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Katz's might be my favorite place in New York. Their pastrami on rye is the best sandwich in the world. (Note: I have not been close to everywhere in the world)

I'm sure this thread already exists, but I can't find it. Went here today for lunch, and really enjoyed it. As opposed to Friday, when they apparently had such a crowd that they ran out of pastrami by 2:30 pm, it was pretty quiet at 12:30 today, with no line, and plenty of seating inside. It's been a while since I've eaten at Wagshall's, so I can't second the position of the Post that it's the best pastrami in the city, but it's a really good sandwich. I had the Stacked, which was pastrami, slaw and dijon mustard on a kind of brioche bun. I got potato salad as well for I'm not sure what reason. The sandwich wasn't huge, but was definitely plenty of food, and as mentioned in the article it was a remarkably engineered sandwich, as it maintained structural stability throughout. And the pastrami itself was pretty fantastic. I'll definitely be back.

Wondering if anybody here had any thoughts about this place. I've walked by it many, many, many times in Silver Spring, but never been bothered to go for no reason in particular.

I remember the Tysons Carnegie fondly and was so upset when it closed. Having grown up on (and even briefly working in a) New York deli, it was without question the only place around here that ever came close. While it was horrible for my cholesterol, boy was it good. We wouldn't split a sandwich because I always wanted to take half home to enjoy the next day. The only downside was that it looked and felt like an Embassy Suites lobby/restaurant (which it was), rather than like a real deli.

A coworker is touting the quality of Vace's pizza, saying it's the best slice in the city. Having never been, and not seeing a thread for it here, I ask for your opinions. There's also a Bethesda location. http://www.vaceitaliandeli.com/ 3315 Connecticutt Avenue (202) 363-1999 (Cleveland Park) 4705 Miller Avenue (301) 654-6367 (Bethesda)

I live close to both Goldbergs and Bagel City and I prefer the latter. I agree with your assessment on the crust/chew factor. Tasty, good size. Goldbergs are a little too bloated though I do like the taste. Funny enough, I actually find the service to be quick and very friendly at Bagel City when I go on a Saturday or Sunday morning - while I feel like I've gotten a colder shoulder at Goldbergs. But I'm not too fussed, they're just fetching 6 bagels out of bins for me. Oh and the 'Saturday' part of Bagel City is a plus for this gentile.

Or Taylor on H Street.

