Originally Posted By: eightbore
That bread doesn't look like it would hold up in a sandwich. Our best deli, Parkway Deli in Silver Spring, MD, suffers the same defect. Weak rye bread. I make my corned beef and pastrami sandwiches at home now.

Blasphemy.

Don't be deceived by the impression your getting regarding the bread. Easily as thick as your hand.
Were it not for the gigantic "Deli Stack" of Pastrami the bread would look a lot more sizeable.
Rye bread courtesy of Delicious Bakery. Thick sliced, double baked.
Best in the west.