Eat review: R.T. Smith’s Fine Delicatessen doesn’t disappoint
REBECCA BARNETT | The Roanoke Times
The Reuben at R.T. Smith’s Fine Delicatessen is full of corned beef, melted Swiss cheese, sauerkraut and Thousand Island dressing, and is served on rye bread.
Today, Inside Out featured a review of R.T. Smith’s Fine Delicatessen on Campbell Avenue in downtown Roanoke.
The owners, Rob and Tracey Horacek and Craig Smith, aimed to set it up with a New York deli-style feel. It serves Boar’s Head brand meats and cheeses and Roanoke Bagel Company bagels.
After sampling its sandwiches, desserts and breakfast options, our reviewer, Nona Nelson, called it a “fine choice for a fresh, quick breakfast, lunch, or early dinner.”
Are you a deli fan? Have you been to R.T. Smith’s? Share your thoughts!
February 7, 2013 - 10:39 AM
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Their Reuben sandwich is my favorite! Plus I recommend their Oma’s Crumb Cake. I also get my Boar’s Head deli meats and cheeses there as well. They can actually *shave* deli meat orders.
Love love LOVE R.T. Smith’s!! Best kept secret in downtown Roanoke. My family & I started going when they opened and the owner’s have always remembered us with every other visit. Especially love Tracey as she is always so pleasant and willing to do whatever she can to make your visit spectacular. This place puts the other “delis” in Roanoke to shame. *coughNewYorkercough*
I would eat there if they had a single vegetarian sandwich that wasn’t literally ALL vegetables. Maybe an egg sandwich? A cheese sandwich?
I don’t get down to R.T. Smith’s as much as I would like, but their Griffin is one of my all-time favorite sandwiches.
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Great soups and sandwiches and even better cookies!!
Oh, and they have Homestead Creamery ice cream!
@garc: R.T. Smith’s has a “build your own” sandwich option. You could ask for eggs and cheese along with veggies.
I love R.T. Smith’s. Friendly service and good food. I like their sandwiches but I usually go for the lunch specials. Their eggplant rollatini is very good, and their strawberry cobbler sometimes served with a lunch special, is amazing.
My wife and I went there once, we weren’t all that impressed. The people were very nice, service was good, but the food just didn’t “wow” us. We love Boar’s Head product so were a bit let down. The food was good, but to use my wife’s description, it was “uneventful.”