Surprisingly, no eggs or cream are involved...

A new "New York style" deli opened up about five minutes from my house, so I (desperately craving some of the favorites of my childhood) decided to swing by and take a taste.

I was very hopeful, because the place calls itself something like "New York Deli" and has a line just below that on their sign that promises "A Taste of New York" and has a big picture of the Statue of Liberty. I think they were going for some kind of New York theme.

So I walk in and ask the girl at the counter for an egg cream . You would have thought I asked her to split the fucking atom. She made a face and asked me to say the name of the drink again. I repeated "egg cream." She got a confused look and said, "umm... we don't have those."

Yes, it sure is a VERY authentic New York deli. Thank God I didn't ask for pastrami or a knish. Her head might have exploded.

Maybe they should open up a Chicago-style thin-crust pizza place next door, or perhaps an authentic Kosher restaurant that serves nothing but shellfish.

Morons.