Manhattan, Lower East Side.
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Ok, backing up a bit...
Here is the line I was in, wrapped down the side street.
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I'm in the door! People are bumping into each other and shouting instructions in accents I can barely understand...
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What do I want to eat? I freeze. I DON'T KNOW!
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I panic for a minute.. But I spot a plate of goodness.
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Minutes later as I work my way to the counter.. There are 7 carving stations and these guys are working like madmen during the lunch rush. My (large tattooed wild eyed) guy eyeballs me and gestures w/ his knife. Whad U want?!?!
PASTRAMI ON RYE! I squeaked..
He flies into a flurry of carving and plating and swearing at no-one in particular, but tosses me a couple samples to get a picture of. (ate the first one, sorry)
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A quick shot down the line before my order comes flying up on the counter in front of me.
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I drop a shoulder and head into the crowds looking for a seat, 2 gentlemen take pity on my (and my backpack and camera and hat and scarf and load of food) and offer up a chair.
I settle down and try to put it all in perspective. I'm almost shaking... (didn't help that I hadn't eaten all morning, and it was pushing 1PM)
Behold...
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Oh, it did come with a 'side'. A pile o' pickles.
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If anyone has seen the movie, you know the scene this is referring to. I was sitting at the table next to it.
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I tear into it and finish it off. Man o' man... Worth the wait/hassle and bill. (15 bucks for a sammie here)
A few more pics as I worked my way back out onto the street.
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That looks great STC.
that is one hell of a sandwich.
A great bunch of PICS Squirt and a good story too! Glad to see more of the streets are showing. Nice Sammie too! ;D
Absolutely sweet! I love those landmark places and would love to visit that one.
Now thats a sammie!!!!
Now thats a road trip...........to heaven :D
That IS the real deal!
Thanks for sharing the adventure, STC.
Looke at all dem sausages and NEW YOKERS ;D
First of all I am now watching my mailbox 'cause I KNOW STC is sending me one of those salamis.! :D
Pat, Jan wanted me to tell you 'I'll have what she's having". ;)
What a trip to pastrami mecca.
Amazing! Those pictures are such hi resolution I can almost taste it! Was there once buy the group I was with did not want to wait... What a mistake.
By the way, what body and lens were you shooting with?
SamuelG
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That looks sooooo good, I've wanted to go there and bunch of other places in the city to eat, I'm only an hour and a half by car but easier to take the bus but they do have a Carnagie deli at the casino not far from here and the sandwiches are pretty good there, maybe in the spring when I get back from FL I might take a road trip to eat. (NePa are you listening?)
Looks like you are having a great trip Pat
That looks awesome! I need to get there
I'm half tempted to go back today... There is a market the next stop over that has every Goya item under the sun. I need to stock up on Adobo.
Quote from: SamuelG on December 30, 2010, 07:22:35 PM
Amazing! Those pictures are such hi resolution I can almost taste it! Was there once buy the group I was with did not want to wait... What a mistake.
By the way, what body and lens were you shooting with?
SamuelG
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Thanks!
Pentax K200D. DA 18-55MM lens. (whatever that means)
I just bought it off of a coworker a couple weeks ago, so I'm still learning how to use it. Most of the time I leave it in 'automatic' mode.
Now thats a pastrami sammie! How long was the wait?
Quote from: SnellySmokesEm on December 31, 2010, 06:07:35 AM
Now thats a pastrami sammie! How long was the wait?
20 minutes or so? They do a good job of moving people in/out..
I was so full, I had a salad for dinner last night.
When I saw this, I ask my wifey and daughter about their recent (last week)
trip to NY and if they passed by Katz's. They had actually rented an apartment
for the week just down the street from Katz's above a Vegetarian Deli (YUCK!).
They said they ate there at Katz's the last nite and the food was GREAT!
I cant wait till my next trip out there if it wasnt a holiday weekend i would on my way in the morning great pics let me know the next time you go i got another deli you need to go to
http://www.carnegiedeli.com/menu.php
Their slogan is "if you can finish it we have done something wrong"
What a menu at Carnegie's. I just finished eating pulled pork but one look at that menu made me hugry all over again.
STC, there's still time for you to hit that one too. Get over there boy!
Quote from: KyNola on December 31, 2010, 12:54:45 PM
STC, there's still time for you to hit that one too. Get over there boy!
He's gonna need to buy bigger clothes to get home in!
Quote from: FLBentRider on December 31, 2010, 01:05:25 PM
Quote from: KyNola on December 31, 2010, 12:54:45 PM
STC, there's still time for you to hit that one too. Get over there boy!
He's gonna need to buy bigger clothes to get home in!
I was probably near there yesterday, but still hurting from the Katz's lunch... And the crowds in Manhattan were insane. I like it better out here in the Brooklyn 'Burbs..
Fortunately, I've been walking all over creation. And the place we are renting is 1 room wide, 2 rooms deep, and 4 stories high. LOTS of climbing.. It's helped make a dent in the MEAT MEAT MEAT overload I've been on.
Glad to hear your having a good time there is always next time to get your hands on the Woody Allen its another heavenly experience HAPPY NEW YEAR
That is a dream come true squirt. Thanks for the pics. :)
Dang Pat, you are also very close to one my old favorite water holes - McSorley's.
A few years ago some friends from New York visited for a week with us and we took them to Izzy's-http://www.izzys.com/ (http://www.izzys.com/)- here in the Cincinnati area and Shapiro's Deli -http://www.shapiros.com/ (http://www.shapiros.com/) in Indianapolis, IN.
So when my wife and I were visiting them in New York they took us to Katz's Deli and then up to McSorley's.
Looks like a lot of fun!
Quote from: SouthernSmoked on January 01, 2011, 12:41:32 PMMcSorley's...
We used to go to McSorley's for a beer or three (and crackers, cheese, & onions) after fraternity meetings back in the mid-60s. After a few, we'd think we were somebody and go uptown to the original Friday's or down to the Red Garter in the Village (where I worked so the price was right) to try and pick up chicks. Success was intermittent at best but the memories were always great. Actually we never remembered much but we made up good stories.