Mike G wrote:Winklestein's was the deli.
Bob S. wrote:Both are much more modest than Manny's, but even JB's microwaved pastrami is higher quality than Manny's.
jesteinf wrote:Bob S. wrote:Both are much more modest than Manny's, but even JB's microwaved pastrami is higher quality than Manny's.
I'm pretty sure Uncle Abe's also microwaves their pastrami. But my question is...how can it be possible that microwaved pastrami is better than the real deal (and I believe hand cut?) stuff at Manny's?
JeffB wrote:Must be a matter of taste. Uncle Abe's is just about the closest restaurant to my office. While I like the soups very much, Abe's heavily 'waved pastrami on what seems to be Wonderbread colored to resemble rye is not so good, to me. On the other hand, I continue to enjoy Manny's smoky, chewy, heavy-handedly spiced pastrami very much. It's almost like pastrami jerky or pastrami-style bacon.
ab wrote: the infamous 2 Latke's-in-leiu-of-rye pastrami sandwich
stevez wrote:ab wrote: the infamous 2 Latke's-in-leiu-of-rye pastrami sandwich
A Yiddish Jibirito? Maybe it's a Jewbirito
the ultimate sandwich at Ada's is roast beef on an onion roll.
jbw wrote:As far as a place that serves the kinds of sandwiches the op was inquiring about (A Wabash Avenue, say: Layers of corned beef, tongue, and salami topped with a shmear of chopped liver on fresh pumpernickel, along with two dozen others of similar ilk), does a place (of worth) like that still exist within the city's precincts?
jbw wrote:
Haven't had Ada's but it would hard to match Manny's for this, where the meat is hand-carved to your specifications (re doneness and fattiness) and the onion rolls are always fresh.
jbw wrote:the ultimate sandwich at Ada's is roast beef on an onion roll.
Haven't had Ada's but it would hard to match Manny's for this, where the meat is hand-carved to your specifications (re doneness and fattiness) and the onion rolls are always fresh.
Vital Information wrote:jbw wrote:
Haven't had Ada's but it would hard to match Manny's for this, where the meat is hand-carved to your specifications (re doneness and fattiness) and the onion rolls are always fresh.
Where have I been
Not to be snide or snarky, but in all my visits to Manny's, I never recall them hand slicing the pastrami, and in fact I thought it was once discussed on this board that they won't hand slice.
JimInLoganSquare wrote:Vital Information wrote:jbw wrote:
Haven't had Ada's but it would hard to match Manny's for this, where the meat is hand-carved to your specifications (re doneness and fattiness) and the onion rolls are always fresh.
Where have I been
Not to be snide or snarky, but in all my visits to Manny's, I never recall them hand slicing the pastrami, and in fact I thought it was once discussed on this board that they won't hand slice.
Those are excellent observations on Manny's pastrami, but I think what jbw was referring to was the roast beef -- which, as you know, IS hand carved to order, and which I know is one of your favorites as well as mine (including that half sandwich I donated to you a couple of weeks back ). Although I can try to conceptualize it, I have not had, nor can I really imagine, a roast beef sandwich better than Manny's.
Vital Information wrote:JimInLoganSquare wrote:Vital Information wrote:jbw wrote:
Haven't had Ada's but it would hard to match Manny's for this, where the meat is hand-carved to your specifications (re doneness and fattiness) and the onion rolls are always fresh.
Where have I been
Not to be snide or snarky, but in all my visits to Manny's, I never recall them hand slicing the pastrami, and in fact I thought it was once discussed on this board that they won't hand slice.
Those are excellent observations on Manny's pastrami, but I think what jbw was referring to was the roast beef -- which, as you know, IS hand carved to order, and which I know is one of your favorites as well as mine (including that half sandwich I donated to you a couple of weeks back ). Although I can try to conceptualize it, I have not had, nor can I really imagine, a roast beef sandwich better than Manny's.
Nor I
SonOfND wrote:This is a new place at 1112 S. Wabash. People tend to dislike the owner (I can't say he's my favorite person, but otherwise I have no problem wit him ... my wife, being an ex-waitress, noted that he was very rude to one of his waitresses). That said, my wife and I love their Ruben, and their matzo ball soup is very good, although not great. Long lines on the weekends around brunch-time. They serve Green River!