It's a good thing Kibbee never went to Roy's Place. Mar 19, 2013 - "Roy's Place Has Served Its Final Sandwich" by Ben Gross on patch.com Sandwiches The Keswick Ap Fangworthy$11.19 A hard roll, 5.3 oz. hamburger, 3 fried oysters, broiled swiss cheese, and the oyster fairy's very own horseradishsauce. The Sigmund Freud$11.19 (Oysters may have amatory overtones, but a cigar is still a good smoke) 3 fried oysters, broiled swiss cheese, baked ham, and coleslaw on choice of bread. The Devious Devota$12.19 2 Polish, 3 italian sausages, broiled with hot roy's mittel europa sauerkraut, and a soup-can of crushed cherry. Friar Jerry Hovanec$10.19 Roast beef, sharp cheese, anchovies, crushed cherry peppers, lettuce, tomato, & horseradish mayo. The Louise Is A Baldinger$12.19 Chili brisket, turkey bosom, avocado, swiss cheese, raw onions, lettuce, tomato, & sauce barbara. Queequeg$14.19 Crab salad, swiss cheese, corn beef & golden sauce, all broiled. A Good Cold Sandwich Two stale heels of bread enclosing a freshly-made ice cube. The Andy Schneider$13.19 Chili brisket, turkey bosom, chicken liver pate, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato & chili mayonnaise on four slices of bread. The Wolfgang Pinkus$10.19 Turkey bosom, chicken liver pate, russian dressing, lettuce & tomato. The mrs. Wolfgang pinkus$10.69 Turkey bosom, chicken liver pate, Swiss cheese, raw onions, russian dressing, lettuce & tomato club. The Clean Liver$10.19 Chicken liver pate, swiss cheese, bacon, onions, lettuce & tomato club with mayonnaise. The Callipygous$10.19 Austrian boiled beef, chicken liver pate, lettuce, tomato & horseradish mayonnaise. The Tyrol$7.19 Austrian boiled beef brisket with special horseradish may. The Kaiser Franz Josef Xiii$10.19 Austrian boiled beef brisket, sliced turkey bosom, lettuce, tomato & special horseradish mayonnaise. The Heavenly Evelyn$9.69 Austrian boiled beef, swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato & horseradish mayonnaise. The Charlie Bell$10.19 Roast beef, swiss cheese, sliced bermuda onion & horseradish mayo. The Gracie Bell$10.19 Broiled swiss cheese, tomatoes with roast beef, garlic mayo. The Bull & Briny$17.19 Lobster salad and roast beef club with mayonnaise. The Nothing Burger$0.89 A plain hard roll with butter. The Arch Campbell$12.19 Provolone, ham, pastrami, raw sauerkraut--all roiled with russian dressing. The Doug Llewelyn$14.19 Baked ham, shrimp salad, chicken bosom, lettuce, tomato & mayo. The Marsupial$13.19 Roast beef with 4 fried oysters on french bread. The Golden Brisket$7.19 Brisket cooked with honey, sherry wine & mysterious oriental spices (salt, pepper, garlic, etc.) & spread with our own golden sauce. The Girl Of The Golden Vest$10.19 Golden brisket, chicken bosom, lettuce, tomato & golden sauce. The Golden Mountain$10.69 Corn beef, golden brisket, lettuce, tomato & golden sauce. The Heavy$15.19 Turkey bosom, golden sauce, crab salad, bacon, lettuce & tomato. Lascivious Lucinda$10.69 Spicy roast pork, turkey bosom, lettuce, tomato & golden sauce. The Honeyed Hog Jowl$6.99 Luverly luscious lascivious spicy roast pork with golden sauce. The Charlie Emperor$11.19 Golden brisket, lascivious roast pork, common swiss cheese, lettuce & tomato club crowned with our special golden sauce. The Noche De Amour$9.19 Broiled swiss cheese over spicy roast pork, with golden sauce & tomatoes. The Claude Dog$10.19 Two polish sausages on french bread, with broiled american cheese, raw onions & nostalgia-laden ole time kraut slaw. The Cholmondeley Mcsnipe$18.19 6 oz. Steak, broiled american cheese, and a large lump of succulent lobster salad on a hard roll. The Beauchamp Mcsnipe$16.19 5.3 oz. Hamburger, broiled american cheese, and a large lump of succulent lobster salad on a hard roll. Mother's Ruin$12.09 Three hot italian pork sausages, broiled provolone cheese with fried onions and green peppers on french bread; garlic mayo on request. Father's Defeat$12.19 Three hot italian pork sausages, broiled provolone cheese with fried onions, green peppers and rat sauce on french bread. The Julius Caesar$11.69 Three hot italian pork sausages, broiled swiss cheese, crushed cherry peppers and raw onions on french bread. The Lewis Nippard$12.19 Three hot italian pork sausages, hot cherry peppers, fried onions, provolone, nicely broiled, beans neatly baked, on choice of bread. The Roy Green$12.19 Three hot italian pork sausages, broiled sharp cheese, hot crushed peppers, fried onions on french bread. Stein's Stoned$15.19 Thick bacon, broiled tomatoes, broiled sharp cheese with chili brisket, three fried oysters and guru sauce. The Judy, Judy, Judy$10.19 Roast beef with