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Tasty Sandwiches at Centre Street Deli Express

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Centre Street Deli Express
Location: 995 Bay Street, Toronto
Website: https://www.centrestreetdeli.com/

I’ve written about Centre Street Deli before; I’ve been going there for as long as I can remember, and they continue to serve some of the best smoked meat sandwiches in the city.

Centre Street Deli Express

They recently expanded to a new location at Yonge and Bloor.  It’s substantially smaller than the original location (they call it “Centre Street Deli Express”), but still has a few tables if you want to eat in.  And, of course, they’re still serving the same menu.

Centre Street Deli Express

I got the Old Fashioned sandwich, and yeah — it’s just as tasty as ever.  It’s nicely spiced, tender, and delicious.

Centre Street Deli Express

Is it the best smoked meat in the city?  No, probably not — newer places like SumiLicious and Dave’s Genuine Deli would probably take that crown.  But for a place that’s been around for decades and is now starting to expand, it’s still very good; they haven’t lost a step.

Reliably Great Smoked Meat at Centre Street Deli

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Centre Street DeliLocation: 1136 Centre Street, Thornhill
Website: http://www.centrestreetdeli.com/

Ah, Centre Street Deli.  Other delis have come and gone over the years, but Centre Street has always been around, quietly and consistently pumping out some of the best smoked meat in the city.

A couple of years ago, some of the employees got together and bought the place out.  I was afraid the quality might take a hit, but nope — still delicious.

Centre Street Deli

They have a couple of types of smoked meat: mild smoked meat, and old fashioned.  One has a bit more spicing than the other, and I don’t know why but I can never remember which is which.  I have to ask every time.  I just ate this and I’ve already forgotten again.  I think the old fashioned is the more aggressively spiced one, and the most popular.

The platter is a great deal — a generous sandwich, a heaping mound of fries, coleslaw, and a pickle for $16.50.  Hard to go wrong there, especially when the food is this good.

Centre Street Deli

I got the old fashioned (I think?), and it was quite tasty, as usual.  It was, however, a bit too lean, and the meat was slightly tougher than it should have been.

I’m starting to think that I should be ordering my smoked meat sandwiches fatty instead of medium.  Ordering your sandwich fatty feels weirdly indulgent, but hey: I like what I like.  I think I need to own it.