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| - It's hard to resist a place with pastrami as part of the name and also featured on a show on the travel channel. And, if you're in the neighborhood, well, doesn't that make it into an obligation? Sammy's wasn't a let down, but not a place for me to make a special trip.
It's the type of place that's hard to write about because it's what you'd expect.
I shared two sandwiches, a pastrami and a corned beef - both on a roll. I ate the corned beef first, and it was very good. Salty and briskety, just the way its supposed to taste. Then, I ate the pastrami. It was good, no more, no less. Although it wasn't shaved pastrami, I would have liked the slices to be a little thicker. Maybe it was just my pastrami, but the meat itself was overwhelmed by the salt - and the melted cheese on the sandwich overwhelmed everything. Although there was as much cheese on the corned beef, on that sandwich, the cheese more or less complemented the meat. My verdict - next time, I will not get my sandwiches with cheese on them.
The portions are large - it's kind of like when you try and put a thick Louisiana hot link onto a tiny store brand hot dog bun.
So, the portions are large, the taste is adequate. The corned beef would be a 4 and the pastrami a 2, to average a 3. The prices fit the taste and the portion. If I was in the neighborhood and in the mood for large portions, I'd be back. If you have a thing about trying the places featured on TV, you should try it out.
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