Looking for America? At Cindi’s Restaurant and New York Deli, you’ll find an honest-to-goodness melting pot, an incredibly wide variety of food choices and an encouraging reminder that yes, we still live in the land of opportunity.
One look at the menu, and you’ll understand. It offers a little bit of everything, including deli items, southern cooking, Jewish meals and French desserts.
Breakfast items are served all day, from a long list of omelettes, pancakes, waffles and traditional egg dishes. And Cindi’s is known for its bagels, which have been voted the best in town.
For lunch and dinner, the deli offers soups, salads and sandwiches, as well as blue-plate-style specials on weekdays. That’s where the Southern cooking comes in. Chicken fried steak is on the list three days a week. Then again, quiche is always popular – and always a daily special. The wide variety of offerings makes Cindi’s a perfect place to bring the family for dinner – there’s something for everyone. And the majority of dishes cost less than $8.
The eclectic nature of the place doesn’t stop with the food. Cindi’s is owned and operated by Ahn Tran, who came to America from Vietnam in the late 70s with her husband, infant daughter and very little else. The staff is made up of long-time employees from all over the world. There’s a hostess from Korea, a cook from France, a waitress from the Philippines. In other words, it’s utterly American.
The secret to success at Cindi’s, Tran says, is quality food offered at reasonable prices. She says that’s why they have so many repeat customers.
