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| - Canters is just a few minutes from my work and has been on my radar since they opened, but I've held off on visiting til they worked out the kinks cited in most of the initial reviews, slow service and high prices. It appears that they've tweaked the menu and most prices are now fairly reasonable, and a group meal here went well but service still seems to be an issue despite ample staffing.
SANDWICHES:
For the classic options, expect about $9 for a half, $17 for a full, stacked like Pamela Anderson. I recommend the Rachel, on rye. But I came for the Franklyn (now named "The Best Damn Egg Sandwich"), with steamed brisket, grilled & raw onions, melted cheese, and an egg, on an Everything bagel, plus a side, originally ~$14 now down to a reasonable $10. Sando was huge, filling, and delicious, with fresh-popped yolk drizzled into the melty cheese and plentiful, tender beef. Couldn't finish the top half of the bagel, or the side of fruit, sandwich was huge, would get again.
NOT SANDWICHES:
Other reviews say that their famous pickles are served free upon seating but that wasn't our experience, ordered a half sour plate and they were solid with a mix of pickles and tomatoes. The surprise hit dish was the house-made chips with pastrami, blue cheese, and honey, for a flavor bomb of crispy-chewy, salty-sweet, shareable and reasonably priced at $8. Most orders come with a side of coleslaw, potato salad, or mac salad- the last one was the best choice. Looking forward to coming back for the latkes. Tempted by their Smoked Fish Planks, but disappointed to see they're served on regular plates and not the classic wooden planks as advertised.
BAKERY:
Use your Yelp check in for a free black & white the size of your face! They're huge and comparable to that other deli up the street. Everything in the bakery case is comically huge, like softball-sized cupcakes. Planning to return for their bagel chips, which were bagged on display throughout the dining room. Did not see rainbow cookies on either visit.
SERVICE:
For our initial group visit, service was friendly but odd. I expected a wait on Sunday morning but they were empty, yet the hostess stand was unmanned and it took a while to be seated. Our server was polite and friendly but somewhat slow and inattentive (didn't offer takeout boxes, did not split bill, didn't check on us after food was served, didn't get water refills, etc). Used counter to get their bagel and coffee combo on my way into work and staff did not seem used to taking orders?
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