Katz's Delicatessen - Anthony Bourdain

[mikedonn71]

I came in on a bus from Kansas City via Providence in 2009. In Kansas City, we have like five pound BBQ sandwiches, so I wasn't expecting much from Katz' Delicatessen. Boy, was I pleasantly surprised. I paid like fifteen bucks for a pastrami on rye and a knish. I was still eating it six days later. Go to Katz' Deli, if you're from out of town. It's near the Brooklyn Bridge and WTC memorial. Don't be an idiot and miss the chance to eat the best deli sandwiches in America.

[yoyoma22341]

holy shit... he's really tall. he was towering over that woman at the end o.O

[hereslookinaukid]

bourdain is cool, i like his stuff but in this particular clip he comes off as extra douche-y

[LOUD7]

Anthony Bourdain's show is def my favorite to watch.

[susankohistany]

He is so Hott for a guy in his 50s

[ilikevines]

All Anthony Bourdain does is talk about how normal people suck, and how people who try to be unique also suck..like himself and all his viewers. hahahaha

[jackmioff100]

Tony, I agree w/ the commentary, but what's with the fruity scarf?

[Microglia1]

There are very foods that I dislike. The main reason is that I eat hungry.

[Chemukay]

I have eaten Pastrami sandwishes.

They all taste like garbage.

[passiveMenis]

The descriptions states that he made/has a top ten. Are there other videos like this?

[puppiesinspace]

Give me a break w/the scarf!!!!

[mec554]

does this guy take himself seriously? fucking french fag

[hotrod930]

@mec554 He,s not french dumbass

[StylizerOne]

@mec554 LOL, so American of you.

[haywood16]

carnegie

[e8ghtmileshigh1]

second avenue deli is better

[caulds989]

Worst staff, terrible service, no flavor, wouldn't even melt the cheese or give me anything but cold cuts on the sandwhich. I know I'm gonna get a lot of hate for the comments I'm about to post, but I've been all over the world and had a lot of both good and bad food, but Katz's was one of my culinarily most disappointing moments. I love you Bourdain, more than you know, but Katz's sucks the big one. it's over rated like most of the rest of the New York dining scene.

[DC8Super72]

@jvandugan I always wonder how some people can go through life without being able to tell when something is done exceptionally well. A good wine... these people drink Kendall Jackson. A good car.... They drive Toyotas and think people who buy BMW's are just buying a name. These same people eat Boar's Head pastrami injected with salt brine and liquid smoke and think it's just as good as real homemade cured pastrami which takes 3 weeks to make. I wish I couldn't tell. I'd save a lot of money.

[fancydancevideos]

When I went there I was like this place sucks. Then I saw all the celebrity pictures and tasted the pastrami and I was like HOLY S*#%

[REDX3211]

the two best pastrami sandwiches are 2nd avenue deli and katz deli. katz should be a landmark since of how good and to be honest i think katz is the best but someone will disagree. LONG LIVE KATZ

[jenannvick]

love love love anythony soo cool... handsome as well... hahah lights up after he eats.. doesnt care what anyone has to say about it.. love his show:)

[FUCKyouANDyourDOG]

Look at Bourdain with a cig in his mouth before he's out the door.

[simpleearthling]

@FUCKyouANDyourDOG yeah keeping it real,,he,s given up smoking though

[leafar1986]

A little bit expensive, but the pastrami sandwich was totally worth it. Plus I got to know one of the owners of Katz's, a Dominican named Benny...he told me that he and his partner bought the building for 4 million dollars and nowadays the value went up to cost 60 million dollars !

[e8ghtmileshigh1]

@leafar1986

60 million?

[leafar1986]

@e8ghtmileshigh1

That's what he told me...maybe he wasn't really the owner, and he made fun of me, anyway i wanna think i met the real owner :D

[e8ghtmileshigh1]

@leafar1986 yea i think he was putz-ing you around, unless Benny is a large set, white haired, white dude (probably one of the owners as he appears in all the celebrity photos on the Katz's website) $60 million dollars is unrealistic, astronomical, even in NYC.

[RideordieZios]

BEST PASTRAMI IN THE WORLD,HERE WHEN I VISIT. Gotta have the Pastrami on Rye with their special mustard .Best ever Hands down.

