There is a small deli in St. Paul where people have been lining up for the same sandwich since 1949. Locals drive across the Twin Cities for it.
Visitors flying in from other states make it their first stop. The sandwich is a Reuben, and at this particular spot, it has earned a reputation that most restaurants spend decades trying to build.
What makes it worth the trip is not just the corned beef or the bread baked fresh each morning. It is the fact that a place this good has stayed this consistent for this long, run by the same family across multiple generations…