Can you eat a 3 lb. + meat sandwich in 20 minutes? Willing to risk $34.95 and your health? Eat your heart out Adam Richman!

Daily Deli (a self-styled New York-Style Deli) is open, although they are calling it a “soft opening.” I was informed that the grand opening will occur when they have bagels. Plus, their webpage and wireless aren’t up and running yet.

Daily Deli gets cold cuts from Carnegie Deli. I’m more of a Katz’ fan myself (“Send a salami to your boy in the army,” indeed!), but Carnegie Deli pastrami is a helluva lot better than Boar’s Head brand, so I’m not complaining. DD offers one pound ($12.95), half pound ($6.95), and quarter pound ($3) options, with the quarter pound being called a “half of a half,” so it is actually only half a sandwich (one slice of bread with a quarter pound of meat). The math is complicated (as was the previous sentence), so they have slightly unappetizing model sandwiches that you can look at.

So, what items did I try? I sampled the corned beef, pastrami, a chocolate chip cookie, and potato salad. The corned beef was too lean so was a bit tough, but the brisket was moist and delicious. The cookie and the potato salad were very good. The fountain orange soda had a high level of carbonation, which I enjoyed. The sour pickles were very strong but good. So, skip the corned beef, and load up on pastrami, and you will be alright.

They have an eating challenge, so who is ready to risk $35 and a trip to the ER for Man Vs. Food-style glory?

-JAY

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