SeaCat
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About a mile down the road from me is a place calling itself a New York Deli. Until today I have never had the chance or the reason to stop in there.
Well this afternoon my wife and I walked down there for something to do. When we stepped inside we were greeted by some wonderful smells as well as the guy behind the counter saying hi. I returned the greeting and then checked out their menu board.
At first I thought I had stopped in the wrong place. While the sandwiches sounded appetizing, Reuben, Brisket, Pastrami, (both hot and cold) etc. the prices were a bit steep at $9.50 each.
I decided I had to get the Reuben though. It's been years since I had a good Reuben. My wife and I talked it over and because it was noon and the prices seemed a bit high we decided to just get one sandwich and split it. This turned out to be a good choice.
The guy behind the counter took our then got to work building his creation.
He started with a sheet of Butcher Paper he tore off a roll. On this he place two good sized slices of Rye. Next to them he stacked a bunch of slices of Swiss Cheese along with a bottle of Russian Dressing and a bowl of Kraut. (Hey where's the meat guy?)
Turning from this he grabbed a large piece of Corned Beef and placed it on the slicer which he adjusted. He wasn't cutting the meat he was shaving it. Every now and then he tossed the meat on his scale and only stopped when he had an impressive pile weighing no less than half a pound.
Then he truly got to work and I could see he was an artist. The first slice of bread topped with a bit of the meat. This was covered with a thin layer of Kraut, then a slice of Swiss and a dash of dressing. He continued this until the sandwich was finished and the pile of meat was artfully stacked on the slice of bread. The second slice of bread was added then the whole thing was slid into the oven for a bit to melt the cheese and toast the bread.
The sandwich was cut in half and placed on a plate with several slices of truly great Dill Pickle and a nice sized bowl of Slaw.
By the time we had finished eating the sandwich we were starting to get hooked on the place. Then I made the mistake of asking about the other sandwiches and was informed they had just as much thinly sliced meat on them. Okay I was hooked.
$9.50 for a half pound of meat on a sandwich?
Yeah I'll be going back there again.
Cat
Well this afternoon my wife and I walked down there for something to do. When we stepped inside we were greeted by some wonderful smells as well as the guy behind the counter saying hi. I returned the greeting and then checked out their menu board.
At first I thought I had stopped in the wrong place. While the sandwiches sounded appetizing, Reuben, Brisket, Pastrami, (both hot and cold) etc. the prices were a bit steep at $9.50 each.
I decided I had to get the Reuben though. It's been years since I had a good Reuben. My wife and I talked it over and because it was noon and the prices seemed a bit high we decided to just get one sandwich and split it. This turned out to be a good choice.
The guy behind the counter took our then got to work building his creation.
He started with a sheet of Butcher Paper he tore off a roll. On this he place two good sized slices of Rye. Next to them he stacked a bunch of slices of Swiss Cheese along with a bottle of Russian Dressing and a bowl of Kraut. (Hey where's the meat guy?)
Turning from this he grabbed a large piece of Corned Beef and placed it on the slicer which he adjusted. He wasn't cutting the meat he was shaving it. Every now and then he tossed the meat on his scale and only stopped when he had an impressive pile weighing no less than half a pound.
Then he truly got to work and I could see he was an artist. The first slice of bread topped with a bit of the meat. This was covered with a thin layer of Kraut, then a slice of Swiss and a dash of dressing. He continued this until the sandwich was finished and the pile of meat was artfully stacked on the slice of bread. The second slice of bread was added then the whole thing was slid into the oven for a bit to melt the cheese and toast the bread.
The sandwich was cut in half and placed on a plate with several slices of truly great Dill Pickle and a nice sized bowl of Slaw.
By the time we had finished eating the sandwich we were starting to get hooked on the place. Then I made the mistake of asking about the other sandwiches and was informed they had just as much thinly sliced meat on them. Okay I was hooked.
$9.50 for a half pound of meat on a sandwich?
Yeah I'll be going back there again.
Cat
