Forkelo ranking · Updated October 2026
7 pastrami sandwiches across San Francisco, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Tommy's Joynt · Tenderloin
15 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Thick, hand carved pastrami that regulars call the best lean pastrami in the city. Some critics say quality slipped and prices rose.
Salty's · Civic Center
10 dish-specific mentions · 100% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Warm, juicy, lean pastrami piled high with melty Swiss on rye or Dutch crunch. Every dish review found was positive.
A K Meats · Outer Richmond
14 dish-specific mentions · 79% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Tender, thin shaved hot pastrami piled generously on a French roll or Dutch crunch. Some recent sandwiches came soggy or light on meat.
Limoncello · Lower Nob Hill
9 dish-specific mentions · 67% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
A fresh, flavorful pastrami sandwich with havarti and pesto that fans call a favorite. Some find the pastrami salty or the sandwich average.
Sadie's Delicatessen · Mission Bay
9 dish-specific mentions · 89% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Hot pastrami piled high on rye that game goers call among the best on the West Coast. The newest review says portions shrank while the price held.
15 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
House smoked pastrami that fans call the best in the Bay Area, on rye, Dutch crunch or Texas toast. Critics find it light on meat or more like brisket.
Wise Sons Jewish Deli · Mission
10 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified October 2026
Tender, fatty house smoked pastrami on rye that many recommend. Recent critics found it dry, on stale bread or overpriced.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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