Lipkin's Deli & Bakery — Restaurant in Philadelphia

Years ago we bought all of our rye bread, knotted rolls, snowflake rolls, from Lipkins in NE Philly. We were happy to learn that they didn't close but relocated. It was an hour drive but we were happy to drive if it meant we got our quality breads back. Well, unfortuately the breads were awful. The rye bread was a bizarre texture and had an awful after taste. It was almost half baked but stale and crumbie. It seemed like it may have been frozen and thawed 4 days ago. Not good. The knotted, egg wash rolls were very, very dense, they weren't horrible but they weren't good either. The snow flake rolls were not sandwich rolls at all but dinner rolls/buns. Those rolls were inedible like the rye bread. They were literally raw dough. I had to run out to try and replace the bread for xmas eve and I couldn't. I am beyond disappointed and...

I recently visited Lipkin Deli and wanted to share my experience. While the staff was friendly and accommodating, there was a wait of 25 minutes for two sandwiches. To my disappointment, the sandwiches were made from pre packaged corned beef rather than freshly made on-site.

Additionally, the corned beef was extremely salty and not the classic flavor profile I expected from a traditional corned beef on rye. Overall, while the service was pleasant, the food did not meet...

Small pastrami sandwich served on stale and dry bread. The meat was heated upon request but it was barely above room temperature, I believe in a microwave oven behind the counter. Door was held open and dining area was well below 60 degrees. Kasha knish was tiny given it's price. The dish set in front of me by staffer was not what I ordered, but was switched with my dining partner who ordered corned beef. No public restrooms in...