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Is Blue Sky Deli Still Open? Best Thing I Ever Ate Update (New York, NY)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10 New York, New York

Current status

Open

As of October 2026, Blue Sky Deli is listed open on zippicks.com, reviewed by our team on September 15, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.

What the source shows: A ZipPicks review page updated August 2026 shows Blue Sky Deli (Hajji's) active at 2135 1st Ave with current menu and review content. How we decide a status →

What happened after Best Thing I Ever Ate?

Best Thing I Ever Ate featured Blue Sky Deli on its 'Best Meal Deal' episode, spotlighting the deli's well-known chopped cheese sandwich. Blue Sky Deli, widely known locally as Hajji's, is a bodega-style deli in East Harlem, New York, at 2135 1st Ave, according to a ZipPicks review page updated August 2026. That ZipPicks listing gives the deli an 8.6-out-of-10 rating and describes it as a neighborhood spot known for the chopped cheese sandwich. A Corner.inc place page and a Joe Coffee locations page both list the same 1st Avenue address for Blue Sky Deli (Hajji's), according to those sites.

An Instagram account under the handle @hajjis110 is associated with the deli, according to that account's profile. The sandwich shop sits at the corner of East 110th Street and 1st Avenue in the East Harlem neighborhood, according to a mywalkinmanhattan.com write-up of the location.

The episode Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 10

Episode 5
Air date not confirmed
Title: Best Meal Deal · What was featured: the deli's well-known chopped cheese sandwich from an East Harlem bodega

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Sources we checked 5 references

  1. zippicks.com https://zippicks.com/blue-sky-deli-hajjis-new-york-10029/
  2. corner.inc https://www.corner.inc/place/148598
  3. joe.coffee https://joe.coffee/locations/ny/new-york/blue-sky-deli-hajji-s-new-york/
  4. Instagram https://www.instagram.com/hajjis110/?hl=en
  5. mywalkinmanhattan.com https://mywalkinmanhattan.com/2019/10/07/the-blue-sky-deli-haijis-2135-1st-avenue-110th-street-nyc-ny-10029/
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