The Urban Deli Original Montreal Style Smoked Meat. (Photo - Urban Deli)

Up until the first week or so of July 2009, Urban Deli only existed in the head of our owner Liz. Then, on July 13, 2009, it was real.

Yes, today is our birthday! It’s Urban Deli’s second anniversary!

We’ve had another wonderful year with the restaurant and our catering. It’s been a year filled with intriguing people and superb events.

We absolutely love being a part of Uptown Saint John. As with last year, we have oodles of people to thank: our fabulous staff, the tremendous vendors and suppliers we get to work with and, of course, the people of Saint John. Our customers are fabulous.

As small thank you, today we have free samples of our desserts with your meal. So we hope you drop by and give us a chance to say, “Thanks!”

And just in case your interested, below is a list of what visitors to the Deli appear to liked best from our menu in our last year.

Our top stuff in our second year!

Top sandwiches:

• Club Sandwich
• Montreal style Smoked Meat
• Rueben
• Deli Meatloaf Sandwich
• Ham & Swiss

Top burger:

• UD Veggie Burger

Top soups:

• UD Seafood Chowder

Top salads:

• Spinach Salad
• Romaine Chiffonade (seared tuna steak salad)

Top appetizer:

• Roasted Garlic & Artichoke Dip

Tops from the smoked side of house:

• Deli Ribs

Urban Deli Iced Tea.

Top Drinks:

• Urban Deli Iced Tea
• Coke products (in old fashioned Coke bottles)

Top Desserts:

• Carrot Cake
• Lemon Sour Cream Pie (came a close 2nd)

Top Breakfast:

• The Deli Breakfast
• Pulled Pork Eggs Benny

And that’s a wrap … Now we’re diving into year three.

Also see:

• We’re one year old – Whoo hoo! (2010)
• Yes, today is the day (2009)

Seafood chowder (gluten-free)

If you want to have a sense of some ocean fare, try some of the seafood items off our menu. We have a bowl of hot seafood chowder available which is great for those foggy Saint John days. It is served with a homemade buttermilk biscuit and consists of lobster, shrimp, scallops, haddock and salmon. This has become a popular choice for many of our customers especially when accompanied by a glass of white wine.

On a daily basis, we try to have a new quiche available and one of our specialties is our seafood medley. This quiche has the same ingredients as our chowder but also includes spinach and usually aged white cheddar cheese. It is served with your choice of side and topped off with a melted cheese sauce on top. Today it is available for order and these sell very fast!!

Other menu options include our sesame crusted seared tuna loin and our wild Pacific salmon burger. If you enjoy the tuna, it is also available on our romaine chiffonade salad served with wasabi vinaigrette.

Sesame crusted tuna steak burger

There are also endless opportunities available with catering or special events. Many seafood creations can be chosen from. We have made coconut shrimp, ceviche and excellent mini lobster rolls. Make any day/night special by calling us for catering, take-out or just stop by the restaurant to try any of our menu options.

Below you’ll find our main, “in the restaurant” menu. This includes appetizers, sandwiches, entrées, sides and much more. You can download the main menu too (in printable .pdf format). For our other menus, please return to our menu page. Our main menu has nine sections:

Soups & Chowder	Montreal Style Bagels
Deli Specialty Sandwiches	Smoked
Deli Delight Sandwiches	Entrée Salads
Deli Style Burgers	Pasta
	Appetizers

Served with Buttermilk Biscuit

- Deli Daily Creation cup $ 3 bowl $ 5
- Split Pea with Ham cup $ 4 bowl $ 6
- Seafood Chowder* bowl $ 11

Served with dill pickle spear & coleslaw. Add potato frites $2

- Original Montreal Style Smoked Meat $ 11
- Pulled Piggy ‘n’ Slaw $ 10
- Corned Beef $ 10
- Smoked Turkey $ 10
- Uptown Big Beef Bad Boy $ 10
- Muffuletta “muff-uh-LET-uh” $ 10
(‘muff-uh-LET-uh’ – our New Orleans style sandwich with layers of smoked turkey, corned beef, ham, aged white
cheddar & olive tapenade salad in an Italian bread (not pretty to eat but amazing flavour!)

Gluten- Free bread choice available $ 1.50
Add Cheese, Bacon, Au jus or side BBQ sauce $ 1

Pick a Side:  Deli Frites, Daily Soup, Pasta Salad, Quiona Salad or Coleslaw
(Additional Options: Spinach, Caesar or House Salad add $3)

