Sid's Deli - Toronto

I've been wanting to try this restaurant for a while now, and a recent Buytopia deal was the perfect excuse to finally visit. read more I've been wanting to try this restaurant for a while now, and a recent Buytopia deal was the perfect excuse to finally visit.

I came to this restaurant after having a terrible experience at Bread and Bowl nearby. read more I came to this restaurant after having a terrible experience at Bread and Bowl nearby.

We stopped in for a late lunch at this restaurant and were greeted by incredibly friendly staff. The décor of the diner is charming and has a simple, old-fashio... read more We stopped in for a late lunch at this restaurant and were greeted by incredibly friendly staff. The décor of the diner is charming and has a simple, old-fashioned style.

This new deli on in the AGO neighbourhood serves a very good pastrami sand pickle sandwich but it's interior is under whelming. Better for take away. read more This new deli on in the AGO neighbourhood serves a very good pastrami sand pickle sandwich but it's interior is under whelming. Better for take away.

We went to Sid's Deli because it was new and the report by Liora Ipsum on BlogTO made it sound very interesting. Unfortunately we did not search for other revie... read more We went to Sid's Deli because it was new and the report by Liora Ipsum on BlogTO made it sound very interesting. Unfortunately we did not search for other reviews or we would have found the Zagat review by Alan A. Vernon. His review tracked our horrible experience almost word for word. If you are thinking of going, my recommendation is, be warned. Think twice. I wanted to try a number of items on the menu so I asked for matzoh ball soup. I was told they were still making the matzoh balls. It was 11:55 am. It was before the lunchtime rush. What! No matzoh balls? So, I asked for Kishka. Same answer. No Kishka. So I settled on chopped liver. It was delivered to the table after a 10 minute wait. Just chopped liver. No bread, tomato or onion. So I asked for them. After a snarky response from the server, she showed up 10 minutes later with the accoutrements. I ordered a pastrami sandwich combo, lean and hand cut. Big mistake. I must quote Vernon's combo description as I could never write one so well: " How can cabbage in a coleslaw be mushy as overcooked noodles? What's worse is that you pay an extra $4 for two pill-cup-sized portion. But how can that be when you can buy sides on their own at $4.75 per pound. And whatever you do, skip the fries.". Our combo came without a full size pickle and our lean, hand-cut pastrami was quite fatty and all of the brine and seasonings were on top of the meat instead of soaked throughout the meat. We drank water and ate: Chopped Liver - served with bread, slice of tomato, slice of onion $8.75 and Pastrami Sandwich combo $13.75 (which was supposed to come with a full dill & coleslaw salad and fries). We have no difficulty in recommending in a most aggressive way that if you want deli be sure to avoid Sid's Deli.