Pastrami House Delicatessen in Hoboken, NJ

There is a new deli in Hoboken, but not the classic ones the city already has. No, this time it is a Jewish style deli: Pastrami House Delicatessen. Located where Boardwalk Burgers and Fries used to be on Washington street, it opened on January 4th. Finally, as this spot has been unoccupied for a while since the burger joint closed, at some point being replaced by The Brooklyn Bagelry, before that company went bankrupt. So, we decided to check out Pastrami House on a Saturday and I admit that it was a bit hectic, mainly because of the customers who were literally blocking passage with their strollers or not going where they were supposed to go to order. So you could definitely see that the high flow of orders destabilized a bit the staff who did its best. That’s not too surprising for the first few weeks of a restaurant, although this place has already several locations and the owners are certainly not newbies.

So, at first, I went around the place, looking for the seating area: there is none. Pastrami House is solely take out and will soon start delivery. This was a bit of a bummer because by the time you go home, the food is cold. Anyway, we decided to try few dishes there from their mostly classic Jewish deli menu (understand matzo ball soup, potato latkes, reuben, hot dogs or knishes to name a few). Here is what we had:

Pastrami reuben: made with rye bread, sauerkraut and Swiss cheese, it was pretty good. I just wished that it was toasted a bit more so the bread would be slightly crunchier and the cheese melted. Still, it was good. I should mention that they offer a junior size for most of their sandwiches that is great if you have a small appetite or want to try something else...

Pastrami reuben at Pastrami House Delicatessen in Hoboken, NJ

Reuben dog: I am not sure if it was intended and I misunderstood what it was or they forgot something, but it was like a hot dog except that the sausage was replaced by pastrami and it had mustard. It was good but after the pastrami reuben, a bit of a repeat. It was served with steak fries that needed to be reheated in the oven as mushy.

Reuben dog at Pastrami House Delicatessen in Hoboken, NJ

Knish: quite good and comforting.

Knish at Pastrami House Delicatessen in Hoboken, NJ

For dessert, they also have classics like black and white cookies, rugelach or the sprinkle cookie Jodi ordered. But on my side, I was more interested by the mini cheesecakes from Junior’s...

Last, they have drinks you would expect in delis, especially from Stewart’s. So, I could not resist ordering a root beer with my meal.

Overall, although a bit hectic, there is no doubt that Pastrami House Delicatessen will be successful in Hoboken. I admit that I was expecting a sit down restaurant considering the space Boardwalk Burger and Fries had, allowing to enjoy the food right after being made. I will probably wait for their delivery service to be operational to try other menu items.

Enjoy (I did)!

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Pastrami House Delicatessen -832 Washington St, Hoboken, NJ 07030

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