Oy Vey!

All I can say is I am so grateful today that this place was within reasonable walking distance to our house. I woke up craving the hell out of French toast. Pretty sure I must be dehydrated or have officially gone crazy from being snowed in/home bound 4 days in a row because it is not like me to want so much sugar first thing in the morning. French toast at 11:30ish, makes sense. French toast at 8 am, not so much. However, like manna from Heaven, Goldberg's Delicatessen rained down it's challah goodness upon me.

I have eaten at Goldberg's numerous times and have had mixed experiences with the service. Today it was super slow service, but I have to take into account that they only had 2 servers and the place is fairly large so even though it was only half full (or was it half empty?) that is a lot of customers per server. Having family with extensive restaurant industry experience helps me be more aware and understanding when it comes to stuff like this, so I am going to let this one slide because the server was very polite the few times she was able to make it to our table. Today I ordered the Crispy French Toast, which consists of some super secret batter mixture and cornflake coating deep-fried (another thing I usually don't crave) with whipped cream, butter, syrup, and the token side of fruit so that you don't feel like such a schmuck for eating something so obviously unhealthy. My life partner opted for sweetness as well, also uncharacteristic of his preferences for breakfast, by choosing Sofia's Trio of Blintzes. Both were good choices and maintained the consistency I have come to expect with Goldberg's. I will say that the Crispy French Toast is a rather large dish so either plan on leftovers or find someone to share with. As I sit here grazing on the leftovers, the food passes my still good when eating cooled down and straight from the box test. It's killing my motivation to go to yoga class however as I slip further into my carbohydrate coma.

Aside from having good food, Goldberg's is conveniently located off the I-90 in Factoria, offers extensive menu options including traditional Jewish dishes, has plenty of seating, is family friendly, boasts a full bar, and also does take-out. All in all this is a place I will continue to go back to, and not just because I am a total Judaicaphile (I blame growing up in an area with no Jews and only 2 synagogues in the entire state). Whether you want breakfast (served all day!) or something more along the lines of Matzo Ball Soup (better than your mother made if she ever made such a thing), Goldberg's truly has something for everyone. I have tried items from all sections of the menu and have yet to be let down (FYI: the pastrami sandwich rocks). Oh, and I have yet to order dessert here as I am always way too full by the time that option presents itself, but word on the street is that it's pretty good.

http://www.goldbergsdeli.com/