New York Deli
I recently had lunch at the New York Deli on Cary Street in Richmond, Virginia.
Lunch service on a holiday was slow. I ordered the so-called Parmesan Sub with meatballs (an alternative is with chicken). While the platter was tasty, it was lackluster.
My biggest complaint was the sub itself. The picture says it all: this sub could not be eaten by itself; it was over-loaded with sauce, with overgrown-sized meatballs. I would prefer to see “openface” written in menu, and if it had said that, I might have opted for another dish.
The tomato sauce was bright tasting… it was overly red. Something funny going on there… I didn’t much care for their marinara. The fries were the best part: they were textured, salty, and delicious, despite being too oily and somehow poorly cooked (I’m guessing they were either cooked long before the sandwich arrived, or in too-cold of oil).
Too bad; my earlier visit to the NYD was a lot better (for dinner). You do get well-sized portions and the decor is much improved from their earlier days.