http://greattastecoaster.com/2008/04/15/the-starlight-diner-reuben/ Food, Cooking, Dining Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:14:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 http://greattastecoaster.com/2008/04/15/the-starlight-diner-reuben/#comment-79 Fatima Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:27:02 +0000 http://greattastecoaster.com/2008/04/15/the-starlight-diner-reuben/#comment-79 <p>You know, I find the Reubens being served nowadays to be rather depressing. I have my own Starlite Diner back home in South Florida, and I couldn't help resisting the thought of the same sandwich. To my dismay, it was liiiiiight on the corned beef, heavy on the mayo in a tiny cup beside it, no cheese, two slices of thick, untoasted (rather stale) white bread, and classic piece of pickle beside it. I would have traded the pathetic sandwich i had that day in a heartbeat for the heart clogging grease trap you picture here.<br><br>I ended up only eating the corned beef and the pickle, for the record :P<br><br>On the bright side, I found a deli who knows how to serve a reuben (and empty a wallet), but it's the best one in town. If you ever go to UF/Gainesville, try McAllister's Deli.</p> You know, I find the Reubens being served nowadays to be rather depressing. I have my own Starlite Diner back home in South Florida, and I couldn't help resisting the thought of the same sandwich. To my dismay, it was liiiiiight on the corned beef, heavy on the mayo in a tiny cup beside it, no cheese, two slices of thick, untoasted (rather stale) white bread, and classic piece of pickle beside it. I would have traded the pathetic sandwich i had that day in a heartbeat for the heart clogging grease trap you picture here.

I ended up only eating the corned beef and the pickle, for the record :P

On the bright side, I found a deli who knows how to serve a reuben (and empty a wallet), but it's the best one in town. If you ever go to UF/Gainesville, try McAllister's Deli.

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