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| - Sweet baby Jesus this place is good! I'm often skeptical if a business only has glowing 5 star reviews, but this place is legit and their praise is well deserved!
Outside is nondescript, heck even the inside is nothing special, but oh do they make up for it in food and personality! The front is like a little convenience store and the back is where the deli counter is at. Just let them know you're new and they will quickly make up a little sampler platter for you and they make sure to explain what is on everything while they do it. You'll get some bits of shaved corned beef; turkey with house sauce (kind of like a creamy Italian dressing); pastrami with garlic sauce (amazing garlic sauce!), cheese, and thin pickles slices; and their famous reuben. I took my little sampling to a high top table and savored the gloriousness that was happening in my mouth.
While there the owner with his legit moustache made some friendly conversation with me. Right away you can tell that this guy is genuine good soul and passionate about his food. He was like "you break bread here, you are like family now!" "I'm so honored to have you come and try our food". He even called me sweetie, but in like in the nice old guy way, not the condescending creepy guy kind of way. He talked about how him and his wife are Lebanese and how they met in Michigan and went to Cleveland State, he spoke fondly of his son who wants to take over the family business, and what a smart family too! Degrees in business, math, engineering, (I forget what degrees, but they were definitely the kind the smart kids get).
I decided to go with the reuben $8. They make it on pita or white bread and boy this thing is huge! I also got a side of coleslaw $2. They let me sample some of their chicken and freshly made hummus too. The latter was warm and tasted amazing. Oh man, and they make reuben mac & cheese! They were out of it when I was there, but the owner was like "you just call and I make it for you, no problem". He said they usually have it in the colder months.
Shout out to the lady at the deli counter, she was personable too. Everyone who works at this place is family. I like it.
All in all, I highly recommend. Like forget Danny's Deli, forget Slyman's, go to Express Deli! Your belly is going to be so happy! I will definitely be going back!
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