Best deli in NYC. Absurdly expensive, and it gets super packed - but nothing beats that Pastrami Sandwich!

One of the best pastrami places in the city rival and Katz deli some people even like this place better than cats is because of the high quality of bread. It is a small area. It's a sit down counter. It's a little bit expensive that's expected at a small establishment in New York. Overall very good items and you can also get chicken tenders here which I think it's just something that's a little bit funny

Tiny deli with 6 tables. Delicious pastrami sandwich, and a small spear of chopped liver, wish was bigger but I did order an appetizer. Find out school experience. Surface was pretty good considering it was the day before Holiday Inn very busy.

I think there are two main things to consider when deciding what to order here: are you in it for the pastrami or something else? If you're in it for something else, this place is probably not worth it. The seating area is tiny (re-iterating many other reviews) and even if you nab a spot like we did, you'll be fighting people walking by your table on the way to the bathroom or around your table. The matzo ball soup was fine, the kreplachs that we ordered (two of them) were also fine (didn't realize they would come in soup), and the meat knish was enormous. The latter was almost too much meat. The knish could have easily been half a portion, but the meatiness of it needs some sort of vehicle like Russian dressing, mayo, etc. Let's move on to the famous pastrami sandwich. The meat was amazing-probably the best pastrami I've ever had. So tender, tears apart, and juicy. But it's not so much of a portion. It comes with Russian dressing and you'll want to add some of the house mustard (the yellow bottle actually has some good mustard). While so tasty, it's hard to justify the price of $25 (the predominant review I've seen). The pickles though-excellent (both). In the end, we spent much more money for lunch than we anticipated and I'm not totally sure why.

For $25 Hot Pastrami sandwich I was flabbergasted to get such a small sandwich. However, The pastrami was very good - so thinly sliced, tender, melt-in-your-mouth. I did enjoy it. And the 2 kinds of pickles, which I like the classic better. But For $25? Not sure it's worth it again. Maybe to get meat by the pound. We also got a meat knish $10 which was also a very good mishmash of assorted meats. Glad I finally got to try this place once. Not sure if I would come back.

This location has limited seating but is clearly a crowd favorite. I stopped by because I love pastrami and the reviews said so did Anthony Bordain. The pastrami sandwiches are approx. $24 but to be fair they are massive. I went for the half sandwich and half matze ball soup, which I poured into a bowl since I ordered takeout. Excellent soup, came with one large matzo ball. I particularly enjoyed the half loaf of rye bread which I proceeded to dip in the soup and the mustard packets. Not a fan of pickles but the lady in front of me ordered 6 extra ones so I am sure they're excellent. Overall, the sandwich was tasty and the meat was plentiful. It only took a few minutes waiting. I don't know that I would order their knishes or some of their other items not because they don't look good but because they pricey even for the neighborhood! $9 for a knish is outrageous. But if you're looking for a real NYC experience it's worth the wait for a table.