Let's Do Lunch! Nielsen's Deli

Ah, Nielsen's Deli - home of Houston's most luscious, and best ever homemade chicken salad and one very mean deviled egg. For over 55 years, Nielsen's has been the Afton Oaks area's source for deli sandwiches and salads, homemade desserts, stuffed jalapenos, luncheon trays, finger sandwiches and homemade soups. This lunchtime jewel is located on Richmond Avenue, just inside Loop 610, near the Galleria. It's convenient from downtown too, peeps! Open 7 days a week, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. you gotta make a stop for some chicken salad, even if you buy a pint to go (it's fantastic slathered on a good grainy cracker). As we intimated, the deviled eggs are amazing, Houstonist Mama would be proud of them, for sure. The egg salad is wonderful too! Our standard order is a regular chicken salad on whole wheat with lettuce and tomato and two deviled eggs. The sandwich is $5.95, plus $0.50 for the veggies and it's on "good bread", not the stuff that makes you wonder what grocery store it's from. The eggs are $0.75 each. Not a bad deal at all, lunch will run you around ten bucks. That sandwich is really large enough to share, but, do not try any of that around us, we have a spork with which to consume our eggs and we know how use it! Parking can be scarce-ish, but, they do accept phone in orders. Just go in, queue up and pay (phoners cannot cut in front of counterers, it's just rude), as your order should be ready upon arrival.

Nielsen's operates as a "regular deli" and an assortment of meats and cheeses are available sliced and by weight. The mayonnaise is homemade too, and worth a mention. Now, it's not good for the girlish figure, but, there's really nothing more wonderful than spreads, salads and sandwiches that have been made with it. We promise, it's wonderful! Also on the menu for $10.95 are a box lunch (1/2 cheese sandwich, dixi cup of potato salad, two pickles and two brownies), a cold plate (a slice of each meat, two slices of cheese, dixi cup each of potato salad, fruit salad, red cabbage slaw, and three slices of bread) or a salad plate (dixi cup each of potato, fruit and chicken salad, red cabbage with two beets, and three slices of bread). These are a dang good deal too!

Bottom Line: If you like chicken salad - this is THE place to buy it! It doesn't get any better than this (except maybe Gramma's Recipe). Homemade salads made with homemade mayonnaise - how many deli's boast that (really, you don't fall for the plastic tub of tater salad? Do you?). Looking for a good deli sandwich, or Pete's Fine Meats was too packed for you to get your burger on? Whatever the reason you hit 'em for lunch, be sure to hit 'em and often, delicious lunches and reasonable prices. Nielsen's has never, ever, ever disappointed Houstonist!!!

Nielsen's Deli
4500 Richmond Avenue
713.963.8005
713.963.8006