Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Harold's New York Deli Restaurant, Edison, NJ

Harold's New York Deli Restaurant
Edison, NJ


Making beer is hard work. Afterwards, we headed to Harold's for some hearty fare.  Our beer-brewin' buddies have rave reviews about this deli, which is owned by the former operator of Carnegie Deli in the city.  



                                 

At first glance, it seems surreal that this joint was located in a grey landscape of highways, corporate parks and hotels,  in what appears to be the ourskirts of Edison, central Jersey.  Once inside, it is warm and inviting, with lots of mirrors, shiny brass fixtures and cheery lighting.  As for the food, it suffices to say that you will easily run out of superlatives trying to describe the massively ginormous super-sized entrees offerred.


Cakes on display.  Most were quite easily over a foot long.  D'you see that giant eclair on the right???

As promised, the menu is heavy on deli-style hot and cold sandwiches. Typical Jewish fare is also quite prominent on the menu (e.g., matzoh soup, smoked fish, knish and kreplach---a type of dumpling).  DJKung ordered the corned beef on rye (a tower of meat, as you can see on the picture below).  The meat looked really tender and juicy.  He barely finished a third of it.


With the sandwich entrees, you get to visit their "World's largest pickle bar."   This was a really nice touch since you can load up on these crunchy treats to go with your sandwich.


I ended up getting my typical Sunday breakfast of potatoes and eggs.  The eggs were nicely cooked, crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. 


I confess that I'm not a big deli person myself, but we noticed that Harold's was popular among big groups and families.  I'm sure they also do a brisk business with the hotels nearby.  I also have a hypothesis that higher-quality deli food is harder to find the further you are away from NY (Edison is roughly an hour from the city), so Harold's is a destination restaurant for folks from central and south Jersey  looking to get their NY deli fix.  
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