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“Iconic Sandwiches”
Review of Katz's Deli

Katz's Deli
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Ranked #518 of 14,964 Restaurants in New York City
Certificate of Excellence
Price range: S$13 - S$40
Cuisines: American, Deli
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Restaurant details
Good for: Local cuisine
Dining options: Lunch, After-hours, Breakfast, Dinner, Delivery, Takeout
Neighbourhood: Downtown Manhattan (Downtown)
Description: Iconic NYC restaurant serving legendary hand-carved pastrami, corned beef & other deli classics since 1888.
Reviewed 5 weeks ago

A must try for anyone visiting NYC who loves meat. The massive sandwiches are expertly prepared in front of you and packed with delicious tender meat. If you tip the meat slicer they will give you a few pieces of meat to try whilst they prep your sandwich.
We ordered the corned beef Rueben and regular pastrami sandwiches and both were amazing. They came with a side of sliced cucumbers and pickles which cut through the richness of the meat perfectly.
This is not a cheap meal but we found it to be good value considering the sheer amount of meat you get in each sandwich. 1 sandwich will easily feed 2 people comfortably.
I would recommend going outside of peak hours as the queues can get crazy. We went at around 10am on a Thursday morning and it was nice and quiet so we didn't have to queue and got a table easily.
Overall, this place is famous for a reason and should be on everyone's list to try at least once when visiting NYC.

Date of visit: October 2024
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Reviewed 10 October 2024

Still the best. Have been going to Katz's since the 1980's. Still consistently excellent. Massive Reuben and pastrami sandwiches. Great pickles and sides to boot. Incredible that in 2024, they still have the same antiquated ordering, payment and exit system as always...clearly proving that technology can't always beat tradition.

Date of visit: October 2024
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Thank FiveDivers
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Reviewed 8 October 2024

Dirty- flies all over the food after served
Service awful
Food not very good- corned beef very fatty
Water pitcher had black things floating in it
Told tip must be cash
Never go back there again

Date of visit: October 2024
Thank Lorie P
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Reviewed 6 October 2024 via mobile

Queued an hour for the blandest sandwich I’ve ever tasted and was charged $45 for the privilege. They treat their customers like cattle. It’s not clear why they don’t put some of their undoubtedly massive margins into making the place less grotty. Don’t waste your time and money.

Date of visit: October 2024
Thank TeaAnCrumpetz
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Reviewed 3 October 2024

It was great until it was time to leave! They have this ticket system that truly sucks because as they give it to you at the entrance they don't tell you have to keep them with until you leave to show them at the exit!!! Well, we only had one ticket and the other were cleaned up at the table. They made a f... deal at the exit! It was not good experience and I believe it was a discriminatory incident. For a place that it's so well known, they surely have an archaic system! So, we lost the other ticket but we paid for our meals. Why does it matter so much and why they made a big deal? I'm truly disappointed and will not recommend this place just because of that! I went there more than 20 years and it was a delight to go there. The experience this time was bad! But people serving and cooking there deserve better representation at the door! They were rude! I'm never going back again! I will let my friends not to go there either! I'm sure this won't mean a thing to Katz!

Date of visit: October 2024
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Thank Freedom64684778481
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