Okay...I know this will start a war because it is very subjective and New Yorkers have hard core opinions on such matters.
But I'm taking my grandson to NYC in a couple of months to a Yankee game and promised to get him a NYC Pastrami sandwich. And I want it to blow him away. He's 16 and eats like a horse so it's not like he's a 5-yr old that can barely get through a hamburg. So not only very tasty (ie., lean, perfectly cooked, not fatty), but also stacked tall.
Let the battle begin
Copious amounts of meat with an insufficient amount of bread to maintain structural integrity, that's a good sandwich.
Yeah, was not impressed. Pricey and average quality. Izzy's up the street is immensely better(value and quality).
Gotta think outside the box when it comes to wanting the best, no?
Gidie, to be fair to Stan, Langer's makes a VERY GOOD pastrami sammich. Katz has the slightly better pastrami IMO, but Langer's has a better Rye that is double baked. If you combined the two, you'd have the perfect sandwich.
I know, I know, but except for the location part I nailed it, no? :)
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Katz overrated
Second Avenue Deli is best
there are a few locations now .. i prefer the one on 33rd street and 2nd ave
Second Avenue Deli is most overrated deli I have ever been to. Their pastrami can be bad at almost any Jewish deli in tri state area. Katz is one of the few places that lives up to hype. Bestpastrami I have ever had. It is unreal and is not even close to replicated anywhere I have ever been. Mendy's is also good, nowhere near Katz but if you are in Murray Hill go there instead of Second Ave Deli
Disagree completely. I am in the camp that prefers 2nd Ave to Katz's and I don't think it's close.
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the image I got said Katz...maybe it's bullshit. They don't look the same. Whatever, Katz is great but I haven't been there in years.
Your picture looks more accurate. Re shelovesnycsports's pic, the bread is too thick and the meat too thinly sliced to be Katz's. Humans arent slicing pastrami that thin.
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Sounds to me like I MUST check out Katz for both the city experience as well as an iconic meal. I don't get down to the city as often as I used to and only get there every other year or so - usually to catch an international flight out of JFK. But if I go to Katz, I now have a benchmark for which to compare other places when I do get down that way.
So, Katz it is
Sounds to me like I MUST check out Katz for both the city experience as well as an iconic meal. I don't get down to the city as often as I used to and only get there every other year or so - usually to catch an international flight out of JFK. But if I go to Katz, I now have a benchmark for which to compare other places when I do get down that way.
So, Katz it is
Why are you surprised? The best hot pastrami on rye question is akin to the gas grill question; when there is a clear winner you get a clear answer: Katz's and weber respectively!
Now that Carnegie is gone, Katz is the best in NY, but Langer's LA is better than both of them.
Very few spots make a good reuben and i'll opt out and go for the rachel.
I've actually eaten there a couple of times and loved it. However, over the years people have convinced me that I was missing out on better Pastrami. Actually, Ben's is the only place I know from a personal perspective
Katz's is self-service - I don't believe they monitor sharing
If mustard ... what kind exactly?
of course not ketchup or cheese, I was only thinking about mustard ... but Russian ... this may require an investigation! :-)
I was right. As usual.
This time of year I always make "cheater" pastrami out of corned beef on sale for St. Patrick's. Obviously a DIY from scratch will be better (and more customizable), but considering the ease and what you can find on sale, the results are pretty damn good.
http://grilling24x7.com/cheater-pastrami/ - ( New Window )
I was right. As usual.
Unfortunately, you bungled that one. Langer's is the best...
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the image I got said Katz...maybe it's bullshit. They don't look the same. Whatever, Katz is great but I haven't been there in years.
Your picture looks more accurate. Re shelovesnycsports's pic, the bread is too thick and the meat too thinly sliced to be Katz's. Humans arent slicing pastrami that thin.
Here is the link to the article and the photo. LINK - ( New Window )
Did you read the article? The author even said that they forgot to take a picture of the pastrami sandwich and threw in a stock photo instead.
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the image I got said Katz...maybe it's bullshit. They don't look the same. Whatever, Katz is great but I haven't been there in years.
Your picture looks more accurate. Re shelovesnycsports's pic, the bread is too thick and the meat too thinly sliced to be Katz's. Humans arent slicing pastrami that thin.
Here is the link to the article and the photo. LINK - ( New Window )
Dont care what the article says. I know it is an absolute certainty that the picture you posted is not of a Katz sandwich. Katz sandwiches are hand carved, while the picture you posted is of machine cut pastrami. If you dont know on sight that the picture you posted is not a Katz sandwich, you shouldnt be voting for Katz's on this thread.
