First time visiting here.
I will share the good first before the bad.
It looks clean, deli cases are beautiful, it's got a good variety, and easy to read menu.
I just got my sandwich, which is not on the menu. A Reuben. Made with Pastrami on rye with 1000 island dressing and Swiss cheese. I asked the staff if that was accurate because Reubens are made from Corned Beef and she said yes and that Pastrami and Corned Beef are the same. WHAT!?!?!
I explained that "well, they weren't the same...". I mean, I understand you can do a Pastrami Reuben but they're not the same meat.
I think the girl was taken aback by my response. I then just asked her for a Pastrami sandwich on rye, yellow mustard and Provolone.
I ordered the bow tie pasta and a can of Sprite.
Paid, about $11.00. A bit pricey but I needed to taste what these people consider a pastrami sandwich.
It was fantastic! She completely rocked it. Now, as a chef and previous deli owner in Calif. I know a good meat. These guys do their curing in house. Good job. Lean, tender, seasoned right. All good. Provolone fresh, sharp flavor, perfect amount of yellow mustard on a marble rye. I'd have done a Jewish corn rye but hey. Griddle toasted and buttered right. Perfect. The sandwich was a 5 star.
The pasta salad had great flavor but was juuuuust under Al Dente. Needed about 1 and 1/2 minutes more in the water then it would have been done perfectly. But overall, a 3.7946023. ;)
Coke did a good job on the Sprite. Easy to open can, good bright colors, lime flavor perfectly balanced with the lemon. Lots of fizz in the nose. Fresh. Probably a 2019 year. Full-bodied, smoooooth. Great belchistic potential.
Now for the bad.
Again, another local shop that does not know how to manage the intake and ordering process. No signs, no directions, no ticket number, nothing. People behind the counter looking on without helping us lost sheep out. No one said "hi, we'll be right with you, we'll take your order from here in just a moment". Nothing. The man at the cash register stood there, blank. Not helping. Just waiting for us to tell him what we ordered. The area seems to be lacking in good help.
No signs saying order here. No ticket system with numbers so as to keep the guests in order. Not easy instructions. The staff had to finally explain everything once it was my turn.
I did tap the woman who was there before me to ask her if she was ordering because she was wandering around looking lost. Like me. But the staff heard me ask and then, and only then, jumped in to offer information.
These are fixable if the owner addresses them. A ticket system, educating the staff, reading reviews. All things that can fix this problem.
Overall though, because of the amazing food, I would give this a 4.5. I was very impressed and will both recommend, and return.
And, they are a full service butcher shop with some awesome looking cuts. Try them out.
In closing, I went to the person that made my sandwich and gave her HUGE kudos for an amazing meal. She was thankful, humble, and relieved I'm sure. I raved about her sandwich and thanked her. read more