[MrJapaneseboy1111]

this is so gay !

[stlbetty]

My god, could he be any hotter? Old enough to be my daddy - wish he was.

[HouseofHate0]

ah i love new york. proud to be raised here lolz

[kingoffcash]

this man is smoking hot yesssss

[audioholla]

I was at Katz's the other day, saw that the sandwiches cost $15, left, went to go get a pack of cigs, saw that they cost $12/pack.....WTF NEW YORK.

[NiMNice]

great food , over priced

[ICEGOD2]

Katz has got the best deli sandwiches ever. Coming from Detroit, I know of some good corned beef, but Katz truly is the holy mecca of delis. I defy you to find a better sandwich like that in New York.

[SoccerDave099]

Guy Fieri is so much cooler than Anthony Bourdain. His new gameshow Minute To Win It on NBC is awesome. Boringdain could never do that!

[nyrmcfc6814]

@SoccerDave099 bullshit, Guy Fieri? He lacks the comedic sensibilities, cooking talent, swagger, greatness, and intelligence of Anthony Bourdain. Other than that he's great.

He's shit, he's muzak, he's a shocking blonde dye job fat ass who only tours the best fast food in america. He has little talent, and somehow people still like him. BELIEVE what you'd like, I respect your opinion, but to call Anthony Bourdain boring? That's like comparing Pete Wentz and Paul McCartney. Bourdain ALL day.

[Galactic123]

@nyrmcfc6814 Bourdain is far superior to Fieri, I agree with you, but I must say Guy's show Diners Drive-in's and Dives really showcases some of the best blue-collar food in America. It's the type of every day, non-pretentious "peasant food" of America that I'm sure Bourdain appreciates.

[evergreenoldboys13]

Langer's is better

[robertk2007]

only problem is langer's in LA, therefore Katz's wins because its in NYC

[sharkl11]

@evergreenoldboys13

how do they differ

[evergreenoldboys13]

@sharkl11

LOL, good question, I wish I knew. Never been to Katz's but my friend from NY says Langer's is better and I can't imagine a better Pastrami sandwich than Langer's.

[John27346]

Tourist here; Been there and bought the T-shirt. They sell T-shirts too.

The closest I got to being mugged in the neighbourhood was paying for the meat between two slices of bread.

[alexalex3131]

I know the area. Off the beaten track, near "Alphabet City", no tourists to speak of and a little hard to get to, but worth the trip. Katz's,of course, a great Deli-Diner. But no Mayo! And I don't think any desserts.

[Hutchbeartrap]

Overpriced yeah! but who cares! you cant eat it all time! So every now and again its cool Katz rules!

[thelsusolution]

the food here is worth the money. i do feel like im being ripped off, but i keep coming back because the pastrami and turkey are legendary and theres NOTHING like it anywhere else

[agoysy]

food is pretty good, but seriously really overpriced, im not gonna eat here anymore, once is enough

[c243mx7tr]

$15 for a sandwich?? come on I can get a sandwich for $14.95 on 5th av

[mephistox2010]

i think Carnegie Deli is much better.

[thelsusolution]

nah man. the quality of each piece of meat is lower but they pile it on really high. having a huge impossible to eat sandwich isn't as good as having the best quality pastrami and turkey out there

[Paulpunkrocks]

carnegie is freakin delicious, idk what they put in their sandwiches

[kirkland99]

Montreal's Schwartz Deli kills this place....no comparison

[grahambcp]

I've personally dropped $180 on a dinner for two and it was one of the best eating experiences I've ever had. For good food, and I mean REALLY good food, price is just about meaningless.

[martinmartin11]

FUCK the pricing at this place. The food is great, but no sandwich is worth more than 10 dollars. NO SANDWICH

[Imaketv20years]

I always loved it there, plus I liked that old trick of tapping some change on the table for extra pickles.... one of the few old school places left in that completely gentrified horror of the LES. That goes for the east village as well...RIP now it is all Euro and overpriced wanna bees LOL

[67tr876]

and fucking 15$ for a fucking sandwich i can get a sandwich on 5av for 10$ like i say i love the place but the fucking price come on fucking bullshit

[67tr876]

1.80 for a cup of coffee come on i can get a cup of coffee on 5av for 1.50 bullshit

[67tr876]

i love kat'z but whats with the fucking high prices ??????

