All sandwiches come with a choice of bagel or bread, pickle, and salad or soup. Prices may seem a little high at first, but once the food arrives you realize you're eating cheap. Koumal boils his corned beef and roasts the turkey and roast beef in the kitchen. The pastrami is imported. And his simple albacore tuna salad raises the otherwise ho-hum tuna sandwich to fine heights.
Soups are prepared every morning from homemade stock.
Last week, on an unseasonably wet and chilly day, I warmed to a cup of New England clam chowder. I haven't seen such large clam chunks in chowder in years, and I like the way little strips of bacon add depth to the flavor. Desserts are done with a similar touch. The tart, cinnamony apple pie is filled with big chunks of crunchy apples beneath a buttery crumb topping. Its homemade crust is delicious.