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Pastrami Queen is a kosher delicatessen on Lexington Avenue in the Upper East Side that has been serving pastrami sandwiches since 1956, making it one of the city's longer-running Jewish deli institutions. It's a small space — counter service plus a handful of tables — which review snippets describe as unpretentious rather than a scene built for lines.
Our single search turned up no specific reported wait times or a stated no-reservations policy for this location; one recent Yelp reviewer noted experiencing no wait on their visit. Given the tight footprint, any crowding is more plausible during classic lunch and dinner rushes, but treat that as a general inference rather than a confirmed pattern — check live reviews or call ahead before visiting.
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Damnlines doesn't have a live camera at this location yet, so we can't show a real-time line count. From what we found searching reviews, the Lexington Ave location is a small, counter-and-a-handful-of-tables space, and at least one recent visitor reported no wait at all. Waits are more likely at peak lunch/dinner hours or weekends, but we don't have specific reported wait times to cite — call ahead or check Yelp/Google's live popular-times graph for the most current read.
We didn't find reservation information in our search — delis like this are typically counter-service or walk-in seating rather than reservation-based, but confirm directly with the restaurant (212-734-1500) before visiting.
Listed hours are 10:00 am to 9:00 pm, seven days a week, at the Lexington Ave location.
It's a kosher delicatessen dating back to 1956, best known for its pastrami sandwiches on rye — a longtime Upper East Side deli institution.
Sources: Yelp — Pastrami Queen (1125 Lexington Ave) · Pastrami Queen — official locations page