gastro1 – Some great points in your amusing and knowing comment. Personally I think the 9-to-1 meat/bread height ratio made world famous by the Carnegie Deli is too high. Rather than one 9-to-1 sandwich I’d rather have a pair of 4.5-to-1s, ideally with Langer’s pastrami and rye.

Anand – Your question – where’s the beef? – is not without justification. However, you must keep in mind that kosher brisket is more expensive than non-kosher. And since this is a certified kosher deli the proprietors have no alternative.

Just got done with their pastrami on rye. I concur with most of your findings vis a vis the rye bread, and the ‘dryness’ of the meat. However the flavour of the brisket was more than acceptable.

I understand we’re in W1, however, at £8.50, those with bigger appetites will agree with @gastro1 and ask “where’s (the rest of) the beef?”

An looking forward to increasing my HDL levels tomorrow with a taste of the hot dog …

Although based on that pic you tweeted today, after this Thursday I think I’ll be ruined for any even semi-decent salt beef sandwiches here in the UK….can’t wait 😉

In terms of the Salt Beef and Pastrami pictures my sense is that the meat to bread ratio is wrong it needs to be at least 9 meat to 1 bread – both do not have enough meat. This has been the fundamental problem I have encountered in the UK along with not very good Salt Beef , Pastrami or Corned Beef.

If that dog does not have the necessary crunch and the casing is not natural it is nothing short of an imposter.