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[FoodDabbler]

So: Is this the beginning of the end?

The picture in the print version -- that's a version that appears, bizarrely, on large, thin
sheets of paper -- is so blurry that it is likely to repel diners, not attract.

[AaronS]

delivery takes a long time.

[Steve R.]

David's is now on Open Table?

[Suzanne F]

Apparently so.

[AaronS]

jesus that's strange.

I just called them on the phone. I'm a little outside the mile radius that the sign in the restaurant indicates.

[Sneakeater]

I finally got around to reading the Times piece Suzanne linked above.

Does this sound like anything you've ever read on MF?

This Bedford-Stuyvesant institution inspires vocal exuberance, the subtext of which seems to be: Thank goodness for Brooklyn, where Yemeni Muslim guys serve exemplary Jewish deli sandwiches to a predominantly African-American crowd.

(I didn't check the comments to see if Menton got all over her for being Marty Markowitz.)

[Sneakeater]

Expanding.

Bay Ridge next. (NB: A neighborhood with a large Middle Eastern population.)

Then, some undisclosed other location.

One can wish them nothing but the greatest possible success.

(And, they now take credit cards.)

[Sneakeater]

Except that it expands their kitchen space, I don't like a single thing about the renovation.

I don't like that they did away with the counter. I don't like that you order in the back instead of along the side. I don't like that the cheesy tables are clustered in the front.

OTOH, there is not a single bad thing to say about my pastrami-brisket combo sandwich. It was heavenly.

[Lex]

Except that it expands their kitchen space, I don't like a single thing about the renovation.

I don't like that they did away with the counter. I don't like that you order in the back instead of along the side. I don't like that the cheesy tables are clustered in the front.

OTOH, there is not a single bad thing to say about my pastrami-brisket combo sandwich. It was heavenly.

Was it dark enough for you?

[Wilfrid]

Listen, they have seats.

[Sneakeater]

Was it dark enough for you?

And I don't like how dark it is.

Whoever thought that dark brown wall paint was a good idea should be kept away from the decoration of their new outlets.

[irnscrabblechf52]

nothing to add except that the guys who work here are super nice, no attitude, affected or otherwise, which is really, really refreshing. i can't emphasize that enough.

[Daniel]

waiting for Lex's Bay Ridge Photos......

[Lex]

Shooting for next Friday.

[Lex]

Well, the plan was to go to the new Bay Ridge location of David’s Brisket House next Friday. Then something funny happened – I learned that it was open on Sundays. That made the decision easy. (The Bed-Stuy mothership also expanded its hours. That's a change from a few months back when they were closed on Sundays.)

The place takes it’s brown-brown-brown décor key from the Bed-Stuy location but because the new restaurant is bigger it works. The space is wider, has a faux tin ceiling and a faux marble floor.







You know what’s not faux? The pastrami.



Velvet on rye, with a light touch of salt and smoke. Terrific. A word of warning – the medium sandwich in Bay Ridge is a buck more than it’s brother in Bed-Stuy. It’s also a bit smaller. Lets cut them some slack. It’s still the perfect size for a nice lunch. The large pastrami is now $13, still a crazy bargain.

It probably took me 10 minutes to eat that sandwich but I was holding back, pretending to a level of refinement that I really don’t have. The truth came later. I was sitting at the table chatting with Deb about the pastrami when I found that my left index finger, with no instructions from me, was reaching down to the plate, touching little bits of pastrami crumbs, and then bringing them up to my mouth.

Yes. It’s that good.

Service at the new Bay Ridge branch is very friendly. No need to order at the counter here – they seat you at one of the many tables and take your order.

When we were there, less than a week after they opened, there were some teething pains. There were no French fries this past Sunday and I snagged the last Snapple iced tea. I suspect they’ll fix this.

There’s a new website which Google has not yet discovered. If I lived in Bay Ridge I’d eat here once a week. As it is I will invent reasons to go here.

7721 5th Ave.
Between 77th and 78th St.