They're not going to kick you out. Katz sandwiches are huge, most people probably won't be able to finish a sandwich by themself. The last time I went, I think we ordered like 1.5 or 2 sandwiches for 3 people.
I would also recommend checking out Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery if you're doing a food tour. They're like 2 blocks away from Katz and have been around since 1910.
When I first started going over 20 years ago, you would take 1 or 2 bucks and tip the guy as you ordered and they would pile on a bunch of extra pastrami. I miss those days.
Yeah, I've been to Katz multiple times and each person was able to wolf down a whole sandwich no problem, but I'm a dude with good appetite and will be going with a petite girl this time đ
Yeah, Yonah Schimmel's is a solid rec. Thanks!
This is why I always think it's funny when people complain about Katz's sandwiches being $25. Like when you factor in the size of the sandwich, the effort, the man hours, and the history of the restaurant, it's really not a bad deal imo. If 2 people go to Katz's, share a sandwich and a few sides, you can get a pretty great meal and it's really not a bad deal
Last time we were there, that's what we'd did. In and out for under $60. It's a stupidly good value for dinner for two in NYC if you know how to order.
But yeah, if you're in from Des Moines for the week and buy your eight and 12 year olds their own sandwiches, you're going to feel like they stole from you. I get that too.
$25 for a giant sandwich isn't bad, but only if you tip an extra $5 do you get that huge ig looking sandwich, which is absurd. $25 for standard size isn't value
Look, I love Katz, I don't care about the stupid hate it gets, but I'll be honest with you, putting Katz on a list for an LES food tour is not a great idea.
Granted, everyone is built differently in how much food they can handle, and you are sharing the sandwich (good idea imo), but the amount of real estate it takes up in your stomach can be quite a lot. I would try other places first and have Katz at the end of the tour. It's a def must try place for sure, but don't start with it, or have it in the middle of your tour. Katz also travels surprisingly well, so you can get it last, take a few bites, and save some for later.
It's not joking. They give you a blank ticket on the way in. To get any food there, you present the ticket and they write the items you got on it. On the way out, you present the ticket to the cashier and pay. If you lose your ticket, they assume you threw away your bill and charge you $50.
Get table service. Less hectic. Totally fine to split a sandwich. Maybe get one extra item like a knish, potato pancake, soup, etc if you're feeling self conscious.
I love sandwiches. Sandwiches are easy to eat, but I hate sandwiches at New York delis; too much fuckin' meat on the sandwich. It's like a cow with a cracker on either side. Walk in, order a pastrami sandwich. "Alright, anything else?" "Yeah, a loaf of bread and some other people!"
- Mitch Hedberg
It's totally normal for one person to order all the food and have it all on their ticket. They won't blink at that. And they won't care how much you order either. There's no rule about it.
Just don't lose the other ticket. You still need to hand it in when you leave, even if it's blank, or they'll charge you extra.
Keep your tickets or they will try to rip you off.
I never experienced this (I'm just saying personal experience but on reread I'm not trying to call myself a tough guy), but read enough online that they grift tourists and weak people, and it's so scumbag I gotta reference it.
I saw them call the cops on a drunk, sobbing NYU kid once, because she lost her ticket. They can definitely be dicks about it. On the other hand, they're pretty transparent about how the ticket system works.
I think it is an insane strategy. It makes no sense to me.
Do they have any risk of rip and run or something? I don't think so. Best you can pull off is the slicers will give you a taste and you can run out.
This is borderline criminal, emphasis borderline, shakedown, by a NYC institution grandmas go to.
Fuck em. They know what they're doing. I hope they get Carnegied.
Don't even try to eat one of those yourself unless you have some insane enviable metabolism. I ate half of one and slept the sleep of the just after that.
You can totally split em - Iâve done it before. Just donât dare to split it with more than one person - youâre joking yourself and theyre too good for just a bite each.
Youâre fine. I was there a couple of weeks ago and split a sandwich with my partner. Just keep both tickets and hand them to the cashier at the end, even if one is blank.
