{"id":356,"date":"2004-10-19T01:57:32","date_gmt":"2004-10-19T00:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=356"},"modified":"2018-07-23T19:29:10","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T01:29:10","slug":"pastrami-things-albuquerque-new-mexico","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nmgastronome.com\/?p=356","title":{"rendered":"Pastrami &#038; Things &#8211; Albuquerque, New Mexico (CLOSED)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">During a 1997 episode of Seinfeld, the &#8220;show about nothing,&#8221; George Costanza and his girlfriend du jour discussed introducing food into their lovemaking. George listed as potential candidates: strawberries, chocolate sauce, pastrami on rye with mustard and honey. His girlfriend, unfortunately, failed to appreciate the erotic qualities of pastrami. Ultimately George met up with a woman who declared pastrami to be &#8220;the most sensual of all the salted cured meats.&#8221; Their lustful appetites took over and they succumbed to the pastrami inspired throes of passion.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">I don&#8217;t know about pastrami being the most sensual of all salted cured meats, but do know there are few sandwiches quite as wonderful as a pastrami sandwich. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Alas, not all pastrami is created equal. The perfect pastrami finds its genesis as brisket given a salt and spice rub, dry cured, smoked, and cooked. Having grown up in bucolic Northern New Mexico, I had no idea pastrami existed until the Air Force sent me to Massachusetts. It was love at first bite. For two years I visited delis throughout New England and New York City in search of the best pastrami.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Since returning to New Mexico, I&#8217;ve lamented the fact that Albuquerque has been short-changed insofar as Duke City restaurants or delis offering a world-class pastrami product. Fortunately frequent trips to Chicago have proven to be fulfilling pastrami pilgrimages. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">In 1999, the first Pastrami &amp; Things restaurant launched its operations in the far Northeast Heights. Pastrami &amp; Things is owned and operated by a lady originally from Miami, Florida&#8211;which may as well be a suburb of New York City where some of the best pastrami in America is made.<\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">Just as it&#8217;s debated as to which city&#8211;Chicago or New York&#8211;makes the best pizza, you&#8217;ll get arguments from both sides as to which city makes the best pastrami. For my money, the Windy City beats Metropolis in this area and Pastrami and Things has done nothing to convince me otherwise. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">In fact, I&#8217;ve appreciated the Reuben sandwich even more than the pastrami sandwich. A pound of pastrami, by the way, goes for $19.95. The most costly sandwich sells for nearly $9, but it&#8217;s a major downer to see that its preparation includes unwrapping pre-packaged meats ala Subway then shoving those meats into a thick, doughy sub roll. You won&#8217;t find such a chintzy practice at any New York City deli. An even better sandwich is called the &#8220;Empire&#8221; which features pastrami, coleslaw and Russian dressing. The chicken soup with matzo balls is quite good as is the potato salad. <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">For years people have jokingly called the hamlet of Rio Rancho &#8220;Little New York&#8221; for all the Big Apple transplants who now make their home in New Mexico&#8217;s fastest growing city. As such, it made sense that a second &#8220;New York style deli&#8221; make its home in the &#8220;city of vision.&#8221; Rio Rancho&#8217;s Pastrami and Things II had a nice breakfast menu that included several kosher items that just aren&#8217;t served in most other Albuquerque dining establishments. For example, you could get lox, kippers, matzo brie and lox schmear. The luncheon menu included several smoked fish platters, soups, sandwiches, combos and noshes (not just a Jewish thing any more). <\/span><\/p>\n<p align=\"justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana;\">When it first opened, customers were given the opportunity to wax poetic on the Rio Rancho restaurant&#8217;s walls with tributes to New York City. Ever the mischievous Dallas Cowboys devotee, my tribute read, &#8220;The New York Giants are the worm in the Big Apple. 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