My second restaurant to try and find the very best Reuben sandwich in Richmond was The New York Deli.
I arrived at noon on a very rainy Tuesday to an almost empty restaurant, with the exception of one two top.
Upon inspection of the menu(even though I already know I'm ordering the Reuben, I pretend to scan the menu), my very responsive waiter asked for my drink order. Within a few minutes he returns with my water and I order my Reuben.
New York Deli's Reuben(NYDR) is priced at $9.50 and comes with a choice of sides ranging from cole slaw to french fries. My Reuben arrived in under ten minutes(I always become suspicious when something I ordered is prepared and served so quickly), and I was happy to see a great looking sandwich placed in front of me. NYDR is comprised of pastrami, corned beef, swiss cheese,chedder cheese,and sauerkraut, all on rye bread, with Russian dressing served on the side. I ordered the cole slaw as my side which was very good, with just the right amount of crunch to the cabbage and not to much mayo. The pastrami and corned beef were piled high to around an inch, inch and a half, with the swiss cheese nicely melted and oozing from the bread. I chose to hold the chedder from my sandwich so I can evenly compare the four Reuben's I will be tasting, and to have some form of consistency. The rye bread was nicely toasted and the sauerkraut added a nice balance to the whole sandwich. Not a tremendous amount of flavor to the sauerkraut, but it did help lift the sandwich abit. I felt the Russian dressing was to thin and very bland, and needed alittle "kick" in it to put this sandwich a step closer to making it better.
All in all, the sandwich looked great, the meat was piled fairly high, the bread was toasted well ,but still not toasted enough for me, the cheese was melted nicely, the sauerkraut and dressing could have been more tasty, but their was just that "something" that was missing. After considerable thought, i finally put my finger on why this Reuben was not doing it for me. It was just another regular sandwich on a plate. It looked good, it tasted fine, but fine is not what I'm after. I am in search of the very best Reuben in Richmond. And I just don't think this is it. I feel I'm getting closer to finding it, but I think their's room for improvement.
My search continues for the very best Reuben sandwich in Richmond.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Monday, September 5, 2011
Coppola's
The first restaurant I chose on my list to find the best Reuben sandwich in Richmond was Coppola's.
Having been to Coppola's many times to eat their fantastic hero sandwich, I was looking very forward to trying their Reuben.
I arrived for lunch around noon on a Wednesday, and without any wait, ordered my Reuben, pulled a root beer from the cooler, and grabbed a table outside. In twelve minutes my Reuben arrived. My first impression was that the rye bread had not been grilled anywhere close to the Reuben's I've had over the years. As I picked up my Reuben, I immediately noticed the corned beef, or lack their of I should say, on my sandwich. Maybe, just maybe, their were three pieces of corned beef between the bread. I was tremendously disappointed in the thickness of this Reuben, and the bread. The bread became alittle soggy after a few minutes because their was too much dressing near the bread, and not enough crunch to the bread.
What I can say good about Copploa's Reuben is that their sauerkraut was very tasty, with an after bite of sweetness, and their russian dressing had a nice flavor to it, but too much of it was spread. My visit to Coppola's to eat their Reuben I must say was a disappointment.
My opinion on Coppola's Reuben sandwich is that they need to increase the amount of corned beef to their sandwich by triple at the very least, and grill the rye bread for several more minutes. For $7.50, this sandwich is just not the worth the price. I think their customers would be willing to pay an exrta few bucks to have a better Reuben. Next time I go to Coppola's, I'm sticking to their hero's.
Having been to Coppola's many times to eat their fantastic hero sandwich, I was looking very forward to trying their Reuben.
I arrived for lunch around noon on a Wednesday, and without any wait, ordered my Reuben, pulled a root beer from the cooler, and grabbed a table outside. In twelve minutes my Reuben arrived. My first impression was that the rye bread had not been grilled anywhere close to the Reuben's I've had over the years. As I picked up my Reuben, I immediately noticed the corned beef, or lack their of I should say, on my sandwich. Maybe, just maybe, their were three pieces of corned beef between the bread. I was tremendously disappointed in the thickness of this Reuben, and the bread. The bread became alittle soggy after a few minutes because their was too much dressing near the bread, and not enough crunch to the bread.
What I can say good about Copploa's Reuben is that their sauerkraut was very tasty, with an after bite of sweetness, and their russian dressing had a nice flavor to it, but too much of it was spread. My visit to Coppola's to eat their Reuben I must say was a disappointment.
My opinion on Coppola's Reuben sandwich is that they need to increase the amount of corned beef to their sandwich by triple at the very least, and grill the rye bread for several more minutes. For $7.50, this sandwich is just not the worth the price. I think their customers would be willing to pay an exrta few bucks to have a better Reuben. Next time I go to Coppola's, I'm sticking to their hero's.
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