Refreshed under the new ownership, this neighborhood staple is sparkling clean and bustling. The Famous Deli has been established in 1923 and is now owned by Russ Cowan, whose family had been in the deli business since the 1900s. Gone are the Styrofoam soup bowls, power brunches and local-celeb cameos. The interior has been rehabbed with tiled floors and beautiful art deco lamps, the waitstaff are clad in black-and-white, prices are higher, and the reinvigorated menu boasts oversized, New York deli-style classics. A few things that had distinguished the deli in the past were kept -- such as the homemade chocolate chip cookies handed out at the end of the meal (they're smaller now) and the memorabilia wall. Portions are bigger than ever, so they're easily shared. Sandwiches like hot brisket, kosher salami and smoke ham come in two sizes, regular ($6-$12) and zaftig ($11-$15). The impressive smoked-fish part of the menu has 13 items (sable and sturgeon among them, $11-$16), all available as a platter or in a sandwich. Many sandwiches are named after the New York City locations where the Cowan family had owned the delis.

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