saul's

went to saul's in berkeley. the second jewish/new york style deli i've found in the bay area (the other being moishe's pippick in sf). neither one compares to cantor's in la or even the lesser delis of the palm springs area.

i had the same thing at both places: cup of matzoh ball soup and a pastrami and corned beef sangwich. if you have to ask what kind of bread or toppings, you probably aren't interested in what else i have to say.

moishe's had a very poor matzoh ball, saul's was delicious and home-made. sadly, the sangwich at saul's was underwhelming and way way overpriced. it came with a mixed green salad which seemed a bit out of place (to be fair, i could have had potato salad or a latke or something). moishe's makes a much better sangwich for much less money (and less gas money too).

i guess there's just no perfect j/ny style deli in the bay area, or at least if there is, it's well hidden.