[BeckyleeDell]

meat's ridiculously expensive. and they make their own stuff, so its a lot of work. but the food is totally worth it.

[67tr876]

ya i did go there and it was the best so i can see but the pepole who work there are not that nice

[Musicofthissphere]

It's gone beyond the neyond though.  Their attitude is piss poor as well

[IPOMonsturd]

I was just there (visiting from Tampa), and I must say........the corned beef was much better than the pastrami.

[djueat]

Definitely NOT. It's in New York City.

[letthedaybegin]

is this the same kind of Katz's that's in Austin?

[kevinhardy]

bourdian is awesome

[Josemedeiros]

I just watched the episode on the travel channel show " No Reservations" with Anthony Bourdain and really look forward to visiting Katz's when I can afford a vacation to New York.

Jose Medeiros, San Jose, CA

[Youssef51]

What a bunch of crap.

Everybody knows that Katz's is totally down the drain. It's turned into a complete dump and tourist trap.

You can get a better pastrami sandwich at practically any diner. Try the new place right up the street on Houston if you don't believe me.

[NYCman530]

They want to keep the old-school atmosphere going.

[OdeToMyHemoroids]

Place is overrated.

Its a dump and hasnt been renovated since like 1940.

[PumpUpThePeculiar]

if the decor of a place determines whether or not you like the food, you're missing the point.

[OdeToMyHemoroids]

Place is lame 15 bucks for a pile of pastrami and bread.

Tourists love it.

I do not know why

[peoniatea]

I fucking love that place.

[lovelysprinkles]

i've never been there! boo!

[iamprov]

Well, it's true... Rachel Ray can survive around the world on $40 a day because she never tips well. Or even the requisite %15.

[ICEGOD2]

I'm a chef and I totally agree with you. I've been to Katz's and it's the shit. I sat at the Harry Met Sally table.

[groffel123]

rachel ray is for simple people that can't open a package of velveeta without hurting themselves.

[undyingflame27]

Of course, that does serve quite a use in the US. Bourdain ftw!

[groffel123]

Glad that you agree! rachel ray and cheese ARE synonymous here in the U.S.

[reshamari11]

I forgot to mention that aside from Mr. Bourdain being a great person, I want to clarify a previous point I made to zaction. When I say that she has a TV show traveling Earth, I am not referring to her $40/day show. I am talking about a new show that she will host on The Food Network this fall where she visits many countries in Europe. It hasn't started yet. Forgive me for not stating that previously.

[migsioco236]

seriously get a life, you keep on commenting on every video thats related to tony. Geez what a low life

[ethicomm]

Maybe he has a little man crush going for Mr. Bourdain!

[reshamari11]

I apologize for below comment about Mr. Bourdain. I had bad chinese food and my stomach ache made me write that comment. Mr. Bourdain is a great human being and I will wash his feet if necessary. I think he is truly a great host and I watch No Reservations since its beginning and I know every episode. I will never refer to any kind of river again. I will pay for lunch if any one is mad with me. I am just stupid. I love everyone. I love YouTube. It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood. Send.

[reshamari11]

WARNING WARNING!!!! BOREdain is currently having a menstral cycle and the river of his period is heading for the United States. Lock up your cats and other valuables because if anything is touched by BOREdains period blood it becomes worthless. We now go back to our regular scheduled program. Emmy Award winner Rachael Ray starts her new season next month on ABC. ---Associated Press Release unlike the type of release that comes out of BOREdain in between his legs. Send.

[reshamari11]

It's good to see that fagtion left a very telling comment below. We could all see how he really feels about Rachael Ray towards the bottom of this page. The He-She was hot for Rach all along. It just took me a couple of weeks of hitting fagtion over the head with my comments to soften his embryonic thought pattern and now fagtion (aka zaction) is dripping filter and CLEAN comments. There is hope for you yet. By the way zaccy I think your a FAG. Sincerely Amy Winehouse.

