Grab A Pastrami Sandwich, And More, At Ben`s Kosher Deli

Grab A Pastrami Sandwich, And More, At Ben’s Kosher Deli
2/12/15, 4:36 PM
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With a variety of deli-style food, Ben's is carrying a torch for the
once-bountiful Jewish deli tradition.
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One of Ben's delicious pastrami sandwiches on seeded rye.
PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOHN BRUNO TURIANO
It’s fitting that the grand opening of Ben’s in Scarsdale was on Tuesday, January 13 (a private party was
held Monday night for friends, family, politicians—and lucky journalists), just one day before National Hot
Pastrami Sandwich Day. Of course, the pastrami sandwich is the raison d’être of any kosher restaurant.
One without pastrami would be akin to an ice cream shop that didn’t have vanilla.
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Ben’s, which also has three locations on Long Island, and one each in Manhattan, Bayside, and Boca
Raton, fits into a dying class of restaurant—the Jewish-American deli.
Potato pancakes (latkes) and applesauce; a platter of kreplach (traditional Jewish-style dumplings).
Ben's thick-cut french fries; Ben's comfy interior.
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A souvenir to take home.
Early to mid-20 th century New York City was clogged with thousands of kosher delis serving a JewishAmericanized version of Eastern European cuisine (mainly Russia and Romanian influenced—the root
word for pastrami, a cured or preserved meat, is the Romanian a păstra, which means preserve). In the
latter part of the 20th century these delis started disappearing, partly due to ever-increasing rents and
real estate prices, and also because many health-conscious diners associated the meat-, carb-, and dairyheavy fare as a threat to their arteries (and pants size). Plus, let’s face it, knishes, kreplach, knockwurst,
and chicken in a pot just aren’t sexy like sushi or artisan pizza.
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But they’re homespun and delicious, which is perhaps why Ben’s has been going strong for 41 years. So
honor this longstanding cuisine by ordering a pastrami on rye and slathering it in mustard. And don’t
forget the side of coleslaw.
Ben’s
718 Central Ave
Scarsdale
(914) 468-2367; bensdeli.net
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Top Commenter · Yorktown Heights, New York
Unless it's different than the Long Island and Queens locations, you don't need to order a side of cole slaw (unless you're
getting a sandwich to go), they give you a big bowl of it with pickles when you sit down. Their cole slaw is excellent. For
sandwiches, while I've been a big fan of Ben's for years, I have to say that Leibman's in Riverdale was better when I last ate
there (except for the cole slaw).
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