see place.
… moreThe pastrami on rye also the Reuben on rye are delicious although some may think they’re expensive you get plenty of meat for your money. The secret is they do offer a half size. Half the cost. The key lime pie I thought was fantastic. The deviled eggs were delicious. My wife had matzo ball soup everyday and loved it. She also got chicken salad on a croissant and you can tell the chicken salad was legit.
One of our visits we arrived right at opening and we were the first people in line. The second time we went was about around 12:30 pm and we were in line about 40 people deep for about 20 minutes. The line eventually went out the door but it does move pretty fast. We will definitely be back next time we’re in Indianapolis. Shapiro’s is a must go must see place.
Nate Bernklau
The Rueben is as advertised! I’d believe it is the best in the Hoosier state. The pastrami was high quality and the best I can remember. Glad we found this gem of a restaurant on Google Maps. It’s also fun to find local restaurants that have been steadily operating for a long long time… wow since 1905!
… moreLisa “MrsTank51” Pineiro
Coming from Chicago and Loving Manny’s Delicatessen I was pleasantly surprised with how good the Reuben was. I had never had the New York style Reuben before, and it was amazing. The corn beef, the brisket, the pastrami all of them were excellent. The husband had the fried chicken which was crispy and juicy. Everything was so good. The matzo ball soup is one that tasted like a grandma was in the back and made it. I will definitely be back for more.
… moreJosh Goergen (The Gergs)
Had not been to Shapiro’s in years, but after seeing someone do a food review I was eager to get back and get a pastrami on rye. I do like the old school classic cafeteria vibe, but I did find service to be a bit impatient and gruff if one didn’t know exactly what they wanted or how to order. Was a lack of willingness to talk about or explain the options. Got the pastrami on rye with the brown mustard…the sandwich looked great. On first bite I was really disappointed. The pastrami was shockingly dry, more approaching a room temp jerky than a freshly sliced hot pastrami. Agree with another review that the rye bread crust was rather hard too. So that was really disappointing and different than what I remembered years ago and for $20+ didn’t make me want to go back. The potato pancakes were good once added some salt. The saving grace of the experience was the crème brûlée bar I got on the way out from the carry out bakery. That was phenomenal. I would like to try again, maybe getting the rare roast beef to see if more tender than the pastrami.
… moreMike Whitman
I was here in town for a convention. Did a quick 10 minute walk to try the famous deli. The reuben was good…. the potato salad was average. Deviled eggs, carrot cake and mac-n-cheese were above average.. i would recommend for a quick lunch
… moreAntoinette Sulya
Okay. I’ll start with the atmosphere cafeteria style (open and inviting) walked in breads, bagels, cakes, pies, eclairs, creme horns,and cookies (big ones) got carryout. I got chicken salad on a fresh croissant ( it was a size of a softball) and a cannoli definitely will go back. Husband got a reuben on rye and ( was the size of a softball) cabbage roll (YUM) and key lime pie. The quality and quantity is the best part about Shapiro’s, it’s been awhile since I’ve found a establishment that cares. Hopefully see you soon!
… moreLiam Muller
When you order the all beef burger don’t expect them to go back and cook it for you, but expect them to take your burger out of a vat of onion and put it on a cold bun with one slice of cold cheese. The rueben was good… until it got cold. Then it was like eating a tough chewy raw meat. I don’t even want to talk about the neon grilled cheese. Overall I would not go back, it’s expensive and not at all worth it.
… moreMark Yoder
50 bucks on 2 sandwiches and a bottle of Coke?!
I’m from closer to Chicago, haven’t had a reuben in years. Several people told me this place had the best… I will never trust their opinion on anything ever again.
I ordered the reuben, wife ordered the rare roast beef.
I had to add horseradish to the reuban to get a flavor! It was a bland, tasteless, sloppy sandwich. I added a teaspoon of the horseradish sauce but it was dripping with a flavorless sauce already. The Culvers on Cicero, a fast food joint, has a better reuben. It was an insult to reubens. A travesty of a sandwich.
The rare roast beef, it was rare like a well done steak. Rare like a VW in germany. Rare like a panhandler on 31. . It was just dry meat on bread. Nothing else. Here’s a packet of mustard where you pay. No lettuce. No cheese. No nothing.
49 and some change…..
Learned my lesson. Wish em well but I can’t see a reason to ever go back.
… moreI’m from closer to Chicago, haven’t had a reuben in years. Several people told me this place had the best… I will never trust their opinion on anything ever again.
I ordered the reuben, wife ordered the rare roast beef.
I had to add horseradish to the reuban to get a flavor! It was a bland, tasteless, sloppy sandwich. I added a teaspoon of the horseradish sauce but it was dripping with a flavorless sauce already. The Culvers on Cicero, a fast food joint, has a better reuben. It was an insult to reubens. A travesty of a sandwich.
The rare roast beef, it was rare like a well done steak. Rare like a VW in germany. Rare like a panhandler on 31. . It was just dry meat on bread. Nothing else. Here’s a packet of mustard where you pay. No lettuce. No cheese. No nothing.
49 and some change…..
Learned my lesson. Wish em well but I can’t see a reason to ever go back.