Reuben cravings
Reuben cravings
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Reuben cravings
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Post #1 - February 5th, 2005, 9:25 pmWhere's your favorite?Great sides a plus.Sour pickles and crispy fries.
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Post #2 - February 6th, 2005, 5:11 pmI like the Ruebens at Manny's, but who doesn't? Of course, theirs come with potato pancakes, not fries. Also, I like to order the Rueben at Hackney's. I know that there are mixed reviews on this board, but I just love their dark rye. Their fries aren't my favorite but I do like their coleslaw.
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Post #3 - February 6th, 2005, 5:25 pmHope I am getting the name right.Has anyone had the reuben at Artemis on Golf?Or The Bagel in Old Orchard?And actually having it with potato pancakes would be great.
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Post #4 - February 6th, 2005, 5:28 pmYou are describing the reuben at Manny's. See the previous post.Steve Z.
“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”
― Ludwig van Beethoven
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Post #5 - February 6th, 2005, 6:06 pmI've had the Rueben at the Bagel, (both in Old Orchard, and, at their late, lamented Devon location); it was very good, but like all their sandwiches it was huge. I can't eat that much for lunch, but it's so good I can't stop eating it, either.
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Post #6 - February 6th, 2005, 9:38 pmI know I've mentioned it before, and I know it's not a real Rueben. But if you like Reubens and you like Grinders, try the Rueben Grinder at Eastern Style Pizza on Dempster in Skokie.
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Post #7 - February 6th, 2005, 10:06 pmSince grinder style reubens came up...
Rammy's has great sandwiched overall but I've bought the reuben probably 8 of my last 10 visits. Maybe all 10. It wouldn't be mistaken for an 'authentic' reuben but it really hits the spot. Unthinkable, perhaps to some, I get it with all the veggies and giardiniera.
My spring break is coming up in about 3 weeks..its gonna be hard to schedule all the meals I want to enjoy.
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Post #8 - February 6th, 2005, 10:16 pmWhere's Rammy's please?
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Post #9 - February 6th, 2005, 10:21 pmI love the reuben at Mirabell. It's a little more civilized than Manny's version, but don't hold that against it. The ingredients are in perfect proportions (sauce to kraut to meat to bread) You can get crispy fries and a good bowl of soup too, not to mention a BBK on tap.
Mirabell
3454 W Addison St @ the Kennedy
Chicago IL
(773) 463-1962
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Post #10 - February 6th, 2005, 10:32 pmHI,
A long time ago, in another lifetime, I started a thread on CH called When a Reuben isn't a Reuben & an Aside, the initial post I will quote:
April 20, 2003 wrote:Hi!
Often, my default choice on a menu is a Reuben Sandwich. I love that rye, sauerkraut, corned beef, thousand island (Russian?) dressing and swiss cheese combination melded together on the griddle.
I recently was at Max's in Highland Park for a Reuben fix. When I placed my order the waitress only inquired whether I wanted the potato pancake with sour cream or apple sauce. Waiting for my order, I munched through their delicious fresh pickles and generous bread basket: mini challahs, matzo, bagel chips, bagels, bialy, ect.
My Reuben arrived missing an essential element of its' Reuben-ness, the thousand island sauce was on the side and not in the sandwich! Here I may have had a justifiable case of return the sandwich to the kitchen. However, I was wimpy and commenced studying how to repair the damage. I used my knife to lift the layers trying to figure out where to best place the sauce. Getting a bit annoyed because my sauce in the plastic food service container was cold straight from the refrigerator. I experimented by smearing some sauce on top of the melted cheese, too strong a taste from the sauce. Finally, I buried the sauce with the sauerkraut and began work on making the evidence disapeer.
I don't know if sauce on the side is a new trend in Reubens. Have alleged 'healthy choices' advocates corrupted a perfectly good sandwich? It may behoove one to ask a few more questions about how these standards are prepared in the future.
An aside you may want to ignore...
Summer 1976, we had begun the day in Salt Lake City with plans to reach Chicago in a day or two. We were having problems finding a room for the night in Des Moines. The next day Presidential Candidate Jimmy Carter was going to speak at the Iowa State Fair.
We pulled into a diner and I ordered my default choice: Reuben Sandwich from a young waitress who seemed to be on another planet. My Reuben appeared with rye bread which had a distinctive blue color. In the next booth were two drunk farmers and a sober, angry wife. Husband of Angry Wife offered to give her to his fellow farmer for FREE. He estimated he couldn't sell her since she was such a b*tch. He then carried on to give excruciating examples of her less than friendly character.
My Mother rattled by the incidents in this Diner declared if we didn't get a room at the next stop, then we were driving straight home. We arrived home at 5:30 AM after plaguing my family with the Well Tempered Synthesizer all night. It almost melted that 8-track cassette.
See what goes through my mind everytime I eat a Reuben?
Max's Delicatessen & Restaurant
191 Skokie Boulevard
Highland Park, IL 60035
847-831-0600Cathy2
"You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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Post #11 - February 6th, 2005, 10:37 pmOops..forgot the Rammy's link.
http://www.rammys.com/
They have a fun construction theme to their locations.
Wheeling
843 S. Wheeling Rd.
Wheeling, IL 60090
Phone: 847-215-7330
Fax: 847 -215-7339
Vernon Hills
222 Hawthorn Village Commons
Vernon Hills, IL 60061
Phone: 847-680-3904
Fax: 847-680-5435
Elk Grove
1022 E. Higgins Rd.
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007
Phone: 847-981-7524
Fax: 847-981-7525
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Post #12 - February 7th, 2005, 11:15 amGibson's in Rosemont has an awesome Reuben on its lunch menu. It's made just right so that it's a sloppy mess, but it doesn't fall apart. At $9, its a pretty good deal.
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Post #13 - February 7th, 2005, 11:34 amBrendan,
Thanks for the Rammy's mention and link. My adorable (ok, I know I'm biased) 17 year old son works at one of their locations and definitely brings home some tasty stuff from there. He'll be happy to hear about the mention.
Oh, and of course the I just love fact that he wears a t-shirt to work that says "the best 8 inches you'll ever have". (See the t-shirt on the web site.)
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Post #14 - February 15th, 2005, 12:36 amI used to regularly go to Orland Park, and a frequent stop for lunch was Ashford House at 7959 W. 159th st. It's an Irish place that cooks its own corned beef and the ruben was quite good, although you need to ask for the 1000 island dressing. There's also a deli next door (Winston's) that sells all kinds of Irish things, such as soda bread and pasties.
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Post #15 - February 15th, 2005, 9:17 amMy fave place for a reuben is Brett's kitchen in River North (Franklin and Superior). Maybe because it is also the first place I have ever had a reuben. Their corned beef is great and the kraut is not overly sour.
Damn, now I miss River North.
