“This is terrible value. Either prices skyrocketed, portions shrunk, or both. At $27, I should leave satisfied - not still looking for a second lunch.”
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5.3/10
AI-generated summary
The is why people come, and regulars like that you skip the tourist line at Katz's. The onion rings are beer battered and have their own fans. The repeated complaint is value. It runs about $27 and people say the meat comes sliced thin and dry. Plenty still rank it over Katz's and 2nd Ave Deli.
NYC classic — The kosher deli opened in 1956 as Pastrami King in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, then moved to Kew Gardens, Queens in 1961, where it ran for nearly sixty years before adding a Manhattan location in 2020. Anthony Bourdain named it and Katz's as the only places to get a correct pastrami sandwich. Wikipedia
“This is terrible value. Either prices skyrocketed, portions shrunk, or both. At $27, I should leave satisfied - not still looking for a second lunch.”
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“Otherwise, Pastrami Queen in the Upper East Side and Frankel's in Greenpoint have excellent pastrami.”
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“I loved pastrami queen for their slightly thicker cut and tasty tasty bread/mustard, and a little cheaper. Both A+”
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“Pastrami Queen has my favorite onion rings. It's a beer batter with great flavor.”
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“grab a sandwich from Pastrami Queen in the same food court.”
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“Pastrami queen is so mid and overpriced.”
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“I enjoy Pastrami Queen and Katz's.”
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“Pastrami Queen is also fine. Not as good but still good.”
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“having had both 2nd Ave Deli and Pastrami Queen, Pastrami Queens is much better.”
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“knockout a pastrami sandwich at Pastrami Queen”
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“I tried Pastrami Queen and you get a lot, but it was just cut too thin to enjoy.”
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“Pastrami Queen on the UWS is close.”
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