I ate at Katz's Deli for the first time today. The word on the street was that their pastrami was the absolute best, but that everything else was better at other places. I'm not sure about the latter part, but the former is absolutely true. Their pastrami was so fresh, so juicy, so wonderfully tender. They take a complete side of pastrami out of a big steaming vat, and slice it up right in front of you for your sandwich.
I also tried an "Egg Cream". I'm still not sure what it is, but it tastes like cream soda plus a syrup.
Posted by ahyatt at December 23, 2004 04:48 AMIs Katz's Deli in New York related to Katz's Deli on 6th Street in Austin? We usually make a stop there when we visit Amanda's dad.
Posted by: Brian Marston on December 23, 2004 12:05 PMI just did a search, and from what I can tell, they are unrelated. I'd be surprised if they were, Katz's only has one location in New York.
Posted by: Andrew Hyatt on December 24, 2004 04:26 AMOn the other hand, I just heard that they are, in fact, related. Since I haven't been to the Austin one, though, I can't comment on the similarities.
Posted by: Andrew Hyatt on January 3, 2005 07:32 PM