Chicagoist: One Great Sandwich: Eleven City Diner's Pastrami on Rye (AKA "the Steve Dahl")

Matt Stratton

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:12:06 -0600

I prefer getting my pastrami fix at Perry's. I actually like it a little better there and it's cheaper.

mike_thoms

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 07:44:50 -0600

the corned beef at Manny's isn't cheap either. i believe it's $10 or above. all these sandwiches are GIANT! You really could get away with eating half of it.

joseph_dunphy_in_chicago

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 00:05:34 -0600

Pastrami at Carnegie Deli: $13.95. Pastrami @ Katz's: $14.45 Pastrami at Bubbes' : $4.00, because you bought it for her before coming over. I'm not saying that the sandwich didn't look good, I'm just saying that I don't get accepting such a markup on something so easily made at home.

Tower18

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 20:41:15 -0600

I believe I was saying I wouldn't pay $12 for a pastrami sandwich. Or $15.

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:18:40 -0600

Pastrami at Carnegie Deli: $13.95. Pastrami @ Katz's: $14.45 You were saying?

Tower18

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 16:08:49 -0600

$12 for a sandwich? I'll pass. That same thing would be like $6 in New York.

Prescott Carlson

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:51:22 -0600

Then I have a feeling you would be boycotting a lot of restaurants if you could spend about 5 minutes back in their kitchens when they're getting slammed. Working in a high-volume place is not exactly for sensitive types.

Chuck Sudo

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 15:13:28 -0600

I've heard of accounts of Rubin getting testy with staff during the heat of a rush (which seems to be all the time on the weekend). Other than a slightly raised voice to a waiter to get a new chocolate cake on display, he was working crowd control during my visit.

magilla gorilla

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 13:13:34 -0600

why don't you repeat them here? i may not go there either depending on what he said, so what was it?

The Meteorologist

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:50:24 -0600

Hi Chuck. I love the food there for the most part, aside from the steepish prices. The Lox is spectacularly good for some reason, and they seem to do pretty much all their food really well. It's just that we've seen Brad Rubin, the owner, treat his employees like dirt. He said some really nasty things very loudly on separate occasions (not going to repeat them here). It's been a compelling enough reason for us not to want to return, even though the sandwiches were good.