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That's the last time i'm going to this place. For $13.55 I got an "extra lean" pastrami sandwich that was 100% guaranteed to be Hebrew National pastrami they got from fairway 3 blocks away. Refrigerated and regurgitated so many times i'm not sure it was meat. It tasted like salty, chewy plastic. Though I was famished, after the first bite, I couldn't keep eating. Oh, my $13.55 sandwich came with two deformed pickles that had been destroyed by crushing. This is what kosher food on the upper west has become. $14 for a sandwich and I can't eat it. Compare this with Mr. Broadways Extra Lean Pastrami on Baguette for $12 or $13 - The baguette is made daily, fresh, delicious, and the meat is amazing, melts in your mouth, fresh, thick slices, the polar opposite of what I just ate from F&S. Yuck.

I had food delivered, and it took almost an hour to get to me. Twenty-five minutes after I called, I called again, and they told me that my delivery was on its way. When it finally arrived, the delivery guy said he received my food 5 minutes before he got to me. The restaurant clearly lied. They refused to give me a discount. The food was sub-par too.

My wife and I had a craving for a hot dog and the vendors at W72nd & CPW had a very busy summer Sunday and were sold out. We stumbled upon F&S. We were treated very friendly by the guy behind the counter as soon as we walked through the door, he advised us as to what they had for hot dogs and invited us to have our hot dogs inside at a table. Then the friendliest waiter tended to our order of 2 dogs and 2 glasses of tap water like we were the most valued customers. He was charming, warm and provided the level of service that most servers in this city should only hope to emulate. The hot dogs were very good and we will return in the near future for more great service and something more substantial. Very Fine indeed!

Tacky? Yes, but the food is delicious. I had pastrami, some of the best I have had, and my friend, who is a corned beef aficionado, loved it. The prices are reasonable for kosher food. The place itself is a bit weird, but who cares, if the food is good.

What do you expect? It's a kosher style deli. It's supposed to look like that. And in the 10 years before the LES became the latest bleeding edge hotspot for the latest generation of hipsters (for a little while anyway), you couldn't have found a place like this for 2 miles. Amazing the place is not. Destination-worthy the place is not. Their hot dishes are just OK, but the sandwiches are a lot better than a pastrami on rye from the corner deli....

this place is awesome. the sandwiches are unreal, the soup is great and the mashed potatoes are homemade and fantastic. the waiters are so nice and helpful, when we asked for the potatoes to be "warm" for my 15 month old son, he put them in the fridge for a few minutes, they were perfect. piles of coleslaw and tons of pickles arrived as soon as we sat down and the overall meal was just great.

First off, they do have "double decker sandwiches", second, when you get take out they will give you almost as much coleslaw, bread and pickles you want for free. I generally eat there at least 4 times a month and every time I need extra bread because the sandwiches are so thick. They are not as big as some other well known delis but they are priced $2-4 cheaper. Overall, Fine & Shapiro is a great restaurant with excellent quality food and great catering as well.