Where to get a good Reuban

[Idahoan]

That corned beef thread really has me cravin' a Reuban. I know Reuban fans...we all have our favorite spot and cherish it like a little known unnamed native stream.

So lets hear them...wheres the best Reuban served up...? For me its Bullwinkles in West Yellowstone Monatna....haystack fried onions with a spicy mustard/horseradish dip and a Moose Drool round out the meal.

Well worth the drive, even if I'm not stopping to wet a line.

Matt

[spruce grouse]

Some might consider a Reuben west of the Mississippi, or for that matter west of the Hudson, as sacrilege.

[Flykuni3]

Go here when in LA. Langer's has beaten NYC's, no lie.

"...The Legendary No. 19

There's nothing like it in the whole world - just ask anyone who's had one. The legendary #19 Sandwich at Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant. Piled high with the juiciest, most tender thick-cut pastrami you'll ever taste, the #19 is complemented by a slice of Swiss cheese, Russian dressing, and Langer's own homemade cole slaw. It may be the most delicious pastrami sandwich anywhere, and there's only one way to find out for yourself - come to Langer's and enjoy one today."

http://www.langersdeli.com/

[bulldog1935]

a half-muffaletta and bowl of gumbo will suit me, thank you.

[Idahoan]

Go here when in LA. Langer's has beaten NYC's, no lie.

"...The Legendary No. 19

There's nothing like it in the whole world - just ask anyone who's had one. The legendary #19 Sandwich at Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant. Piled high with the juiciest, most tender thick-cut pastrami you'll ever taste, the #19 is complemented by a slice of Swiss cheese, Russian dressing, and Langer's own homemade cole slaw. It may be the most delicious pastrami sandwich anywhere, and there's only one way to find out for yourself - come to Langer's and enjoy one today."

http://www.langersdeli.com/

I have a hard time with the slaw over the crout...but I can see that I will not have lived until I try that....the word sandwich does not do it justice...I think that might be a winner!!

[firehole]

Since I live Island Park/West Yellowstone area my favorite is the Island Park Lodge for a Reuben and if you like baby back-ribs they're to die for. They're meaty and fall off the bone.

Dennis

[eastprong]

[quote="Flykuni3"]Go here when in LA. Langer's has beaten NYC's, no lie.

"...The Legendary No. 19

There's nothing like it in the whole world - just ask anyone who's had one. The legendary #19 Sandwich at Langer's Delicatessen-Restaurant. Piled high with the juiciest, most tender thick-cut pastrami you'll ever taste, the #19 is complemented by a slice of Swiss cheese, Russian dressing, and Langer's own homemade cole slaw. It may be the most delicious pastrami sandwich anywhere, and there's only one way to find out for yourself - come to Langer's and enjoy one today."

Technically, what you've got there is an ungrilled Rachel: pastrami replaces corned beef, slaw replaces kraut. (Reubens and Rachels are grilled like grilled cheese.) A rose by any other name...

In all of these variants, it's the quality of the meat that counts. The places with the best sandwiches will be curing their own or have them specially sourced.

[Titelines]

Ain't nuthin' nowhere will ever beat a Reuben made by Carnegie's Deli in Manhattan. That's just fact, plain and simple.

Mark

[gmflyfish]

There is a bar in Iowa where they make their own bread marbled rye and the rueben is the size of a large platter. Two can share this as a meal and there is trout fishing about 2 hours away - it is near or in the quad cities. Get there early. Bavarian Village is the name of the establishment in Davenport Iowa

Gregg

[caddisman3]

Bagels Deli and restaurant in Denver,Can i get a big hell yea from the cane brotherhood on the front range.AWSOME!!! Reuban
Karl

[WoodRiver]

Idahoan;

The best Rueben Sandwich is real close to you. Just go to Csaba's in Marsing, Idaho.
Bruce Csaba also has Great brisket and BBQ!!!!!

WoodRiver

[PYochim]

Oakwood Cafe in Erie, Pennsylvania.

[jayfisher]

A good Reuben is one of the best lunches around. Or dinner. Years ago when I lived in Pittsburgh there were several great places around Squirrel Hill. Now that I'm out West, my calorie counting ways have sadly reduced my Reuben consumption.

-Jack

[PaducahMichael]

a half-muffaletta and bowl of gumbo will suit me, thank you.

I knew you were a good man. Didn't know you were a gourmand as well. I'll take the other half of that muffaletta.

[bulldog1935]

gumbo is a food group

[Flyman615]

My wife makes the best Reuben extant.

But she's not making one for you...
unless we're fishing together that is!

Scott

[Eric Peper]

Assuming it has the right ingredients, I didn't know there could be such a thing as a "bad Reuben."

Eric

[Bill Lambot]

Titelines' post above is absolutely correct. The gold medal for Reubans has been irrevokably awarded to Carnegie Deli and the silver to the nearby Stage Deli. Delicious and hefty. It would be provincial to say that the only place that you can get a genuine Reuban is NYC, but if you did say that, I wouldn't argue with you. Don't forget the half sour pickles. Bill Lambot

[recane1]

To make a good Reuban, the first thing needed is a high quality Jewish sour rye bread.

I got the best.

Aaron

[Titelines]

Titelines' post above is absolutely correct. The gold medal for Reubans has been irrevokably awarded to Carnegie Deli and the silver to the nearby Stage Deli. Delicious and hefty. It would be provincial to say that the only place that you can get a genuine Reuban is NYC, but if you did say that, I wouldn't argue with you. Don't forget the half sour pickles. Bill Lambot

And I forgot to mention, right across the street from Carnegies, is a little bakery that has to make the best damn cannolis in all of Manhattan!

Mark