Josh's Deli Jewban

Jewban at Joshs Deli

Chef/owner Josh Marcus is fiercely proud of his small #fakedeli in the beachy town of Surfside, where his is not one of the many Kosher restaurants catering to the large Orthodox Jewish community. Here, he plays around with mash-ups like Krunchy Spicy Tuna Latkes or Soft Shell Crab Breakfast Croissants as well as more traditional deli sandwiches.

Before he opened his deli, Marcus worked at restaurants like China Grill and Timo – and La Sandwicherie, whose original South Beach location has been selling baguettes and croissant sandwiches for more than 30 years. So when he created his Jewban sandwich, he came at it with experience as well as a playful sense of humor. Instead of the typical Cuban sandwich – roast pork, ham, Swiss cheese and pickles on buttered, pressed long Cuban bread – the Jewban looks like a massive triple-decker club sandwich. He makes the bread, stuffs it with his own cured pastrami, adds thin slices of roast pork, Swiss cheese, mustard and pickle strips, and piles it on the griddle. His huge sandwich has found fans in South Florida and well beyond, thanks to national TV exposure. Just more #fakedeliproblems.