re: #81 Truck Monkey

New owners. Not old school Jewish. Was in there 2 weeks ago on a beautiful Sunday afternoon and it was empty.

Recentish story about my hood, which has some really awesome delis.

Nosh by the Mile in Pikesville

With a lifetime of pastrami pilgrimages under my belt, I have learned this much: There is good deli, and there is great deli.

Baltimore’s northwest suburban community of Pikesville, home to more than 4,000 Orthodox Jewish families and a shopping mecca for the 100,000 Jews who live in the area, is a place that has plenty of both, along with the just so-so. Most of the 40 or 50 kosher and kosher-style businesses are concentrated on or near a mile-long stretch of Reisterstown Road that ought to have an unofficial moniker but doesn’t.

Working one’s way across the strip could take years and cause considerable heartburn. Luckily, I was able to tap into a higher power, in the form of native son Eli W. Schlossberg, who offered a guided tour.