I went to Johnnie’s Pastrami the other day as it was late, and just on a whim. Not bad, but I don’t get why they are the same price as “great” pastrami, like Greenblatt’s, Langer’s, etc…
Service is also fairly brusque and intense. The kind of place that seems annoyed to have customers… Shrugs
Seems horrible, but other than marginally better pastrami, and roll, I’d rather get a sandwich from The Hat with pickled and horseradish sauce for $8.99 (an appropriate price for this level of pastrami). I felt pretty ripped off paying $16 with tax + tip for this when Greenblatt’s is open late and only comes out to about $17 a sandwich for an almost infinitely superior one =/
I went the other day as well and had similar thoughts.
I have been eating at Brents so often, lately, that Johnnie’s has lost most of its “fondness.”
Like I said I went to Johnnie’s the other day and as I was chewing and gnawing and yanking on white stringy fat and connective tissue, i was wondering why we were paying so much for a sandwich that pales in quality and scope to Brents, which is probably cheaper.
The crispy, fluffy-inside crinkles and awesome pickles saved the day for me.
Hate to be a buzz-kill on an otherwise great thread, but stay the heck away from the pastrami at Gentleman’s in Palms. Went last night for the first time in a while. Ordered a pastrami “wide cut.” It was presented on some sort of white bread - okayfine. But the meat was tough as leather and lacking in flavor - the anti-Langers.
