"The sea was angry that day my friends, like an old man trying to send back soup at a deli!"…read more
-George Costanza, Seinfeld
Da Scene: Typical NYC street 'deli' serving up breakfast/lunch to go in 5 min flat, heros/sammie's, salads and of course the Infamous NY BEC breakfast sandwich (Bacon, Egg, Cheese). Sometimes on a roll, bagel or croissant depending on your favorite spot, you'll see Wall Street suits, Lululemon posers, construction workers, and transit cops standing on line for this NYC staple! USED to be $2, now more like $5+ depending on customization.
This place also does a breakfast plate: Super Crispy hash brown on the bottom, eggs/omelette next, topped with protein like bacon, sausage or corned beef, and toast. WINNER
Da Grub: two plates: crispy hashbrowns, topped with Florentine Omelet (Spinach, tomato, feta), side of sausage and toast for da Wife... I go MONSTER, tend to do this when ordering online: hashbrowns AND Corned Beef Hash on the bottom, topped with Denver Omelet, bacon and toast. WHAT?!
Da Service: Placed the order online, walked down, literally next door to the Library Hotel. They didn't prep it till I checked in, 6 people in front of me, but it went QUICK, they have their system down. You walk up, pick: plate or sandwich, eggs, protien, toast. Step to the side, wait about 2-3 min, it's bagged and ready for you to pay. Don't take too long pickin your customizations... you'll hear about it from someone in line behind you. One guy was asking too many questions about the bagels, pointed to an onion roll (bialy) and someone in line said loudly "if it don't look good enough to eat, pick something else!"... it was the equivalent of honking in traffic to keep things movin'!
Diner level grub, super affordable for Madison Avenue, people watching took it over the top for my California sensibilities... I dare you to ask 3 questions at the counter at 8am with a line behind you! Fugget-abowdit!