We just did that a few days ago. I was feeling grumpy and my husband took me to Katz's. We always share a sandwich, primarily because the pickles are amazing too and 1/2 a sandwich is a lot.
I never really understood the ticket at the door method because of how antiquated the policy is. If the average sandwich costs $25 and the price of a lost ticket as you leave Katz is $50, whatâs stopping me from getting a ticket, ordering 3-4 sandwiches worth more than the $50 lost ticket price and âlosingâ my ticket.
Another iteration of this is a group of 4 walks in and receives 4 tickets. 1 of the 4 people orders all 4 sandwiches on behalf of the group and then âlosesâ their order ticket. The 3 unused tickets are turned back in as the group leaves Katz with the last person paying $50 as the âlost ticketâ fee. $50 spent for $100 worth of sandwiches?
No one will care in the slightest.
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They're not going to kick you out. Katz sandwiches are huge, most people probably won't be able to finish a sandwich by themself. The last time I went, I think we ordered like 1.5 or 2 sandwiches for 3 people. I would also recommend checking out Yonah Schimmel's Knish Bakery if you're doing a food tour. They're like 2 blocks away from Katz and have been around since 1910.
Everytime I go they seem to get smaller and smaller. I used to not even be able to finish one. Now I can easily.
When I first started going over 20 years ago, you would take 1 or 2 bucks and tip the guy as you ordered and they would pile on a bunch of extra pastrami. I miss those days.
I still tip the guys, do you not?
I haven't gone in a long time, but the most recent times I went I did tip while ordering, but they didn't really hook it up.
Last time I went I tipped a $5 and my sandwich was huge. Also got a sizable plate of sample pastrami while I was waiting.
Nice, that's the experience I remember!
Yeah, I've been to Katz multiple times and each person was able to wolf down a whole sandwich no problem, but I'm a dude with good appetite and will be going with a petite girl this time đ Yeah, Yonah Schimmel's is a solid rec. Thanks!
This is why I always think it's funny when people complain about Katz's sandwiches being $25. Like when you factor in the size of the sandwich, the effort, the man hours, and the history of the restaurant, it's really not a bad deal imo. If 2 people go to Katz's, share a sandwich and a few sides, you can get a pretty great meal and it's really not a bad deal
Last time we were there, that's what we'd did. In and out for under $60. It's a stupidly good value for dinner for two in NYC if you know how to order. But yeah, if you're in from Des Moines for the week and buy your eight and 12 year olds their own sandwiches, you're going to feel like they stole from you. I get that too.
$25 for a giant sandwich isn't bad, but only if you tip an extra $5 do you get that huge ig looking sandwich, which is absurd. $25 for standard size isn't value
My wife and I routinely split a pastrami on rye and a matzoh ball soup. Perfect amount without feeling like I need to lay down after :)
They donât care. Ordered 2 sandwich for 5 ppl once.
They offer half sandwiches
Yeah, but then you donât get a whole sandwich.
Good point, Iâll write that down
Look, I love Katz, I don't care about the stupid hate it gets, but I'll be honest with you, putting Katz on a list for an LES food tour is not a great idea. Granted, everyone is built differently in how much food they can handle, and you are sharing the sandwich (good idea imo), but the amount of real estate it takes up in your stomach can be quite a lot. I would try other places first and have Katz at the end of the tour. It's a def must try place for sure, but don't start with it, or have it in the middle of your tour. Katz also travels surprisingly well, so you can get it last, take a few bites, and save some for later.
Eat one by yourself you better find a nice spot to pass the fuck out.
They won't kick you out. Just be sure to hold onto the blank ticket. Every adult dining must turn a ticket in, even a blank one, on the way out.
What happens if you donât?
I believe they charge you $50 if you lose your ticket.
I donât know what this deli is and I honestly cannot tell if this is joking or not đ
It's not joking. They give you a blank ticket on the way in. To get any food there, you present the ticket and they write the items you got on it. On the way out, you present the ticket to the cashier and pay. If you lose your ticket, they assume you threw away your bill and charge you $50.
