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[Wilfrid]

I don't know, I am never going to remember the name. Huge place, very white and brightly lit at night. Very near the Russian Tea Room.

[Lex]

Agreed, Wolf's.

Wilf will no doubt remember that it was located on a corner, diagonally across the street from O'Neal's bar. 57th & 6th.

[Steve R.]

Yep, Wolf's. Surprisingly, it only closed 3-4 years ago (maybe even 2-3). Ginny worked on the block and we went to several after work get togethers there.

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[Deb Van D]

It could be worse. She could have asked for Ranch dressing.

Thousand Island. Not easy to find a good Reuben sandwich in NYC.

And she could have asked for it on white bread.

I'll have to give her credit at least for that. David's offers a sub-type roll, too. Looked bigger to me than Katz's club roll but I may be remembering that badly. It would seem to be a more efficient way to ingest the large pastrami sandwich,, were you so inclined. But the taste wouldn't be right. Even without the mayo.

[Wilfrid]

Lex repackaged again at the Pink Pig today.

[Daniel]

split the corned beef and pastrami combo.. It was 15 bucks and the sandwich was huge.. we got extra bread and made another sandwich.. a great spot for deli sandwiches, price and food.

[menton1]

David's Brisket House is an old skool deli in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn (Nostrand Ave., just above Atlantic across from where Herkimer Place butts in).

Why Brooklyn Is The Greatest Borough In The World

Nah. Why schlep to Brooklyn when you have the ultimate of this ilk, Katz's and 2nd Ave Deli right in Manhattan? Liebman's in the Bronx, Ben's Best in Queens are other good outposts, but only if you live nearby there.

[Steve R.]

David's Brisket House is an old skool deli in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn (Nostrand Ave., just above Atlantic across from where Herkimer Place butts in).

Why Brooklyn Is The Greatest Borough In The World

Nah. Why schlep to Brooklyn when you have the ultimate of this ilk, Katz's and 2nd Ave Deli right in Manhattan? Liebman's in the Bronx, Ben's Best in Queens are other good outposts, but only if you live nearby there.

Many of us are "right in Brooklyn" and would have to schlep to Manhattan. Just sayin'.

[Sneakeater]

Yeah, I mean, it's not like I'm posting about restaurants somewhere where NOBODY lives, like New Jersey.

[menton1]

Yeah, I mean, it's not like I'm posting about restaurants somewhere where NOBODY lives, like New Jersey.

The OP said that Brooklyn was the " greatest borough", I took issue with that.

Why knock NJ? I grew up in NYC, but when I "escaped" many years ago, the quietude, the greenery, the flowers in the spring, all help to lower one's blood pressure. Each to his own, but there's nothing wrong with living in NJ, easy access to Manhattan.

It's difficult to imagine any Manhattan-ites traveling to Brooklyn for this place. The OP acted like they should.

[Sneakeater]

I am the OP. I absolutely did not act like anyone should travel to Brooklyn for this. I would have thought that if I said this place is almost as good as Katz's, then it sort of logically follows that it's not worth traveling to it if you're nearer to Katz's than to here.* Of course, hundreds of thousands if not millions of people are more convenient to David's Brisket House than to Katz's (although many of them may not read Mouthfuls).

As for any statements that Brooklyn is the greatest borough in the world,** lighten up. You know? Some of us write with a smile, if you know what I mean.

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* Actually, if you prefer brisket or corned beef to pastrami, this place may actually be better than Katz's. Then, it's your decision whether it's worth traveling to Brooklyn from Manhattan for a sandwich.

** Think of a place with quietude, greenery, flowers in the spring -- AND good restaurants, important cultural institutions, a major arts scene, and access to the subway system. What's more, you don't have to "escape" New York to live here.

[Daniel]

totally agree about the corned beef thing.. we felt that the corned beef was some of the best I have had.. though an amazingly prepared corned beef still loses to an above average pastrami in my book.. So, yeh, if you love corned beef, is worth traveling to over Katz's.. .Not to mention, it is half the price.

[joethefoodie]

** Think of a place with quietude, greenery, flowers in the spring -- AND good restaurants, important cultural institutions, a major arts scene, and access to the subway system. What's more, you don't have to "escape" New York to live here.

Hey - I saw a flower on our front lawn today. It quickly got eaten by a rodent.

[splinky]

** Think of a place with quietude, greenery, flowers in the spring -- AND good restaurants, important cultural institutions, a major arts scene, and access to the subway system. What's more, you don't have to "escape" New York to live here.

Hey - I saw a flower on our front lawn today. It quickly got eaten by a rodent.

we kept finding abandoned strollers in our park slope front yard. we think the babies had been traded for french bulldogs

[Daniel]

one of my friends is growing all the plants in his closet..