{"id":942,"date":"2011-01-05T17:49:17","date_gmt":"2011-01-05T21:49:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/?p=942"},"modified":"2011-01-06T20:32:04","modified_gmt":"2011-01-07T00:32:04","slug":"an-oasis-in-this-deli-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/halfton.withbloodandthunder.com\/?p=942","title":{"rendered":"An Oasis in this Deli-Desert"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wright\u2019s Gourmet House<\/strong>
\nwww.wrightsgourmet.com<\/a>
\n1200 S. Dale Mabry
\nTampa, FL 33629
\n813-253-3838<\/p>\n

After several fruitless years of searching in vain for a good deli in Tampa, a beacon of delicious light was shined upon me today after going out for a bite on my coworker Rob\u2019s whim; Wright\u2019s Gourmet House.\u00a0 Eating at Wright\u2019s left me feeling all Biblical and shit, wanting to quote scripture (of course I needed to look it up using Google with the keyword \u2018good\u2019) to describe my state of being, \u201cSurely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

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My my my, doesn\u2019t that look mouth wateringly good?\u00a0 On the left is Wright\u2019s \u2018New Yorker\u2019, a plus-sized samich served with Corned Beef, Pastrami, Genoa salami, Provolone, and red onions on Rye with mustard. Each bite was like a little taste of heaven in this deli scarce land, as the explosion of perfectly brined and cooked meats married perfectly with spot-on Rye and Provolone. Every bite brought all of us a little closer to Nirvana, that or the sun was starting to addle my brain.\u00a0 On the right is Wright\u2019s \u2018California Reuben\u2019 served with Corned Beef (instead of Turkey), cole slaw, Jarlsberg cheese, 1000 Island dressing on Rye. Dan went \u2018halvsies\u2019 with me so that we could bask in multiple deliciousnesses.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t mistake me for a heat-stroked fan-boy, the Star Delicatessen in Southfield, MI forever holds my heart with the best corned beef I have ever eaten. Despite Wright\u2019s corned beef not quite attaining the Star Deli\u2019s stature in my taste buds they did bring me one step closer to home with their Zingerman\u2019s-esque sandwiches.<\/p>\n

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Rob ordered their Cuban, which is a local-award winner, with a \u2018shot\u2019 of Texas Caviar (a salad primarily composed of Black Eyed Peas) and an Iced Tea.\u00a0 He spoke highly of each item he ate.<\/p>\n

Despite my constant gushing in this review, I do have one complaint: the Dill Potato Salad. I think this was due to me ordering it despite not knowing the constituents of the \u2018salad.\u2019 In my esteemed opinion fresh dill, potatoes, sour cream and mayonnaise do not a good potato salad make.\u00a0 I tried several bites to see if I could overcome my palate and find the goodness in this dish.\u00a0 Each bite would start off tasting alright, and remind me of a mediocre potato salad. However, as each bite worked its way through my taste buds I would be left with a flavor that was reminiscent of a Dentist\u2019s office, or as Dan put it, \u201cIt tasted like how Band-aids smell.\u201d (*Editor’s Note: I really felt that it tasted like garbage. Hands down the worst potato salad I’ve ever had. -Native<\/em>)<\/p>\n

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All bitching aside, they had delectable cookies and a great selection of soda pop you won\u2019t find many other places (I need to make a bitching caveat, they didn\u2019t have any Dr. Brown Black Cherry Soda, arguably one of the best sodas known to man and yet they had Dr. Brown Cream Soda. What? Who does that?).<\/p>\n

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Normally I start off with pictures of the restaurant before the food.\u00a0 I do this because you experience the restaurant well before you see and eat your food.\u00a0 In this case, the food called out to be shown first. The food merited a great review and earned [rating:4] . Had I ordered a traditional potato salad or probably any other salad that rating would likely be higher. \u00a0I\u2019m definitely going back for another visit.<\/p>\n

-Matt in Tampa<\/p>\n

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