Burgers, Delis & Casual

New Jersey Grocery & Deli

Greater Fort Lauderdale · Oakland Park
Locally Owned

About

New Jersey Grocery & Deli brings an unusual and genuinely appealing combination to its corner of Oakland Park, pairing classic Cuban sandwiches with Uruguayan fare like chivitos, a hearty steak sandwich piled with toppings that is not something most delis in the area attempt. That specific pairing, Cuban and Uruguayan sandwich traditions under one roof, suggests ownership with genuine roots in both culinary traditions, and it gives the deli a distinct identity beyond a generic corner grocery.

Customer feedback highlights fresh-made sandwiches as the deli’s core strength, exactly what you would hope for from a business built around a grocery-and-deli combination rather than a purely prepackaged convenience store model. That combination of grocery and deli service means the business likely serves double duty for the neighborhood, a stop for everyday grocery items as well as a made-to-order lunch spot.

The deli keeps genuinely long hours across the full week, opening as early as 6 AM on weekdays and staying open into the early evening on most days, with a later Sunday schedule running from 7 AM to 2 PM. That kind of full-week, long-hours schedule is typical of a neighborhood grocery-deli that serves as a real daily resource for the surrounding community rather than a business with a narrow, lunch-only window.

It is important to flag two specific limitations with this listing. First, the Census Bureau’s geocoding service matched this business to a different address, 190 NW 44th Street rather than the NE 44th Street address listed in the business directory, a directional discrepancy that could reflect either a data error somewhere in the chain or genuine ambiguity about the deli’s exact location. In keeping with a strict policy against guessing at location data when a clean match cannot be confirmed, coordinates have been left blank here rather than assigned based on an uncertain match. Second, while a Facebook page appears to exist for this business, it could not be independently accessed to verify its content due to access restrictions on the platform. Given both of these gaps, this listing should be treated as a solid lead worth checking out in person rather than a fully verified entry, and anyone planning a visit should confirm the exact address and current hours directly.

A grocery and deli combination business serving two distinct sandwich traditions under one roof reflects the kind of genuine culinary diversity found throughout Oakland Park’s residential neighborhoods, well beyond the more heavily marketed restaurant corridors. For anyone in the area craving a proper Cuban sandwich or curious to try a Uruguayan chivito for the first time, this deli is worth seeking out directly, even with the specific verification gaps noted above.