Cafe Borrone

Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:59:59 -800

Jason stopped in on his way up to Sacramento and we went to Cafe Borrone's in
Menlo Park. For those who didn't know me in high school, Borrone's is about
three blocks from my high school, and they serve a truly delectable hot pastrami
sandwich! Every time I go home, I have to go see them just for that treat.
Nothing like it in San Diego, nothing like it in Portland. I suppose there's
probably some deli in New York that has better, but I'm not going to go 3,500
miles for a sandwich. Anyway, the pastrami they use is very tender, the
baguette hard on the outside but soft inside, and they always seem to serve the
cheese at just the right meltedness. As is my wintertime habit, I ordered a
tall glass of apple cider to wash it down. Heavenly.