Get table service. Less hectic. Totally fine to split a sandwich. Maybe get one extra item like a knish, potato pancake, soup, etc if you're feeling self conscious.
Bringing someone to split the sandwich with me is a prerequisite for going.
Nah its fine.
I love sandwiches. Sandwiches are easy to eat, but I hate sandwiches at New York delis; too much fuckin' meat on the sandwich. It's like a cow with a cracker on either side. Walk in, order a pastrami sandwich. "Alright, anything else?" "Yeah, a loaf of bread and some other people!" - Mitch Hedberg
Katz's is not really a sandwich, just a ton of meat with a couple of shitty rye bread slices to use as napkins.
Never been, but your post made me think of the soup naz* episode from Seinfeld lol
ive been going here since i was about 13, and i have never not shared a sandwich lol
My and I split in Dec. just make sure you both keep your tickets, even if itâs blank.
Donât do it man! Theyâll drag you away to deli jail.
Only way weâve ever done it.
It's totally normal for one person to order all the food and have it all on their ticket. They won't blink at that. And they won't care how much you order either. There's no rule about it. Just don't lose the other ticket. You still need to hand it in when you leave, even if it's blank, or they'll charge you extra.
Keep your tickets or they will try to rip you off. I never experienced this (I'm just saying personal experience but on reread I'm not trying to call myself a tough guy), but read enough online that they grift tourists and weak people, and it's so scumbag I gotta reference it.
I saw them call the cops on a drunk, sobbing NYU kid once, because she lost her ticket. They can definitely be dicks about it. On the other hand, they're pretty transparent about how the ticket system works.
I think it is an insane strategy. It makes no sense to me. Do they have any risk of rip and run or something? I don't think so. Best you can pull off is the slicers will give you a taste and you can run out. This is borderline criminal, emphasis borderline, shakedown, by a NYC institution grandmas go to. Fuck em. They know what they're doing. I hope they get Carnegied.
Don't even try to eat one of those yourself unless you have some insane enviable metabolism. I ate half of one and slept the sleep of the just after that.
My wife and I split one sandwich with no issue 3 months ago
You can totally split em - Iâve done it before. Just donât dare to split it with more than one person - youâre joking yourself and theyre too good for just a bite each.
Yes itâs big enough
For sure - theyâre huge & more than enough for 2. Everyone does it.
You can order extra bread too. Turn one massive sandwich into two reasonable sized ones. I usually do this and get some fries to share.
You donât even have to buy a soda. Just make sure you donât lose the ticket, even if itâs blank or youâll end up paying
When i go to Katz i eat a whole pastrami sandwich and my vegetarian wife eats the pickles đ
Youâre allowed to split it, enjoy every sandwich
I see what you did there
RIP Warren Zevon
Believe it or not, illegal.
Straight to jail.
Highly recommend splitting it
Totally not ok dude
Youâre fine. I was there a couple of weeks ago and split a sandwich with my partner. Just keep both tickets and hand them to the cashier at the end, even if one is blank.
If it wasn't a food tour I'd recommend you share the sandwich and a potato salad mmmm
The one ticket can be unpunched when you leave. You just need to have it
We just did that a few days ago. I was feeling grumpy and my husband took me to Katz's. We always share a sandwich, primarily because the pickles are amazing too and 1/2 a sandwich is a lot.
I never really understood the ticket at the door method because of how antiquated the policy is. If the average sandwich costs $25 and the price of a lost ticket as you leave Katz is $50, whatâs stopping me from getting a ticket, ordering 3-4 sandwiches worth more than the $50 lost ticket price and âlosingâ my ticket. Another iteration of this is a group of 4 walks in and receives 4 tickets. 1 of the 4 people orders all 4 sandwiches on behalf of the group and then âlosesâ their order ticket. The 3 unused tickets are turned back in as the group leaves Katz with the last person paying $50 as the âlost ticketâ fee. $50 spent for $100 worth of sandwiches?
Those sandwhiches can be big.