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71% ambiance
“It never ceases to amaze me when people write negative reviews of excellent, cheap-eats type places and fault them for their spartan decor, surly puryeors, and basic service.”
100% dessert
“enjoy an egg cream or a cel-ray soda with your meal.”
0% drinks
“The Pastrami sandwich was like "buttah" and with pickles and an icy cold beer to wash it down, it was a pleasurable experience.”
74% food quality
“The food is awful.”
75% overall
“It's the best place i NYC.”
50% return potential
“took my family here for the real deli experience, and I'll never go back, the service is deplorable, the staff is rude, and the prices are ridiculous.”
42% service
“Thirdly, I just cannot recommend this place because the chaos the ordering system is, the reliance on tickets that can be lost (it also bespeaks of how much they trust the customer - or are hoping they lose their ticket), the bleh non-meat food, the miser”
56% value
“Heres the thing yeah its a good sandwich but so what for this price $$$$ you can have a very good meal almost anywhere in NYC so save your money.”
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What Our Expert Scouts Say
July 05, 2012
THE pastrami sandwich on the LES. The room is legendary...the dogs, knish and pickles are all classics but please...don't lose that ticket!
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October 23, 2012
Sometimes called the Mecca of deli, Katz's is more accurately the Dome of the Rock of Deli: the sanctum sanctorum, the source and shrine of all that deli means in America. Go for the mystique -- but stay for the pastami.
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December 13, 2012
Best pastrami on rye ever...blows Carnegie away! The scene is worth the trip alone, but bring cash
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January 20, 2013
They have amazing sandwiches here. I love how the people here handle the orders, they are quick to ask for the order and quick to prepare them.
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January 10, 2013
This is a New York legend that still
lives up to its reputation for the best pastrami sandwich anywhere. Whenever I have to show a friend around I always bring them here and it never disappointments. While you have to try to pastrami, the corned beef is just as great. If you smooze with the people making your sandwich, you can get some extra cuts of meat on the side. Dropping a nice tip in front of them also helps.
The prices have gotten way too high these past years. I have been coming here for decades so I remember lower prices but still $16 for a sandwich is too high.
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October 07, 2012
The "got to" place to take your out-of-town friends and family to enjoy great New York food.
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July 08, 2012
I made a special trip to Katz' today by
subway in 95F+ weather at 2pm, having researched them online, and gone to other delis in NYC. Security was very rude when I first got there. There is no signage whatsoever so that someone who is coming in for the first time would have no idea where to go or what to do. I walked in and was only given an entry ticket after I had already walked (slowly) passed the security guards that were sitting around doing much of nothing. Then, after getting the ticket I wasn't told where to go, or anything helpful, so that after moving off to the side to be courteous to others coming in, a different guard comes up and tells me that I either have to go to the counter or leave.
I had no idea what counter to go to, or whether there was/not table service. Having made a special trip out of my way to visit Katz, I will not be returning. Since I wasn't told where to go, or what counter, I looked around at the sandwiches that were on some of the tables, and quite frankly, they were certainly NOT bigger than anything I had seen at other well-known delis in the city. The prices are atrocious for what was coming out; in this kind of business - portion-size is a factor when determining price.I felt very comfortable in turning around and leaving, knowing that my business is worth more than being treated in a hostile manner as soon as I walked in the door.
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May 21, 2012
Decent, but expensive. I've been to a lot of sandwich places lately, and this one was quite good. I got a Ruben sandwich, and was pretty thick and hearty for what I ordered. The only issue I have is I still feel the prices are a slight be inflated for the food. It's still a good Deli, but don't walk in there with $5. Haha
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March 15, 2012
Quality Control is Gone.
I still give it 3 stars because they do still make one of the best pastrami sandwiches in NYC, but here is a place that has become too popular for its own good that management no longer cares. I do say management because the staff are still hard-working as ever but the quality of the meat has gone down tremendously and that is the manager's responsibility.
There used to be a time when I would easily give this place 5 stars or the highest rating because every time I go there, they serve the best and freshest meats. It don't matter if it's corned beef, franks, or turkey, they are all good. Now, only the pastrami is good and all the rest is crap. I got food poisoning a few times from their not-so-fresh corned beef.
If you're a tourist, everyone will tell you to come here. But I must warn you if you order anything else other than the pastrami sandwich.
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November 08, 2011
Best pastrami ever.
I loved the pastrami in this place.
You do have to wait on line for a while but its worth the wait.
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October 19, 2011
THICK sliced vs THIN sliced....
Bottom line with this review (forget about how many stars we gave it); you either LOVE THINLY sliced GARGANTUAN sandwiches (pastrami and corn beef ESPECIALLY) as are made at the rival - Carnegie Deli OR you like THICKER and more manageable sandwiches from Katz's. We personally prefer Carnegie Deli, but this is also a top notch quality New York deli of that type genre. It is "expensive" when you compare the size of the sandwich from both places as a Carnegie Deli sandwich can feed 4 people or more and make 4 lunches/dinners. We have only eaten here once because of our preference. MANY of who are coming in as tourist from outside of New York City are just coming because they FINALLY saw the movie that had a scene filmed there in 1989 - "When Harry Met Sally".
Phillip & Lisa
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July 21, 2011
If you like to be abused, go to Katz. Overpriced, bad service, average food, filthy place. When you search in Google for "bad customer service" a picture of this place should come up
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July 03, 2011
Best Pastrami Sandwich. A must visit for anyone coming to NYC. The Pastrami on Rye is my favorite.
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