Penn Station
http://www.penn-station.com
Overall, I like Penn Station. They are known for their Philly Cheesesteaks and honestly, it is the worst sandwich there (well, maybe artichoke). I prefer the Italian or Pizza sub. Wanting something a little different, I ordered a medium (nine inch) Reuben for roughly $7.00.
It is kind of a stretch to call this a Reuben. They use their regular sub roll in place of rye bread. There was a ton of sauerkraut and Thousand Island on the sandwich and both really masked the corned beef and the swiss cheese.
Would I Buy It Again? Umm…probably not. This Reuben was poorly assembled, but if I want a Reuben, it has to be on rye. New rule: when at Penn Station, I am going to keep ordering the Italian or the Pizza sub.
Also, the guys from the Reuben Realm agree.
This is a great website and I signed up last year to be part of their crew. I don’t receive e-mails anymore and considering their last review was in September, I think they are finished. Guys, if you are reading this, please re-unite the band and get the website going again!
-wibia
Tags: corned beef, Food, Penn Station, reuben, rye bread, sandwich, sauerkraut, sub
Chris, the proprietor of the Reuben Realm, is a childhood friend of mine. Our mothers are best friends. I’ll ask around and see if he plans to keep reviewing new reubens. Maybe he just needed a break – I think he’s been at this for a decade!
I’m a big fan of penn station’s club sandwich – you can also get it in a mini size for pretty cheap (maybe four bucks or so?), and it leaves room for one of their cookies, which might be the second best chocolate chip coookie you can purchase in a fast-food restaurant, after Paradise bakery’s cookies. Also, I go to the Penn Station in Carmel across the street from Shapiro’s – if I want a Rueben, I’ll go there (and pay twelve dollars for it).
Nothing beats a good Reuben! A Reuben is definitely on my list of final foods to have when I’m told I have a week to live.
I love Reubens but I hate Penn Station, so I’m glad this one turned out poorly. If it had turned out well, it would have made me sad to know that I could go to Penn Station to get a good Reuben.
that *does* look pretty terrible…
I’m a big fan of the club, but my go-to is what some penn station employees call a “pizza steak” (basically the cheese steak with pizza sauce – my preference is no onions or mushrooms, add banana peppers). great sammy (esp. w/ a $1-off)
Places like Penn Station should steer clear of sandwiches with corned beef or pastrami bases if there is an actual deli-of-note in the city.
In Indianapolis, Shapiro’s is the one such deli. My go to order: New York Style Pastrami Reuben. It is lights out. Perfect if you want to pass out mid-afternoon with a food coma.
True dat – pastrami and corned beef are the most easily ruined of the cured meats. You have to find places that know how to do them really well, otherwise it’s just a waste of everyone’s time.
“They are known for their Philly Cheesesteaks and honestly, it is the worst sandwich there.” I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks this. A few years ago they mailed out coupons for a FREE Philly, and I picked mine up, and a) didn’t even FINISH it, and b) decided it was so completely nasty that I’ve never been back.
I thought the entire time “HOW can you ruin a Cheesesteak?!”
I like the chicken parm and chicken terriakyi at Penn Station. Ironically, I enjoy the reubens they make in my school cafeteria more than Penn Station’s.