Travel Writer Richard Atkins: Ooh la la! Rediscovering Los Angeles

Travel writer Richard Atkins recently paid Los Angeles a visit and included Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant on his itinerary. His reaction to his first visit to Langer’s?

Spending most of my adult life in New York City, I’ve become somewhat of a fanatical connoisseur of great delicatessen and no one does deli like New York. That is until now. Across from the famed MacArthur Park is Langers Delicatessen. Proud recipient of the James Beard Foundation Award, Langers opened its hallowed doors in 1947 with a whopping 12 seats. Through trials and tribulations, adversity and screams of “there goes the neighborhood,” the restaurant has stood the proverbial test of time.

Moreover, it’s satisfied those ruthless deli aficionados who will run you out of town if they think your pastrami is not up to their pretentious standards. The potato latkes alone are enough to send you into delirium. However, while you’re savoring their aftertaste, ecstasy is just around the corner with the No. 19. Pastrami, Swiss cheese, Russian dressing and L’Chaim! You’re on top of the world.

Besides the pastrami melting in your mouth, the real secret is the double baked and steamed rye bread, which is softer than a 1,200-thread-count Egyptian Cotton sheet. Don’t forget to say hi to Norm Langer when you’re there. He’s the friendliest host you could ever meet and the perfect gentleman. Bravo, Norm!

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Thank you again, Richard – The Langers