But…this isn’t about Jason’s… This
is about the best deli we’ve experienced outside of New York or Boston.
Our long term friends, Bob and Nona, live
in Florida but they’re originally from the northeastern USA…New York,
Massachusetts and Connecticut. They know
good deli food! When we visited them
back in February, they took us to a local deli for lunch. As you can see in the photo above, it’s
called ‘The Lucky Dill Deli’ and it can be found in Palm Harbor Florida!
The inside of The Lucky Dill Deli is
bright and well decorated. It was past
the lunch hour but the place was quite busy…
These are our friends, Nona and Bob. They actually put up with us staying with
them for 3 nights! We’ve known Bob and
Nona for many, many years…back into the 70’s when Bob and I both worked for
Venture Stores. (The May Department Stores version of Target)
Our waiter started us out with this great looking basket of rolls... As it turned out, while they were very good and appreciated, they were unnecessary...really 'overkill' as you will see as our luncheon was served.
I don’t recall who had this cup of this
Bean and Pastrami Soup… ($3.49)…but it looked good and it was gone in a flash!
The menu at The Lucky Dill is extensive
to say the least… There are no less than 12 “Signature Starters” ranging in
price from $3.79 to $8.99. There are
also 12 dinner salads, ($8.99 to $11.99); including one very tempting creation
entitled “Santorini Salad with Garlic Pan Roasted Shrimp”. ($11.99)
How about this for a Hot Corned Beef
sandwich! ($9.49) The quantity of corned beef on the sandwich is enough to
boggle the mind…or at least the eyes… As for the quality…delicious!!
Other menu groupings include Dynamic Duos
(Sandwich and Soup); All the way to NYC; The Designer Collection; Croissants;
Deli Faves and Raves; Baskets and Buckets; Flatbreads; Soups…8 different
varieties; Uptown Faves…such as Blintzes and Potato Pancakes; Bigger Better
Burgers; Doubles; Altern-A-Burgers; Chickwiches; Philly Phaves; Hot Off the
Press …Panini’s; Boars Head Subs; NYC Hot Subs; Franks; Club Manhattan; Gourmet
Grilled Cheese, and; Wrap and Roll. Whew!!
One option on the menu included 3
sliders, referred to as The Lucky Deal. ($11.99) I believe that the grouping
included corned beef, chopped liver and roast beef on onion rolls with a scoop
of potato salad plus a pickle and a slice of onion.
In addition to all of the menu groupings
or items, there are a few other sandwiches on the menu… After, The Lucky Dill
bills itself at the “Home of the Sandwich That Ate Brooklyn”! There is a list of 16 sandwiches under the heading,
“The Original”. These include Hot
Brisket ($9.79); Tongue ($13.99) and; Chopped Liver ($8.99).
Then there are the
‘Skyscrapers”…sandwiches that are beyond humongous ($9.79 - $13.99)…and another
category labeled “Our Famous Reubens” ($6.99 - $10.79)
Laurie and I opted for the Hot Pastrami
on Rye, just about our favorite sandwich when it’s done right… ($9.49) It was
very, very good with a ton of meat! It was just a little leaner than we hoped for...
In the past, I’ve had hot pastrami
sandwiches at Carnegie, Stage and Katz’s Deli’s in New York City. This sandwich was better than Katz’s version
but not quite up to Stage or Carnegie Deli’s much more expensive versions…as
both of those are a bit ‘wetter’, (i.e., contain a little more fat). However, it was every bit as good as Manny’s
in Chicago...minus Manny’s potato pancakes.
Laurie had a nice scoop of potato salad with her sandwich and I had
potato chips.
OK…Not
in the mood for sandwiches? There are no
less than 19 Blue Plate Specials on the menu ranging from Best Ever Roasted
Chicken ($8.99) to Oven Braised Short Ribs ($10.99) on through Stuffed Cabbage
($8.79). If that doesn’t do it there are
5 items listed under the category of the “Fulton Fish Market” and another 16
items under “Little Italy”. How about
Giovanni’s Sausage and Peppers ($10.49) or Carmine’s Creami Crimini
($9.99)? The menu is almost too large to
comprehend…
Laurie topped her meal off with a small
slice of cheesecake… She couldn’t finish it after that huge sandwich! Our desserts came with the meal… I can’t
remember if it was because service was a little slow and they felt guilty, or
if it was a special or maybe we had some type of coupon…
I finished my lunch with a slice of apple
strudel. I did manage to finish my
dessert… Especially since the desserts
were free, I really enjoyed mine!
If you enjoy baked goods…you didn’t have
to look far at The Lucky Dill Deli!
The bakery products all came
from the attached Brooklin Bakery. This
photo gives you a glimpse at about a third of their offerings! There were at least 2 big cake display cases,
not to mention other displays with a lot more cookies and pastries… It was mind
boggling and it was lucky for us that we were traveling for a couple more days
or we might have gone a bit overboard with the baked goods…
The Lucky Dill Deli with
The Brooklyn Bakery is located at 33180 U.S. Highway 19 North in Palm Harbor
Florida. Phone: 727-789-5574. To access their Website go to: http://luckydilldeli.com/. If you like Deli Food and you’re within 50
miles of Palm Harbor; don’t miss this stopping at the Lucky Dill Deli!
Just click on any photo to enlarge it!
Thanks for stopping by to experience a
great lunch with us…
Take Care, Big Daddy Dave
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