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This time of year I always make "cheater" pastrami out of corned beef on sale for St. Patrick's. Obviously a DIY from scratch will be better (and more customizable), but considering the ease and what you can find on sale, the results are pretty damn good. http://grilling24x7.com/cheater-pastrami/ - ( New Window )
So you tried this recipe. Did you alter it at all. Seems like a lot of pepper. Should I ecpect anything close to N.Y. style jewish pastrami?
Please note that have weird hours:
Monday – Saturday, 8AM – 4PM
Closed Sundays and select holidays
Yeah, doesn't sound very Jewish, lol. I go to Israel every few years and everything shuts down on Saturdays and Sundays are some of the busiest days of the week and everyone is on the move
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In comment 13410990 djm said:
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the image I got said Katz...maybe it's bullshit. They don't look the same. Whatever, Katz is great but I haven't been there in years.
Your picture looks more accurate. Re shelovesnycsports's pic, the bread is too thick and the meat too thinly sliced to be Katz's. Humans arent slicing pastrami that thin.
Here is the link to the article and the photo. LINK - ( New Window )
Dont care what the article says. I know it is an absolute certainty that the picture you posted is not of a Katz sandwich. Katz sandwiches are hand carved, while the picture you posted is of machine cut pastrami. If you dont know on sight that the picture you posted is not a Katz sandwich, you shouldnt be voting for Katz's on this thread.
Maybe since its a PR picture someone used a slicer, it doesn't mean its not Katz product.. Also who died and made you the Katz slicing expert? So you decide who votes on a sandwich thread? bite me.
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Seriously, looking at that link, the pastrami looks wonderful but those are some freaking thick sandwiches. I would need to take out at least half of the pastrami before eating the sandwich.
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the image I got said Katz...maybe it's bullshit. They don't look the same. Whatever, Katz is great but I haven't been there in years.
Your picture looks more accurate. Re shelovesnycsports's pic, the bread is too thick and the meat too thinly sliced to be Katz's. Humans arent slicing pastrami that thin.
Here is the link to the article and the photo. LINK - ( New Window )
Dont care what the article says. I know it is an absolute certainty that the picture you posted is not of a Katz sandwich. Katz sandwiches are hand carved, while the picture you posted is of machine cut pastrami. If you dont know on sight that the picture you posted is not a Katz sandwich, you shouldnt be voting for Katz's on this thread.
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the image I got said Katz...maybe it's bullshit. They don't look the same. Whatever, Katz is great but I haven't been there in years.
Your picture looks more accurate. Re shelovesnycsports's pic, the bread is too thick and the meat too thinly sliced to be Katz's. Humans arent slicing pastrami that thin.
Here is the link to the article and the photo. LINK - ( New Window )
Dont care what the article says. I know it is an absolute certainty that the picture you posted is not of a Katz sandwich. Katz sandwiches are hand carved, while the picture you posted is of machine cut pastrami. If you dont know on sight that the picture you posted is not a Katz sandwich, you shouldnt be voting for Katz's on this thread.
I noticed the same thing yesterday, but didn't comment on it. That is most definitely NOT a Katz' sandwich.
Seriously, looking at that link, the pastrami looks wonderful but those are some freaking thick sandwiches. I would need to take out at least half of the pastrami before eating the sandwich.
I might be the only one on the thread, but I don't think that Katz uses too much meat in their sandwiches.
Not a cardiologist approved amount of meat, mind you - but not so much that a hungry person who can take down a fair amount of food could consume in one sitting.
There is an anomaly in the way they make the sandwich in that the meat is stacked toward the center where they cut it, and it tapers downward. If you were to even it out, you'd get a solid 2" of pastrami, but not so much that you're guaranteed to leave some unfinished.
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Food fight!
Seriously, looking at that link, the pastrami looks wonderful but those are some freaking thick sandwiches. I would need to take out at least half of the pastrami before eating the sandwich.
I might be the only one on the thread, but I don't think that Katz uses too much meat in their sandwiches.
Not a cardiologist approved amount of meat, mind you - but not so much that a hungry person who can take down a fair amount of food could consume in one sitting.
There is an anomaly in the way they make the sandwich in that the meat is stacked toward the center where they cut it, and it tapers downward. If you were to even it out, you'd get a solid 2" of pastrami, but not so much that you're guaranteed to leave some unfinished.
ah ... now I'm hungry for some pastrami!