J & J Food Market

For all the cats who work at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens or the Palm House, J & J’s part of a balanced breakfast. The ham or bacon or sausage, egg and cheese on a roll gives you nourishment when you’re nourishment needin’. Their breakfast sandwiches are in the discussion for best in Brooklyn. I’ve been told that the lottery tickets here are particularly lucky but gambling ain’t my thang. I come here for food. On the sign above the door underneath the words DELI, and GROCERY, it says «SANDWICH PROFESSIONALS».
The sign don’t lie. Sammy is an expert sandwich-​ologist and a legend amongst the Botanic Gardens. His Mexican protégé (nobody knows his name) has also come into his own as a sandwich professional. Sammy taught him well. The condiments and bread are usually fresh and the bacon is always cooked just right.
Over the years, I’ve tried many different combinations and been exposed to the many sammiches my friends know and love. Here are some recommendations:
The Eshawn: Pastrami, egg, bacon, and cheese on a roll.
The Jimbo: Get them to nuke one of them microwavable bacon cheeseburgers and have them add mayo, mustard, and ketchup to it. So gross, yet so good.
The Jose: Sausage, bacon, egg, and cheese with salt and pepper on a hero.
The Jorge: Egg Whites, Tomato, Bacon on Whole Wheat Bread.
The Jimmy S Combo: Virginia Ham, Swiss, Lettuce, Tomato, Onion, Salt & Pepper, Oil & Vinegar, Mayo & Mustard on a roll with a 50 cent bag of Cool Ranch Doritos and a Snickers Crunch. Jesus, Mary, and holy Saint Joseph, this is delcicious!