bacon, lettuce, tomato, and roy's genuwine homemade wine-soaked blue cheese dressing. The Sunshine Sue$15.19 Ham, crab salad, avocado, lettuce, tomato & golden sauce. The Teddy Roosevelt$14.19 Knockwurst (sausages), broiled american cheese, coleslaw, russian dressing, tomatoes, raw onions and 4 fried oysters. The Shulman & Rogers$17.19 Lobster salad, roasty toasty pork, tarragon mayonnaise, lettuce & tomato. The Doctor Samuel Johnson$10.19 Ruddy roast beef, aromatic raw onions, binding sharp cheese, and horseradish sauce. The Forever Ambler, Or The Importance Of Being Ernest$15.19 6 oz. Steak, with 3 fried oysters on broiled blue cheese dressing(roy's very own) on choice of bread. Jean's Clean$15.19 6 oz. Steak, broiled provolone, ratatouille sauce & 3 fried oysters. Bawdy Bud$15.19 Crab salad, chicken, tarragon mayonnaise, bacon, lettuce & tomato. Kaptain Wholesome's Joys$9.19 Broiled sharp cheese, chicken liver pate, fried onions and hot cherry peppers with garlic mayonnaise. Ricky's Creativity$9.69 Mesquite chicken breast marinated in our pretty good bbq sauce, melted sharp cheese, fried onions & green peppers, a piece of pineapple for kick. Mcmaster's Disaster$9.19 Two polish sausages, broiled provolone, hot crushed cherry peppers & garlic mayonnaise. Timothy's Tremor$10.19 6oz. Steak, broiled provolone & that good ole rat sauce on a hard roll. The Lynn Devine$10.19 Roast beef, our own and nobody else's avocado, horseradish mayo (remarkably deelicious). Mabry's Monster$12.19 Roast beef, strips raw green pepper, tomatoes, our very, very own horseradish sauce (made from the back end of a horse), chicken bosom and swiss cheese. Gail's Rejection$12.19 Broiled provolone, gorgeous ratatouille sauce, 2 plump polish sausages on french bread. The Joel t. Siegel$18.19 Lobster salad, golden brisket, golden sauce, swiss cheese, lettuce and tomatoes. The Jim Clifford$10.19 2 Hot italian sausages, muenster cheese, sautéed portabella mushrooms. The Edgar Cayce$10.19 Roast beef, sharp cheese, tomato club with the maharishi's favorite guru sauce (curry, that is). The Gus Mustakas$15.19 Shrimp salad, ham, tongue and garlic mayonnaise--all broiled. The Sweet William$10.19 Turkey bosom, roast beef, lettuce, tomato & chili mayo . Sherry The Faithful Chervil$9.19 ) Special tarragon mayonnaise, broiled provolone, spicy roast pork & tomatoes. The Katherine Of Tarragon$9.19 Special tarragon mayo, broiled swiss cheese, fresh roasted turkey bosom & tomato. The Welsh And Tennery$7.19 Broiled sharp cheese, thick sliced bacon & tomatoes. The Greatly Enlarged And Highly Improved Welsh And Tennery$17.19 Broiled sharp cheese, thick sliced bacon, tomatoes and lobster salad club. The Brown And Sturm$13.19 4 Fried oysters, 4 oz. baked ham & sauce barbara (sour cream, chili sauce, mayonnaise & horseradish)on french bread. The Jack The Jejune$15.19 Turkey, ham, lettuce, tomato & crab salad club with the delightful sauce barbara (sour cream, chili sauce, mayo & horseradish). The Cornucopia$15.19 Shrimp salad and crab salad on french bread. The Enlarged Cornucopia$19.19 Lobster salad, shrimp salad and crab salad on a big piece of french bread. The Captain John Smith$15.19 Ham, crab salad, swiss cheese, all broiled on choice of bread. The Pocohontas$17.69 Lobster salad, ham, swiss cheese, golden sauce, all broiled on choice of bread. Phil Rennett$11.19 Pastrami, turkey bosom, pepper jack, cole slaw and 1000 island dressing. Lassie's Revenge$10.19 One knockwurst(sausage), provolone cheese, bacon, fried onions & baked beans on a hard roll. Lassie's Double Revenge$12.19 Two knockwurst (sausage), provolone cheese, bacon, fried onions, baked beans on a hard roll. The Cordon Blew$11.19 Sauce barbara, chicken bosom, swiss cheese & ham, broiled & joined. The Ratatouille Burger$11.19 (2) 6 oz. Hamburger covered with ratatouille, or as some say, rat sauce. The Little Rat Burger$7.19 5.3 oz. Hamburger covered with rat sauce. Joy's Jollities$9.19 Grilled pork, broiled provolone & that good ole rat sauce. The Linda Liebfrau$16.19 Crab salad, ham, avocado, lettuce, tomato, bacon & tarragon mayo. The Southern Discomfort$14.19 5 Fried oysters, thick bacon, coleslaw & tartar sauce on french. The Dirty Tom Glen$12.19 Ham, hard salami, provolone, chicken bosom, tomato, onion, hot crushed cherry peppers & garlic mayonnaise on french bread. The Nicholas$11.19 Roast pork, swiss cheese, pastrami, tomato & golden sauce, all broiled. The Klaus Von Ratskeller$11.19 Corn beef, two polish sausages & kraut schmata on choice of bread. The Fred Ward$21.19 Lobster salad, crab salad, ham, chicken, lettuce, tomato on a four-decker club with mayonnaise. The Mean