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Katz’s Delicatessen menu: pastrami, corned beef or Reuben?

At Katz’s, the meat choice and the sandwich build are separate decisions. Compare smoked pastrami with corned beef, then decide whether you want the Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing of a Reuben.

Only these three sandwich entries are compared. The wider saved menu misdescribes International/Local draft-beer categories as other drinks and turns Katz’s Classic into a sandwich. Confirm those entries separately.

Choose the meat, then the Reuben build

Smoking, curing and added cheese or sauerkraut distinguish these choices.

Start with smoked meat

Smoked, hand-carved pastrami

The restaurant describes its pastrami as smoked and hand-carved. Start with that preparation, then confirm your bread and carving preferences when ordering.

Cured rather than the stated smoked preparation

Dry-cured corned beef

The restaurant says its dry-curing process takes a month. Compare this named curing method with the pastrami’s smoked preparation; a recipe difference does not establish which you personally will prefer.

A sandwich build, not a third meat

Reuben with cheese and sauerkraut

The listed build is corned beef, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and sauerkraut. The source also offers a pastrami version: confirm the requested version, rather than treating pastrami as automatically included with corned beef.

A route through these choices

Separate meat preparation from the cheese-and-dressing combination.

  1. 01

    Choose the meat

    Compare pastrami’s smoked preparation with the corned beef’s dry cure.

  2. 02

    Decide on the Reuben build

    Choose whether Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Russian dressing are part of the sandwich you want.

  3. 03

    Keep extras distinct

    Bread changes, cheese and carving preferences are listed separately. Do not count Katz’s Classic, a source heading, as an extra sandwich.

Before choosing

Does this comparison cover drinks?

No. The wider saved menu describes International and Local as non-beer drinks, while the restaurant lists them under draft beers. Confirm beverage identity separately.

Is every saved entry a separate dish?

No. Katz’s Classic is a source heading, and sandwich extras are choices. The guide compares only the three named sandwich entries.

Choose with the preparation in mind

Continue with this saved menu or find SeEat for other unfamiliar menus.

Sources and editorial notes

Independent guide, not affiliated with Katz's Delicatessen. Saved source captured September 10, 2026. Original menu publication date unknown. Restaurant sources reviewed October 4, 2026; versions and availability may change.

Sources reviewed: October 4, 2026