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August 02, 2007

pastrami on rye

is there a place around here where one could get a good pastrami on rye sandwich?

(looks in the general direction of the mondo mundo lounge )

Posted by lisa at August 02, 2007 07:41 AM

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that's a very good question. alas, i do not have a very good answer. i can't think of anywhere that i'd go if i wanted a pastrami sandwich. i think the last one i had was at Rick's Diner. it was fine, but nothing i'd go out of my way to get. sadly, Chapel Hill's Sandwhich (haven't been yet but i really want to check them out) does not seem to do pastrami.

Posted by: georg on August 2, 2007 04:41 PM

ah, the internets... is there nothing they can't do?
after searching my brain turned up little, i tried searching online. piedmont, it seems, does a pastrami sandwich at lunch.
http://www.piedmontrestaurant.com/lunch.html
and they're making their own pastrami. it's not on rye bread but you can't have everything, i suppose

Posted by: georg on August 3, 2007 01:30 PM

According to Chowhound, you can get a pastrami sandwich at Piedmont. If you want kosher-style, you are probably out of luck.

Posted by: pinky on August 3, 2007 05:50 PM

I had a corned beef on rye at Bull McCabe's that I enjoyed. According to wikipedia, corned beef and pastrami are similar.

Posted by: rossi on August 4, 2007 01:50 AM

Ah, I guess it's a shame that "New York, New York" is gone, isn't it? I haven't had the pastrami at Piedmont yet, so I can't comment. The big differences between corned beef and pastrami are that pastrami (1) is smoked, and (2) has a "crust" of crushed peppercorns and coriander.

The next time I make pastrami (which may be a long time), I'll try to get you some. Also, I send a note to a friend of mine who also makes pastrami, and asked his opinion. I live to serve. :)

Posted by: Joseph H. Vilas on August 5, 2007 02:28 PM

I don't know whether they have prepared foods, but for kosher ingredients, have you tried the Sabra Israeli food store down by City Beverage?

http://www.sabrakosher.com/

Posted by: Phil on August 6, 2007 12:45 PM

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