German suggestion?
- Thread starter pudgy.in.the.middle
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All the Bens blow compared to the original "Bens Best" on Queens Blvd in Rego Park which btw originated in the Bronx in the 40's before moving to Queens in the 50's and has nothing to do with the chain whose claim to fame is living off the originals name. Matter of fact the new one they recently opened in Boca Raton patterned their layout after the orignal and has the exact same hot dog grill located in the front window behind the deli counter just as the Bens in Queens has for the last 50 or so years. If you want a real Bens pastrami on rye you need to visit the one on 63rd drive and Queens Blvd.
The original "original" was on Southern Blvd near the Bruckner Exp (Hunts Point) and moved to Rego Park in the early-mid 50's.
And lets not forget the late great Pastrami King which was a mile or so down Queens Blvd in Kew Gardens across from the court house. I know many ADA's who shed a tear when that closed about a dozen years ago and now are forced to eat lunch at the Burger King which sits at that location now.
And lets not forget the late great Pastrami King which was a mile or so down Queens Blvd in Kew Gardens across from the court house. I know many ADA's who shed a tear when that closed about a dozen years ago and now are forced to eat lunch at the Burger King which sits at that location now.
Those were the days...$15 now (this fall).
Funny the way this stuff works...we took table service, the waiter added the tab in his head...I could see he was off in his addition, then at the end he slices off 15% or so in hopes that you'll give him a good tip. As I said, ambiance.
I haven't been moved by pastrami since the King was on Queens Blvd. I've eaten from Merrick...good but hardly transcendent.
The best I've had in recent years was actually from King David in Cedarhurst. Very good take out, then I had one in the restaurant, just ok.
I guess we've strayed from German?
Funny the way this stuff works...we took table service, the waiter added the tab in his head...I could see he was off in his addition, then at the end he slices off 15% or so in hopes that you'll give him a good tip. As I said, ambiance.
I haven't been moved by pastrami since the King was on Queens Blvd. I've eaten from Merrick...good but hardly transcendent.
The best I've had in recent years was actually from King David in Cedarhurst. Very good take out, then I had one in the restaurant, just ok.
I guess we've strayed from German?
Sorry, I guess that was my fault with my aside to Elmo.
That started us on the pastrami talk.
Pastrami actually has its own thread so lets go back to German (or as Ozzy in his wonderful Archie Bunker like speak put it..kraut chow LOL).
....Ozzy, I'm not offended or trying to show disgust by this or when you use the term WOP. It actually amuses me that a man your age (I'm assuming 40's?) would use the terms that people from the WW II era would use. I think you took it wrong when I questioned your use of the term WOP a while ago.
That started us on the pastrami talk.
Pastrami actually has its own thread so lets go back to German (or as Ozzy in his wonderful Archie Bunker like speak put it..kraut chow LOL).
....Ozzy, I'm not offended or trying to show disgust by this or when you use the term WOP. It actually amuses me that a man your age (I'm assuming 40's?) would use the terms that people from the WW II era would use. I think you took it wrong when I questioned your use of the term WOP a while ago.
With the PC and pussification of America today everyone is a racist or a bigot. It's unfortunate that perhaps the single greatest and influential TV sitcom in history would never see the light of day beyond the network censors if someone presented an All in the Family script to CBS today. I'm not PC nor racist and kraut, Jap, heb, wop etc are not the same as the term nigger. And the fact that there's no resolution or attempts to ban those words proves it. Unless whether or not a word or symbol is offensive or banned depends more on how powerful your lobby is, cause I know there's been attempts at both state and federal levels to ban the use of the N-word and the flying of the rebel flag but not the use of the word fag or the banning of the swastika. Should offense be taken when you incorrectly use the word Jews in political discussions when you should be referring to the citizens of that strip of sand as Israeli's.
Btw... if you've never been to Chalet Alpina, they have several items on their menu listed as "krauts" as a side dish instead of the typical coleslaw. Personally I recommend the spiced kraut... tastes a bit like kimchi. And did you know according to Wikipedia the word Hun is considered an offensive term. Does that mean I need to refer to Attila the Hun as Attila the H-word?
Btw... if you've never been to Chalet Alpina, they have several items on their menu listed as "krauts" as a side dish instead of the typical coleslaw. Personally I recommend the spiced kraut... tastes a bit like kimchi. And did you know according to Wikipedia the word Hun is considered an offensive term. Does that mean I need to refer to Attila the Hun as Attila the H-word?
It’s my fault, but pastrami makes me emotional and let me explain why.
My father would take me to Katz’s on Saturdays (not every Saturday, but often enough). We would get the ticket that they always used from the machine. We would go up to the counter (we never sat in the waiters section). My father would order two pastramis on club. Before the meat cutter even began cutting our pastrami, my father would snarl at the cutter “don’t give me the crappy meat you guys always give me!”. Of course he would never tip the cutters. This would usually result in a loud angry shouting match between my father and the cutter. On more then one occasion, the police were called. On one occasion, we were thrown out of Katz’s and told to never come back.
I had to wait many, many years, long after my father passed. I was now a grown man, and I was sure that no one in Katz would remember me. I took my ticker, went to the counter and politely ordered my pastrami on club and a Budweiser (no Dr. Brown black cherry for me).
The pastrami was good, but some how the emotional scars remain to this day.
My father would take me to Katz’s on Saturdays (not every Saturday, but often enough). We would get the ticket that they always used from the machine. We would go up to the counter (we never sat in the waiters section). My father would order two pastramis on club. Before the meat cutter even began cutting our pastrami, my father would snarl at the cutter “don’t give me the crappy meat you guys always give me!”. Of course he would never tip the cutters. This would usually result in a loud angry shouting match between my father and the cutter. On more then one occasion, the police were called. On one occasion, we were thrown out of Katz’s and told to never come back.
I had to wait many, many years, long after my father passed. I was now a grown man, and I was sure that no one in Katz would remember me. I took my ticker, went to the counter and politely ordered my pastrami on club and a Budweiser (no Dr. Brown black cherry for me).
The pastrami was good, but some how the emotional scars remain to this day.
