deli near Tenement Museum
Jun 3rd, 2010, 12:54 PM
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thanks alot--we're staying at 53rd and 3rd so hopping a train to 2nd ave should be a breeze--cant wait.This is a birthday trip for me, 65, so being able to do alot of the things i did when i lived in NYC should be fun.The highlight will be the Spirit Cruis on July 4th, but Katz's will be a close second im sure
Jun 3rd, 2010, 02:07 PM
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2nd Avenue is kosher but not glatt. Whatever they call themselves, (I personally do not care!) I owe my recovery from a horrible bronchial infection last winter to many quarts of their chicken in a pot. I love that place!
Jun 3rd, 2010, 07:48 PM
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I think 2nd Ave Deli is the best overall deli in the city, even though the pastrami at Katz's is better. I am just pointing one that they do not fully comply with the arcane rules of keeping kosher.
Jun 4th, 2010, 04:17 AM
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Katz is the bomb.
I still recall the first of many pastrami sandwiches there; it was an epiphany for me! If all pastrami was like Katz's, it would replace hamburgers as the national sandwich!
Tip the counterman! Enjoy the experience (and do it early and often!)
I still recall the first of many pastrami sandwiches there; it was an epiphany for me! If all pastrami was like Katz's, it would replace hamburgers as the national sandwich!
Tip the counterman! Enjoy the experience (and do it early and often!)
Jun 4th, 2010, 08:26 AM
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bb, we've stayed at the Courtyard too. We thought it was excellent -- huge rooms by NYC standards, and we love the location (easy access to the subway, central, Duane Reade right downstairs, etc.)
Jun 17th, 2010, 08:26 AM
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Just a few years back I did the Tenement Museum and then hiked over to THE deli and was by myself and did it all just fine!!!
First of all the Museum is amazing....and a total fantastic experience. By the time I arrived for my pastrami I was starving and the sandwich was great!!!!!
The place was not at all crowded on the day I was there...lots and lots of empty tables...including THE table....but I chose not to sit there!!
Anyway enjoy your entire day and food.....
First of all the Museum is amazing....and a total fantastic experience. By the time I arrived for my pastrami I was starving and the sandwich was great!!!!!
The place was not at all crowded on the day I was there...lots and lots of empty tables...including THE table....but I chose not to sit there!!
Anyway enjoy your entire day and food.....
Jul 2nd, 2010, 11:39 AM
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went today--it was very crowded but got lasttable along the wall--excellent service.Pastrami was lean and very tasy, beer was exellent, wifes chicken soup in credibel, and our chocolate egg creams were very goodThanks forall the excelent advice--BTW, the tenement museum nearby was well worth it
Feb 19th, 2012, 08:50 AM
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This post is almost two years old. Any implication that Katz's is not a 'tourist' restaurant is now outdated. I was walking by last Saturday - a non holiday weekend in February - at 11:30 - and there was a wait just to get inside. It looked like mostly tourists to me. That doesn't mean the food isn't good, just that it is firmly on the tourist map. In fact if you google delis in NY the first three are Katz's , Carnegie, and 2nd Ave. There really are many other deli's with good food in NY. Google it and note some addresses in the area you are going to be in.
Feb 19th, 2012, 10:09 AM
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Well, the last time I was at Katz's -- about 7 months ago, it was also very crowded, but nearly a third were dressed as New York cops and fireman. Do tourists put on costume uniforms? People who think that in a city like New York, there won't be thousands of tourists who have found ANY good place, just isn't in touch with reality. Of course, tourists go there -- just like you Volcanogirl, many tourists seek out the best food in each category. Some may argue that a couple other delis may be as good or even better, but if you've never even been to a NYC deli, or even if you have, trust me -- you'll find the food amazing.
And if you find a place in NYC that has been in business for more than a few years and there are NO tourists, then probably it just isn't very good -- why wouldn't quality-seeking tourists have told each other about it, or why wouldn't have New Yorkers taken their tourist visitors there and let them spread the news?
And if you find a place in NYC that has been in business for more than a few years and there are NO tourists, then probably it just isn't very good -- why wouldn't quality-seeking tourists have told each other about it, or why wouldn't have New Yorkers taken their tourist visitors there and let them spread the news?
