Katz's Delicatessen

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205 E Houston St (at at Ludlow St.)
New York, NY 10002

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(212) 254-2246
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Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
Katz's Delicatessen - New York, NY
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Best

You haven't had Pastrami until you've had it here. Nowhere on planet earth is there Pastrami that compares. The Corned Beef ain't bad either. Potat...

Worst

Katzs being a landmark in NYC, it fell short of my expectations. This dirty place is always packed (tourist attraction?) and though the pastramy sandwich was good, I found it was ...

Sweet Potato Pickles! 9/9/2002

Dear God without doubt-the best sweet potato knish's and also some of the best pickles you can come by! more
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Sweet Potato Pickles! 9/8/2002

Dear God without doubt-the best sweet potato knish's and also some of the best pickles you can come by! more
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The Best Deli in Town 8/23/2002

Puts Carnegie and Stage Delis to shame! Dingy but colorful, great food, huge portions -- and just plain lots of fun. If you come to the city and miss going to Katz's, shame on you! Pros: Great Deli Food, Historic, Just a Lot of Fun more
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The Best Deli in Town 8/22/2002

Puts Carnegie and Stage Delis to shame! Dingy but colorful, great food, huge portions -- and just plain lots of fun. If you come to the city and miss going to Katz's, shame on you! Pros: Great Deli Food, Historic, Just a Lot of Fun more
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The Zorro of Corned Beef 8/18/2002

You stand in line with twenty other starving souls. You nudge to the front of the line and the server slides a small dish your way with a piece of corned beef and a wedge of pickle to nibble on while he slices your sandwich. The pastrami and corned beef are handed sliced. You like lean...they got lean. You like fatty...they got fatty. You want New York Deli...this is New York Deli. Any place that uses a slicing machine for corned beef and pastrami might as well move to the suburbs. Katz's will still be in New York. Pros: hand sliced, great corned beef Cons: long lines, needs a face lift more
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The Zorro of Corned Beef 8/17/2002

You stand in line with twenty other starving souls. You nudge to the front of the line and the server slides a small dish your way with a piece of corned beef and a wedge of pickle to nibble on while he slices your sandwich. The pastrami and corned beef are handed sliced. You like lean...they got lean. You like fatty...they got fatty. You want New York Deli...this is New York Deli. Any place that uses a slicing machine for corned beef and pastrami might as well move to the suburbs. Katz's will still be in New York. Pros: hand sliced, great corned beef Cons: long lines, needs a face lift more
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send a salami... 8/8/2002

Sure it's expensive and dingy, but come on... it's Katz's. I don't see how anyone can think you'll get a better pastrami sandwich anywhere, and the hot dogs are the best around. Katz's is classic New York, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it. more
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What about the houseflies??? 8/8/2002

Great tasting pastrami if you get the extra lean, too expensive for the amount of houseflies. A classice New York deli atmosphere, minus the attitude. Pros: delicious, plentiful Cons: lines, flies, rude customers more
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What about the houseflies??? 8/7/2002

Great tasting pastrami if you get the extra lean, too expensive for the amount of houseflies. A classice New York deli atmosphere, minus the attitude. Pros: delicious, plentiful Cons: lines, flies, rude customers more
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send a salami... 8/7/2002

Sure it's expensive and dingy, but come on... it's Katz's. I don't see how anyone can think you'll get a better pastrami sandwich anywhere, and the hot dogs are the best around. Katz's is classic New York, and if it ain't broke, don't fix it. more
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Good Meats but Nothing Else 7/28/2002

The meats (pastrami, corned beef and tongue) are quite good (note: NOT best) but don't have anything else. Matzoh ball soup was tasteless, pickles were limp and fries were mostly soggy and greasy. And the ambience is supposedly ""tradition"" but more like an excuse to avoid spending money to renovate. For the business and prices they charge . . . . Take the meat to go, or go a bit further north to 2nd Ave Deli. more
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Good Meats but Nothing Else 7/27/2002

The meats (pastrami, corned beef and tongue) are quite good (note: NOT best) but don't have anything else. Matzoh ball soup was tasteless, pickles were limp and fries were mostly soggy and greasy. And the ambience is supposedly "tradition" but more like an excuse to avoid spending money to renovate. For the business and prices they charge . . . . Take the meat to go, or go a bit further north to 2nd Ave Deli. more
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Divine Katz 7/21/2002

Katz's pastrami is juicy, tender, and simply divine! Service is quite fast as well. more
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Divine Katz 7/20/2002

Katz's pastrami is juicy, tender, and simply divine! Service is quite fast as well. more
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Forget Katz's - Go to Second Avenue Deli 7/15/2002

I have lived in the Lower East Side most of my life and have seen the quality of Katz's decline during the past few years. Last night (a Monday night) my husband and I went to Katz's for corned beef sandwiches, french fries and a soda. The meat was old and funny tasting, stringy and very small in portion. The french fries were also old and had been re-fried. We were extremely disappointed. We spent $30 on two sanchwiches, one french fries and 2 soda. That's outrageous for the quality of food we were served. Spend a little more and go to the Second Avenue Deli, you can never go wrong. Cons: Expensive, Low quality, Unskilled countermen more
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Forget Katz's - Go to Second Avenue Deli 7/15/2002

I have lived in the Lower East Side most of my life and have seen the quality of Katz's decline during the past few years. Last night (a Monday night) my husband and I went to Katz's for corned beef sandwiches, french fries and a soda. The meat was old and funny tasting, stringy and very small in portion. The french fries were also old and had been re-fried. We were extremely disappointed. We spent $30 on two sanchwiches, one french fries and 2 soda. That's outrageous for the quality of food we were served. Spend a little more and go to the Second Avenue Deli, you can never go wrong. Cons: Expensive, Low quality, Unskilled countermen more
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Editorial

  • Katz's Deli is frequented by regulars who've been coming for decades, as well as tourists and neighborhood newbies; occasionally, you might catch a glimpse of a celebrity. Since its establishment in the 1880s, the deli has changed very little in appearance, retaining a grungy sheen. Grab a ticket on the way in for counter service, or seat yourself at a table to be waited on. Katz's still makes about 5,000 pounds of corned beef, 2,000 pounds of salami and 12,000 hot dogs a week--the old-fashioned way, on the premises--and it shows in the massive portions the deli serves. Excellent pastrami is a big draw, as is the deli's Reuben sandwich.

  • 12/5/2006 Provided by Citysearch
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  • Hours: Mon-Tue 8am-9:45pm Wed-Thu 8am-10:45pm Fri-Sat 8am-2:45am Sun 8am-10:45pm
  • Payments: American Express, Visa, Discover, Master Card
  • Neighborhoods: Downtown, Lower East Side
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