eatchicago wrote:This is what I would do:
Ashkenaz Deli
12 E Cedar St
Chicago
(312) 944-5006
Kaufman's
4905 Dempster
Skokie
(847) 677-9880
NY Bagel and Bialy
4714 W Touhy
Lincolnwood
(847) 677-9388
budrichard wrote:
If you have never been to a Deli in New York City or Long Island, then you haven't experienced true Deli.
budrichard wrote:
If you have never been to a Deli in New York City or Long Island, then you haven't experienced true Deli.
budrichard wrote:Thanks for the replies!
Based on the limited # of responses and the possible arduous road trip without the certainty of a GREAT lox and bagels, its Russ & Daughters again for me.
If you have never been to a Deli in New York City or Long Island, then you haven't experienced true Deli. -Dick
budrichard wrote:If you have never been to a Deli in New York City or Long Island, then you haven't experienced true Deli. -Dick
budrichard wrote:My wish was to avoid FedEx charges and purchase locally, not be haranged by a bunch of children sitting behind the anominity of the Internet.
Dmnkly wrote:budrichard wrote:My wish was to avoid FedEx charges and purchase locally, not be haranged by a bunch of children sitting behind the anominity of the Internet.
My name is Dominic Armato.
And if you don't see the insult in asking somebody for a recommendation, stating that you're going to ignore it on the basis that you can't be assured of its greatness, and mentioning, oh, by the way, nothing you could have recommended would have been a real deli anyway... I really have nothing more to add.
budrichard wrote:I've been to Kaufmann's many times and New York Bagel and frankly won't use those sources anymore.
eatchicago wrote:This is what I would do:
Hand-sliced nova from Ashkenaz, Bagels from NY Bagel and Bialy, house-made cream cheese from Kaufman's. And, yes, this is based on actual, repeated experience.
Mhays wrote:The real question is...how can I get my husband to read this thread?
Saint Pizza wrote:Going to separate places for special lox and bagels I can understand, but is the cream cheese really worth the extra drive? Cream cheese is cream cheese IMO. Do you get plain or flavored from Kaufman's?
crrush wrote:If you're willing to do the legwork, a trip down to Calumet Fisheries for smoked salmon is worth it,
Calumet Fisheries Inc.
95th Street at the Bridge
3259 East 9th Street
Chicago, IL 60617
Tel: 773/933-9855
stevez wrote:I'll have to second eatchicago's sage advice about cream cheese. Kaufman's is where I get mine, too. I'll also buy lox there, but it's NYB&B for my bagels, despite growning up on Kaufman's version.
Dave148 wrote:http://www.lthforum.com/bb/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=12959&hilit=lox
Mods - you might want to scoot this over to Shopping & Cooking