Deli Boys!

Deli Boys are out to give Santis a run for their money!  We were invited by the owners, Perry Choi and Wilcon Syjuico, to the grand opening of Deli Boys over at  Connecticut St., San Juan.  A night of cold cuts, Havarti cheese, and Meltique striploin.  *drooooool*

Cheese samples!

Oh my gosh that Meltique striploin was seared to awesomeness!  I'm usually wary of anything cooked rare to medium rare.  My uncle Fred was the only person EVER to able to tempt me to try a whole portion of rare steak.  I'd eat almost anything cooked by him.  I gained 10 pounds in a week on both my visits to him and my aunt Gina in Minnesota.  He developed the recipes for the likes of Auntie Anne's, Mister Donut, and many more.  A genius baker and uber talented cook.  His bourbon wings and artichoke dip had me eating like a caveman.  LOL.  I swear between my cousin and I, he baked about 2 dozen wings and we just vacuumed the whole batch.  Full rack of ribs.  Gone.  A kilo worth of assorted cold cuts.  Wiped out.  A big-ass New York cheesecake.  Obliterated.   Him and my aunt were just looking at us like we were aliens or something.  They're probably not gonna be inviting us over anytime soon.   Their pantry and alcohol stock took quite a hit.

As always I digress.  My apologies!  Anywayyyy all I'm trying to say, long-winded as it may be, is that I'd only eat steak rare if I knew I was in good hands.  Up to this day only my uncle has been able to ply me with rare steak.  I get paranoid with the quality of the meat, it's source, and the threat of parasites.  I blame it on the food science classes I took in college.  Counting all those bacteria colonies on petri dishes from various food swabs has made me really picky with my meat in general.

That was definitely not the case last night.  We were definitely in the best of hands.  These guys knew their meat.

We arrived a bit late at Deli Boys since we had a catering gig that same night which we had to oversee (Happy 30th Jay!).  We promised to drop in though and I really was looking forward to having a look at their products.

Really accurate copies of the real deal.

The main event?  The Meltique striploin.  The showed it to us before they cooked it.  The marbling on it was perfectly even all throughout the meat.  It was pink, fresh, and clean.  The quality was superb.  I feel terrible because I don't have any pictures to show for it.  I completely forgot about taking one.  It was that good!

It was served to us, medium-rare, with both sides seared perfectly and evenly, simply flavored with salt, pepper, and a mild teriyaki base and then topped with crunchy garlic bits and minced spring onions.  There was no way I was passing up on that.  Everyone took a bite and a resounding "Mmmmmm" was heard among the group of tasters.  Or maybe it was just me.  Haha.  I'm not all that sure since I was off in my own little world savoring my morsel of wagyu-like beef.  The striploin was seasoned well and the meat just literally melted in my mouth.  They had us try it again, medium-well this time, and it was still tender and moist.  The weird thing was that I found I liked it better medium-rare.  Whoa!  A first for me. :-)

All mostly under Php 100.00. :)

They've also got a nice selection of bread (foccacias, bagels, french bread, etc.), cheeses, wines, cold cuts, and every sort of prime cut of meat you can ever think of at really affordable prices.  They can cook it for you too since they also offer a full dining menu.  I will definitely be back for their steaks and I'll be sure to get a good picture this time. :-)



Address:  Unit 206, Northeast Square Building, Connecticut St.,Greenhills, San Juan City