Tongue & Brisket

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"Tongue and Brisket’s website, with its mention of multiple branches and a sister concept, is enough to set alarm bells ringing — it suggests that this spinoff from Edgware’s B&K Salt Beef Bar is going to offer Jewish deli fare-lite. But to walk in — or to merely walk in the general vicinity — and inhale the aromas from the back-room kitchen is to realise that very few punches are being pulled here: this is serious, serious food. There’s roast beef, there’s salt beef, there is also — no false advertising here — tongue. And latkes, fish balls, chicken soup, properly punchy pickles — everything anyone could want or need from somewhere like this. A salt beef on white with mustard and side of chicken soup (complete with noodles and dumplings) makes for one of the city’s most complete, restorative one-two punches." - George Reynolds