We started out the day having coffee at the Bad Ass Coffee Company down by the oceanfront. I heard about this from a couple of friends and have been there a few times since, it's my favorite coffee shop in Virginia Beach. This time I tried their blended Pumpkin Spiced Mocha and hubby got the Kona coffee. We also got a lemon bar and a pecan bar, both delicious with lemon definitely coming in first. It had a delicious bottom crust that was crisp and the lemon filling was fresh with a generous sprinkle of confectioners sugar on top.
The big news is that we made a return trip to the RTe. 58 DeLi on Virginia Beach Blvd. I love the food here, a little pricey but oooohhhh soooooo worth it. It was ironic because I had just been thinking about this deli yesterday and today it was my hubby's suggestion to go there. I hadn't even mentioned that I had been thinking about it either. It must have been in the air because we ran into a former co-worker of hubby's while there and it was a small party!
Now for the good stuff...this deli gets a few of their menu items directly from the Carnegie Deli in NYC like corned beef, pastrami and knishes. Black and white cookies and rugulach grace the counters to satisfy your sweet tooth. Today we got a pastrami on rye with mustard, matzo ball soup and a potato knish. If you have only ever eaten deli pastrami from a grocery store, you must try this...it's a world of difference. This sandwhich has a whopping half pound of pastrami on it and the rye is delicious. I love rye bread! The matzo balls in the soup are enormous yet fluffy and the homemade broth is very flavorful and soooo DELICIOUS! The knish is described as a whipped potato filling with onion seasonings wrapped in a pastry dough and fried. All of these are incredible and well worth trying!
If you are ever cruising down the Boulevard and hungry for some great deli food, stop by the RouTe 58 DeLi near the corner of First Colonial and Virginia Beach Blvd. It's like taking a mini-holiday to NYC without the traffic and crowds :o) You won't be alone here because they do lots of business but after you try the food, you'll see why!
