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Zingerman's Deli: Is a $15 Sandwich Worth the Price?
Everyone told me that I had to eat at Zingerman's Deli in Ann Arbor, so I drove past Michigan Stadium and turned off Main Street, parked on Detroit Street and discovered that it's not just a sub shop but an overflowing gourmet market that happens to serve tasty, Dagwood-sized sandwiches.
After sampling some brownies, I put in an order for a Bill's 2 over Prime, a brisket-and-turkey-on-challah number, stacked with Vermont cheddar and slathered with yellow mustard. (I went with a crunchy "new" pickle instead of Zingerman's classic, garlic-cured "old" pickles.) Outside, at a picnic table, sitting under an umbrella to stave off the summer sun, I dug in, hoping for a sublime sandwich experience after dropping $14.50 on my sandwich and $3.50 on a lemonade. Delicious? Absolutely. But was my lunch really worth nearly $20? I'm still chewing it over.
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Reader Comments (Page 2 of 2)
John L Jun 9th 2011 9:54PM
probably much better than the $13 plain hot dog I had in Nantucket
Tight Scotswoman Jun 9th 2011 10:00PM
While I realize the cost of living on either coasts or in a large, metro area such as Detroit, is higher, I wouldn't pay $20 for a deli sandwich and drink no matter where I was. I'd go buy fresh deli meats at the store, take it home with a fresh package of hoagies and make my own for a whole lot less!
David Jun 9th 2011 9:58PM
Oh Dee...you're complete lack of class is showing. To make a blanket statement like that is really stupid and incorrect. Stereotyping a group of people is also stupid and wrong. I've worked in Jewish delis and they were great, the owners were good people and the food was good. In most places like that you'll get alot of regular customers. People don't keep coming back to a restaurant if it's as bad as you make every deli out to be. Take your insipid self and go out and get an education and a life.
Jimmy Jun 9th 2011 10:12PM
Its really quite simple,if you paid $15.00 for any sandwich you got ripped off big time.
Vince Jun 9th 2011 10:43PM
Hey, 2 weeks ago we had 3 corned beef sandwiches and 3 sodas at Katz's Deli in New York. The bill was $59.00
Barbara Jun 9th 2011 10:36PM
If you don't like Jewish Deli's or Jews in general, you can just kiss their asses :(
Eman Jun 9th 2011 10:44PM
Where is the picture of the sandwich? You expect us to judge by looking at the building!
Elle Jun 9th 2011 11:02PM
As a native and expat Michagander I'll say Zingermans is DEFINITELY worth it! Not just for the amazing and GIGANTIC sandwiches (feeds two easily), but for the amazing selection of gourmet food both international and domestic. I order from their catalog a couple of times a year to try new and hard to find delicacies.
Bud Aamold Jun 10th 2011 12:16AM
&15 seems a bit much but I have noticed several places charging $8 to $0
for a hamburger here in KC
Melissa Jun 10th 2011 12:14AM
I sure wish I had a reason to go to Ann Arbor!
gred Jun 10th 2011 3:13AM
Wow! $59 for 3 sandwiches and 3 drinks?? I don't think so
Tony Jun 10th 2011 4:04AM
Look at the name of the deli. That explains why there OVER price...
Anyone who would pay 15.00 for a sandwish is a fool.
Jack Keshner Jun 10th 2011 5:41AM
It can't match up against "Kats cornbeef on club with mayo.
in NYC
John F. C. Taylor Jun 10th 2011 6:03AM
Sorry, but this article does nothing for an arguement without a picture that shows us what size this meal is. What really ruined it for me was the mention of yellow mustard. If you can't get it with spicy brown, it's better to leave the mustard off the order entirely.
ANDREW Jun 10th 2011 7:21AM
15.00 is a bargain.........Try Katz's Deli in NYC.......Monster sandwiches, melt in your mouth pastrami.......I could it this every week
Michael Rudy Jun 13th 2011 11:58AM
As a displaced New Yorker, I grew up watching Katz's Delicatessen sandwiches go from $1.65 in the 1960s to over $15 these days, so I've long ago gotten over my sticker shock. But Katz's remains the standard! If you can't put out a pastrami on rye as good as Katz's, you ought to adjust your price down from there. In Ann Arbor, a Zingy sandwich looks like the real thing and cost like the real thing, but alas, it's not the real thing. It's a flavor issue. What is real and special about Zingermann's is the world class grocery store--they really do a great job in bringing the wide food world to Ann Arbor. Some think the Bread Basket is the best corned beef in SE Michigan, but the deli closest to New York standard is the Star Deli at 12 Mile and Telegraph in Southfield. Very Jewish; very New York!
Michael Rudy