Pastrami, sauerkraut, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing on rye bread. $14
Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen, San Francisco CA
This Reuben was delicious! I love Wise Sons’ pastrami and rye bread. Their pickles are also great with it’s classic texture.
With Russian style dressing on rye bread. $16.95
Langer’s Deli, Los Angeles CA
This was a solid sandwich. The pastrami was delicious as was the rye bread. I don’t think it was the best Jewish deli I’ve been to on the West Coast, but it was definitely on the better end.
Served with crackers. $3.95
Langer’s Deli, Los Angeles CA
Mmm, I love matzo ball soup. This broth was delicious and the matzo ball was wonderfully soft and a joy to eat.
$3.50
Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen, San Francisco CA
This bagel was unlike any other bagel I’ve had in San Francisco. I don’t know, I’m not a New York bagel expert, but some people find Wise Sons bagel comparable to their precious NYC bagels. My opinion is that this bagel was very good. I loved the plentiful amount of seeds that created a thick crunchy, crusty layer on the outside. The interior wasn’t doughy or dense like some other bagels I’ve had that I didn’t like. For me, this bagel was a winner!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die
$3.50
Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen, San Francisco CA
Omg, I loved this! I I can’t say that I’ve had tried a lot of babka, but this tasted amazing and was SO chocolate-y. I loved all the thin, delicate layers and it just tasted really good. Mmm…
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die
Patty ground with pastrami, Tillamook cheddar, Russian dressing, lettuce, onions, and relish on a sesame seed bun. $11
Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen, San Francisco CA
This burger was unexpectedly delicious coming from a Jewish deli! The patty with pastrami was different and tasty, and all the ingredients just worked so well together. Mmm…
With mustard on rye. 19.75
Katz Delicatessen, New York NY
This sandwich was delicious and HUGE! But I guess you would expect a humongous sandwich for almost twenty bucks. The pastrami was SO flavorful and beautifully smoked. The mustard had a great tang. The rye bread wasn’t my favorite since I’ve had better elsewhere. This was definitely a two meal sandwich!
Pickles. Complimentary
These pickles were great with a very interesting texture that I hadn’t experienced before. It’s hard to describe but it definitely wasn’t that of your typical pickle.
Brooklyn Bridge.
Poached eggs, DGS smoked salmon, latkes, sumac hollandaise. $12
DGS Delicatessen, Washington DC
This was another disappointment. The latkes were over-fried and greasy, and the eggs were poached hard. They may have been sitting under the warmer for too long(?). That would make sense since the service was SO slow. I wasn’t a fan of the sumac hollandaise either.
Bottomless mimosa. Yeah right! We would finish a glass but the server was never around to give us a refill. They should really call it “bottomless mimosas if the server feels like taking the time to do his job”. #lame
Shenandoah National Park.
Poached eggs, tomato and roasted pepper stew, grilled bread. $12
DGS Delicatessen, Washington DC
This certainly wasn’t what I expected. This was actually just baked eggs (not even poached) in some tomato and pepper sauce. It was kinda weird and had an odd flavor that I couldn’t quite pin down. I wouldn’t order this again.
The White House.
Bowl $7
DGS Delicatessen, Washington DC
This matzo ball soup was OK. The broth was kinda bland. Definitely not as good as Wise Sons in San Francisco.
Thomas Jefferson Memorial.
Half sours, dills, green tomatoes, fennel, radish. $6
DGS Delicatessen, Washington DC
I love my pickles, but this dish wasn’t my favorite. Some of the items tasted a bit off and had very mushy textures. I think the Russian pickles at Kachka in Portland were much better!
Shenandoah Caverns, Quicksburg VA.
With kumquat relish and arugula, mustard on rye with pickle. $11.50
Shorty Goldstein’s, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this sandwich was delicious! I loved the corned beef tongue. It was SO tender and flavorful. I also liked the kumquat relish – it was sweet but also had a bitterness and bite to it. So good!
Vittle Monster 