The Olde New York restaurant had been recommended to me as a great place to get a reuben. Perusing the menu I saw several variants as well as a large selection of German and Italian foods. This caused some confusion and flashback to episode of Kitchen Nightmares where Gordon Ramsey berates owners for overly large and complicated menus. Although I was tempted by the promise of würsten I went ahead with plan A and ordered the rueben.
It was on pumpernickel. It was lightly grilled and the bottom was tiniest bit soggy. The bread was also a little chewy. I guess I am a total bread snob. I want it perfect. The dressing was okay but there was a lot of it. The sauerkraut was interesting. Usually the sauerkraut that I see is white, sharp and acrid. It is crisp and raw. This sauerkraut had been cooked, almost stewed and was soft, dark and sweet. The only time I have seen sauerkraut like this was at Herwig's, a local Austrian restaurant.
All in all it was a good sandwich and the french fries were awesome.
4 out of 5.
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