TrippyFood.com: Put Some Deli In Your Belly

Valentino Herrera, editor of food and travel blog TrippyFood.com, recently paid a visit to Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant with friends, and thoroughly enjoyed himself:

My sandwich arrived guarded by two dill halves on either side (apparently Langer’s eschewed the obligatory bowl completely). The sandwich was packed full of moist, steamy and fragrant pastrami, but it wasn’t as insurmountable as the human head-sized mounds of meat that completely obliterate the helpless slice of bread beneath it as served in New York delis. I brought the sandwich to my mouth, taking time to smell the spice emanating from the meat in a wafty steam and calculated the angle of approach for the first bite to include the maximum amount of meat with the minimum amount of cole slaw – shredded cabbage, your time would come my friend, but this moment was devoted to the pastrami. My mouth was filled with the most incredible flavor; I let the bite linger on my tongue, awash in saliva and ecstasy. With slight pressure (virtually no chewing required), the pastrami simply melted away as I savored each and every bite. The bread was spongy yet sturdy enough to hold the wet sandwich together; the contrast of the crusty rind and the soft innards lovingly enveloped the meat and coleslaw in a perfect storm of tastes and textures.

Trust us and go read the entire review – it’s extremely well written, delightful in its love of food, and a great encapsulation of the Langer’s dining experience. Thank you, Valentino, for such a wonderful review – we hope you’ll say hi next time you visit us at Langer’s!

National Pastrami Day at Langer’s – Saturday, January 14, 2012

It’s National Pastrami Day at Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant, this Saturday, January 14, 2012. But you can join in our celebration all week as we serve up the world’s best hot pastrami, delicious and mouth-watering, in our wide variety of deli sandwiches from which to choose!

So what are you waiting for? Celebrate National Pastrami Day, now through Saturday, only at Langer’s Deli. Click here for directions!

Don’t Miss Langer’s Deli on Huell Howser – KCET Tonight!

Langer’s Deli will be featured on an encore performance of Huell Howser’s California Gold tonight on KCET Channel 28!

In anticipation of National Pastrami Day (January 14, 2012), Huell is repeating a classic episode featuring Langer’s and our famous hot pastrami. Make sure you tune in to KCET 28 tonight at 730PM to catch this terrific visit to Langer’s by Huell!

East Side Food Bites: Langer’s Is Your LA Birthright

Local food blog East Side Food Bites’ Valentina made a trip to Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant recently and emerged with the provocatively beautiful title of “Langer’s is Your LA Birthright.” We concur! She sampled a variety of our dishes, including our delicious cabbage soup and grilled nippy cheese!

Cabbage and tomatoes make up most of this sweet and sour soup, with small chunks of beef adding a savory anchor. Their Matzo Ball Soup is also perfectly respectable, but a little too filling to follow up with a sandwich. Plus, if you get the cabbage soup, you can still fit some golden brown crinkle fries (I don’t care if they’re frozen) into your meal.

Click here to read the complete review and view the terrific pictures at East Side Food Bites.

Food Republic: NBA Power Rankings In Sandwich Form

Well, here’s one we never saw coming! Food Republic has ranked the upcoming NBA season and teams by using Langer’s delicious sandwich selections – 30 teams, 30 Langer’s sandwiches!

Man, it’s fun to rank things. Since this is the inaugural Food Republic NBA Power Rankings, we decided to go ahead and apply some food logic to our system. That’s why we’ve taken all 30 NBA teams and compared them to a sandwich at Langer’s, the James Beard Award winning deli in Los Angeles. Langer’s serves what might be the best pastrami in the world and the NBA features the best basketball in the world, so it seemed like a perfect match.

The Lakers? Our #28 Fresser’s Special!

Click here to read the complete article – it’s terrific!

Don’t Forget the Langer’s Party Platters!

Just a quick reminder that nothing makes the holidays more delicious than a Langer’s Gourmet Party Platter or Deluxe Sandwich Platter!

If you’re thinking about ordering one, remember that we need 24 hours notice for the Gourmet Party Platter, and only 2 hours notice for a Deluxe Sandwich Platter.

Call 213-483-8050 now to order yours! Click here for all the details on our platters!

Thank you, and happy holidays to all our friends and fans!

