Seattle ~ Any good Jewish Deli's in the area?
Hi there, we're searching for a good deli in the Seattle area (Green Lake, but we'll go just about anywhere around the area!) ~ been craving good Matzoh Ball Soup! If anyone has a suggestion, we'd really appreciate it!
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Surprised to not see I Love NY Deli mentioned in the first 13 replies.
http://www.ilovenewyorkdeli.net/
I enjoy it greatly, but my palate is admitted pretty undereducated in this genre. What do others think?
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the difficulty with matzo ball soup is NOT the dumpling (my dear mother taught me to use the recipe on the box of matzo meal and it makes perfect little clouds...) but that putting them into a so-called soup made from a powder does not achieve the goal. making a good chicken broth (or a good anything...) takes some effort and few restaurateurs can afford the time these days. the broth at eats cafe is honest if lacking verdure and not served hot enough; sadly, his mazto balls are clinkers. no other place i have tried (and, lord knows, i've tried) seems to care enough to make the liquid part with care (though - to their credit - seattle has many a good matzo ball)
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Roxy's in Fremont is probably the closest I've come to find. Goldberg's (Factoria) is based off of the Stage Deli in Detroit; the difference is a) the Vernor's is much worse (the one here comes from California, not Michigan, where it should come from) and b) the staff really struggles. I was excited when it first opened, but haven't had convinced myself to go back - it's that bad of a waitstaff. The pickles are darn tasty though!
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Goldberg's? Forget it. For this ex-Angelino, it's better to savor memories of great delis like Langer's in LA (best of them all by far IMO), Nate 'n' Al's in Beverly Hills, Junior's in Westwood, Billy's in Glendale, Cantor's before its sad decline, than to be as badly disappointed as I was by and in this overhyped place. A waitperson actually asked if I wanted the corned-beef pastrami or the regular pastrami. Go figure. Don't even ask for caraway rye, much less for kreplach soup or schmaltz. All in all, a shame, esp. if Goldberg's probably success in spite of everything keeps some would-be deli owner from starting up a truly first class esetablishment anywhere in or around Seattle.
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Try a search for "Goldberg's" at SeattleTimes.com
I believe I saw a positive review there.›3 Replies-
re: Doug Kay
Went to Goldberg's in Bellvue tonight for dinner. Being from the East Coast, I really looked forward to a good corned beef sandwich. The decor was so so...No wonderful smells to greet one at the door.
The rye bread had no seeds. The corned beef was cut wrong and most of it crumbled out of the sandwich. The potato salad was bland. Worst of all, a 2.50 chocolate phosphate was pale brown and when I mentioned it to the waitperson, he took it away and came back saying he put an extra spoon of "Hershey's" syrup in it. It was still not right but then, this was not the Stage or the Carnegie in NYC or Rose's in Portland. I was looking forward to a good Jewish deli. I won't return.
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I don't think there is an excellent Jewish deli anywhere in Washington State. Of course I consider 99.999% of all delis (Jewish or otherwise) in the USA to be truly horrid.
That said, there is a pretty good Jewish deli/cafe in Bellevue that is sure worth the drive. GilbertÂ’s on Main (in old Bellevue)has the soup you crave as well as some very tasty chicken liver. If you are into chicken liver, call ahead and have them save some for you as they seem to run out all the time.
