The Classic Deli & Ice Cream Shoppe

08/20/2026

Late night roll-out and pre-bake for tomorrow’s fresh batch of cream pies!

Enjoy the show then enjoy the pies tomorrow.

08/16/2026

Great Trip!
Made it back with more brain space, more energy and more teeth!

It really is comforting to feel everyone’s support, so, Thank you all again for being accommodating to this little break!

What’s on the menu this week?
Let’s break it down…

All week until gone:
Goulash, Salmon, Liver, Pizza Burger,

Soups: Loaded Potato or Chili

Sides: Potato Salad, Mac Salad, Cole Slaw, Baked Beans, Cottage Cheese, Tuna Salad, Oreo Fluff American Fries, Party Potatoes

Pies: Apple, Banana, Chocolate, Coconut, Lemon, Peach, Peanut Butter, Pecan, Strawberry

SPECIALS:
Tuesday 8/18
Tuna melt w/side
BLT w/side
Loaded chicken quesadilla
Sloppy joes

Wednesday 8/19
Baby Back Ribs w/side
Spinach Salad w/drink
Soup & Salad combo w/drink

Thursday 8/20
Chicken Penne
Italian Stallion w/side

Friday 8/21
Baby Back ribs w/side
Walleye dinner
Strawberry Chicken Salad w/drink
Prime Rib @4:30

Saturday 8/22
Cinnamon Rolls
Biscuits and Gravy
Hot turkey or turkey dinner

We are all excited to see everyone again soon!

The Classic Deli
120 Jackson Street
Brooklyn, IA 52211
(641)522-3121

08/10/2026

Just a quick reminder about how amazing our customers are! We truly appreciate each and every one of you. Thank you for giving my crew and me a well-deserved break!

We’ll reopen on Tuesday, the 18th. I’m already missing you all, and by the end of the week, I can’t wait to see your friendly faces and make some happy tummies!

P.S. It’s around 110 degrees here in Yuma, but the low humidity makes it bearable. 😅 Dental work starts tomorrow!

08/03/2026

First… I have to thank all the staff that helped out while The Wall That Heals was in town. I don’t want to know how this place would function without Melissa… She pulled major overtime and even wrangled her two amazing daughters to come to the rescue. Abby, Jordan, Doris, Gabby, Meredith and Kat were all tested and showed such amazing patience and focus. The gratitude I have for getting to work with these incredible ladies grew exponentially this last week. Linda was vigilant about keeping the dishes down and we even had a rescue dish team on Saturday (the busiest day) Richard & Jaden!!!! You both rocked and saved us all that night! Thank you.
Thank you all!!

That being said I’m lucky the team is coming back this week… it was almost a mutiny, but I assured the team, a week off is coming and it starts this Saturday 8/8. So we will have the following menu…

All week: Liver and Onions, grilled Salmon, Goulash, Tuna Salad

Soups: Chili, loaded potato
Pies: Peach, Cherry, Coconut, Banana, Lemon, Strawberry, Mixed Berry, Pecan, Mint Chocolate, and more

Tuesday 8/4
Pork Street Tacos w/side
Soup and salad w/drink
Tuna Melt w/side

Wednesday 8/5
Chicken quarters
Italian Stallion w/side

Thursday 8/6
Sloppy joes w/side
Jack of Clubs w/side

Friday 8/7
Meatloaf
Muffuletta w/side
Prime rib @ 4:30

Saturday 8/8
CLOSED - WILL REOPEN 8/18

I will keep everyone posted on the air date for Iowa PBS’ Iowa Road Trip as soon as I know.

The Classic Deli
120 Jackson Street
Brooklyn Ia., 52211
641.522.3121

08/02/2026

Pre-making/baking pie shells…

07/28/2026

In case you haven’t heard… The wall arrives today and will be on display here in Brooklyn on Thursday for the rest of the week!

Visit The Wall That Heals in Brooklyn, Iowa, July 30 through August 2, 2026. Free admission. Honor veterans and experience this powerful memorial.

07/27/2026

Happy Monday everyone!
The menu this week is as follows…

Tuesday 7/28
Baby back rib tacos w/side
Fried fish sandwich w/side
Chef salad w/drink

Wednesday 7/29
Baby back ribs w/side
Ham balls
Spinach salad w/drink

Thursday 7/30
THE WALL THAT HEALS
OPEN THRU 8/2
Baby back ribs w/side
Ham balls
Strawberry chicken salad w/drink

Friday 7/31
Baby back ribs w/side
Walleye
Prime rib @4:30
Oriental chicken salad w/drink

Saturday 8/1
AM cinnamon rolls and biscuits and gravy.
Pizza burger w/side
Chicken Caesar w/drink

All week long we will be serving goulash, salmon, tuna salad, and the ever popular Liver and Onions.

Soups: New England clam chowder or chili

Pies include : apple, banana, cherry, chocolate, coconut, key lime, lemon, peanut butter, pecan , Strawberry, and more as we cycle through these.

Have a great week!

The Classic Deli
120 Jackson Street
Brooklyn Ia., 52211
(641)522-3121

07/26/2026

Two really great pieces of news to share… Thanks to all of you that voted for The Classic Deli, we were officially nominated and in the running for Best Tenderloin in Iowa! We’ve been nominated 4 years out of 7 except this time I was informed in person last night! Thats never happened.

The other great news is we were reached out to by PBS to be featured on their Iowa Road Trip segment.

So grateful for the crazy awesome humans that contribute and help make this place Wonderful! They care and it shows on many levels in many ways and cannot be replaced!

Thank you for your support!

Woohoo!

07/24/2026

I forgot to put walleye on our menu this week. We have it today…😁 The Baby backs are going to fall off the bone right around 11:30!

I also made fresh peach, strawberry rhubarb, coconut, chocolate and sour cream raisin.

Prime rib at 4:30.

We look forward to serving you!

The Classic Deli
120 Jackson Street
Brooklyn, Iowa 52211

(641)522-3121