Is Harold's New York Deli Restaurant Still Open? (Edison, NJ)

Best Thing I Ever Ate, Season 11, Episode 11

"Best Thing I Ever Ate" episode "Stretchy Pants Required" featured Harold's Famous Deli, a New York-style delicatessen in Edison, New Jersey, tracing its roots to the Claremont Diner and Carnegie Deli and known for sandwiches sized to feed two or more people. The deli operates at 3050 Woodbridge Avenue. A 2026-09-08 check of the business's website (haroldsfamousdeli.com) found the site live with a 2026 copyright notice and 2026 references in the page text, plus a working online-ordering link and full navigation for the menu, catering, and location pages. The site currently brands the business "Harold's Famous Deli," while the episode record on file names it "Harold's New York Deli Restaurant" — the same Edison location under an updated name.

Man v. Food, Season 2, Episode 19 Aired December 9, 2009

Harold's New York Deli Restaurant was featured on the show's New Jersey episode that aired 2009-12-09, spotlighting owner Harold Jaffe's oversized deli platters and family-style portions, along with the restaurant's 'World's Largest Pickle Bar.' The restaurant combines recipes and traditions from New York's Carnegie Deli, where Jaffe once worked, with those of the Claremont Diner, according to the business's own website. Although the show's episode listed the restaurant under New Brunswick, New Jersey, its address is in neighboring Edison, New Jersey. According to the restaurant's website, checked 2026-09-08, the site lists a current menu, catering information, and location details, and a Yelp listing for the same 1173 King Georges Post Rd address, updated 2026-09, shows more than 2,200 photos and nearly 1,500 reviews.