Carnegie Delicatessen

Carnegie Deli is like the Costco of restaurants. Nobody needs a 12 gallon jar of mayonnaise unless they are trying to feed a family of 40. Likewise, nobody needs to be served the mammoth portion sizes delivered at Carnegie Deli. That kid who can eat 70 hot dogs in 10 minutes would be intimidated by this place.

It was my friend's last day in town and he hadn't had a New York Egg Cream. For some reason, egg creams are popular in the city of New York. At the same time, I'm entertained by the idea of an egg cream because egg creams don't have egg or cream in them. Instead, there are 3 ingredients; chocolate syrup, milk, and seltzer. Wa la... egg cream.

I ordered the pastrami reuben and my friend went for the lox and sturgeon. Portions were ridiculous and the deli was considerate enough to match portion size with price. The Pastrami at Katz's is far superior. I wonder if Carnegie Deli survives merely on tourists.

854 7th Ave
(between 54th St & 55th St)
New York, NY 10019

Chocolate Egg Cream

Pastrami Reuben

Sturgeon and Lox