Comments on: Happy 50th Moe Pancer’s http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/ Dedicated to the preservation of all salted and cured Judaic meats Thu, 09 Sep 2010 10:55:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 By: julia s http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-229 julia s Sun, 15 Apr 2007 20:19:00 +0000 http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-229 Yum! I'll be there with bells on, and my appetite too! Yum! I’ll be there with bells on, and my appetite too!

]]> By: Bryan Skolnik http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-230 Bryan Skolnik Sun, 15 Apr 2007 23:29:15 +0000 http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-230 Lorne is the grandson of the founder, Moe Pancer. For many years the deli was run by Moe's son (Lorne's father) the late Stan Pancer. On another note, for many years there was a Red Pancer's deli further north on Bathurst St. just south of Steeles. Although i'm not certain, I believe Red was related to Moe. Lorne is the grandson of the founder, Moe Pancer. For many years the deli was run by Moe’s son (Lorne’s father) the late Stan Pancer. On another note, for many years there was a Red Pancer’s deli further north on Bathurst St. just south of Steeles. Although i’m not certain, I believe Red was related to Moe.

]]> By: Michael Pancer http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-231 Michael Pancer Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:48:47 +0000 http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-231 It is awesome to see interest in keping deli's alive. Here is a bit of deli history. In April 1957 Stanley Pancer and his father Moe opened Pancer's Deli. They were partners. They gathered recipes from the old country of relatives long deceased. I was born that same opening week as my mother, Evelyn, went into labour while waitressing in her 9th month. Many of us, including me, worked there, but Stan, he lived there. He ate, slept, breathed and lived Deli. People would come from miles to eat and smooze with Stan. If he didn't yell at you atleast once then he didn't love you! And he yelled at everyone. It was the deli way. He won every deli contest and competition ever in Toronto history. He's fed hockey stars from the days when the Leafs won Stanley cups, politicians, celebrities, etc. Our customers are the children and grandchildren of the original customers. Anywhere in the world today, if you meet a jew who was raised in Toronto, he knows of and has eaten at Pancer's Deli. The Toronto Star once wrote an article on my dad called "I am 5 meats". It should have been titled "I am Deli". Because he was. I am Lorne's silent partner charged by my dad before he died to make sure the legacy lives on. I definitley will !! Michael Pancer It is awesome to see interest in keping deli’s alive. Here is a bit of deli history.
In April 1957 Stanley Pancer and his father Moe opened Pancer’s Deli. They were partners. They gathered recipes from the old country of relatives long deceased. I was born that same opening week as my mother, Evelyn, went into labour while waitressing in her 9th month.
Many of us, including me, worked there, but Stan, he lived there. He ate, slept, breathed and lived Deli. People would come from miles to eat and smooze with Stan. If he didn’t yell at you atleast once then he didn’t love you! And he yelled at everyone. It was the deli way. He won every deli contest and competition ever in Toronto history. He’s fed hockey stars from the days when the Leafs won Stanley cups, politicians, celebrities, etc. Our customers are the children and grandchildren of the original customers. Anywhere in the world today, if you meet a jew who was raised in Toronto, he knows of and has eaten at Pancer’s Deli.
The Toronto Star once wrote an article on my dad called “I am 5 meats”. It should have been titled “I am Deli”. Because he was.
I am Lorne’s silent partner charged by my dad before he died to make sure the legacy lives on. I definitley will !!
Michael Pancer

]]> By: Dale Johnson http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-232 Dale Johnson Mon, 16 Apr 2007 22:43:26 +0000 http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-232 Moe's sounds like it would be worth a trip to Toronto just to eat there! I love your site and glad you saved the tradition. Moe’s sounds like it would be worth a trip to Toronto just to eat there! I love your site and glad you saved the tradition.

