Surely there are debates on best pastrami in NY, but this is the one I tried when I visited. Mouth watering goodness!
Katzenfutter sandwich?
If you’re the type of person to give their cat a $30 sandwhich, I’m afraid there’s a place in line reserved for you at the guillotine.
If they don’t have normal cat food, they shall just give the cat 30€ cat food instead!
For anyone not familiar- Katz Deli is a somewhat famous sandwich place in NYC. Their primary menu item is the pastrami on rye sandwich, and it’s like $20-$30. They slice the pastrami right in front of you, still warm.
I’ve only had it once but it was worth it.
30 dollars for a sandwich??? you could get a whole cow for that much here
It was worth it… Best pastrami I’ve ever had
Are they still popular as ever? When I visited in 2016 I was super impressed by the throughput their kitchen maintains.
Pastrami or Beef Tongue. I love a good deli sandwich.
It’s great if you don’t mind paying $25 for a sandwich
Y’all looking at that and thought it’s appetizing? 🤨
Try some of their sour pickles while there too.
Katz pastrami is some of the best, imo. I’m sure you can find a small Jewish deli that does a better one off the beaten path, but it’s hard to beat Katz!
I’m into brisket, and pastrami is no exception to that. I’ve had a lot of pastrami in my life and I’ve got to say that Katz is fucking killer.
I like to try to replicate things I really enjoy so that I can have it at home or fuse it with other food that I also enjoy. I spent months trying to replicate theirs and couldn’t do it. Unfortunately I think the issue by the 3rd batch was that I couldn’t smoke it at a low enough temperature to get 3 days of smoke on it.
I’m sad that I don’t make it up to NY very often anymore so I haven’t had it in a few years. I’m hoping to head up there next year.
I’m skeptical they actually smoke the meat for 3 days. my understanding is anything past 3-5 hours of smoke is not doing anything for flavor, and you’re better off just steaming or baking at that point. IIRC they do finish with steam even after whatever smoke process they have, which further leads me to believe they aren’t smoking for 3 days.
You’re probably right, but man I sure did try. And I’ve made pastrami since then using more traditional times. I make pretty ok pastrami, but there’s something in Katz’s that I just love.
they also don’t use brisket exactly, it’s a slightly different cut, called belly or plate. something like that. not very easy to get a hold of.
They’re using plate?!? That is harder to come by, but I have a source. I may give it another shot but it’s been so long that I’m not sure I could try to replicate it.
I just found out you can order their pastrami online. I may order a pound and try again. Thank you so much for the info! Now I have months worth of pastrami testing to do.
I didn’t go to Katz myself. So I can’t compare. I went to 2nd Ave Deli. The owner, a small Jewish guy, came over and chatted with me and my wife a few times, gave us free chocolate sodas, and it was the best pastrami I’ve ever eaten. Would highly recommend it if you want a more relaxing experience.
At this point why even bother with the bread?
Oh man a good deli rye really ties it together. U Gotta try a sandwich like this. Corned beef sky high will make your heart sing
That tingle in your left arm isn’t singing
the bread really ties the sandwich together.
That’s just like, uh, your opinion, man.
Shut the FUCK up, Donnie!
gods do I wish he would
would you like anything else with that?
Yes, a loaf of bread and some friends.
It’s like a cow with a cracker on either side.
You got banana bread?
GET THE FUCK OUT!!!
I’m not makin’ a banana bread, pastrami, cottage cheese sandwich!
Once you’ve had their pastrami you wouldn’t be sharing.
I could never eat all that. I tend to eat until I’m full then I stop. No need to stuff yourself so much you need a nap.
This place is known for both their price and portion size. I generally get two meals out of a single $30 sandwich.
Regardless of how popular the place is with tourists, it is still a classic.
And, bonus: if the line is too long you can just go to Russ and Daughters a block away and grab a pastrami lox bagel (see attached).
Russ and daughters is like stepping in a time machine and going back to the 30s/40s. Great place ! I just love the lower Eastside. Clinton st bakery, the imho even better Pause cafe. I really miss NYC
Russ & daughters is so good. I wish I had that bagel right now!
A sandwich for £22 is crazy. No matter how big it is. I could eat Monday to Friday for that.
To each their own and they do look lovely, I’m just not a food guy. I eat else I die is my relationship with food.
Check out what’s required to smoke and make brisket for pastrami.
It’s NYC. The most expensive place in the USA (besides San Francisco)
That’s true. I do wonder what the average price for a sandwich is in NYC. I’m also curious if London has sandwich’s priced like this.
I’m not sure. Major cities are absurdly expensive though. $30 for a sandwich is insane I agree. I’m just not surprised because it’s NYC ha.
$30 sandwich
WTF are you insane?!?!
It’s NYC.
A large steak sandwich that takes a full day to prepare. Yes.
If it took a full day to prepare it would cost $300, not $30
I didn’t downvote you but man: when you’re full, that’s a snack for later or tomorrow’s lunch.
I came a little
Close your app and pull it back up. You’ll come a bunch the second time
Can confirm.
25 bucks well spent. Love their pastrami. Reuben sandwich is also 🤤
There is no debate with the pastrami. It is the best
Oh man dude you’re making me want to take the train down
Idk man, but using different bread(this one really looks like the German “Kasseler” bread) would probably make it better. Kasseler is fine, but there are so much better bread variants.
Kasseler is best served with mashed potatoes and sauerkraut.
It’s rye bread with carraway.
Having never had kasseler bread, I can’t really comment on the similarities, but after googling around a little it’s probably in the same ballpark. These sort of deli sandwiches are usually served on (what we call in America anyway) “Jewish rye” bread. Just sort of a soft, light rye bread, often with caraway seeds in it (personally I tend to think of the seeds as sort of the defining feature of a Jewish rye) and I couldn’t find any mention of kasseler having caraway, but I also didn’t exactly do an exhaustive search for recipes.
Kasseler doesn’t contain seeds.
