Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (ellen4641)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:18:45 GMT

Hey, Dog Boss,
Welcome to Roadfood!!!
I love Harold's Deli as well...
I always get the pastrami..........plus one time I threw in the huge beef rib for an appetizer!
(the beef ribs are a sleeper item at Harold's......real good !)

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Dog Boss)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:11:51 GMT

Mar - The pickle bar is complementary!

your good for the pickle bar.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Dog Boss)

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:09:31 GMT

harolds, is a stone throw my couch, have many and plenty experence trips to this deli resturant.

somethings missed buy the guy's from CT.
cornbeef is right there with the pastrami, turkey and roast beef hang well also.
chicken soup is a good replacement from true home made. rice pudding not bad, with or with the rasberry jam,either way, i'm content.
pickle bar/ bread station are part of your order(freebe's).
bread is delivered durning there busiest up to 8 times aday, i've been told. i've seen the bread guy at one time 4 times thru the day.( the bread is very good).

yes, all pancakes, potatoe or breakfast are like large pizza's. milke shakes are the bomb !!!!!(pace yourself).

all dessert's are dagwood size............ done breakfast just on two occasions, it's ok, honestly it needs help. stay with lunch.
chicken parm, hamburgers, hot dogs and some other items are not part of the fun. anybody that visit's Harolds should really stay within the (jewish deli theme). he had opened another location in EAST BRUNSWICK,NJ (NOT FAR FROM RUTGERS) in the past year, but had closed within less than a year. i think there was ownership change at the hotel that may have had something to do with that closing. there are menu items that rock, then there are some to be left behind.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Foodosaurus)

Thu, 28 May 2009 22:48:45 GMT

Mar - The pickle bar is complementary!

I've never actually shipped them. But that is the way, we bring them back each summer; as a second piece of luggage.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (mar52)

Thu, 28 May 2009 22:38:09 GMT

I'm a big eater. I'd go!

I want the eclair.

I'd be happy to share the Mt Sinai.

I forgot to mention the pickle bar. That's amazing! I could make a meal of the half sours. My family has always called them "new" pickles. Is the pickle bar complementary?

I'd say good things about it.

Mike, if I knew those taquitos wouldn't kill you by the time they got to you I really would send you some. I appreciate the way you like them.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Baah Ben)

Thu, 28 May 2009 20:39:55 GMT

Nancy - Yes, I know what you mean. You really have to go to Harold's with a really big eater....I was very lucky....the person I went with was once on the competitive food eating tour!

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (joerogo)

Thu, 28 May 2009 19:57:34 GMT

Nancypalooza

Jiminy, I feel like I couldn't go there (to Harold's) unless I were accompanied by, say, Shrek.

Hey, I resemble that comment

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Nancypalooza)

Thu, 28 May 2009 13:57:21 GMT

Jiminy, I feel like I couldn't go there (to Harold's) unless I were accompanied by, say, Shrek. It's meshugennah the size of that food!

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (The Travelin Man)

Wed, 27 May 2009 20:28:55 GMT

Foodosaurus aka braunsteinm

She ended up having left over Kinish, half of the bacon cheese burger, not too mention 4 extra slices of bacon that Ray took off of it.

Then on Saturday she had about half of the Roast Pork Hoagie that we couldn't finish.

Sounds like my kind of girl. Did you say if she was single???

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (joerogo)

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:46:40 GMT

Foodosaurus aka braunsteinm, Nice report, great restaurant and food choices.

Baah Ben , I think we could have polished off one of those milkshakes each on our visit

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Foodosaurus)

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:46:22 GMT

John A, she sure did. She ended up having left over Kinish, half of the bacon cheese burger, not too mention 4 extra slices of bacon that Ray took off of it.

Then on Saturday she had about half of the Roast Pork Hoagie that we couldn't finish.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (John A)

Wed, 27 May 2009 17:12:32 GMT

I hope your friend Nikki appreciates what y'all had to go through to get to her birthday party.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Baah Ben)

Wed, 27 May 2009 16:52:40 GMT

MD - It's all about Harold's.

That eclair looks like a size 10 shoe! Is that made with low fat milk? Just wondering?

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (MiamiDon)

Wed, 27 May 2009 16:27:55 GMT

What, no Mount Sinai at Harold's?

Great trip report. It was about time we had another Harold's report!

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (ellen4641)

Wed, 27 May 2009 16:08:55 GMT

Baah Ben

You didn't have room for dessert?

No APPLE STRUDEL or CHOCOLATE ECLAIR for you guys ?!?

I've been going with Plan B when I'm at Harold's.... that Plan has me taking the dessert TO GO, and spending the rest of the week having a little bit at a time! (spreads out the calories, lol )

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Baah Ben)

Wed, 27 May 2009 15:45:30 GMT

Braunsteinm - I have said for years...Harold is Deli G-D. The King of Food Excess. He's everything that's right but oh so wrong. His motto is 'Healthy food isn't all it's cracked up to be!"

You didn't have room for dessert? Fellow roadfooder JoeRugo had the Mt. Fuji ($45) and then two pieces of Harold's famous cheesecake with a nice cup of decaf with half and half and Sweet n Low; he was watching himself.

Someone ordered a bacon cheeseburger? A shonda!

