Actually, the 2nd Avenue Deli really did used to operate on New York City's
2nd Avenue Street - this was back in 1954 when it was called New York's
best kosher deli establishment by the Zagat's restaurant guide. As a 2nd
Avenue deli, the kosher deli offered special examples of fine Jewish
cooking such as cholent, gefilte fish, knishes, pastrami, special corned
beef, and the classic matzoh ball soup. One problem encountered by the 2nd
Avenue Deli is that since its meat did not meet glatt kosher guidelines for
Orthodox Jews, such Jews refused to patronize the 2nd Avenue Deli. Another
reason Orthodox Jews used to shun the 2nd Avenue Deli is that it did
business on Saturdays.
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