Why Do Chickens Cross Third Avenue?
Alka-Seltzer is funny …. Tomato is not funny.... Cleveland is funny. Maryland is not funny. Then, there's chicken. Chicken is funny…. —From Neil Simon’s The Sunshine Boys
At PJ Bernstein we are serious about making chicken so delicious that it puts a smile on the face of every customer who chooses one of many chicken dishes – a roasted half chicken, chicken salad, chicken soup with matzoh ball, and chicken liver pate. Oh, and our chicken dishes do cross Third avenue – just order them and we’ll escort them to your place.
Can a Half Sour Pickle Bring Happiness?
That’s easy. We don’t let our pickles anywhere near dreaded vinegar, a reliable source of sour pusses. Like any pickle, our half-sours start out as cucumbers, but they are immediately refrigerated after being placed in brine. This non-vinegar brine keeps them green and crispy. Chomp on them and they snap. The perfect complement to a dreamy, hot corned beef sandwich.
What Does the PJ Stand For?
Who remembers? If you need an answer, just think “Pastrami Junction.”
What do celebrities eat at PJs?
Sharon Stone favors chicken soup and turkey sandwich. The late Lucille Ball went for kosher hot dogs. And triggering a blitz of national TV newspaper coverage in 2016, Ohio Governor John Kasich famously turned down a pastrami sandwich at what the NYC Daily News called “the renown PJ Bernstein.” BUT, he already had eaten a pickle and kreplach and finished off his presidential campaign appearance with a pastry. He pleaded: “I can’t eat any more, I’ve eaten so much.”
About that Kreplach?
Many cultures have created a lump of dough that seals inside a small amount of ground meat, cheese or potato, all of which is boiled or fried. They call it pierogi, for example, or ravioli, or in the Jewish version served at PJ Bernstein, kreplach. Our kreplach can be eaten alone, or served in a bowl of chicken soup. Our Triple Delight is a chicken soup containing kreplach, noodles and a matzoh ball.
Are Pastrami and Corned Beef Cousins?
They are at PJ Bernstein, because they both start out as the same cut of meat, a beef brisket, which is cured with salt. Corned beef got its name from the type of curing salt used, which had grains shaped like corn. After curing, corned beef is boiled pretty much as is. But beef pastrami usually is coated with a dry rub of spice and then smoked. Keep in mind the word pastrami refers to the process of curing, coating and smoking, not the meat, so there are such items out there as turkey pastrami.
Delicatessen, What About That Name?
Originally in France, it was delicatesse, meaning specialty prepared foods, then theGermans embraced and altered it to Delikatessen, same meaning. German immigrants brought the word and their food stores to the U.S. in the massive late 19th century migration.
What is PJ Bernstein Best Known For?
Even if you don’t order our pastrami, you will see it floating by and watch others dig in. It’s one of the items that best symbolizes a real New York City Jewish restaurant. If we can make that the best pastrami anyone has ever had, that push for quality enhances every other dish we offer. That’s why we challenge ourselves every day with our motto:
“PJ Bernstein -- Where Pastrami Meets Perfection!”
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