Alice$10.19 Grilled knockwurst (sausage), spicy kraut slaw (schmata), hot pastrami & broiled american cheese. The Korn Beef Klub$9.19 Grilled hearty corn beef, swiss cheese, lettuce & tomato club with mayo. The Last Polka In Poland (No Comment)$9.19 Melted sharp cheese, thick bacon, broiled tomatoes & grilled beerwurst (sausage). The Bender Schmender$20.19 Corn beef, turkey, roast pork, chicken liver pate & golden brisket with lettuce, tomato, golden sauce & a psychiatric appointmen. The John Wellington Wells$10.69 Sharp cheese, thick sliced bacon, pastrami & tomato, all broiled on choice of bread. Francine The Obscene$9.19 Broiled tongue, sharp cheese, tomatoes & garlic mayonnaise. Earnest's Earnest Endeavor$10.19 Tongue, ham, horseradish mayonnaise, tomato on choice of bread. The Sweet Lorraine$9.19 Broiled swiss cheese & corn beef with coleslaw & russian dressing. The Munificent Mae$11.19 Four fried oysters, broiled sharp cheese & coleslaw on choice of bread. Carol's Crescendo$15.19 Tongue, shrimp salad, ham, lettuce, tomato & sauce barbara(sour cream, chili sauce, mayo & horseradish)and bacon. The Dapper David$15.19 Broiled sharp cheese, thick sliced bacon, broiled tomato & crab salad. The Song Of Love$18.19 Lobster salad, avocado, bacon, lettuce, tomato & garlic mayo. The Raunchy Raymond$15.19 Ham, crab salad, Swiss cheese, bacon, tomato & golden sauce all broiled on choice of bread. The Hel-Darb$10.19 Golden brisket, swiss cheese, tomato & golden sauce, all broiled on choice of bread. The Flying Floss$10.19 Shrimp salad, tomato, smeared with special garlic mayo, covered with swiss cheese and all broiled. The Heliotrophic Helen$8.19 Broiled ham & tomato with melted sharp cheese on choice of bread. The Cal Sanders$12.19 Broiled sharp cheese, thick sliced bacon, fried oysters & broiled tomatoes. The Lewd Lester$11.19 Spicy roast pork, turkey bosom, non-kosher bacon & swiss cheese, lettuce, tomatoes & golden sauce. The Concupiscent Carla$10.19 Broiled swiss cheese & hot pastrami with coleslaw and russian dressing. The Fancy Nancy$17.19 Lobster salad, turkey bosom, bacon, tomato, lettuce & golden sauce. The Son Of A Botch$9.19 Roast pork, tomato, broiled sharp cheese & chili mayo. The J.Franklin Craig$10.69 Corn beef, turkey, lascivious pork, lettuce, tomato & golden sauce. The Fanny Hill$10.19 Corn beef, chicken bosom, russian dressing, lettuce & tomato. The Snow White Dove$10.19 Corn beef, turkey bosom, cole slaw & russian dressing. Tiger, Tiger$9.19 Corn beef, swiss cheese, raw sauerkraut & russian dressing. The Lazarus$10.19 Thin sliced corn beef, broiled knockwurst & raw sauerkraut. The Lazger$10.69 Broiled corn beef, broiled swiss cheese, broiled knockwurst(sausage) & raw sauerkraut. The Real Gasser$9.19 Broiled knockwurst (sausage), melted sharp cheese, onions & sweet relish on french bread. The Doc Bee$10.19 Grilled knockwurst(sausage), broiled american cheese, coleslaw, russian dressing, tomatoes, raw onions on french bread. The Miss Nellie Bee$10.69 Grilled knockwurst(sausage), bacon, broiled american cheese, coleslaw, russian dressing, tomatoes & raw onions on french bread. The Wust$10.69 With broiled provolone, $1.00 extra)broiled knockwurst {(sausage), beerwurst (sausage), polish (sausage)} & roy's kraut. The Scandal$9.19 Two polish sausages, broiled sharp cheese, raw onions on french bread. The Count Jampolski$9.69 Two polish sausages wrapped in bacon, with broiled swiss cheese on french bread. The Hot Countess$10.19 Two polish sausages wrapped in bacon, broiled sharp cheese, hot cherry peppers & raw onions on french bread. The Dracula$10.69 Two polish sausages wrapped in bacon, with broiled provolone cheese, buried in coleslaw & russian dressing on french bread. The Li'l Chester$8.19 5.3 oz. Hamburger, broiled sharp cheese, raw onions & chili mayo on a hard roll. The Irish Digestive$9.69 Two irish banger sausages, onions, broiled swiss cheese, and a side of hot mustard. The chester A. Chester$10.19 Special brisket roasted in ale and chili with sharp cheese & tomatoes on three decks, spread with our own chili mayonnaise and showered with onions. Chester's Sibling$10.69 Turkey bosom, chili brisket, provolone cheese, lettuce, tomato & chili mayo. The Alfred e. Newman$10.69 Ham, chicken bosom, provolone cheese, blue cheese dressing, lettuce & tomato. The Tondalayo$10.19 Chicken bosom, bacon, blue cheese dressing, avocado, lettuce & tomato. The tallulah j. Tondalayo$14.19 Crab salad, bacon, blue cheese dressing, avocado, lettuce & tomato. The Billy's Philly$8.19 Roy's own thin sliced steak., velveeta cheese, fried onions and green peppers. The Daddy Warbucks$9.19 Beef tongue, swiss