]]> By: Ben Johnson http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-233 Ben Johnson Tue, 17 Apr 2007 13:38:14 +0000 http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-233 No way am I letting Dale take a trip to Pancer's Deli without me. She'd want to stay! At least if I am with her I can order several things to go and feed her all the way back to Georgia. Am looking forward to stopping in and ordering a Pastrami and a Vernors on my next trip to Toronto. Just thinking about it has made me hungry, but unfortunately I think I'd have to drive to Kansas City (2 1/2 hours from here) to come close to finding a Deli. Sad as it is, I have lived in Nebraska for 8 years and have never even heard of the existence of a real deli anywhere in the state of Nebraska. . . . Sign me up as a dues paying member of the Save The Deli club! No way am I letting Dale take a trip to Pancer’s Deli without me. She’d want to stay! At least if I am with her I can order several things to go and feed her all the way back to Georgia. Am looking forward to stopping in and ordering a Pastrami and a Vernors on my next trip to Toronto. Just thinking about it has made me hungry, but unfortunately I think I’d have to drive to Kansas City (2 1/2 hours from here) to come close to finding a Deli. Sad as it is, I have lived in Nebraska for 8 years and have never even heard of the existence of a real deli anywhere in the state of Nebraska. . . . Sign me up as a dues paying member of the Save The Deli club!

]]> By: Boyd McAdam http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-243 Boyd McAdam Wed, 18 Apr 2007 13:02:22 +0000 http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-243 You don't have to be Jewish to enjoy Pancer's Deli! My wife, kids and I have been going for over 25 years and have had many a good meal at both locations. I remember Stanley fondly as a man whose bark was far worse than his bite. His tender side came across whenever anybody brought young children to the deli--"My next generation of customers!", he would observe. He was a hard working man, at his post at the old location almost anytime of the day or night. Now when I walk into the new location and see Lorne working behind the counter, it's like seeing the ghost of Stan. Congratulations on fifty years! I know the whole family has worked hard to keep the business going. Looking forward to many more good meals at your fine establishment. You don’t have to be Jewish to enjoy Pancer’s Deli! My wife, kids and I have been going for over 25 years and have had many a good meal at both locations. I remember Stanley fondly as a man whose bark was far worse than his bite. His tender side came across whenever anybody brought young children to the deli–”My next generation of customers!”, he would observe. He was a hard working man, at his post at the old location almost anytime of the day or night. Now when I walk into the new location and see Lorne working behind the counter, it’s like seeing the ghost of Stan.

Congratulations on fifty years! I know the whole family has worked hard to keep the business going. Looking forward to many more good meals at your fine establishment.

]]> By: Lee Malin http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-286 Lee Malin Wed, 02 May 2007 00:36:05 +0000 http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-286 "I AM 5 MEATS"...that Toronto Star article still hangs in my Mother's Kitchen. Moe Pancer's Deli has been a large part of my family even before my first visit in 1984. My Grandmother Leah Pancer Britt worked at the Toronto location and my mother Brenda Britt Malin managed a Florida store...No trip to Toronto was complete without Moe Pancer's deli. I still remember Stanley Pancer strong and insistant that my brother Darren and I have Chiclets Instead of Coffee Crisp from the cash register display case. Darren and I would compete to eat the most pepperoni sticks. I always finished a close second...I can remember the first time I had BABY BEEF and TONGUE sooooooo good. You couldn't go wrong with SALAMI & EGGS either...Wilf looks the same too! The Only thing better than the food was the atmosphere, Jewish or Not...Hungry or Not...Moe Pancer's Deli will always put a smile on your face. “I AM 5 MEATS”…that Toronto Star article still hangs in my Mother’s Kitchen. Moe Pancer’s Deli has been a large part of my family even before my first visit in 1984. My Grandmother Leah Pancer Britt worked at the Toronto location and my mother Brenda Britt Malin managed a Florida store…No trip to Toronto was complete without Moe Pancer’s deli. I still remember Stanley Pancer strong and insistant that my brother Darren and I have Chiclets Instead of Coffee Crisp from the cash register display case. Darren and I would compete to eat the most pepperoni sticks. I always finished a close second…I can remember the first time I had BABY BEEF and TONGUE sooooooo good. You couldn’t go wrong with SALAMI & EGGS either…Wilf looks the same too! The Only thing better than the food was the atmosphere, Jewish or Not…Hungry or Not…Moe Pancer’s Deli will always put a smile on your face.

]]> By: Colten Pancer http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-396 Colten Pancer Fri, 11 May 2007 14:43:35 +0000 http://www.savethedeli.com/2007/04/15/happy-50th-moe-pancers/#comment-396 Wow it's been forever since ive tasted "true" Deli in awhile. Its a shame I am rarely in Toronto at all. But I know a few friends that go there after school for their meals. I hope the Deli continues its great success. Wow it’s been forever since ive tasted “true” Deli in awhile. Its a shame I am rarely in Toronto at all. But I know a few friends that go there after school for their meals. I hope the Deli continues its great success.

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