Caplanksy's serves up a decent smoked meat sandwich, but I don't understand what all the fuss is about.
Maybe because of the profile this place has and the publicity it generates, people buy into it and mistakenly think it's better than anything else that's out there.
Or maybe it's just the absence of known competition (after the taco and donut trend in this city could we see a smoked meat trend?).
I have friends who rave about this place. Despite that, I didn't walk in with high expectations on my first visit. Good thing, because it was all "just OK" if you ask me. Same with two additional visits (most recently last week).
For the standard sandwich you get a good amount of meat served on soft bread, but it's nothing to rave about.