[reshamari11]

fagtion you can't make anything cum. Not even that poor excuse for a bobby pin that you have between your legs. Sincerely NBC news Tom Brokaw.

[zaction]

Good one.. is that all you have? You are not woman enough to handle THIS monster meat bitch. SO step off. Sincerely, Ellen Degeneres.

[reshamari11]

I knew you were a dyke all along zaction. What's the matter did Rosie O'donnell not suck your furry Taco well enough last night. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zaction]

I have a huge fucking cock for a dyke then. You want it in your mouth? You probably use your teeth.. Stupid cunt. Go make me a sammy bitch

[noxchiYyo3]

Anthony Bourdain...yummy :)

[reshamari11]

BOREdain was born a woman. Sincerely the United States.

[zaction]

Dickhead.. leave Tony alone. What the fuck is your problem? Douchebag get a life.

[reshamari11]

FU Fagtion!! Why can't I point out the truth. BOREdain had a sex change when he was younger. He still wears the earring because he was born a female. I think he will come out of the closet during November sweeps. That's what I heard. Maybe you BORE whores would know more about that than me. Rachael Ray could you please pass the pasta. Oh wait......your Emmy is in the way. Thankyou Rach. Oh... this rug is made out of BOREdain skin? Why it's beautiful!! cultured rug. New Rach season ABC September

[zaction]

Hey there loser.. Got some issues do ya? Are you a man or a dyke bitch? If you are a man and you are lovin' the Rachel like that then you are clearly a loose anused homo. Now go suck a large horse cock and leave the adults alone.

[reshamari11]

My problem is you zaction you mouse flea. wow you wrote dickhead.  Is that your favorite body part on BOREdain. lol. Listen douche lips start changing your name from zaction to reshamari's bitch because starting tomorrow you are getting me my coffee from Starbucks of course. Have you seen Rachs Starbucks commercial. You probably were to busy sucking BOREdains asshole to see the commercial. Oh and zaction please bring me my slippers and wooden bat so that I can slap you in the head with it. Hurry

[zaction]

You really are a sad little person... Got your little man panties all in a wad.... sad...

[reshamari11]

Hey zacfag there is a sale on panties at Victoria Secrets until next Saturday. I thought you oughta know. FAG!!

[zaction]

Thanks for the heads-up. I enjoy their fine panties. Oh.. and BTW... have you come up with any NEW material beside 'Fag'? You clearly lack the intelligence of a reasonable adult person. Perhaps the internet is too much out of your league little girl. I hear that ToysRUs has a sale on Barbie dolls.. That's more your speed little girl.. now run along.. run... go play by yourself in your lonely room and dream of one day being 1/4 as cool as Tony B. Don't cry... you will be ok. Just say no to drugs.

[reshamari11]

LOL! zac "fag" tion. It's so hilarious to see that even losers like BOREdain have creepy followers that consider HIM cool. LOL. LOL. What was Pauly Shore to busy to come to your nerd convention. LOL. COUGH!! LOL. Oh...LOL!

[zaction]

Why.. There's the jealous dyke bitch reshamari the lesbian squirrel. Back to old 'tricks' again huh? Did you ever find a worthy 'John'. I don't have any idea what your real problem is with Tony but you are clearly one jealous ass bitch with an attitude. And you own a food establishment? LOL!! That's great! Do you serve apple pies with those fries? Stupid ass bitch. Tony owns you and your 'Dunkin Donuts Shill' rachel ray. Loser!

[reshamari11]

Listen fagtion do you honestly think that by constantly stating that she didn't go to Culinary school that Rach isn't useful on a TV show. She never has wanted to be a chef. period. The days of a few losers controling any industry are over. Today anyone, as average as you may consider them has the right and opportunities to HAVE work and host shows. She isn't a chef. But Rach is interested in helping every day lay persons with non overly pompus dishes. Lay persons comprise most tv viewers!!

[zaction]

You still fail to understand.. this whole tussle between us has to do with you talking shit about Tony. I have nothing against Rachel. I would love to get into her panties honestly. I know the American public likes that kind of 'entertainment'. Julia Child, et al... I personally prefer to see someone go to other countries and experience cultures and food. That's what I have been doing the last 2 years and thats why I like his show.So, why you defend her so much is a mystery. Are you LIsa Garza?

