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Kahn's Deli Sold

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by heypartner, Jun 16, 2008.

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  1. heypartner

    heypartner Member

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    I worked my way through Rice at Kahn's. Mike tried for years to get me to buy it...not at his price. lol. Good for him, though. He got what he wanted; persistence pays off.

    Apparently the new owners want to keep everything the same.

    Has anyone been there lately? Did you notice anything differently. Someone go get a "Small, combo reuben" for me and report back. please.
     
    #1 heypartner, Jun 16, 2008
  2. Oski2005

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    I have never heard of this place. I'm heading to B4-U-Eat.com right now, but feel free to tell me about the place.
     
    #2 Oski2005, Jun 16, 2008
  3. leroy

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    nothing ever has or ever will beat his father's place...Alfred's. That was what a deli should be. Kahn's is very good, too, but in a different, corner deli kind of way.
     
    #3 leroy, Jun 16, 2008
  4. the futants

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    Kahn's is the best deli in Texas...by FAR.

    I hope it doesn't change. I get a reuben every time I visit Houston.
     
    #4 the futants, Jun 16, 2008
  5. the futants

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    Can anyone confirm this?
     
    #5 the futants, Jun 16, 2008
  6. Blake

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    I went by two weeks ago and it looked like they were remodeling it.
     
    #6 Blake, Jun 16, 2008
  7. CBrownFanClub

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    That's cool, HP, i did not know you worked there, used to go there all the time and get a reuben and orangina.

    Mike is awesome, Alfred was awesome, rice deli's not-named-jasons are awesome.
     
    #7 CBrownFanClub, Jun 16, 2008
  8. mrdave543

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    good for him. hopefully he got what he wanted....known his daughter for while, very nice family
     
    #8 mrdave543, Jun 16, 2008
  9. RocketMan Tex

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    You've obviously never been to Kenny & Ziggy's. It blows Alfred's away.

    BTW...Kahn's is not a deli. It's a sandwich shop.
     
    #9 RocketMan Tex, Jun 16, 2008
  10. Rockets Red Glare

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    If you like to eat $16 sandwiches then it Kenny & Ziggy's is great. The food was very good but WAY overpriced IMO.
     
    #10 Rockets Red Glare, Jun 16, 2008
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    Kahn's had the best chicken salad sandwhiches I've ever had - nobody even came close, I hope the recipie was sold as well!
     
    #11 SpiffyRifi, Jun 16, 2008
  12. heypartner

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    Makes sense they were remodeling. they can definitely make better use of the space. They'll be making a big mistake if they don't continue using the pizza oven for toasting the reuben's, though. That's the whole key.

    ha. i probably made one of those reuben's for you.

    I'm pretty sure you don't mean that. Not the Rice Blvd Alfred's. I mean, they aren't really comparable because they are different eras. Houston can't really sustain a real jewish deli anymore like Alfred's.

    btw: the defunct Yakov's deli (a Russian deli) on Richmond was outstanding, too. Anyone remember that?
     
    #12 heypartner, Jun 16, 2008
  13. Royals Ego

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    dang, must make a trip for good sammich

    recommendations?
     
    #13 Royals Ego, Jun 16, 2008
  14. RocketMan Tex

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    HeyP...Alfred's was not a "real Jewish deli". Not by a longshot. K&Z's comes much closer to the real thing than Alfred's ever did.
     
    #14 RocketMan Tex, Jun 16, 2008
  15. BigSherv

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    I don't know. I have eaten there once and was not impressed by the sandwich for the price I paid. i mean it was close to 9 bucks.

    You can get a quality sandwich from the down town specs for that much as well as chips and a soda.
     
    #15 BigSherv, Jun 16, 2008
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    That's funny, I worked at Kahn's when I was in high school. in the mid '80s. Mike was a nice guy, but the pay was for sh_t. I had to move over to Cut Flowers next door.
     
    #16 gifford1967, Jun 16, 2008
  17. heypartner

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    Well, that means we worked together. I started as gopher on Fri/Saturdays then worked the board fulltime later. I think my first year was '85.

    As for pay, don't forget the free food. I took major advantage of that. One time I asked for a raise and Marcia said they could do it. I said, "yes you can, raise the price of the reuben. It's been the same price for 5 yrs." The next day I got my raise and the price changed. haha. don't get mad at me.
     
    #17 heypartner, Jun 16, 2008
  18. DarkHorse

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    I went there once because I heard it was great. I was very good, but the price to food ratio was a little higher than I like to pay.
     
    #18 DarkHorse, Jun 16, 2008
  19. Pole

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    Yummy.........I love a good sandwich. From Banh mi to Antone's, a good deli Rueben to a French Dip, and lots of others in between, sandwiches are the best. Hell, I can even find something I like at Subway.

    It used to be that one of the highlights of any trip to NYC would be to go to a real NY deli................but after I went to Schwartz's Montreal Hebrew Delicatessen, everything else just kind of pales in comparison. Ohhh that taste!
     
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  20. bejezuz

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    You guys are both wrong!

    Signed,

    [​IMG]

    (Just kidding, though Katz's is a guilty pleasure of mine)
     
    #20 bejezuz, Jun 16, 2008
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