Happy “National Hot Pastrami Sandwich” Day!
Well, this is one delicious, iconic food to celebrate!
National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day is celebrated annually on January 14th, a day to enjoy the iconic, spice-rubbed, smoked, and steamed deli meat, often served piled high on rye bread with mustard, originating from Jewish immigrants bringing traditions from Eastern Europe to New York City.
People observe the day by eating at delis like this one, sharing their favorite spots, or making their own, often using hashtags like #HotPastramiSandwichDay.
So here in New York, where there are so many delis, you can find a Pastrami Sandwich everywhere!
Well, this is a tasty holiday, isn’t it? I woke up this morning to discover that it’s “national pastrami day”, and here are two great ways to celebrate!
One: A “Pastrami” Burger!
Yes, I ate a unique burger at Astro Burger, which is located in West Hollywood, on Santa Monica Boulevard – yes, the iconic “Route 66”!
As you can see, it’s your 50’s classic soda joint vibe, and the menu is MASSIVE:
There are burgers of every shape and size – and a garden burger of course, plus a myriad of sandwiches, salads, fries, tacos, burritos, and even a huge breakfast menu in the morning…but we all know what I was here for:
A “Pastrami Burger!”
This burger is incredible, and worth a national holiday!
You can taste all of the unique ingredients, and the pastrami added a perfect, slightly salty pop to the cheeseburger, complimenting the flavor rather than taking away from it…but I will also tell you that I took a bit of it off and ate it separately, because there was so much!
They wrap it tight, and that’s a good thing, because, while the bun is hearty and toasted well, this is a juicy sandwich, and the wrapper holds it all together…you can see more of their menu here:
I don’t know that I need pastrami on my burger every time, but it was fun as a “one off” – but for those on the east coast, there is another way to enjoy pastrami:
2 – A Classic Hot Pastrami On Rye Sandwich!
This is the legendary Pastrami sandwich from Katz’s Deli in New York – also home to that orgasmic movie moment in “When Harry Met Sally”:
They make an unbelievable Pastrami sandwich, which I tried – the entire experience is unique: from the way you order, to the way they pile the sandwich up higher than you can imagine:
There is nothing better than sitting in a restaurant with such a rich history – and devouring a massive sandwich like this one!
I have been here several times now, and you can see my review here:
And if you are in LA, celebrate with this Pastrami Sub!
3 – A Pastrami Sub!
Yep, the third way to celebrate is with a pastrami sub, still packed with lots and lots of goodness!
On bread , a bun or in a roll, you can’t beat it!
Click here to see where you can find one!
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Am remembering and laughing – in the olden days in Australia a ham-and-cheese-sandwich meant two very thin square slices of white bread, a scrape of butter on each, a slice of processed ham so thin it was a wonder a machine could cut it and an equally thin slice of processed cheese – very British! So > the very first time I got to Las Vegas I saw these pastrami sandwiches advertised, remembered liking pastrami from Europe and ordered. Got a gorgeous ‘monstrosity’ like you have pictured – did not quite know how to eat it politely but thought I had ‘gone to heaven’ 🙂 ! Oh, ours have improved and we can get pretty good pastramis here now but American ‘sandwiches’ still seem awfully large and almost ‘impolite’ over this side of the Pond 🙂 !