I made Reubens for dinner the other night. I always associate corned beef sandwiches with delicatessens; but a Reuben isn’t kosher. Can you get one in a deli?
What’s not kosher in your reuben? Yes, they’re definitely available in delis. The best Reuben I’ve ever had was a Jewish deli in Boston.
The classic Reuben contains corned beef and Swiss cheese, and thus is not kosher (for combining meat with milk products). How do you make your Reuben?
Not all Jewish delis are kosher. The Parkway Deli in Silver Spring, MD (right off the northern tip of Washington DC) has ham, cheese, and other treyf available, and is quite popular among Jews and gentiles alike.
D’oh!! I forgot about the no beef+cheese thing! My bad! (I was just thinking that well, beef can be kosher…)
I will never answer first again! 
Every non Kosher deli has them (as does every diner). Every Kosher one does not. This is based on my experience of eating approximately 6000 pounds of smoked meats over my lifetime thus far 
Yes, some delis have Reubens on the menu.
Johnny L.A., did you never eat at Canter’s when you lived in L.A.? They have a delicious Reuben!
It’s on the menu at Katz’s Deli, along with cheeseburgers.
Only a few times, and IIRC alcohol had been involved. At the time, I liked roast beef on a kaiser roll; so I didn’t have a Reuben there. (Reubens are one of those things I need to be in the mood for.)
I also need to be in the mood for a Reuben. Conveniently, I am ALWAYS in that particular mood.
I was more often in the mood for a pastrami-and-provolone sandwich from Sorrento Italian Market.
BrassyPhrase, was it’s Ken’s Deli on Boylston Street? 'Cause they did a mean Reuben.
Is it an acceptable practice for an observant Jew to handle, cook, serve, and sell (but not eat) non-Kosher food such as pork?
Here’s a higher level answer - Ask the Rabbi, JewishAnswers.org » Selling Non-Kosher Food
But as with any good question about Judaism, the answer is “Maybe”. Handle, perhaps; cook, no.
From flyover country, the best Reuben in the town where Reuben Kulikofsky invented the sandwich can be found at The Dundee Dell which is also the home of the largest single malt scotch selection in the world.
They’d need a dedicated set of containers, cutting boards, knives, tongs, slicers, and a separate refrigerator/cooler only for pork products.
I was at a Kosher deli, and if you ordered a Cheeseburger, they’d bring you a slice on cheese on a little plate.
When not, I get in the mood when I’m near Rein’s Deli in Vernon, CT. [/shameless plug]