Sooo, Stalzey's Deli...
We've heard so much about it and wanted to try a great Reuben on a cold April day we gave it a shot.
Overshot as it turns out.
While the onion soup was tasty- not exactly french onion soup ala the old Ovens of Brittany- it was admirable, tasty, and worth $3.50 for a cup. Could have been hotter though....and would have totally rocked a 5 star.
My partner ordered the Brooklyn and I ordered the traditional Reuben.
The Brooklyn had burnt and oil/butter soaked bread and dehydrated and salty (and I like salt- but this was crazy salty) pastrami. We traded half sandwiches halfway through lunch.
The traditional was okay but we were looking for THE BEST Reuben in Madison. We didn't find it at Stalzey's Deli.
We found an overpriced sandwich that any PDQ could offer. Lunch for two, with a cup of soup and water, rang up at $32 bills.
Overpriced for a Madison lunch claiming such platitudes toward their customers' (and their own) dedication to food service and sourcing.
Would I go again? No. As I've said before, too many other options in Madison.
Service? Excellent.
What I thought about during lunch? Why isn't it warmer in here. There baking bread and cooking. It should be at least 60.
Food? Meh.
Better option: The Harmony Bar. A block or two away.