Pastrami Queen

Dawson Devitt

Amazing Pastrami Sandwich!!! Setup -- another stop on our Tony Bourdain NY food tour and another homerun! Food -- definitely one of the spots I was most excited about on our first trip to NYC. After tooling around in Central Park, walked up to grab a pastrami sandwich. What I didn't expect was the huge selection and menu of food ready available. Had only planned for the sandwich, but which I'd saved room for more. The pastrami sandwich was huge and tasted fantastic. Pastrami was juicy and tasty, came with a big pickle, and two types of mustard. Opted for a side of potato cakes. They were definitely interesting and yum, but certainly different. They had such a huge selection, go there with an appetite, as I wish I'd tried more items. Vibe/Scene -- definitely a small deli and not much space. They jam tables and chairs in every inch of the space, it's just not big. Service -- was friendly, helpful, and prompt. Overall -- amazing Pastrami Sandwich and tons more to choose from!!!

Clemens Wan

Half sandwich with soup combo is an excellent lunch special. Pastrami was super delicious with some table mustard smeared everywhere. Definitely get the matzoball soup. Tried the spinach knish, but I was far too full by then.

ReedH

They serve up a great pastrami sandwich though at $25 it’s not great value. Their pastrami also tends to be on the leaner side compared to Katz’s. That’s a negative for me but on the other hand, the lines aren’t as long. Their seating area is pretty tiny so there is often an extra wait if you want to eat there but if the weather’s nice it’s a great lunch to take to Central Park.