So it took a very long time, but the Reuben at Bowery to Williamsburg is no longer the best in town. That honour now goes to the wonderful people at Mason Dixon on Collins Street. They are a new outfit that has already generated big lunchtime crowds, and with very good reason.
I
had their signature dish, the MD Reuben (grass fed corned beef,
sauerkraut, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing, on toasted rye) and a
slice of their house made key lime pie.
The
MD Ruben was perfect. The ratios of corned beef, to kraut, to cheese to
dressing were all amazing. My big criticism of the Bowery Reuben over
time has been the sheer volume of filling (often compensating for the
quality of the inputs) as well as the fattiness of the meat. At Mason Dixon, the ratios are right, and the
flavours and textures from each element just sing through. Nothing
overwhelms anything else and the burst of flavour from each bite was
truly excellent. The corned beef was also amazing, perfectly lean and flavoursome. It also came with a great pickle, mini pretzels on the
side. They also (thoughtfully) included a mint for post lunch breath
freshening. I've *never* had that before!
I am not generally the biggest sandwich fan, but the MD ones are well worth eating. I really enjoyed the key lime pie too, it was tart and the pastry was super short. However, great as it was, all I really wanted to do after finishing the MD Reuben was eat another MD Reuben.
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