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| - The five stars are because they've been doing their thing, the same way, without any f**s given to changing trends and tastes, since 1932!!
Travel and Leisure magazine has called this one of the world's best sandwiches, Anthony Bourdain has been here and Mordecai Richler wrote about it in the Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz.
They have a simple menu and rules. Yes, don't forget the rules! 1) they don't cut the sandwich in half, 2) they won't add or remove any ingredient in the sandwich, except cheese. 3) there is no tipping...but if you insist, the money is donated to the heart and stroke foundation.
I asked the waitress what to order, she was friendly to this outsider and patient with me while I was soaking up 80+ years of history. I ordered what you should too, the Wilensky special, no cheese (it's the right thing to do) and house made cherry cola.
The $4.99 iconic sandwich consists of one slice of baloney and four or five slices of salami heated on what seems to be vintage panini grills behind the counter. It's finished with a squeeze of mustard on unique bread, best described as what you get when an english muffin and kaiser have a baby dusted in cornmeal.
While they do have a couple other menu items, this is what to order when you drop by. I had a second to go, they're small, but flavourful!
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