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Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen Restaurant Review

Ace Hotel
1038 SW Stark St. (SW Tenth Ave.) Send to Phone
Portland, OR 97205
503-222-3354 | Menu
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A Big Apple deli experience in downtown Portland.

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Dining room at Kenny & Zuke's Delicatessen, Portland, ORPortland’s New York City transplants breathed a collective sigh of relief when Ken Gordon and Nick Zukin, longtime local food purveyors, opened their authentic Jewish deli. They now flock to the sparkling, glassed-in downtown spot for egg creams and Cel-Ray soda, fresh bagels and bialys, vats of puckery pickles, and the foot-tall sandwiches. Pastrami is cured five days, smoked ten hours, and steamed for three hours. Breakfast, including crispy potato latkes and corned beef hash, is available all day. Despite being connected to the hip Ace Hotel, there is no Big Apple surliness here, only a friendly waitstaff wearing whimsical “Body by Pastrami” T-shirts. Northwest Portland happily claims a deli annex, called Kenny & Zuke’s SandwichWorks.

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Average rating    4
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Great lunch spot. Thick-cut Pastrami was quite yum.
by ryandv on 06/14/2011
 
Was walking around Portland for a place to eat and I was encouraged that in the middle of the afternoon this place seemed to have a good number of folks eating there.

I ate at the counter and while I thought that meant I'd get to just yell out what I wanted to the guy making the sandwiches behind the counter I actually had a server. Up until the server got there I was a little confused (hurt?) the sandwich guy was ignoring me.

Sandwich selection looked good and I got to see a good variety making their way out due to my seat. I went with what they are known for which is the Pastrami and I went for the 'Pastrami on Rye'. The pastrami was thick-cut and tender. Good amount of fat in the strips and the taste was solid. I got it with the classic Russian dressing and I'm glad I did but definitely adding some spicy mustard improved the sandwich.

There is a place to order food by the pound and it looks like they make "picnic" lunches for you. Worth going back.

A little friendlier service would get them to 5 stars but they bill themselves as a NY deli. Maybe the service is in keeping in step with NY.
 
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