I'm gonna say up front that I'm definitely no expert on smoked meat. My boyfriend had been suggesting Caplansky's for a while now and I was always hesitant to come because I always thought I didn't like smoked meat. My experience here definitely changed my mind.
I went with the basics and ordered the Sandwich Combo - smoked meat sandwich and cup of chicken soup with Matzoh balls ($12). I wasn't a huge fan of the matzoh ball soup as I found it a little bland. My boyfriend also said it wasn't one of the better ones he's had (he said his mom makes it better, of course!).
However, the sandwich was amazing! When ordering your sandwich, the server will ask if you want the lean, medium or fatty meat. Since it was my first time I went with the medium. The sandwich arrived, piled high with meat in between two slices of rye bread. Each table has a selection of mustards, and for a person who loooves condiments, I didn't even put any mustard on my sandwich because it was so flavourful.
The sandwiches come with a pickle, which was really delicious. Why do I mention this? Cause I'm a huge fan of pickles..I'm one of those people who will buy a jar of pickles just to snack on, so I know a good pickle when I taste one :)