GREAT EATS HAWAII: STAGE DELI

STAGE DELI

NEW YORK, NY

After the Christmas Spectacular Show we decided to try Stage Deli because it was very close to the theatre. Stage is one of those iconic Deli's in the same league as Carnegie and Katz. We usually dine at Carnegie Deli so this was a good time to check out the competition. We ordered Sandwich #33 called Rudy Guilanni. Heaps of pastrami, corned beef, swiss and muenster cheese, coleslaw and Stage Deli famous Russian Dressing ($23.95). The sandwich is not a huge as the ones at Carnegie, but the flavor was delicious. The meats were packed with flavor and the dressing brought it all together for a nice little taste bomb. Only complaint was that there was very little cole slaw on the sandwich. Would liked to have had more. Keli ordered Chicken Soup ($7.95). It was full of thick noodles, chunks of chicken and filled with chicken flavor. This is a very good bowl of soup. I ordered a Knish because I see them everywhere in New York and just had to try one. The round Knish ($5.95) was a large ball of potatoes seasoned and then baked to a crust on top. We loved the Knish. You could really taste the potato, spices and pepper. Simple and really delicious. We spread some on our sandwich and even had Keli eating the thing. Staff here was friendly.