Let's Do Lunch: Zig's @ Park Shops

Houstonist was meandering the Park Shops at 1200 McKinney for lunch a couple weeks ago and noticed that the Dumpling Nazi's (Doozo) former "home" is now a Zig's New York Deli. What? When? So, we immediately queued up for a reuben (one of our favorite sandwiches) the line actually moves a touch faster than the one at Doozo, as you are handed a menu while in line and your order punched into a pda-type device. While your credit card is being swiped, a guy is slicing the meat for your tasty sandwich. The Reuben has meat choices, we happen to love corned beef or pastrami. We have had both of them, we are ashamed to say. And, you did read us right - the meat is sliced to order, not in some plastic bin, under plastic wrap, trying not to dry out until you "pick your poison".

We met Ziggy (our brush with "epicurean greatness", so to speak) , nice guy who runs a fantastic little deli! We tried the potato salad once and the cole slaw once - both are mayo-based, both are pretty dang good. The pickles, they get us every time - we are so excited to open our paper sack of lunch and find a sour and a half sour nestled in there with our giant over-stuffed, big fat reuben sandwich. It is enough to share - however, we somehow manage to consume the whole thing. Two people, no cokes was $21.54, so, cheap it ain't - good it is!!! Go give them a try - tell Zig that Houstonist loves him, well we love his - lunches (we cannot say "meat" here with a straight face, seriously).

Zig's New York Deli
1200 McKinney, #374