Corky and Lenny's

Ok, how depressed can I be, when we get to go to Corky and Lenny's any time we want? Corky and Lenny's is a Jewish deli with a bowl of pickles on each table and celery soda in the cooler. Just as it should be. They have a big menu which includes two of my favorites, borsht and stuffed cabbage, but I haven't tried either, because the first time we went we had a reuben and a bowl of matzoh ball soup, and we can't get anything else when we go there.

Actually, they have maybe 5 versions of the reuben, with corned beef, pastrami, turkey, and (uncorned) beef brisket. So good. We haven't had them all, but I don't think you can go too wrong.

As for the soup, since the first time, I've been getting the Mish Mash, which has the same nice chicken broth, but with ALL of the following: matzoh ball, rice, noodles, and a kreplach (a lot like a giant doughy wonton). Also, so good. But if you're eating it with a reuben, eat the soup first, since the taste of the broth is more mild than that of the sandwich.

And at the front of the restaurant is a counter where you can order meat, salads, bread, and pastries (including eclairs as big as your face, which we got one of to celebrate when I got my job) to take home! Hurrah!!