The Lehigh Valley is chock full of awesome corner delis, there’s almost too many places to get a great sandwich. Well, it’s time for you to add another place to that list of favorite sandwich shops. The Black Forest Deli in Bethlehem has been serving delicious sandwiches, wraps, and salads to their dedicated, almost cult like, customers for about 7 years now.

While there this past Saturday, I tried a customer created sandwich called the “Tim Shady-wich”. The “Shady-wich” was piled high with fresh-sliced pastrami, roast beef, crispy bacon and smeared with a delicious horseradish spread. The sandwich was served with the BFD’s unique take on a deli classic…macaroni salad. Under normal circumstances I probably wouldn’t even mention something as commonplace as macaroni salad, but this was different. Very different, in a good way. It had a blend of seasonings that gave it a much needed kick and set it apart from any other mac salad I’ve ever had before.

With all the Wawas and Subways in the Lehigh Valley, it’s easy to have missed this Mother & Daughter owned/operated deli. But after reading this you no longer have a legitimate excuse to not check out the Black Forest Deli. So, what are you doing for lunch today? (Btw, the correct answer is, “going to the Black Forest Deli”).