– The Langer Family

Michael G. Kramer: Ode to Langer’s Deli

We received a wonderful piece of correspondence recently from Friend of Langer’s Michael G. Kramer; if this isn’t deli-inspired poetry, nothing is:

I wrote this in response to a forwarded email bemoaning the fate of the deli in general from New York:

As of this moment in history there is but one Deli. Langer’s of Los Angeles has become a sacred destination of deli and pastrami enthusiasts the world over since it is now regarded as the home of the finest Pastrami Sandwich in the history of all interplanetary species.

New Yorkers cry now to realise that the crown of the perfect deli experience has drifted west to the despicable capitol of the trivial life………Los Angeles……But….. surrounding this temple of immeasurable perfection – LANGERS – shall arise a new community, worthy of its existence. The Hub of the Universe, The Deli of G-d’s choice is here, spreading hope for the future of the people who face the Wide Pacific Shore.

– Michael G. Kramer

Absolutely wonderful.

Jarred Reviews: Langer’s Delicatessen

Food and travel blogger Jarred from Montreal recently paid his first visit to Langer’s Delicatessen. Having grown up with smoked meat sandwiches in Montreal, Jarred is familiar with the pastrami family, but nothing could have prepared him for his first Langer’s experience:

I’ll always remember that time I sunk my teeth into my first #19 at Langer’s.

Everyone apparently knows the best pastrami or corned beef sandwich there is. I’ve been engrossed in back and forth’s of personal bias over which deli makes the best sandwich several times with people. When I went to LA, I heard that Langer’s is to L.A. what Schwartz’s is to Montreal…

Then finally it came…Langer’s most popular sandwich…The tender, succulent and perfectly seasoned juicy pieces of thickly cut meat piled high, not as much as Carnegie but there was still a great amount. The cole slaw is an original addition, and crucial in making this legendary sandwich, as well as that dressing, that perfect dressing that really just completes everything. I’m not even sure if I noticed the cheese, as there was so much taste from everything else that was going on. When you have pastrami that’s as juicy as steak, it’s no wonder.

It’s a terrific review for which we are grateful, and one you should check out both for the prose as well as the imagery. Click here to read the complete review, and to browse Jarred’s well-done site.

Thank you, Jarred! – The Langers

LAWeekly.com: Langer’s Vs. Oinkster

Elina Shatkin of the Los Angeles Weekly’s online LAWeekly.com is conducting a “30 Sandwiches in 30 Days” marathon – and Day 12 was none other than Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant versus Oinkster. Here’s Elina’s take on our delicious #19:

Want to look like a dyed-in-the-wool Angeleno? Next time you visit Langer’s, sit down and order the #19 without glancing at the menu. Better yet, don’t order the #19. Order any other sandwich at Langer’s as long as it features pastrami — and don’t look at the menu.

Langer’s pastrami, however, needs no accoutrements….It is sliced thickly, more like a slab of brisket than the thin, curling pastrami at most sandwich shops, whether they’re of the artisanal or drive-through variety. The meat itself is tender and warm, modestly seasoned but intensely meaty, peppery without the overpowering sense of spice. It comes on rye bread so crusty, it makes Andy Rooney look like Pollyanna. Yet the bread, in a true miracle of nature’s duality, is somehow exceptionally soft and chewy.

Her verdict?

There can only be one winner. It’s Langer’s. Still #1.

Thank you, Elina! We’re proud of the award and are grateful for your poetic descriptions of our beloved pastrami!

Click here to read the complete review.

LocalEats.com: Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant

Food blog and leading food app for smartphones and tablets LocalEats.com has published their Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant review and listing:

Declaring a favorite Los Angeles deli may be as dangerous as proclaiming love for the Giants in Dodger Stadium. You can say with certainty, however, that since 1947, Angelenos have flocked to Langer’s somewhat precarious neighborhood —just west of downtown, across from MacArthur Park — for what many claim is the world’s best pastrami sandwich. Even a scattering of New York’s corned beef connoisseurs cede to the superior tender layers of sugar-cured and seasoned meat, while curbside service and a recently added subway stop on the Metro Red Line have helped everyone from downtown heavyweights to Hollywood’s most elite nosh alongside their kosher-style-loving brethren.

We even made it to their “Top 100” list – thank you, LocalEats! Click here to view the listing, and make sure you download their app for your smartphone or tablet.