Sunday Pastrami Blogging

For the record, I did get my Manny's pastrami sandwich while in Chicago. I was, however, a bit disturbed to learn that the place is open on Saturday but closed on Sunday, which is just absurdly un-authentic. The food, however, is great.

Comments

Maybe they joined Meats-for-Jesus?

Posted by Garrett | August 12, 2007 1:10 PM

Well, la-di-da, Yglesias. Who are you, Annie Hall?

Posted by Reality Man | August 12, 2007 1:16 PM

I'm sure G** will smite them soon.

Posted by calling all toasters | August 12, 2007 1:28 PM

Manny's! YES! I love that place and miss it so much since I moved away! Not only is the food great but it's pure Chicago--a cross-section of the city eats there.

My best political sighting was there. I spotted ex-Gov George Ryan there after he left office but before he was indicted!

Posted by zrusilla | August 12, 2007 1:49 PM

What's Pastrami?

Posted by Thunderlips | August 12, 2007 2:19 PM

Shouldn't you stop calling it a sandwich at the point where you need a fork to eat it?

A pile of meat with a couple of slices of bread in close proximity isn't really a sandwich ...

Posted by Kurt Montandon | August 12, 2007 2:33 PM

I want that latke.

Posted by Gary Sugar | August 12, 2007 3:52 PM

Damn, that looks good. I'm going to Katz's.

Posted by Tim | August 12, 2007 4:14 PM

"Hi, I'd like a pastrami sandwich; hold the bread."

Looks good, though! I had a pastrami sandwich last summer at Jason's Deli in Atlanta. Even though it was $8, there was so much pastrami in it that I swear they lost money on it.

Posted by Dave B. | August 12, 2007 4:26 PM

Forget the pastrami -- get the corned beef at Manny's. Wait till you go to Katz's for pastrami.

As far as being open on Saturday and closed on Sunday, well, that's how we do things here.

Posted by leo | August 12, 2007 5:30 PM

I felt similar angst today when I found out Chik-Filet doesn't open on Sundays either. We tried two of them and they were both closed. We were forced to go into a mall to get our milkshake fix.

Posted by Spike | August 12, 2007 10:03 PM

How dare you eat meat, you cretin.

Posted by Peter Singer | August 12, 2007 10:09 PM

I like pastrami, but that's an unflattering picture. It needs back lighting or something.

Posted by Gordon Lightfoot | August 13, 2007 6:29 AM

Is that one piece of really sour pickle and one of new or mild pickle? That's how P.J. Bernstein's in NY does it.

Posted by Hal | August 13, 2007 7:53 AM

A latke? Looks more like a piece of schnitzel to me (who's right, MY?). And what are either doing in a plate of pastrami? (And, no, Hal, they're both quarters of "new" --aka tasteless-- pickle. Full sours are much darker.)

Posted by Frank | August 13, 2007 11:08 AM