Foodie Friday: Rosenfeld’s Jewish Delicatessen, Salisbury

Edit on June 30th, 2025: This location is now permanently closed.

SALISBURY, Md. – Rosenfeld’s Jewish Delicatessen is the real deal and serves up one heck of a meal.

A Fantastic Footlong

We start with Ruby’s Reuben Dog.

“It’s named after Ruby, who is my granddaughter. We start out with a 12-inch, one-third-pound, all-beef hot dog … It’s a big one. We actually have it specially made by one of our vendors,” said owner Warren Rosenfeld.

This dog is drowned in corned beef, which is lovingly developed in an Alto-Shaam for up to five hours.

“Low and slow … We’ve been told that our corned beef is more tender than most, and more flavorful than most. I really think it’s because of the way we prepare it,” Rosenfeld explained.

The fresh bun is slathered in Russian dressing, which Rosenfeld says is part of any good Reuben. Once the corned beef is nice and steamy, it’s piled onto the dog with a soaring tower of sourkraut. The last step is a blanket of Swiss cheese.

“Right off the bat, the sourkraut has a nice subtle acidity. The hot dog is beautiful—100 percent beef. It’s giving me all those great ballpark flavors that you remember from being a kid … I probably need a lobster bib, but this is a beautiful dog that is at least two meals. Maybe three if you’re watching your calories,” Foodie Photog Mike said with a laugh.

Cross Section Hall of Fame King

If you thought that dog did us in, you’re mistaken.

In the Foodie cross-section hall of fame, the brisket Reuben from Rosenfelds reigns king. They’re big shoes to fill, but the sandwich was almost as big as Foodie Friday host Hannah Cechini’s head.

“It starts out with our Rotella marbeled bread that comes in from Chicago. Then, we put Swiss cheese on it, and homemade onion jam. And then, homemade horsey sauce, which is sour cream and horseradish,” Rosenfeld described the handheld.

Rosenfeld said plenty of butter on the grill is the secret to achieving the perfect texture for the bread, like you would with a grilled cheese. A bountiful bed of brisket is laid on the buttery bread, then a veritable mountain of the cool stuff. You might need some climbing great to summit the half-pound of coleslaw on this sandwich.

“Wow! This is a beautiful marbled rye. I really love the onion jam. It adds an unexpected but really pleasant sweetness to the overall flavor of the sandwich. The coleslaw is very refreshing. But of course, we have to talk about the brisket on here. It’s savory and tender, and delightfully fatty, which I think is excusable for a Reuben sandwich,” Hannah said through a big smile.

And the only way to wrap up a perfect Jewish deli experience is with a pickle-y palate cleanser.

“Just a great, tart, crunchy pickle,” Hannah said with satisfaction.

Rosenfeld’s Jewish Delicatessen

Rosenfeld’s Jewish Delicatessen is located at 923 Mt. Hermon Road, Salisbury, Md. You can call them at 443-739-0123. If you go to check it out, tell the team that you saw them on Foodie Friday.