Katz's Delicatessan in NYC - World's Best Pastrami

Discussion in 'New York Area' started by gleff, Feb 6, 2011.

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    Mary2e Silver Member

    Old age must be catching up to Dov...

    It was a Kosher Salami sandwich.

    I'd never waste perfectly good pastrami on him.
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    Dovster Gold Member

    I think it caught up with me about 15 years ago.
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    Canarsie Silver Member

    Is Old age a milepoint.com member?

    If so, why would he or she catch up with the Dovster?

    Did you mean to say catch up or ketchup on that salami sandwich?

    Anyway, back to the topic of this discussion...

    I prefer spicy brown mustard on my pastrami sandwich on authentic New York rye bread. As I mentioned earlier, I like my pastrami extra-lean despite what some pastrami aficionados recommend. For side dishes, I prefer either a potato knish — round or square — or a potato latke, both sour and half-sour pickles, and a Dr. Brown’s cream soda.

    Now that is a meal, and I wish I could have this particular meal right now. Oh well — I will have to wait until I am in New York in April...
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    Analise Silver Member

    These pictures of Katz's. Pastrami is calling!
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    Dovster Gold Member

    Katz's is not kosher, so as a good Episcopalian you are not allowed to eat there.
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    Analise Silver Member

    ...unless you take me?
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    Dovster Gold Member

    I have offered to take you many times, but you always refused -- babbling something about "fidelity". [IMG]
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    lisamcgu Gold Member

    Was just at Juniors Deli in LA on Saturday. The pastrami sandwich on the plate next to me looked good, but I am known as the Matzo Ball Queen in my family, so that is what I always get. Note - the soup starts at 8.95 but its only an extra dollar something for an extra matzo ball and they are giant!
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    Canarsie Silver Member

    Are they the type that are so light they float in the air or are they dense enough that if you threw one at someone it would give them a concussion?
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    lisamcgu Gold Member

    Concussion :D
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    Canarsie Silver Member

    That is the correct answer.
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    gleff Co-founder

    Definitely! Density is key.
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    Canarsie Silver Member

    “Spoon-benders” deserve extra credit.
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    lisamcgu Gold Member

    Did I mention that Juniors is very close to LAX. Anyone flying in that craves deli should have no problem getting me to meet there. The cookies too ... not totally sugar-laden, but with lots of butter, and sprinkled with round colorful confetti on top. My granpa used to buy those for us, and on Saturday my sister bought some and gave half a dozen of them to my daughter. The bakery there is huge and brilliant :D
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    jbcarioca Gold Member

    This needs two major changes to qualify for me:

    1) make it potato salad;
    2) make it Dr. Brown's diet black cherry soda.

    Then there is the question of where. I can think of several, but when Mrs. jb was at the Art Students League we used to frequent Stage. It has not quite kept up with change, nor, may I add, has Katz.
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    Dovster Gold Member

    Does this Juniors offer an ice cream dish called "The Kitchen Sink"?
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    Canarsie Silver Member

    Those changes would be fine with me, as long as it is real authentic New York potato salad.
    You are thinking of Jahn’s, aren’t you?
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    jbcarioca Gold Member

    Would it have Dr. Brown's if it weren't?
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    Canarsie Silver Member

    [IMG]
    Dr. Brown’s is absolutely quintessential to a meal which involves a real New York pastrami sandwich.
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    Dovster Gold Member

    Ah, yes. Senility strikes again!
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    jbcarioca Gold Member

    These images deserve many, many, many likes. I have checked cases and cases of the stuff including the horrendous celery glop, to nostalgic New Yorkers around the world.
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    Skyvillager Silver Member

    How dare you insult Your Pulchritudinous Self?!
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    Dovster Gold Member

    It was an act of kindness. I was saving Cholula and Canarsie the trouble.
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    Canarsie Silver Member

    ...and the diet versions do not count, in my opinion.
    It is never any trouble to insult you, Dovster.

    In fact, it is rather quite easy...
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    jbcarioca Gold Member

    It is so difficult when half of your dual topic post is obviously correct but in the other part you denigrate the Aspartame revolution. For shame! The Diet versions do count!! And, I might add, consumers of such have the power to bestow likes.
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