Brooklyn Food Trek

Today I went to Brooklyn to hang with my good friend and fellow eater Joe. If anyone has an appreciation for good, cheap food, it is Joe. Speaking of good, cheap food, Joe was previously referenced in my post about White Castle from what feels like about 10 years ago here.

We went to Mile End, a canadian Jewish deli that I have been wanting to try for almost a year. We shared the smoked brisket on rye, smoked salami on an onion roll, hand-cut fries with cheese and gravy, and pickles. The quality of the meat was excellent, especially the brisket. Juicy, not too smokey, but still a ton of flavor. The salami was good but there was not enough meat on the sandwich. The pickles were also particularly great- they seemed to be spicy, which is always a good thing in my mind. Mile End is a great restaurant, far better than this place.

We then traveled to a local bodega that sells craft sodas. Joe knew that they sold a root beer that had been rated the best in the country, made by a company called Sprecher's Brewery in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, they were out of the root beer, but they did have the same company's cream soda. It was absolutely incredible. I am not a soda guy, but this was definitely the best I ever had. It tasted more like a dessert, but it was everything a cream soda should be. I can't wait to try the root beer.

We then went to Joe's favorite neighborhood coffee shop/italian eatery, Cafe Capri (no association with Joe's namesake). The owner is a true stallion- an old school Italian guy. This place is a little Mom and Pop shop that makes a killer iced coffee. They brew their own blend (no idea what kind), and then also freeze batches of it, so instead of adding ice, they scrape off frozen coffee and put it already in the chilled coffee. This makes for a strong, frosty iced coffee that never gets watered down. Next time I come I will be trying the cannolis.

Hoping to get back on the blogging wagon over the next few weeks. Check back early and often.