Where to buy the best lox in DC?

[Anonymous]

Am looking to buy some great lox for a birthday brunch. I would love a place that actually knows how to slice the fish properly too!
Many thanks in advance.

[Anonymous]

Krupin's, which is now Morty's I think, on Wisconsin Ave in Tenleytown does OK. I should say, they do great business with former New Yorkers during Passover and etc. -- but they are not a NY deli, as any New Yorker is too quick to point out.

http://www.mortysdc.com/

The other place that is consistently good and would also know how to slice lox or nova is Parkway Deli in Silver Spring. Very good, but not the Carengie Deli.

http://www.theparkwaydeli.com/

[Anonymous]

I know both these places! Thank you PP, for the recommendations.

[Anonymous]

Are you looking for belly lox or nova? If belly lox, the only place I can find it in DC is Morty's, and it's fine. Not as thin as I might like or as great in terms of texture as what I grew up on, but it will do. If you're fine with Nova, you can find that at Balducci's.

If you're serious about getting really great smoked fish, though, consider ordering from Russ and Daughters or Barney Greengrass in New York. They send it packed in dry ice. It's expensive but worth it for a special occasion. You can also get sable, whitefish, etc.

http://www.russanddaughters.com/
http://www.barneygreengrass.com/welcome.php

Another option is Wegman's; my parents live outside of Baltimore and they get really great lox at Wegman's. But you'll have to schlep pretty far out to find a Wegman's.

[Anonymous]

Now you all know why I miss Philadelphia-good lox was right around the corner, good pizza, good cheesesteaks, good whitefish salad (yes, good whitefish salad is smoked dear Whole Foods), better fashion, later nights, real chopped liver and no one was famous for making a good bagel because EVERYONE made a good bagel. (Guess what religion I am).

[Anonymous]

21:11, Reform Jew? Otherwise the cheese + steak is a no-no, I think, for a Kosher home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:21:11, Reform Jew? Otherwise the cheese + steak is a no-no, I think, for a Kosher home.

You hit the nail right on the head-wasn't raised Kosher and have no regrets about the occassional lobster, the more often enjoyed shrimp and the weekly staple of smoked turkey and cheese on rye (with mustard, not mayo, of course)!

[Anonymous]

Any God that forbids a Reuben is no God of mine.

[Anonymous]

Fish gotta swim, birds gotta fly, and I really need that turkey (with American cheese, lettuce, tomato and deli mustard) on rye.

[Anonymous]

Makes me think of Chris Rock's Bring the Pain (I'm paraphrasing here)-"A thousand years ago, a pork chop might kill ya. But not we got refridgerators, we got aluminum foil, we got saran wrap, we got Reynolds wrap-now a pork jobs yo' friend".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Makes me think of Chris Rock's Bring the Pain (I'm paraphrasing here)-"A thousand years ago, a pork chop might kill ya. But not we got refridgerators, we got aluminum foil, we got saran wrap, we got Reynolds wrap-now a pork jobs yo' friend".

Oh shit, I meant a pork chops yo' friend-that's what you get for not logging in under an assumed name.

[Anonymous]

Correct slicing?

I don't particularly care for lox, but my husband adores it and I frequently get it from Wegmans. The OP alluded to "correctly slicing" the lox... can you tell me what you mean by this? Is there a particular way its supposed to be done? Can you tell by looking at it whether it has been sliced well?

[Anonymous]

OP here.

thanks all for the great commentary, clearly there are some true lox fans out there!

to the pp who mentioned russ & daughters - love their products - but just didn't have enough lead time to order for our brunch.

our other favorite place to buy lox is from agata; they slice the fish very thin and on an angle, so you have paper thin slices that are wide and ribbon-y. soooo pretty & tasty!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Now you all know why I miss Philadelphia-good lox was right around the corner, good pizza, good cheesesteaks, good whitefish salad (yes, good whitefish salad is smoked dear Whole Foods), better fashion, later nights, real chopped liver and no one was famous for making a good bagel because EVERYONE made a good bagel. (Guess what religion I am).

It's gotten better around here in the last 15 years.... there didn't even used to be bread bakers...... or coffee shops. Still don't know abut canolli...(sp?)

[Anonymous]

Anyone know if the wegmans in PG County has lox?