- Reuben – corned beef, sauerkraut, swiss cheese & cumin curry dijon – True Deli Delight! $ 10
- Ham & Swiss – grilled ham & swiss cheese with Deli mustard $ 10
- Triple Decker Grilled Cheese – aged white cheddar, Swiss & parmesan cheese (add bacon) $ 10
- Deli Meatloaf – topped with sun dried tomatoes & aged white cheddar $ 10
- Club – smoked turkey, bacon, tomato, spinach & roasted red peppers $ 10
- Grilled Vegetarian – roasted red peppers, portabello mushrooms, pepperoncinis, black olives, spinach, pesto & Swiss -cheese $ 10
- Chicken Schnitzel – lightly breaded chicken breast topped with a mixture of sauerkraut, bacon & onion (add cheese) $ 10
- Mediterranean – prosciutto, artichoke hearts, black olives, shaved red onion, roasted red peppers, pesto, garlic aioli, tomato, lettuce & provolone cheese $ 11
- Italian Meatball – made in-house Italian meat balls topped with fresh tomato sauce & cheese $ 12
- Italian Cold Cut – proscuitto, genoa salami, smoked turkey, red onions, lettuce, tomatoes, balsamic vinegar & olive oil & provolone cheese $ 10
- Chicken Parmesan – crispy fried chicken breast, fresh Buffala Mozzarella cheese, pesto & tomato sauce $ 12
- Daily Quiche Creation – served in puff pastry topped with our cheese sauce – ask your server $ 10

- Urban Burger – beef patty, balsamic caramelized onions & roasted garlic aioli $ 10
- Veggie Burger – whole grilled portabella, sun dried tomatoes, spinach swiss cheese & pesto $ 10
- Tuna Steak Burger – sesame crusted seared tuna loin with wasabi aioli $ 12
- Salmon Burger – wild Pacific salmon fillet with lime caper aioli $ 11

Gluten – Free bread choice available $ 1.50
* Gluten Free

Bagel served toasted – add potato frites $ 2

- Curry Turkey Salad $ 7
- Tuna Salad $ 7
- Smoked Salmon $ 10
- Chicken Liver Pate Mousse $ 8

Gluten- Free bread choice available $ 1.50

Smoked in-house & served with choice of Deli Frites, Daily Soup, Pasta Salad, Quiona Salad or Coleslaw
(Additional Options: Spinach, Caesar or House Salad add $3)

- 1/2 Rack Ribs* $ 12
- Full Rack Ribs* $ 22

Half salads available for Spinach, Caesar & Deli House

- Quinoa Salad (keen-wah) – ancient grain salad with ginger, honey, lemon juice, olive oil, garlic, cilantro & chili flakes $ 9
- Caesar Salad – roasted garlic, smoked meat bits, parmesan cheese & seasoned croutons $ 9
- Deli House - romaine, tomatoes, shaved red onion & carrots, pepperoncini, black olives, parmesan cheese, seasoned croutons & ranch dressing $ 9
- Spinach Salad – grilled portabella mushroom slices, feta cheese, tomato, meat bits, egg & maple vinaigrette $ 10
- Romaine Chiffonade – seared tuna loin (med-rare), shredded carrot, red onion & wasabi vinaigrette $ 12

Add Curry Turkey, Smoked Turkey, Ham, Salmon, Breaded Chicken, Hot Italian Sausage or Prosciutto $4.00

- Mac n’ Cheese – noodles in our Deli double cheese sauce* $ 10
- Vegetarian Pesto - sauteed portabella mushrooms, spinach, roasted red peppers in a creamy pesto sauce topped with fresh parmesan $ 12
- Noodles ‘n Sauce - made in-house fresh tomato sauce & parmesan cheese (simple & nice!) $ 9
- Pass da Balls – fresh tomato sauce, made in-house Italian meatballs & parmesan cheese $ 13

*Gluten – free  (Gluten – free pasta available $1)
Curry Turkey, Smoked Turkey, Ham, Salmon, Breaded Chicken, Hot Italian Sausage or Proscuitto $4.00

- Roasted Garlic & Artichoke Dip – seasoned pita chips for dipping (really friggin good!) $ 10
- Hummus – roasted garlic hummus with seasoned pita chips $ 9
- Edamame (soy beans) – steamed and seasoned with smoked sea salt $ 5
- Charcuterie Board – genoa salami, sausage, chicken liver pate mousse, caper berries, Deli mustard & Montreal light rye bread $ 12

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It’s the season for get-togethers and last night we hosted Avant-Garde Construction and Management Inc. for their Christmas party. If you look at the photo below you’ll see they were seated at our long communal table.

What kind of food might be involved at a Christmas party at the Urban Deli? For Avant-Garde it began with appetizers. We served up roasted garlic and artichoke dip, bacon  wrapped scallops and char crusted pork tenderloin. There was also a choice of seafood chowder, spinach salad, caesar salad, or house salad.

For the main course guests had a choice of smoked whole lobster (smoked in house, at the Deli), rack of ribs, smoked herb crusted 1/2 chicken accompanied by rice garlic mashed potatoes or fries (our potato frites).

And for dessert it was a choice of molten chocolate cake, our now famous sour cream lemon pie or a candy cane cheese cake.

We also had some evening musical entertainment provided by Jessica Darrah.

And that was our Saturday night at the Urban Deli. A big thank you to everyone, including our wonderful staff, and a Merry Christmas to Avant-Garde!

The Avant Garde Christmas party at the Urban Deli. That's our Liane on the left and way off in the background you can see Jessica Darrah performing. Photo via Gord's phone.