I may be the worst person to write a food review.
Not only can I not remember the name of the store I am about to reccommend, I can’t even tell you the exact location!
I’m talking about this Polish deli on Bedford street in Williamsburg around north 5th street maybe north 6th–anyway it’s a block away from the Salvation Army store.So if you know Bedford street at all you probably already know the deli I’m talking about..It’s actually right next to another Polish deli–in fact the 2 stores are so alike that it doesn’t really matter which one you go to. All you need to remember is the ham rocks.
When it comes to pork these people know what they are doing.
Here you may purchase an entire pound of the best tasting ham you ever had; salty and smoky and just the right amount of sweetness, for six tiny dollars.There,in the cold case are two hams to choose from.One is smokier than the other and it’s texture is a little less fine as the one I’m raving about.The one to get is smoky enough but has a much better texture.
At six dollars a pound-I’m pretty sure an entire ham would be within anyone’s price range.
Dean and Deluca,Garden of Eden and other such high fallutin vendors of fine food would gasp at that 6 dollar a pound pricing.Not only does this polish ham taste a hundred times better than any I have ever purchased from those snobstores–you also don’t have to deal with snippy or zombified clerks at the register because the same person who slices your ham for you is the one who rings it up.Nice and homey and that is hard to find around town these days.