[reshamari11]

Listen up fagtion everytime I make my point and you realize I'm right you change the discussion. You first attack Rach then I prove my point. Then you go back to BOREdain. OK. Then drop Rach from the picture for the rest of the argument. I will still promote the shit out of her show. Now, let's talk about that Cher look-alike, you know, your boyfriend. I hate to break the news to you but he isn't the only one that travels the world on a TV show. RACHAEL also has a show traveling Earth. LOL!

[zaction]

No.. YOU listen up bitch. YOU started talking shit. I never went to a Rachel Ray vid to talk about her. YOU obviously have a problem or are on the Rag 24/7. Yeah.. she travels the world doing her stupid "40 dollars/ day" thing. LOL! Yeah.... that's classy. Fuck you cunt.

[zaction]

You are a sad little troglodyte aren't you? I bet you met Tony once and he blew you off like the little monster you are and that's why you spew your silly venom and him and anyone who likes him.. It's time to let it go and grow up.

[reshamari11]

No I have thankfully never been near that creep that I am DIScussing. I guess you don't know how to read FAGtion but I have clearly stating time and again that HE started messing with Rach first. What part of that don't you understand. What's the matter did you break your hooked on phonics and now you only understand mimes. I knew you were a transexual into panties but why digress into your hell hole. You must be so pissed off with me fagtion, finally dealing with a person that doesn't run!!

[zaction]

Pissed at you? No.. I find you very entertaining. Ok.. it's clear you hate Tony B and you LOVE Rachel Ray. That begs the question. WHY do you love RR so much? That also begs another question. Are you a 1. Man 2. Women 3. Dyke 4. Homosexual male? I have my guess but enlighten everyone. It will help the world understand your vile, venomous attitude a little better. And BTW.... you still have not come up with any new insults. Fag is just about the lamest thing possible. What if I were a fag?

[zaction]

And BTW... I have nothing against Rachel personally. To be honest, I would love to bury my face in her rack and grab a handful of that sweet ass. She could even make me a sandwich after I make her come

[zaction]

Yep.. I remember the Maxim magazine Rachel did a photo shoot for WAY before she was famous... a tiny little skirt on and a cookie sheet in hand... ah yes... that was some great masturbatory material. If I recall, I jizzed all over the photo of her. I think I came when I pictured her bending over to get my cake out of the oven. She was like "Desert is ready!" Oh yeah! YES YES YES YES!! RACHEL!! That's it!! YES!!

Those memories will always put Rachel in a special place for me.

[linzucch]

Katz's is alright, but the Carnegie has more ambience, and I think, better food. Their corned beef on rye and those half sours on the table...yowza! And they have lip, uh, I mean, table service.

[soltar76]

Went to Katz for the first time a week ago. It was the best ruben I've ever had and the mustard they had on the table was to die for. It was price, I think 15 bucks for the sandwich, but it was so worth it.

[garzaeduardo]

next to Tony's world travels Katz is surgicaly clean.somehow,it doesn't say Food.

[oldbandito]

frerangepancake,sorry you didnt enjoy;i kiked it

[MondoBeno]

Countless "fusion" restaurants have opened and closed within a few months on the Lower East SIde, but Katz's Deli has been open for years.

It shows that if you keep things simple and high quality, you can still turn a profit.

[peaceonearth777]

Turn a profit? Charge 8 bucks a sandwich, heck yeah! I ate there as a kid and it was reasonable. I am well to do but still a joo. Won't partake.

[MondoBeno]

Kosher beef always costs more. They do give you good quality for your money, though. And please do not spell "Jew" the wrong way. If you were trying to imply that we're thrifty, that's fine, but if you want cheap, go to Subway.

[oldbandito]

Katzt's in Austin,Tx. is ausome

[djueat]

Chef and Author Anthony Bourdain has chosen the Katz's Deli as one of his top ten favorite places in NEW YORK CITY, so here he is...

[FreeRangePancake]

Sorry, Katz's in Austin stinks. It's a joke, it isn't even a real deli. The sandwiches are THIN and they put hot sauce in their Matzo Ball soup. And the Matzo balls are the size of large marbles.