cheese, coleslaw & russian dressing. The Nameless Club$10.19 Chicken bosom, baked ham, anchovies, lettuce & tomato club with garlic mayonnaise. The B Bomb$9.19 Swiss cheese, chopped cherry peppers, kosher pickles & roy's own beer mustard on french bread. The Alp$10.19 Corn beef, swiss cheese, beerwurst(sausage), lettuce & tomato club with mayonnaise. The Crool World$10.19 Turkey bosom, swiss cheese, bacon, lettuce & tomato club with mayonnaise. The House Club$10.19 House baked ham, turkey bosom, swiss cheese, lettuce & tomato club with mayonnaise. The Gaelic Glory$11.19 Two (2) irish banger sausages, broiled pepper jack cheese, thick bacon, fried onions, and baked beans. Dodge Birdsall 50th Anniversary Winner Dodge City Blues$10.19 6oz Steak, muenster cheese, blue cheese dressing, onion, & tomato on french bread. The Jumping Jacques$10.19 Chicken liver pate, broiled swiss cheese, anchovies, bacon, tomato & garlic mayonnaise. The Doctor Howard Kane$10.69 Mesquite chicken breast, provolone cheese, bacon, avocado, tomato & horseradish mayo. All broiled on french bread. The Doctor Mark Milner$10.19 Tongue, corn beef, russian dressing, and side of slaw. Neil Sood$10.19 Mesquite chicken breast, portabella mushroom, pepper jack, cole slaw, and golden sauce, all broiled. Dr. Ecker The checker$13.19 Shrimp salad, avocado, honey roast pork and golden sauce. The Bill Dowski$9.69 Hard salami, provolone cheese, anchovies, tomatoes, olive oil, all sprinkled with parmesan cheese, oregano, all broiled & served on french bread. The Italiano$9.69 Hard salami, provolone cheese, anchovies, pepperoncinis, wine vinegar, olive oil, all sprinkled with parmesan cheese on french bread. The Sublet$8.69 Hard salami, swiss cheese, onions, lettuce, wine vinegar, olive oil, on french bread. The Schlemiel$10.19 6 oz. Steak, broiled sharp cheese, fried onions on a hard roll. The Schlimazel$10.69 6 oz. Steak, broiled provolone cheese, fried onions & green peppers on a hard roll. The Big Mouth Burger$10.69 10.6 oz. Hamburger, coleslaw & russian dressing on a hard roll. The Mafia Burger$11.19 10.6 oz. Hamburger, broiled provolone cheese & crushed cherry peppers on a hard roll. The Eddy Burger$7.69 5.3 oz. Hamburger, broiled swiss cheese & golden sauce on a hard roll. The Raymond Burger$7.69 5.3 oz. hamburger, broiled sharp cheese & garlic mayo on a hard roll. The Monday Burger$8.09 .3 oz. Hamburger, broiled American cheese, bacon & sweet relish on a hard roll. The Tuesday Burger$8.19 5.3 oz. Hamburger, broiled swiss cheese, fried onions & green peppers on a hard roll. The Wednesday Burger$8.19 5.3 oz. Hamburger, broiled provolone cheese & roy's hot sauerkraut on a hard roll. The Thursday Burger$8.19 5.3 oz. Hamburger, broiled sharp cheese, crushed cherry peppers on a hard roll. The Friday Burger$8.09 5.3 oz. Hamburger smothered in blue cheese dressing with lettuce & tomato on a hard roll. The Saturday Burger$7.69 5.3 oz. hamburger smothered in baked beans on a hard roll. The Sunday Burger$8.19 5.3 oz. Hamburger on a hard roll with broiled american cheese, raw onions, & our ever-ready, nostalgia-laden, ole-time kraut slaw (schemata). The gee o. Mutt burger$9.19 5.3 oz. Hamburger smothered in baked beans & fried onions with broiled american cheese on a hard roll. The Lassie Burger$10.19 5.3 oz. Hamburger, broiled provolone cheese, bacon, fried onions smothered in baked beans on a hard roll. The Bismark Von Brisket$9.19 A sauerbraten-type brisket, 5 oz. brisket on choice of bread served with side of slaw. Frau Bismark Von Brisket$10.69 5 oz. Sauerbraten-type brisket, broiled swiss cheese, hot german red cabbage on choice of bread. Try Our New Whatzit Sandwich$9.69 5 oz. of whatzit brisket with a side order of some of tthat; special .b.b.q beef and slaw. The Whichit$11.19 5 oz. Whatzit brisket, mother roy's very own homemade baked beans, coleslaw, crushed cherry peppers on choice of bread. Count T'ten$13.19 Shrimp salad, roast beef, lettuce, tomato, mayonnaise on choice of bread. Tobin's Tort$11.19 Broiled swiss cheese, roast pork, corn beef, tomato & blue cheese dressing club on choice of bread. Diana's Deliverance$11.19 Broiled tomatoes, broiled sharp cheese, onions, baked beans, and our own semi-famous chili brisket on bread of your choice. Kris The Kop$12.19 Broiled chicken liver pate, bacon, tomato, roast beef, all broiled with garlic mayo on bread of choice. Gaithersburg Gazette$16.19 Roast beef, crab salad, horseradish mayo and lettuce. The p.m. Magazine sandwich$15.19 Chicken bosom, shrimp salad, thick bacon, provolone cheese, tomato and golden sauce all broiled. The Val Tonetti$15.19 Shrimp salad, tomato, avocado, sharp