<font face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" size="2">Originally posted by Sweet Willie:
It was worth the stop. Was there today for an early lunch.
Had a corned beef/pastrami combo sandwich on rye so I could try both meats, also had a side of chopped chicken liver and marinated mushrooms.
The corned beef was good, the better of the two meats. Do they cook their own meats here? I ask the question because I went to the take out area afterwords to browse and buy a sesame bagel. In the deli case they had two rows of corned beef, one made from brisket and one from the flat. I used to sell deli meats and this is the first instance that I've seen corned beef offered from multiple beef cuts. They also had lots of Vienna products in the case (retail packs).
Bagel was good, but seeing as I just had some Montreal bagels a week ago, no place in the US would have come close to making the level bagel that Montreal does.</font>
Glad you were able to try it out, Willie. Not sure about all the meats, but I believe the pastrami and corned beef are house-made. I usually prefer their pastrami, but the corned beef is pretty consistent in my experience. It's a beautiful thing on fresh rye bread with mustard and those big pickles.
FYI, my German-American father-in-law swears by their tongue sandwich. He also likes that chicken liver dish you mention. I've always enjoyed the bagels here -- they're WAY better than anything else available in Indy (mostly chain shops like Einstein, etc.).
The pies and pastries at Shapiro's are always worth taking home, too. Basic stuff like lemon bars and apple pie are great, but they also have good ruggelah (sp) and other baked goods that are hard to find around here.
[This message has been edited by Pietro (edited 08-07-2003).]
[This message has been edited by Pietro (edited 08-07-2003).]