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Ellen B.
November 13, 2017
Nobody is mentioning the kishke? Ok, then, more for me! I love Katz's kishke! And pretty much everything else as well.
cookinginvictoria
October 4, 2013
Oh, I so miss Katz's (and Russ and Daughters)! There is nothing like an authentic New York-style deli and sadly none exist where I now live. I too am in the pastrami and rye camp (with a half-sour pickle, please), but I think that next time I am dining at Katz's, I may have to try their blintzes!
Joseph C.
October 4, 2013
So many people are partial to the pastrami on rye. And why not? But what's wrong, I might ask, with pastrami on club, already?
lisa M.
October 3, 2013
My favorite would have to be Katz's Pastrami in rye with mustard, Dr. Brown's cream soda, order of fries, kishke and maybe some kasha varnishkas. If I were on death row and asked what do I want for my last meal..... THIS IS IT..... oh yeah, a side of sour pickles!!!!!
Jackie
October 3, 2013
Pastrami on rye with bowl of pickles and a bottle of Dr. Browns. This shared with a great group of friends...
KosherInDetroit
October 3, 2013
In my meat-eating days, hot corned beef (on rye) with a cel-ray. Now, I'm content with the pickles
Sofia H.
October 3, 2013
Pastrami on rye, half sour pickle and an order of fries!!!! Being a New Yorker married an Upstate NY native (Syracuse) loved Katz's deli make it a must stop every time we visit NYC!
lnp
October 3, 2013
The pastrami. The pastrami. The pastrami. I was a vegetarian for 6 years. Twice each year I'd wake up in the morning, turn to my boyfriend and say, I NEED A PASTRAMI SANDWICH. He'd reply I'll meet you at Katz' after work. I'd take two bites. Sigh like I'd been given a key to heaven and pass my sandwich to him. He'd eat mine and his. When I stopped being a vegetarian. A Katz' pastrami on rye with only half the meat and lots of mustard was my first stop. I didn't even bother to go to work or take my boyfriend with me.
Dixie L.
October 3, 2013
Every time we go to NYC we always end up @ Katz as a last dinner in NYC!!! Love it. My fav is always the pastrami on rye of course..... dame now I'm wanting some :(
bree F.
October 3, 2013
It's a little un-kosher (get it?), but I love pastrami on a good soft kaiser roll, spicy mustard, and extra pickles on the side.
BurgeoningBaker
October 2, 2013
I do like the traditional pastrami on rye, BUT living in a place that is without any semblance of NY Style Deli. I can't be picky. I'll get knishes, chopped liver, matzo ball soup, tongue and rye bread. I really can't pick just one thing which makes it hard when my in-laws in NY are like.. hurry up and order already...
Nancy R.
October 2, 2013
Pastrami on Rye. The only place to get a good Pastrami Sandwich is at a Deli!
Hgranger
October 2, 2013
Vivid childhood memory, age three or four in Queens. Deli lunch with Grandpa. Hebrew national hotdog, Cel-ray soda and he gave me his pickle.
tony
October 2, 2013
Wow im a native new yorker and I was just 4 when my mother tool me to Katz her favorite,and now mine and my family.she introduced me to my first pastrami sandwich, on rye with mustard. Oh and you can't forget the homade pickles. I'm 46 now and live in F.L. for the last 7 years. And I've been to my share of deli's and let me tell you no one has come close. I have a son now. He's 4. When he was 3 he had his first pastrami sand and of course it was from Katz's. A tradition now for us. We love you guys. The Hernandez Family!!!
Nathalie
October 2, 2013
If only there were a real deli close to me. But I would happily order latkes or blintzes! Or knishes - I love knishes!
Sonia T.
October 2, 2013
The thought of a perfectly built hot Ruben is currently making me smack my lips...which sort of sucks because it's 7am.
nogaga
October 2, 2013
Liverwurst and pastrami sandwich, with caramelized onions, mustard and a little greenery on top. Every single time.
