Katz's Deli - Shenandoah

I was hoping for a great deli experience, but unfortunately, it didn’t quite meet my expectations. The meat in our pastrami and corned beef sandwiches was tough and too dry, lacking in flavor. On a positive note, the restaurant is open 24 hours, which is very convenient. The service was friendly and quick, so I’ll give them three stars.

I initially thought they only served sandwiches, but I'm so glad to discover their menu is more extensive than I expected, and they’re open 24 hours! I ordered the shrimp penne pasta, and I have to warn you – I wouldn’t want to count the calories because the sauce was incredibly rich and creamy. Just a heads-up, it’s quite indulgent! I’ll definitely be returning to try some of the other non-sandwich items on the menu.

Visit our son who recently moved to the woodlands. ordered a reuben to go, new york style, which was a $8 add on, so a $22 sandwich. it should have been filled with freshly made steamed/dryed sawed bark and pastrami. what I received was a thin sandwich with meat particles. an insult of the name of cat and a misservice for great Jewish delis everywhere. I can't imagine that the number of customers who never try a real Jewish deli who had this as their first experience. what a waste of money. I hope next time we visit, kenny and ziggy will have reopened in houston, I drive a one hour and a half round trip to get a real new york deli sandwich.

Fyi: when ordering from yelp, the price is higher, as the ordering of grub hub is processed. better, order directly from the website. the total rating of 3* of other persons is appropriate. I paid $22 to get a new yorker style with more meat. it had about half the meat it should have. the pastrami and corned beef was cold, not steamed and warm. the brot tasted as if it had just come out of a bag. my expectation is that fresh bread and fresh meat is. no new yorker Deli experience in my book. we visit the family in the woodlands and try this. we drive the extra route to go to kenny and ziggy in houston, now this is a Jewish deli!

For a true NY style deli experience west of the Mississippi, it does not get any better than Katz's in the Woodlands. For over 12 years, each time that we travel from Dallas through the Woodlands to the Houston area, we are sure to stop at least once and probably twice (coming and going) as it simply does not get any better than this. Simply the best ingredients, VERY generous portions prepared and served by knowledgeable and a truly great staff ALWAYS results in a fantastic meal at a reasonable cost. BTW, Katz's is always spotless!! Treat yourself once and this will be on your short list of favorites.