Flanken in NJ

[tommy]

In the mean time they have a pickle and salad bar that had some green tomato's and pickles and cole slaw and other salad.  The cole slaw is like the crap you get at the supermarket and obviously not home made, which is sad for a deli.  The pickles were bitter and had not spent nearly enough time in the brew. 

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i didn't realize they had a pickle bar (although i've never eaten in the restaurant). i do know they have several types of pickles, with different levels of pickling. i prefer half-sours myself.

[Swisskaese]

Harold's is an obscene restaurant. If it were a porno mag, it would be one of those that are wrapped in heavy plastic at a newstand, like the one focusing on giant amazon women with 55DDD breasts.

I've been to Harold's only a few times -- one of those was the rehearsal dinner for our wedding. Everyone ordered their own sandwich -- we didn't bother warning everyone. You should have seen the looks of horror on some of the petit people at that dinner, especially Rachel's bridesmaids.

Everything at Harolds comes in gigantic obscene portions. Its a goof, really. The matzo ball in the matzo ball soup is the size of a grapefruit, the knishes are like throw pillows, and the corned beef hash looks like a potato factory collided with a deli truck. The turkey BLT is a gargantuan, multitiered, over a foot high monstrosity reminiscent of a architectual mock up of the World Trade Center. The slices of cheesecake that they serve look like the bow of an ocean liner. The chocolate eclairs are the size of sewer rats.

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Thank you Jason! I really needed a laugh today. I just found out that the Chief Rabbinate in Jerusalem does not recognise my Rabbi in the States and my wedding is in seven weeks!!! I am having a slight nervous breakdown since erev Sukkot is tommorow.

[NJ2FLA]

Harolds in Parsippany is another place that is off my list. Outside of the fact that the board of health has closed them down at least once, last time I went there with my dad we had matzo ball soup and the balls were sour and then ordered a pastrami sandwich which was like rubber.

In regards to the Rascal House in NMB, ever since Jerry's Deli (Ike Starkman and CO.) took over the prices have shot up and the food has gone down in my opinion. I went to the one in Boca a few months back for lunch and it was like $10 - $20 each for a sandwich or plate. I just thought it was overpriced for lunch when you can go across the street to the Cheesacke Factory and eat for lunch and get 3x the food.

[markk]

And I disagree, at least about the Rascal House food, anyway. I ate a number of meals there (the Miami Beach, i.e. Sunny Isles location) in July, and the food was as good - if not better - than ever. In fact, last year I had trouble with the flanken - it was really tough on a few occasions, and this time it was tender and delicious. Similarly, while the Pastrami was disappointing last year, it was superb two months ago. (I've never been to their other location, though).

But, in July I also had one meal at Jerry's in South Beach, and everything about the food was horrible - the pastrami and the tongue, and everything else we were served, was just about inedible. The Rascal House meals, as I say, were great.

[Randi]

Harolds in Parsippany is another place that is off my list.  Outside of the fact that the board of health has closed them down at least once, last time I went there with my dad we had matzo ball soup and the balls were sour and then ordered a pastrami sandwich which was like rubber.

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I agree about Harold's in Parsippany. Altho the portions are big, the food is not so great. My understanding is that Harold himself is not associated with that location but he does own the Edison location - which has even bigger portions and the food is much better there.

[NJ2FLA]

I think the Harolds in Parsippany is owned by Greeks and it's changed hands several times.

RE: Rascal house - I'll be down next weekend maybe I'll take a trip over and see some of my waitress friends that work there.

[Curlz]

This is more for other folks looking for Flanken than it is for Markk b/c he (now) has options closer to home, but today I remembered that there's an excellent Jewish deli on Ryders Lane in E. Brunswick (maybe it's officially Milltown)...if I can come up with the name, I'll edit the post, but I know it's in a small strip mall all of a mile or so off of Route 1.

[bpsklar]

Try Manhattan Deli on Chestnut Ridge Road in Montvale.