Agreed. That is one of the things I miss about living in Baltimore. If I wanted really good Kosher deli, I could drive over to Pikesville. There was also a good Jewish Kosher grocery store over there, closed of course from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday but open all day on Sunday. I had on a few occasions gone to a restaurant over there, the Suburban House. Great place for breakfast. The original place burned down a few years ago but I see they’ve reopened.
http://www.suburbanhousedeli.com/menu_soup_sandwiches_hot_dogs_pikesville_baltimore.php
As you can see from the menu, it isn’t strictly kosher as you can get bacon and ham and even crab cakes (it is Baltimore after all Hon). IIRC though they have separate kitchens for kosher and non-kosher.
And I used to go to an authentic Italian deli/grocery not too far from where I lived and if I had a hankering for Greek, there were those too as well as Indian and Asian and “Hispanic” stores of many varieties.
Around here in central PA, there is a lot of PA “Dutch” food….most of it pretty bland….blagh.
Oy! What I call Kosher-style to the max! I hope they use separate plates - and putting milk in with meat products - a major no-no! Where I am, it is mostly Sephardic Jews so the food is middle-eastern. Let me put it this way, the only Eastern European Jewish deli we have is called “Richard’s” not “Murray’s” or “Irv’s.” They actually serve Boar’s Head pastrami! And the neighbors think they’re eating good.
Pennsylvania Dutch food could be good - but the restaurants simply don’t take the time to prepare it with any real care. I guess the tourists get them down.
Thank you for the menu. I collect menus of diners I been to around the country.