n 73 59 15 w 40.722327 n 73.987422 w 40.722327 ; 73.987422 katz s delicatessen looking southwest toward katz s from the north side of houston street restaurant information established 1888 food type jewish kosher style delicatessen dress code casual street address 205 east houston street city manhattan state new york postal code zip 10002 country united states website official website katz s delicatessen also known as katz s of new york city is a kosher style not kosher 1 delicatessen restaurant at 205 houston street on the southwest corner of houston and ludlow streets on the lower east side in manhattan new york city . 2 since its founding in 1888 it has been popular among locals and tourists alike for its pastrami sandwiches and hot dogs both of which are widely considered among new york s best . 3 4 5 each week katz s serves 15 000 pounds 6 800 kg of pastrami 8 000 pounds 3 600 kg of corned beef 2 000 pounds 910 kg of salami and 4 000 hot dogs . 6 in 2013 zagats gave katz s a food rating of 25 out of 30 and ranked it as the number two deli in new york city 2 after mile end in boerum hill brooklyn . 7 contents 1 history 2 catch phrases 3 tickets 4 in popular culture 4.1 films 4.2 television 5 gallery 6 see also 7 references 8 external links history edit in 1888 the iceland brothers established what is now known as katz s delicatessen on ludlow street in new york s lower east side . upon the arrival of willy katz in 1903 the establishment s name was changed from iceland brothers to iceland & katz . willy s cousin benny joined him in 1910 buying out the iceland brothers to form katz s delicatessen . their landsman harry tarowsky bought into the partnership in april 1917 . 8 the construction of the subway system required the deli to move to the present side of the street although the entrance remained on ludlow street . the vacant lot on houston street was home to barrels of meat and pickles until the storefront facade was added in the period 1946 49 . 8 in the early part of the twentieth century the lower east side was home to millions of newly immigrated families . this along with the lack of public and private transportation forged a solid community such that katz s became a focal point for congregating . on fridays the neighborhood turned out for franks and beans a long time katz tradition . 8 during the peak of the yiddish theater the restaurant was frequently full of actors singers and comedians from the many theaters on second avenue as well as the national theater on houston street . during world war ii the two sons of the owners lenny katz and izzy tarowsky were both serving their country in the armed forces and the family tradition of sending food to their sons became sealed as the company slogan send a salami to your boy in the army . 8 the slogan was coined by izzy s mother rose tarowsky whose son served in the south pacific as a bomber pilot . 9 the next change in ownership took place with the death of willy katz as his son lenny took over . in 1980 both lenny katz and harry tarowsky died leaving the store to lenny s son in law artie maxstein and harry s son izzy . in 1988 on the 100th anniversary of its establishment with no offspring of their own to leave the business to lenny izzy and arthur sold it to long time restaurateur martin dell his son alan who was a chef and a manager at a neighboring deli and martin s son in law fred austin . alan s son jake joined the business in late 2009 and is in charge of major operations . 8 10 the restaurant celebrated its 125th anniversary in 2013 . in connection with that celebration the restaurant opened a pop up art gallery next door . the gallery featured original art by new york city artists such as baron von fancy and others . 11 early morning at katz s before the crowds catch phrases edit during world war ii katz s encouraged parents to send a salami to your boy in the army which became one of the deli s noted catch phrases . it is referenced in the tom lehrer song so long mom a song for world war iii in the lyric remember mommy i m off to get a commie so send me a salami and try to smile somehow . katz s continues to support american troops today the deli has arranged special international shipping for u.n. military addresses only and has been a source of gift packages to the troops stationed in afghanistan and iraq . 12 another of the deli s catch phrases is katz s that s all which came about when a sign maker asked harry tarowsky what to say on the deli s sign and harry replied katz s that s all . this was misinterpreted by the sign maker who painted the sign as it stands today on the side of the building . tickets edit as each customer enters katz s a door attendant hands them a printed numbered ticket . as they receive their food from various stations areas throughout the deli separate for sandwiches hot dogs bottled drinks fountain drinks etc. employees compute a running total of the pre tax bill . if several people s orders are combined on a single ticket a cashier collects the blank tickets . 13 katz s has instituted a lost ticket fee . if a customer loses a ticket an additional 50 surcharge is added to the bill . the fee s purpose as stated by the management is to encourage patrons to go back and find the lost ticket in the hopes of preventing theft substituting a smaller ticket for a larger one . 