The wait staff are college kids who have never been to a real deli. When I lived in Austin I could NEVER find a truly amazing sandwich anywhere, period.

[gggnarly]

we are glad u left then.

katz's in atx may not be no deli in NY but dont even try and talk about the food scene here thats ignorant and ridiculous. go refine ur pallet

[FreeRangePancake]

gnarly, how about if I shove a Kosher hotdog up your mother's hoochie?

[gggnarly]

ya pretty sure i put u in time out kid

[tigerlily86]

i love anthony bourdain! i want to go to katz this weekend

[mztweety1374]

Me too is this the one with the mile high sandwich?

[czarinas]

carnegie deli has the elephantine portions

[eranchik99]

i'm a canadian refugee from rene levesque, now living in miami beach, i remember chenoys on the west island and the brown derby on van horne, used to go there with my family in the 70's, loved their ikra with onions, heard from someone it shut down; god i miss montreal smoked meat, does anyone know if i can pick some up in south florida? miss montreal too, my montreal, pre-pq, 1973- 1981, my beloved duddy kravitz montreal

[TSav44]

There's a deli restaurant on Lincoln Dr. across from the beach in Miami. Pastrami was pretty good but nowhere near like Katz's.

[sushigerl]

i was there and i had a pastrami it was delicious

[kenyam101]

Montreal has Swartz... Montreal Delicassen that sells the worlds best Montreal Smoke Meat... Its even better than Katz.

[apsuart]

Its only a Big Hamster eater! Give him a foot and he eats this!

[sraelisk]

whts the problem with a foot?hehehe

[monkeyking77]

What is Pastrami anyway?

[cooking222222]

I would like to have a nice

pastrami sandwich now.

Yes, I'll go there soon.

Anthony, ged rid of that scarf.

[sosgoodjhu]

Bourdain rules!

[djueat]

Current state of affairs -

mynyco(dot)com/katzs_thatsall

Do come!

[cariosus]

Jewish Terrorist Force

[tinakay992000]

he is so fucking hotttttt

[Krait99]

We have much much better pastrami than the Arabs to tho...

[arundeya]

Hate a guy who thinks he's more important than the food. Shut up and eat!

[WileyCoyote69]

He almost lost his ticket! You don't DO that at Katz's. You lose it... they KILL you. Seriously!

[tacluvstoons]

i wanna party w/ anthony :)

[Eiderdausneee]

you did it again my bourdain friend. haha that´s what I love about it, he´s just speaking his mind and people dont know how to handle it then starting to attack him. get over yourself!

[danokat]

damn he speaks the truth

[smoovecriminal6]

what a hypocrite, bitching about film crews, when there's one in there filming him!

[Eiderdausneee]

that was cool wasnt it. so sorry for u that u didnt get it XD

[djueat]

What's an XD?

[smoovecriminal6]

lol, it's like a smily face... :) :D XD

[slobomotion]

I miss it! I sure can't get this in Paris, France, though we do have GREAT mustard here.  Long live NYC!

[danajack7913]

I love Anthony Bourdain. He's a very famous chef, not an actor, and he can come off like a bit of a dick, but he speaks the truth. Katz's pastrama and baked knish are amazing. If they mass marketed them, I'm sure the quality would go down. Look at Nathans.

[soulie80s]

i love Anthony Bourdain, he's a kewl dude

[rfreema1]

Bourdain is a cool motherfucker. Whether you like it or not, he speaks the truth. No emeril lagasse bobby flay sugar coated bullshit.

[flarfle867]

he is so full of * and he eats things worse.

entertaining.

[jimmynorton1001]

Um anthony who are you? self important dick head maybe? Don't know a film your in and sorry if the film crew is bothering you you self important doosh.

[mc8lgm]

he is a famous chef.... read kitchen confidential.... and yes he is a dick

[joshchopin]

An amazing, hilarious, creative, and very rich dick.

[STUMPgrinder57]

Wow, did you miss the point.

[goodgurlalways]

USE TO PASS THAT ALL THE TIME

[mrsraikkonen]

awww katz's... their pastrami's ethereal.