Deli City Restaurant — Restaurant in Washington

Best pastrami sandwich in DC....by a landslide! A few other places had a decent one (like now closed On Rye in Chinatown), but they were always overpriced and just not worth the money. For under $9, you can get a large hot pastrami sandwich that will rock your taste buds (and it comes with a really, really good pickle).

Don't get me wrong. This place doesn't look cool and it's a hike to get there (it's nowhere close to a metro), but it's worth it. It's a 1960s small hut with a orange mural marking its location. When you walk in, it feels like a small cafeteria filled with locals eating their sandwiches. You'll see construction workers and old men in suits and hats having lunch (they aren't open for dinner...darn!). After reading the very old menu, a friendly woman will take your order. Wait until it's ready and pay up front (cash only- there's an ATM at the gas station next door).

You can't go wrong here, but the hot pastrami sandwich on wheat with cheese and mustard is to die for. They sell old school Dr Brown's soda, which is fitting.

To "make it" on Yelp, you either have to believe in the power of peer reviews and surprise and delight (Rose's Luxury on Barracks Row does this well) or own who you are and don't give a damn. Deli City is the latter and it works...like...

RESTAURANT AND STAFF WAS GOOD AT ONE POINT...TREATS REGULARS MUCH BETTER...HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LISTENING TO THE CUSTOMERS ORDERS WHEN CALLING IN YOUR ORDER...I REQUESTED REALLY TIASTY TOAST EVERYTIME..AND MY TOAST IS WHITE BARELY TOASTED...STAFF HAVE ISSUES WITH COOKING HOW "YOU"" REQUEST..AND THE MANAGERS ATTITUDE SUCK REAL BAD WHEN COMMUNICATING WITH A NONE UNDERSTANDING..NONCHALANT ATTITUDE IN RESOLVING ANY ISSUE..HE MAKES YOU FEEL EVEN WORSE BY NOT LISTENING AND RESOLVING THE COMPLAINT IN ENTIRETY AS A OWNER OF THE BUSINESS..CRUNCHY TOAST IS CRUNCHY TOAST WHY GET MAD AT THE CUSTOMER WHEN YOU WANT AND REQUEST WHAT YOUR PAYING FOR..TO TOP IT OFF THE NONE CARING I WAS YOLD UO CKME GET A REFUND THAT I COULDN'T BE PLEASED...THE NERVE😤TO PLEASE ME WOULD BE TO HAVE BEEN TO LISTEN TO THE CUSTOMER AND MAKE IT HOW THE REQUEST..I THOUGHT I WAS THE KNE EATING...

I've known about this place for years. They have been there for many years, so it's like a mom and pop type of café. I used to work not far from it and my boss used to order their reuben sandwiches for the entire office back in the day on Fridays. Now, I no longer work in DC, but I make it a habit of going there just to get their Reuben sandwiches. They use kosher meat so the meat is delicious. I have tried other reuben sandwiches at other places and there is no match to the reuben sandwiches here. I no longer eat them anywhere else anymore because whenever I do, I'm always disappointed. So if you're looking for a fantastic amazing reuben sandwich this is the place to go. I have never ordered anything else on the menu when I go there. One day maybe I'll try their fish sandwiches because I heard they are good too. So I give them a 5...