Sarah
October 2, 2013
Roast beef sandwich with spicy mustard and a side of potato salad — or a pumpernickel bagel with veggie schmear in the morning with a coffee
Izzy
October 2, 2013
I am all about Katz's reuben. But besides Katz's, I really love Barney Greengrass and their assorted smoked fish. Smoked nova salmon on a toasted everything bagel with cream cheese, tomato and onion! The best.
amysarah
October 2, 2013
Corned beef (not too lean) on rye, with lots of deli mustard and a Dr. Brown's cream soda. As good as the best fancy wine/food pairing, I tell you. Growing up, we'd occasionally go to Katz's, and I'd eat hot dogs. 'Send a salami to your boy in the army' never ceased to make me giggle.
kumalavula
October 2, 2013
growing up in l.a. meant langers or canters. living in the pacific nw as an adult means living without some of that comfort food that I took for granted as a child. there's nothing like a good plate of blintzes or a small tray of kosher dill pickles brought to the table to nosh on before the mile high corn beef or Reuben's on rye show up. oy vey, I might start drooling at the thought!
KimmyV
October 1, 2013
Never been to Katz, but seaport deli on Long Island serves amazing rice pudding that I could eat everyday. I miss ny!
Reesa B.
October 1, 2013
I have to travel almost an hour to get a good corned beef on rye with mustard.
mbergner
October 1, 2013
I grew up going to Katz's on weekends. Corned beef with tongue on rye with coleslaw and mustard..
sexyLAMBCHOPx
October 1, 2013
Beef Salami on rye bread (slightly toasted) with deli mustard and ketchup, potato pancakes, with ketchup and as many sour pickles I can snag!
pierino
October 1, 2013
Despite the bedlam inside the doors I love this place. And of course I love Russ & Daughters and Jonah Schimmel too. Some half awake user her described these places as "tourist traps". Huh!! Not in Soho. For tourist trap you have to go up town to Carnegie Deli.
Robin
October 1, 2013
Eggs, lox & onions - I went to Katz's for the first time almost 4 years ago with a native New York friend. I was going through a difficult time and he doled out some sage advice while we noshed on ELO. It has become a favorite of mine that I just can't seem to find in the south. Katz's will always hold a special place in my heart.
grosenb562
October 1, 2013
sauerkrautya, Brent's is the best here in So Ca. I like to order lox and bagels or roast beef with thousand island dressing and cole slaw on rye with French fries. Or pastrami with mustard on rye too!
dmedesha
October 1, 2013
Corned beef! Well, I might go for pastrami. Then, if I can get away with it, corned beef, and pastrami, on Russian rye, with mustard. Now I'm hungry.
Cher
October 1, 2013
I'm partial to livestock- can't resist a good bowl of chicken noodle soup and a corned beef sandwich.
Kdrusnak
October 1, 2013
People certainly do leave with smiles on their faces; and they don't have to "fake it."
Kdrusnak
October 1, 2013
Pastrami on rye with lots of mustard.....pickles,pickles,pickles...cole slaw...and an egg cream! YUM!
alygator
October 1, 2013
I have been several times and always have ordered the same thing - pastrami on rye with mustard, a side of fries and a Dr. Brown's cream soda!
Bridgetd42
October 1, 2013
I'd have to say the hot pastrami sandwiches at Katz's will always be a cherished part of my college memories, but I always thought the sizzly hot fries there are seriously magical, too.
Stellar O.
October 1, 2013
Definitely, hot pastrami... but if i win the book, I will come to Katz's and order blintzes!
lara@goodcookdoris
October 1, 2013
Love to get corned beef on marble rye, but lately have discovered that I've been missing out on pastrami all these years!
sauerkrautya
October 1, 2013
Cheese blintzes. Or, if I'm at Brent's in LA (go-to deli on the West Coast), definitely will order the Black Pastrami Reuben and proceed to survive on it alone for the next two days.
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