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Foodosaurus)

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:35:15 GMT

Ellen, It certainly is not. When I told people at work about Harold's; they tried to tell me how good Rein's is. Now I've been there, and it is alright.... but it can't compare to Harold's or any of the Deli's in NYC.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (ellen4641)

Wed, 27 May 2009 14:31:03 GMT

TnTinCT

Here we go again - I don't know if I can take one more pic of that beautiful pastrami from Harolds - it's on our must-do list for this summer. Excellent pics and thanks for the great write up!

Yeah , we're killing you guys up in Connecticut, huh ?!?

(I don't think that your REIN'S Deli is even allowed to be said in the same sentence as Harold's...!)

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (phlmaestro)

Wed, 27 May 2009 13:34:13 GMT

My compliments on putting in a shot of the tasty-klair pie. It's my favorite pre-packaged cake/pie snack. I've eaten more of those and tasty-kake lemon pies over the years than I care to admit. The tasty-klairs usually aren't available during warm weather months, I assume because the chocolate topping would melt onto the wrapper. I guess they've either changed that policy or maybe May is still too early to pull them for the season.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Foodosaurus)

Wed, 27 May 2009 13:27:25 GMT

mar52

Nice teeth!

Mike, I'm plotzing! (Maybe there's an h in there somewhere)

Your report is superb!!! I think I live on the wrong coast. I'd trade you taquitos anytime for those cheesesteak and pastrami sandwiches.

Excellent!

Shipping Directions for Cielito Lindo Taquitos:

- 1. Purchase 3 Dozen UNCOOKED Taquitos and sauce, and as many orders as you'd like to eat at that time.
- 2. Eat a Churro Relleno from Mr. Churro.
- 3. Once home, freeze taquitos in a single layer.
- 4. Wrap frozen taquitos in 3 packages of 8.
- 5. Pour sauce into 3 separate containers and freeze.
- 6. Pack in a cooler with a good amount of BLUE ICE.
- 7. Address and sent to ME!

Sorry, but I don't know how to send a cheesesteak or a pastrami sandwich.....

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (mar52)

Wed, 27 May 2009 12:57:47 GMT

Nice teeth!

Mike, I'm plotzing! (Maybe there's an h in there somewhere)

Your report is superb!!! I think I live on the wrong coast. I'd trade you taquitos anytime for those cheesesteak and pastrami sandwiches.

Excellent!

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (ann peeples)

Wed, 27 May 2009 12:22:18 GMT

Great report-i never get tired of seeing pastrami and cheesesteaks!

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (TnTinCT)

Wed, 27 May 2009 12:01:11 GMT

Here we go again - I don't know if I can take one more pic of that beautiful pastrami from Harolds - it's on our must-do list for this summer. Excellent pics and thanks for the great write up!

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle)

Tue, 26 May 2009 22:37:48 GMT

You know, about that pancake at Harold's - we've never tried, or seen, the pancakes at Harold's, but I believe those are Harold's regular-size pancakes. Looking at the menu, I see that a single chocolate chip pancake goes for $11.95. A stack of 'em (three) costs $19.45.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (BillyCheesesteak)

Tue, 26 May 2009 22:02:48 GMT

As near as I can tell, you only made one large mistake. While at Pat's, you should have taken a walk across the street to visit what you called enemy territory and had an even better cheesesteak at Geno's. Better steak, cleaner area, and Joey Vento is a true Patriot and friend of Philadelphia's finest. I was just there today after a doctor's visit in Philly. (I didn't tell my doctor I was going to Geno's).

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (ayersian)

Tue, 26 May 2009 21:54:33 GMT

Very nice report, Braunsteinm -- my mouth waters over those sandwiches. You & I had very similar experiences at Harold's. The cakes especially wowed us, as we took home close to two pounds of leftovers and couldn't fathom dessert at the time! Chris

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (billyboy)

Tue, 26 May 2009 21:50:21 GMT

Great report man! I had a ton of Italian for dinner and now I'm hungry all over again, especially after seeing that Roast Pork sandwich. One of my favorites. I've downed a few sandwiches and that shake at Harold's. Thanks for all the excellent pics and narrative.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Foodosaurus)

Tue, 26 May 2009 21:47:35 GMT

Harold wasn't at the podium, or if it was him; He's a cute blonde woman. :)

I'm always jonesing for a pastrami. Its not easy to find here in Central CT.

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (ellen4641)

Tue, 26 May 2009 21:38:18 GMT

YIPPEE !! You finally made it to Harold's !!
What a great pastrami/cheesesteak Trip Report, Braunsteinm !
I love your regional pics of the Tony Lukes signage, etc..
And, BTW, you sure look cute as you're biting into that pastrami sandwich!

The pastrami looks just like the beautiful one I had a bunch of weeks ago!
You've got me jonesing for one right now! (I only wish I lived closer!)

Did you get to meet THE Harold himself? He's usually at the podium happily seating people

Hey , it's ironic, that Bruce and I were the first ones to jump on your Trip Report !
Since we both tend to do the most Trip Reporting from Harold's, it's only FITTING, lol !!

Re:Trip to Philly, with a stop in Edison, NJ. (Bruce Bilmes and Susan Boyle)

Tue, 26 May 2009 21:24:44 GMT

As someone who grew up in the land of Hostess and Drake's, I have to admit that since moving to Tastykakeland I've learned that Tastykakes are far, far superior.