Pastrami Queen (Moynihan)

Just passing by after cycling 115 miles and was browsing the menu. Enticed by $8.95 poster for pastrami & egg on a bagel. Just had dim sum but the gentleman at counter offered to let me sample a slice.🙏🏻 I have to say the pastrami is outstanding 🥇. Moist texture with plenty of flavor. Some of the best I have tasted. So I placed an order. Somehow I did NOT get the bagel with egg. Instead, 3 thin slices of pastrami came with large potato knish. Both were delicious. However, I’m disappointed I only received 3 thin slices of pastrami which is the equivalent of 1 cut of pastrami at Katz’s. Probably need to bring a scale in the future for comparison. I mean, I saved $19 but likely received 1/8 of the meat portion. VERY FRUGAL! I hope the owner sees this from a native New Yorker and makes improvements. I would like to visit the other 2 locations but so far not motivated to go by the reviews I have read. The food & service is excellent but the portion is minuscule 😅😅.

Bought a pastrami sandwich and tuna sandwich, both were very good. Needed quick to-go meal before jumping on Amtrak and this was certainly quick service. Pastrami comes with nothing on it (not even mustard). The tuna was well-made, and came with lettuce and tomato. Would grab a sandwich there again.

Great pastrami, though a little tough. Potato knish filling needs to be seasoned more, otherwise perfect. Fries were amazing- even when they were a cold snack on the LIRR. Best part was ordering it in Peekskill on the train and having it warm and ready when we arrived in NYC!

Let me set the record straight on Pastrami Queen outpost in Moynihan Train Hall. I think some of these other reviews are misguided or misleading. -Service was great and friendly. This is New York F***'in City 🤣 so things may be a little more fast and busy than some tourists might be used to, but as an experienced New York City visitor, I found the girl who took my order was very helpful and friendly. - The pastrami on rye was great. The bread was moist and fresh, the pastrami has a great spice and was very lean (I didn't even order extra lean, don't need it), a good amount of meat for the price, and it comes with a nice juicy pickle. - The chicken matzoh ball soup was the star, flavorful with lots of noodles and the matzoh ball was a perfect texture. It came out super hot and fresh. - The price is a good value for New York City. Everything is generally expensive here. The giant stuffed sandwich from that other big name place costs twice as much, FYI. The soup was full to the top and the sandwich did not skimp on the meat at all.

I look forward to getting a pastrami sandwich every time I come to the city for work. The pastrami is top notch. But did y’all change your bread up? I remember a firmer bread with a bit of rye flavor but this time it’s soft white bread. What’s up? I also buy the black and white cookies every time. In the past they have been perfection. Tonight they were missing the lemony tang in the white frosting and the frosting in general was thicker and sweeter. Is someone out sick over there? Or is this the new normal?

This location of Pastrami Queen is NOT kosher, but “kosher-style.” The meat is not kosher, and the establishment has no kosher certification. Therefore, I have not sampled the food or the service. I believe that the owner/management of Pastrami Queen is diminishing its brand by operating both kosher and non-kosher establishments under the same name. They are also ignoring a market, where thousands of kosher-observant commuters on Amtrak, LIRR, and NJT pass at least six days a week.

I didn't have a good experience here. I had the pastrami and egg on a bagel. Although they claim the opposite, pastrami is not as good as bacon! I was also disappointed with the amount of pastrami on my bagel and the cut. There was a lot of fat on it, which I found to be a turnoff.

I usually get the Pastrami with the extra meat option and lean cut option, very delicious, I’ve also had the corned beef which was also very good, a little pricey but its NY so reasonable.