Katz's Delicatessen
What people say
Within complaints about food quality, reviewers describe dry, tough meat, too much fat, bland meat and weak sides and soups at Katz's Delicatessen.
Written by an LLM from the lead report's counts.Read the reportBefore you go
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Store ratings count every star tap; written reviews come from people with something to say, so they usually run lower. Read the shares below as what reviewers raise, not the chance it happens to you.
Reviewers praise the food and drink at 73% of written reviews, and local regulars praise something at 100%. Skip it if wait times or food and drink quality bother you: 16% and 17% of written reviews raise them.
Of the people who wrote a review
Known for
- Pastrami sandwich87%
- Reuben5%
- Pickles5%
Share of the 223 reviews that praise a dish by name.
Watch out for
- Food and drink quality17%Most often dry, tough meat
“The meat was so tough and sinewy that we were afraid we would choke trying to consume it in a sandwich that was not overloaded.”
- Wait times16%
- Price and value13%
Share of written reviews that raise each one.
Who it suits
- Holiday or trip74 reviewers; most raised: wait timesComplain45%Praise91%
- Family and kids14 reviewers; most raised: wait timesComplain71%Praise100%
- Local regular4 reviewers; most raised: food and drink qualityComplain26%Praise100%
What Katz's Delicatessen reviewers say
One public report on Katz's Delicatessen reads 625 Google Maps and Tripadvisor reviews from the last year. The report “Katz's Delicatessen: worth the price of a pastrami sandwich?” was last updated Nov 6, 2026. Of its 625 judged reviewers, 49% complain, 86% praise something, 1% make a request and 6% say they will not come back. The top complaint is food and drink quality at 30% of complaints, then price and value (22%) and wait times (29%). Top praise: food and drink, at 83% of praise. Top requests: type unclear (100%). Two audience differences stand out. New user: say they won't come back 3.1x as often as everyone (20% vs 6%). 5 stars: mention wait times 1.9x as often as everyone (62% vs 33%).
One public report on Katz's Delicatessen. Each title is written by the person who shared it; the line under it says how the reviews were picked.
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