cheese, russian dressing and thick bacon all grilled on your choice of bread. The Kalifornia Kosher$9.19 Avocado, hot pastrami, tomato and garlic mayo. The Chicken Chicken$9.19 Breaded real chicken breast, broiled swiss cheese, tomato, and golden sauce. The Chicken Chicken With Bacon$9.69 The Daughter Of The Son Of A Botch$9.19 Breaded pure chicken breast, broiled sharp cheese, tomato, & chili mayo on bread of choice. A Chirurgeon's Sandwich$15.19 Avocado, crab salad, golden brisket, golden sauce on bread of choice. My Beautiful Bratwurst$8.69 Two beautiful bratwurst sausages, beautiful sauerkraut, hot mustard and a little pickle. The Edel Wurst$10.19 Two bratwurst(sausages) on melted swiss topped with german red cabbage, fried onions and a blend of our hot mustard and sour cream. The Libby$10.69 Corn beef and pastrami, topped with coleslaw and russian dressing. choice of bread. The Rick & Aimee Brindley$10.19 Golden brisket, turkey breast, avocado and golden sauce. Choice of bread. The Gaitherwurst$9.69 Two brats (sausages) on a bed of melted provolone and roy's mittel europa-style kraut. Choice of bread. The Sue Adams$9.19 Breaded chicken bosom, rat sauce, broiled provolone, sprinkled with parmesan. choice of bread. The Whole Nicole$10.09 Grilled mesquite-smoked chicken breast, broiled sharp cheese, tomato, cherry peppers, fried onions, with a side of bbq sauce. Choice of bread. The Pasqual Gomez$9.19 Grilled mesquite-smoked chicken breast, broiled provolone, tomato, and garlic mayo. Choice of bread. Sweet Mesquite$9.19 Grilled, grilled smoked chicken breast, bacon, tomato, blue cheese dressing. The Mark (Big)Kessler$15.19 Mesquite chicken breast, avocado, swiss cheese, shrimp salad, and golden sauce broiled. Big Kahuna$16.19 Hot pastrami and hot corn beef with roast beef, coleslaw, russian dressing, lettuce, tomato, onions and mayo on choice of bread. Riley's Recker$11.19 Fried chicken breast, melted provolone cheese, ham, lettuce, tomato, onion and bbq sauce on the side on choice of bread. The Pretty Kitty In Love With Claude Dog$9.19 2 Polish sausages, broiled sharp cheese, onion, tomato, kraut and russian dressing on bread of choice. Sue Soper$12.19 Sliced steak, avocado, balsamic vinaigrette, portabella mushroom and onions on french bread. Ricky's Redemption$11.19 Kaiser brisket (cooked in chablis and horseradish), raw kraut, provolone, horseradish mayo all broiled. served with a side of our hot mustard and sour cream sauce. The Roger Anderhalden$14.19 Chili brisket, broiled provolone, avocado, bacon, tomato, onion, crushed cherry peppers and chili mayo on choice of bread. The Melinda$9.19 Turkey bosom, provolone cheese, bacon, lettuce & tomato club with golden sauce. Maria & Scott$10.19 2 Andoullie sausages, melted muenster cheese, avocado, and garlic mayo on french bread. Pam$10.19 2 Andouille sausages, melted muenster cheese, onion, tomato and cherry peppers on french bread. Bodacious Beth Burger$9.19 5.3 oz. Burger, our own danish blue cheese dressing, and beer battered onion rings topping the burger. The Olivia$10.19 3-Split pepperoncini, muenster cheese, hard salami, ham and tomato with garlic mayo. Plain or broiled on choice of bread. The Oscar$11.19 Turkey, roast beef, muenster cheese, lettuce, tomato and your choice of mayo. The Rae Chicken Thing$11.19 Mesquite chicken breast smothered in baked beans, broiled provolone cheese, bacon and fried onions on a kaiser roll. The Roy's Run Gang$15.19 Ham, shrimp salad, sharp cheese, tomato, avocado, golden sauce, all broiled. (Garlic mayo on the side). The Charlie Hawk$9.69 6oz Hamburger, portabella mushroom, swiss cheese & golden sauce. The New & Improved Fuller Family$10.19 6oz. Hamburger, avocado, bacon, provolone cheese and horseradish mayo served on a kaiser roll. The Red Hot Carmen$9.19 2 Bratwurst(sausages), german red cabbage, carmen's sauce--our house hot mustard blend with sour cream--served on crispy french bread. The Captin Ahab$8.19 Beer battered cod fish sandwich, served with side of slaw, and golden sauce or your choice of sauce. best on french bread. The Shakespeare$10.19 Two andouilee sausages, pepper jack cheese, grilled portabella mushroom cap, and crushed cherry peppers. The French Dip$10.19 Home-made cooked roast beef, provolone cheese, and aujus sauce. The Buffalo Gals$9.69 Breaded fried chicken breast, spicy buffalo sauce, melted muenster cheese, and a side of blue cheese or ranch dressing. And if you've made it this far, here's a copy of their 1973 menu: Dec 24, 2017 - "The Full Menu from Roy's Place (Gaithersburg)" on mocoshow.com And a more detailed history of Roy's Place: Jun 26, 2018 - "Roy's Place" on mocoshow.com

