Famed entertainment and music industry analyst and commentator Bob Lefsetz spent his birthday celebrating the happiest way he knows – with a Langer’s #19 sandwich!

You want a #19.

I have birthday traditions. You know how institutions of higher learning have all those rules you’ve got to follow for no good reason other than everybody before you did the same damn thing? Well, I’m my own stuff-shirted traditionalist, it all hearkens back to…

1977.

Yup, that’s when I went to Langer’s and on to C.C. Brown’s and “Annie Hall” on my birthday.

That’s the tradition, hot pastrami, hot fudge sundae and a movie…or two or three.

Langer’s?

What kind of country do we live in where the best pastrami sandwich is not in New York but Los Angeles?

Yes, all the critics agree. It’s the hand-cut meat. The rye bread.

And the cole slaw, Swiss cheese and Russian dressing.

Huh? How can you taste all those flavors, that’s a mishmash akin to an everything bagel!

Only it’s not.

I worked my way up to the #19, Langer’s legendary sandwich.

At first I only got the pastrami, then the swiss cheese, then I remembered the sandwiches in the mountains, i.e. the Catskills, with cole slaw, and I went for the whole shebang and that’s what I have every April 22nd, the #19. And it couldn’t have been better yesterday.

And just because I was overdoing it, I had the crinkly fries too. Or should I say KRINKLY fries? And of course a Dr. Brown’s Black Cherry. Come on, you can’t eat at the deli without it.

And the Russian dressing is oozing out of the sandwich, but the crunch of the bread is so satisfying, it’s a modern mouth orgasm and a return to my youth all at once.

Click here to read the entire article – it’s fantastic!

Thank you, Bob, for including us in your birthday celebrations, and please say hello next time you are in so that we may thank you personally for this wonderful piece – The Langer Family

Norm Langer made a guest appearance Saturday on ESPNLA 710’s Weekend Warrior sports medicine and health program hosted by Dr. Robert Klapper.

As it turns out, Robert did Norm’s knee replacements (both of ’em!) about 5 years ago, and Norm has been going strong ever since. He took this opportunity to recount how great his mobility now is, thanks to Robert’s skilled surgical technique and follow-up, live on the air.

All of us at Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant wish to thank Seth Hoffman, co-executive producer and writer of the “Little Fish” episode of CBS Television’s VEGAS which included a prominent mention of Langer’s this past week. Thank you, Seth! Please stop by soon and say hello so that we may thank you in person! – The Langer Family

Los Angeles Magazine’s Photo intern (and food enthusiast) Katie Buntsma paid her first visit to Langer’s Deli recently and penned the latest edition of LA Magazine’s “Oh My Lunch” on the Langer’s #19:

I don’t usually like sandwiches (heck, I’ve been ordering the same Subway sandwich since I was three), but this towering tribute to Jewish deli tradition has made me rethink everything. The pastrami is warm, sliced to the perfect thickness. The crunchy coleslaw and Russian dressing perk up your taste buds, and the rustic rye bread add another layer of texture. I could eat this any day of the week.

Click here to read the complete piece – it’s great! Thanks, Katie! – The Langers

NBC4LA.com has proclaimed the best places in Los Angeles to get corned beef for St. Patrick’s Day (coming this Sunday, March 17th – we’ll be closed, so come visit us on Saturday the 16th!), and Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant was named to the exclusive list of only three recommendations! The other restaurants include Tom Bergin’s and Magee’s Kitchen.

Not only does the MacArthur Park-adjacent eatery have corned beef, but it puts that corned beef into some of its top sandwiches (lest you like your meat to arrive with a little bread). The Fresser’s Special Sandwich rocks the savory stuff, in addition to other savory stuff, too (yep, pastrami is in there). But something to note: Langer’s is not open on Sunday, so this will have to be your St. Patrick’s Eve meal.

Click here to read the complete article at NBC4LA.com

Thanks, NBC4LA.com! We appreciate the notice and support! Come visit us soon!

Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant is proud to have been included in the very short list of must-visit restaurants as proclaimed by the revered Sunset Magazine in its March 2013 issue. The article is entitled “Always in Style,” and features such luminary eateries as Tadich Grill in San Francisco, Helena’s Hawaiian Food in Honolulu, and Noriega Hotel in Bakersfield. Please pick up a copy at your newsstand to show Sunset Magazine you agree with their assertion that Langer’s is “Always In Style”!

Langer’s Deli is very proud to have made the LA Weekly’s 99 Essential Restaurants 2013! It is a true honor to be named alongside some of the truly great culinary and just plain “good eats” places here in Los Angeles. Thank you, Los Angeles Weekly, and thank you to our friends and patrons who have helped us achieve for 65 – almost 66 years!

Click here to view the write-up on Langer’s Deli

Click here to see all 99 restaurants named to the 99 list – it’s mighty impressive!