13 in popular culture edit the sign at katz s delicatessen commemorating the film when harry met sally ... films edit katz s was the site of meg ryan s famous fake orgasm scene in the 1989 romantic comedy when harry met sally ... followed by estelle reiner s iconic line i ll have what she s having ; the table at which ryan and billy crystal sat is marked with a sign that says where harry met sally ... hope you have what she had enjoy . 14 15 it was the site of johnny depp s character meeting with an fbi contact in donnie brasco 1997 . 16 katz s deli is the site for a scene in across the universe 2007 in which one of the main characters reveals he has been drafted into the vietnam war . 17 katz s appears in the movie enchanted 2007 with amy adams and patrick dempsey . 18 the deli appears in the 2007 film we own the night starring joaquin phoenix mark wahlberg and eva mendes . 19 katz s appeared in the background of the claymation movie mary and max 2009 in most of max s bus stop scenes . in the french film nous york 2012 manu payet and dree hemingway visit katz s where fred austin greets them at their table . in the 2001 comedy drama indie film sidewalks of new york david krumholtz s character benjamin and a friend wolf down a pastrami sandwich and hot dog at katz s. 20 21 katz s is featured in the 2014 documentary deli man . 22 23 katz s appears in the 2004 film looking for kitty . 24 in the film off beat 1986 a group of police officers enjoy a hot meal at the deli . 25 the contract to kill frank sinatra s character in contract on cherry street 1977 was drafted in a katz s meat locker . 26 television edit katz s serves as a local hangout for jim gaffigan in several episodes of tv land s the jim gaffigan show 2015 . 27 28 katz s delicatessen is featured in the hardy boys casefiles series in the episode titled evil inc. the place was originally introduced to the hardys after the dead on target case as the gray man s ... less than overwhelming gratitiude for the hardys help in foiling the terrorist plot . the place is supposed to be a secret meeting place for the gray man and his agents although the hardys suspect that katz s great corned beef sandwiches had something to do with the gray man s fondness for the place . 29 law & order has filmed outside the restaurant . 30 impractical jokers filmed for a season 4 episode inside the restaurant as did man v. food . 31 32 33 gallery edit front window at katz s tables at katz s on a typical sunday salami corned beef sandwich with ticket see also edit food portal list of delicatessens references edit notes according to jewish dietary law or kashrut milk products and meat may not be eaten together see kashrut jewish dietary laws on the judaism 101 website . katz s menu includes a reuben sandwich which includes corned beef and swiss cheese and a cheesesteak both of which violate this proscription see katz s menu . a b katz s delicatessen on the zagat website new york city travel guide katz s deli accessed september 24 2006 http www.businessinsider.com katzs deli nycs best pastrami 2016 1 http newyork.seriouseats.com 2010 02 katzs deli beyond the pastrami delicatessen lower east side menu review.html http www.nydailynews.com life style eats katz deli celebrates 125 years pastrami article 1.1359283 mile end on the zagat website a b c d e katz s official website our story profiles the bard in the delicatessen the new yorker march 18 1944 ; see also new york historical society http www.vice.com video meet the 29 year old who runs one of new yorks most historic restaurants leveritt tom 25 november 2013 . classic new york katz s delicatessen . grandlife hotels . retrieved 10 august 2014 . http www.nytimes.com 2006 05 31 dining 31care.html pagewanted print a b http ny.eater.com archives 2010 05 katzs management explains the 50 lost ticket fee.php salamis to fend off military blandness the new york times may 22 1991 . p. c8 http www.people.com article when harry meet sally deli scene ill have what shes having http www.imdb.com title tt0119008 locations http www.newsweek.com twenty five years later people still wont stop faking orgasms katzs deli 258596 http www.imdb.com title tt0445922 locations http www.newsweek.com twenty five years later people still wont stop faking orgasms katzs deli 258596 http www.popmatters.com feature burns edward2 http onthesetofnewyork.com sidewalksofnewyork.html http www.amny.com eat and drink jewish delis nyc deli man taught us valuable lessons 1.10026087 http www.delimanmovie.com http onthesetofnewyork.com lookingforkitty.html http onthesetofnewyork.com offbeat.html http www.wsj.com articles sb10001424052702304799404579153810714137606 http www.boweryboogie.com 2015 08 jim gaffigan shows lower east side love in his new tv land sitcom http www.nydailynews.com life style eats eat jim gaffigan comedian top 10 eateries nyc article 1.2676810 http www.hardyboyscasefiles.com series casefiles.php book no 2 http archive.naplesnews.com lifestyle neapolitan 339583182.html d mobile http www.trutv.com shows impractical jokers videos pranks at the pastrami shop.html http www.travelchannel.com shows adam richmans best sandwich in america video the ny definition of deli http www.travelchannel.com shows man v food episodes new york external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to katz s delicatessen . katz s delicatessen new york official site side dish magazine katz s delicatessen on twitter retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title katz % 27s delicatessen & oldid 744389534 categories 1888 establishments in new yorkhot dog restaurantsjewish 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