250085 Mon Sep 20 06:02:28 -0700 1999 3 20 Tristate Region 0 1329766 its in the strip mall on union tpke-just off of lake ville road, just beyond the sterling bowling alley, been there a long time. sperry used to be across the st. good deli, no fuss I grew up not too far away, we would hit deli king, silver moon or was it spoon?? diner, and furthur down, umberto's pizza on jericho tpke for late night munchies!! in 1970 I drove an ice cream truck in those areas for summer fun!! Mon Sep 20 06:02:28 -0700 1999 0 stephen kaye 1 1329767 Hey, "good deli, no fuss" sounds exemplary in today's lame deli climate (I wince every time I read out-of- town food writers talking about how this or that deli "rivals the quality of delis in New York"). Umberto's has turned into a James Bond Villain Corporation (JBVC), with branches everywhere, and you wouldn't even recognize the pizza. The original New Hyde Park branch is still pretty good, but not what it once was, alas. That reminds me...does anyone remember when the ubiquitous Pudgie's Fried Chicken (now another JBVC) was a seedy mom-and-pop chicken and ribs joint in Hicksville? It was GREAT then. Overnight they turned into a plastic franchise (apparently entirely financed by the same Mom and Pop....their mattress must've been pretty stuffed!) making crappy chicken. I went back to the original branch, and it, too, had been plasticized, with Mom and Pop long gone...probably in some swanky office on 57th Street, taking meetings and stuff. Sorry, feeling depressed about all this decline and corporatization. Mon Sep 20 11:28:38 -0700 1999 1329766 0 Jim Leff 2 1329789 1)Deli King has a "branch" a few doors down - Dairy King. Both favorite haunts of my folks, who live a matzohball's-throw away. 2)It's the Silver Moon Diner, redone a few years ago and looking very "Art Deco" on the outside. 3)Umberto's... ate there with the mishpocheh a couple of months ago. Things change, things change. No more enormous veal cutlets to make a meal of the next day, and the red sauce (of which I used to order an extra gravy boat so I could drown in it) jest ain't the same. BTW, Jim, the new site looks luv'ly! Tue Sep 28 00:21:46 -0700 1999 1329767 0 Melanie Lipton Waddell 3 1329790 "Jim, the new site looks luv'ly!" thank you, dahlink! Tue Sep 28 00:31:55 -0700 1999 1329789 0 Jim Leff