The one on the UWS is usually easier to get in to. It's a couple of blocks north of Zabar's on Broadway. If you aren't crazy about the fries they let you do half and half with onion rings.

19th, between L and M, right next to Smith and Wollensky.

I went over to the Twin Towers to The Great Eatery, the buffet and sandwich place, and they posted a sign that August 31 would be their last day after ten years. Although I think the cause is mainly the movement of various businesses on the Mall level due to the expansion of the WJLA empire, I am sorry to see it go, particularly as a similar buffet place at the Rosslyn Metro Center closed several months ago. Now, aside from a sandwich shop on the street level, a fairly large complex has no interior dining options. There are still food trucks along Wilson Boulevard and assorted take out places in the block across Wilson, but it is sad when a business closes that was at least convenient.

Ben's Best's website has some beautiful tributes and memories - too many to depict here, but here's small sample:

It looks like they're in the process of taking over the spot where the Chicken Out (McLean) used to be. Has anyone been to their other locations? Is there reason to be hopeful?

Stachowski Charcuterie sales and pick up for orders Tomorrow Sunday December 21 from 12-2 p.m. Meet me on Pershing drive in the parking lot near the intersection of Route 50 in Arlington. I will have Christmas Boudin flavored with cardamom and ginger 12/lb Venison Pate 19.5/lb Country Pate 10.50/lb Rabbit Terrine 13.65/lb Fresh Kielbasa 5.53/lb I will be driving a junkie trooper. The password is chacha. ---- [Editor's note: Click down to Post #92 (May 1, 2012) for the opening of Stachowski Market and Deli. Congratulations, Jamie! Cheers, Rocks]

I believe the Italian store sells it by the slice.

We've been ordering from Lost Dog fairly often this week (simultaneous kitchen and bathroom updating will do that to you...). I love their tomato-feta pie (light on the feta) -- it has rosemary and toasted pine nuts. Yum. I also love their Big Dog sandwich -- messy but filling and delicious. Their milkshakes really vary -- if they listen and make them "extra thick," they're not usually evil. "Regular" thickness isn't worth it. We tried their brownies this week -- perfect, with chocolate chips and no nuts -- and I tried a peanut butter pie thing last night that really didn't do it for me. We've eaten in a few times and like their onion rings, but I honestly (even with the ridiculously poor communication skills of almost every single person manning the delivery line) prefer delivery. PLUS, rumor has it that by the end of the summer, they'll be able to deliver some of their fabulous selection of beers again -- woo hoo!

I couldn't find a topic on this 10-year-old deli in Rockville, so let's kick it off. I had a quality meal or two today at Bagel Towne Deli, an almost kosher deli owned by an Asian family in Traville Village Center. I started with the combo fish platter, which included sizable portions of belly lox and kippered salmon, accompanied by two bagels and plenty of garnishes -- cream cheese, shaved red onions, sliced tomatoes, sprouts, olives. It was really delicious and really filling....so, of course, I ordered another meal. This time it was chopped liver with accompaniments like rye bread and sliced onions and tomatoes. Wow, I was stuffed, and it all tasted so darned good. Then I ordered carry out, so that Lady KN could enjoy some for dinner. As I waddled out of there, the owner said "See you for breakfast tomorrow!" (There have been the occasional topic on Israeli food in this forum recently....THIS is Israeli food.)

I could not decide where this post should sit. Don: Place it elsewhere if you think it should reside in a different section. Honestly though it seems to me to transcend the sections of the blog as presently constituted. These vital andintrepid and souls from the DC area decided to visit and rate Deli's from NY to DC and in between. Four of them visiting multiple deli's in a day at times. The research stretches from 2010 to this year. NYC, Northern Jersey, Philadelphia, Baltimore and DC. Multiple delis. Multiple sandwiches and side orders. Tight parameters. Repetitive tastings of the same base foods. A noble task. I salute them. Here are their evaluations/ratings/reviews on the entire list of 48 delis There are background details to various trips and tastings by clicking on various links. Spectacular research!!!!! (never in a million years would I attempt such an effort but I salute the sacrifice and magnificent effort of these gentlemen!!!!!!)

