Something to Read While Waiting for Your Order

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BROTHER DELI


THE COMPLETE STORY ON YOUR PLACEMAT

"I Wish I Had a Knish"

"Free Coffee Refills at No Extra Charge"

'Twas back in 1962
On a day in October when the sky was blue
That Barry settled in this part of the earth
In which good delis there was a dearth
Words were things that Barry did not mince
He said "Who (around here) do you have to scht*p to get a blintz?"
He looked high and he looked low
But for a good nosh he had no place to go

To his wife Rose he said "I know what do to!"
He said it back on that October day when the sky was blue
I'll start a deli of my own
And Rose said: "It will be OUR own"
And so Barry and Rose got down to work
And opened the joint without going beserk

At first it was called Barry and Rose's Deli -- as that was their name.
Soon their delicious meals brought them fame
Especially the kreplach but also the kugel
Rose said: "Barry, nothing rhymes with kugel."

Over the years, out (of Rose) popped 3 boys
They had usual boy things like measles and toys
There was Manny, Max, and Joe and no more
Soon the boys were working in the store.

In 1986 the deli expanded
To Joe the keys Barry handed
Saying "you are the oldest so you take over"
While Rose and I run for cover"
But Rose and Barry while in Boca found
That they could keep an eye on things from the background

Soon Manny brought in the other two, you see
And the deli was run by the Brothers three
In 1987 they changed the name to "Brothers Deli"
Because they were brothers and they ran a deli
For a while, things went along just fine
To get in here, you had to wait on line

Then one day in '96 on the stove some cholent was stewing
Max saw something fishy and said to Max "What are you doing?"
For Max was cooking more than food, don't you know
Books are not for cooking; Max said: "Manny, you will have to go."

Max and Joe were now in charge
For extra cups of coffee they did not charge
And they found this was a recipe for success
Said Max: "Coffee's free here, they can pay to fress."

One day in '04 Max came home and saw
His girlfriend and Joe together in the raw
And after that the writing was on the wall and the shelf
Max would run the place by himself.

It wasn't too hard to remove an S from the name
So "Brothers" Deli became "Brother Deli" --not too lame.
Then,after the TARP-rescued bank called the loan
It looked like there may be no more deli to own
But Brother Deli is still here while the bank has failed
Their greed was their coffin that got nailed
Over the years some things have changed in the store
Nobody orders kishke anymore
And the halvah doesn't move as fast as it used to
But you can still get something free -- fresh brew!

So that's the story of our little restaurant
Where you can get almost anything you want
Rose and Barry have moved to that big deli in the sky
where there is no shortage of cheesecake and apple pie
Manny served a little time and now manages a fund
Now he eats in places where you have to wear a cumerbund
While some relationships can use some tweaking
Max and Joe are no longer speaking

It all began in 1962
Back on that October day when the sky was blue
Brother Deli here to serve, have no fear
Please tip your server, but pay the cashier.