Wednesday, April 8, 2009

Cindi's Restaurant & NY Deli — 2001 Midway



Just north of Lindbergh on the California side of the road.

Is this a great country or what? Here's a New York style deli owned by Vietnamese-Americans with a kitchen staffed by cooks from south of the Rio Grande. Cindi's is actually in Carrollton but you can throw a kaiser roll just right and it will land in Addison. Before you go check out their menu because flashlights and reading glasses become useful ordering utensils once you get there. They obviously put to use a very effective dimmer switch.

Did your favorite bagel place shut down Paul and Jamie Buchman? Not to worry. Head here for an assortment to please. Those and other bakery items are displayed on the left side as you enter. But Cindi's is intended for the sit down crowd. Breakfast includes eggs and pancakes. Lunch, as you may well guess, is sandwiches. The variety is vast. When my NYC-born friend Smith has a jones for hot pastrami on rye this is where he goes. The egg salad is apparently dispensed with an ice cream scoop and the top slice of bread is a balancing act. Flatten on your own. It's hard to go wrong with the tuna melt. Cole slaw comes with everything, as do a pile of very decent french fries. The ketchup bottle is usually full. Your food arrives fairly quickly but follow up service can be spotty during rush hour. Pay at the register.

As you can see from the web site Cindi's has five local locations, not really enough to be considered a chain. Don't lose your lunch if you visit the North Central Expressway Cindi's and find it's near a coffins-to-go store.

Hours:
6:00 am - 2:30 pm Mon-Fri
7:00 am - 2:30 pm Sat-Sun

Google map is here.

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