As mentioned here about a year ago, Barry Koslow is opening a Deli in Dupont next to Madhatter's. It is a partnership between him and Roadside Food Projects. The food will be kosher-style, but not kosher. Look for pastrami, corned beef, etc. all made in house. I've had the product a few times - it is excellent. Should be a good addition to Dupont.

Walked by at lunch and saw the Now Open sign out front. Turns out it was their opening day. Hope springs eternal when it comes to Bethesda delis, so I decided to give it a shot. It's pretty bare bones space, with a handful of tables inside and an outdoor space with a few plastic tables. But delis don't need to be fancy if the food is good. There the news is somewhat hopeful. The matzo ball soup is solid, with a big fluffy ball and broth that could have been a bit more flavorful but overall was very nice. My litmus test for delis is pastrami. Heckman's is solidly in the thick-cut pastrami camp and the good news is that it's undeniably juicy and well-balanced. But it's also uncomfortably fatty -- not the unctuous kind of fat that melts in your mouth but the kind that makes the sandwich hard to eat when it's stacked high. I ended up trimming some of the fat myself and then enjoyed the sandwich. Surprisingly, they didn't have pickles, which at a deli is unfathomable but presumably will be rectified soon. Service was somewhat confused, which is not surprising on day one. To be fair to the wait staff, I think the problems largely originated in the kitchen. Overall, I'm somewhat more hopeful than some of the other delis that have come and gone in Bethesda.

On Rye (website) opening November 11, 2016 per the Washington Post. Looks promising. Aside from the sandwiches, I need to try the babka ice cream sandwich profiled in the Post earlier this summer.

Wednesday -- Booeymonger (Georgetown). Ordered the Booeywraps. The green tortilla was perfectly wrapped around delicate and succulent grilled chicken. The chef's marinade was a welcome flavor and he finished it off with feta, lettuce, and tomatoes. It comes with fried potato wedges that seemed to have come right out of the fryer. I paired it with a well-balanced and refreshing Diet Pepsi.

Cafe Kimchi has closed. The space is now open under (I believe) different ownership with a new name and prettier look. The new restaurant is Torai, which serves Korean and Japanese food. Yelp link (obligatory "Sorry, Don.") Someone I know who lives nearby told me about the change and said that the food is quite good and a step up from Cafe Kimchi. I have not been in to eat here yet and, for that matter, only got food at Cafe Kimchi once. I forget what it was but it wasn't something that traveled too well. Given the small space, takeout probably remains the best option here, though there is some seating. The space is at 751 8th Street, SE, next to District Doughnuts.

Chef Feliciano in Springfield was a catering business until about a month and half ago, when it opened a weekday lunch counter. I'm thankful for that decision, because these are the best sandwiches in our area. The first thing you see when you walk in the door are empanadas, and trays of fresh baked goods....so one empanada and 3 chocolate chip cookies went home with me. I haven't tried the chocolate chip cookies yet, but they are large and dotted with half-inch chunks of chocolate all over. The empanada was delicious, just as I would imagine a good empanada to be. On to the sandwiches, and I took home the triple club and the Cubano. I only ate half of each one so far, but they were both excellent. The slabs of sliced pork on the Cubano made the sandwich almost perfect. The club sandwich on a sub roll was really good. Chef Feliciano tells me he orders his buns fresh-baked every day from the International Gourmet baker, about a mile away. They were indeed very fresh. Bread snobs would be impressed. He also showed me the beef for the special sandwich today -- beautiful slices of raw sirloin steak in a tub, marinating in herbs and garlic, to be blackened on the flat top and served on a fresh bun. Can't wait to try that one sometime soon. Oh, and sandwiches come with rice and beans (or chips). The bad news is that it's only open from Monday through Friday for lunch. The good news is that we have a genuine family-run business serving up very nice quality sandwiches (with a few salads and soups thrown in).

So, yesterday the mister and I were out running errands, and were heading west on Lee Highway after stops at Arrowine and Artisan Confections, feeling a bit peckish and wondering what to do for lunch, when a banner caught my eye: Hot Brats to Go So what could we do but make a quick u-turn and stop in? I got mine plain, without sauerkraut or mustard, on a hard roll. Wonderful. Crispy skin, juicy meat, nutmeg-scented. Fantastic. Picked up some beers I hadn't seen before, since I was there. The place was hopping, too. Nice deli counter with all sorts of meats, and pastries, and other baked goods, and good German beer selection, and wine, and boxed and canned goods. Why does no one mention this place? Or did the sucky Invision search engine fail me again?