The Carnegie Deli...still the Best Cheesecake!

Took my daughter to NYC last weekend to do some sight seeing and spend some time together. We met up with some friends of mine on Saturday evening and had dinner at the iconic Carnegie Deli at 854 7th Avenue at 55th Street.

My daughter and I shared the Prime Brisket of Beef Pot Roast with potato pancake and vegetables. We shared because the meals are HUGE! The pot roast was nice and tender and came with a delicious brown gravy. The potato pancake was thick and dense and, frankly, kind of tasteless and bland. The vegetables were steamed and, well, just vegetables.

My friends shared an equally HUGE Reuben which they said they enjoyed very much. What I saw when their plate arrived was a mountain of corned beef covered by a layer of swiss cheese. Apparently the rest of the components of a Reuben were buried underneath.

The piece de resistance, however, was and always is, the cheesecake. We ordered one simple cheesecake with strawberries. It was also HUGE. Actually, we divided it up among five people and we were all quite satisfied with how much we got. The Carnegie Deli cheesecake is the SMOOTHIEST, CREAMIEST cheesecake on the planet...bar none. The strawberries were sweet and plump and perfect on the top.

I have loved the Carnegie Deli since I first went there back in 1993. They did not disappoint me this time either.

Visit them at: http://www.carnegiedeli.com/home.php