I recently spent a long weekend in Portland, Oregon, one of the top food havens in the U.S. It makes a great long weekend trip fro Los Angeles for those who haven’t made it. For the first time, I ate at Kenny & Zukes. It’s serves deli food with an edge. The reuben was smoky and salty in an unusual way. It almost had a hint of rosemary or something. I was going on a wine tour of the Willamette Valley and had only about 35 minutes to eat, so I asked for the sandwich fast, and they served it right on time. It was huge, so I kept the other half to eat on the wine tour later in the day when I knew aI would get hungry and possibly need the reuben to soak of some of the wine in my belly. It was a good call, because on the last stop of three wineries, I ate the remaining sandwich by an outdoor fire pit.
I have passed Kenny & Zukes countless times because my coffee staple is the Stumptown next to the Ace Hotel downtown. It was a good choice to stop here. It’s not typical deli food, but a bit more flavorful and heartier, larger portions than typical. I give Kenny & Zukes 4 stars out of five.
