Morty's — Restaurant in Hong Kong

𝗜 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘄𝗶𝗰𝗵, 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗞𝗼𝗻𝗴—𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁! 🥪🍟🥧🇨🇦 . I'm thrilled to have found this bistro-style eatery, which offers a variety of sandwich options 🥪🥪. They serve classic pastrami sandwiches, including the 𝗢𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗻 and the 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘆’𝘀 𝗥𝗲𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗻 2.0, which has a unique twist. It was love at first bite 😍! The house-smoked pastrami was perfectly balanced, allowing the flavors of the melted Swiss cheese 🧀 , sauerkraut, and Thousand Island dressing to shine. The Morty’s Reuben 2.0 swaps out the sauerkraut for a delicious Russian coleslaw. . And let's talk about their 𝗽𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 🍟—done Canadian 🇨🇦 style! Thick-cut fries topped with cheese and gravy (trust me, I've encountered many strange interpretations of poutine in Hong Kong, but this is the classic version). . If you visit, you absolutely must try their 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗯𝗹𝗲 🥧. It exceeded our expectations with perfectly baked Fuji apples 🍎 and a scoop of ice cream 🍨 on top. The combination of hot and cold was incredibly comforting and felt...

Morty's is a NYC style delicatessen with two restaurants, one on Jardine House in Causeway Bay and this place here at the Star Street Precinct in Wan Chai. Opening hours 11.30am to 10.30pm daily.

We stopped by back in December 2017 for a large Rueben (HK$158) served with classic poutines (+HK$30) and were happy with the meal. Pastrami was drier than I like. However, it was hearty and tasted pretty good. In fairness, it was as close to what you can find in New York as anything I have found in Hong Kong in the past decade.

Morty's offers other meat sandwiches, sides, a range of salads and others that you'd expect to find in a delicatessen in NYC. Drink list is fine for such a place. Seating area is a modern take and remains clean and nice since the restaurant opened last year. Staff were pleasant and service timely during our lunch.

In the end, don't expect Katz but a fair Hong Kong version of the NYC delicatessen scene at Morty's. Its worth a try if you are craving a Rueben or other big, hearty...

2 stars - I'm from the US so I have a different view of pastrami and reubens than local HKers. The pastrami here is dry and not very flavorful. I ordered the large reuben which was ridiculously expensive (but I wanted to try once) at HKD160. The same sandwich would cost about 6-10 USD (~50-80 HKD) in the US. The fries were very crispy if you like that. I like my fries to be crispy on the outside and soft on the inside with that nice potato flavor. Fries here were overfried or not fresh and therefore was crunchy on the inside and didn't have the fresh potato flavor. Service was fine and I liked that they have sports on. However just keep in mind this place is designed for expats who is willing to shell out a lot of money to get a (mediocre) taste of home just like the mediocre Mexican food...