Newman's Deli, a Reno mainstay, has closed

Goodbye, roasted turkey sub. So long, pastrami melt. Farewell, mile-high corned beef swiped with Russian dressing.

Newman's Deli, a signature Reno restaurant, has closed after nearly 30 years on California Avenue at South Virginia Street. A handwritten sign affixed to the front door read, simply, "Closed" when @RGJTaste stopped by early in the evening of July 12.

News of the closing first emerged late that afternoon in the Reno Foodies Facebook group.

Peter and Karen Newman — he a New York City boy — opened the New York-style deli in 1989, long before superfoods and fair trade yoga togs invaded the area.

"When we moved here there was nothing like this. We thought it would be a good opportunity to introduce that style of food here. We were just hoping it would go over," Peter Newman told the Reno Gazette Journal in 2000.

The Newmans sold the restaurant in about 2004, though it continued to be called Newman's Deli.

In 2013, Newman's celebrated its 2,000,000 visit by a customer (and its 25th anniversary) by awarding free lunch for a year to the person who represented the milestone visit.

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Besides deli standards, the most recent menu featured breakfast sandwiches, breakfast specailties like a crab omelet, salads, wraps, and sandwiches like a chicken chipotle or Angus beef with cheddar and avocado.