SeriousEats.com: Is Los Angeles the Best Jewish Deli Town?

SeriousEats.com poses the very serious question, “Is Los Angeles the Best Jewish Deli Town?” and gets lots of positive response from this potentially catastrophic query. It’s all part of ongoing coverage of David Sax’s new book, “Save The Deli,” which comes out this fall and will be available from Langer’s on our Merchandise page. Here’s a quick quote from the piece:

Sax’s favorite Los Angeles delis include: Nate ‘n Als, Arts, Canters, Brents, Greenblatt’s, Factors, Juniors, and Langers, as JewishJournal.com points out. So, are you throwing a pickle at the screen in rage? Or do you agree?

Definitely click here to check out the terrific range of responses from SeriousEats.com’s visitors.

AlBorde.com: Bilingual Langer’s Food Review

AlBorde.com published an interesting review of Langer’s recently that features both English and Spanish passages. Author Rafael Acero did a great job summarizing the first-time-Langer’s experience:

If you wanna switch things up a bit without being too extreme or without compromising your budget by much, head over to “Langer’s Deli” for some of the best pastrami EVER. If you haven’t tried “Langer’s”, you owe it to yourself to experience it- even if you’re not a huge pastrami fan, after eating at this joint, you will be.

Click here to read the complete review at AlBorde.com

LATaco.com: Fans of Langer’s

The popular website LATaco.com (“Celebrating the taco lifestyle in Los Angeles, California, USA”) recently published a great review of Langer’s No. 19 and our corned beef. Written by Ali Khan, the review includes great photographs and some wonderful prose:

Eat your heart out New York. The best Pastrami sandwich is a Los Angeleno. An East side one, at that. Sitting at the corner of 7th and Alvarado, yards away from where Captain David Aceveda and the late Terry Crowley met in the pilot of The Shield, is Langer’s, one of the best restaurants in the city.

….and:

Like most delicatessen’s, Langer’s features a huge menu that could tempt one to veer off the Pastrami highway, but this is simply not advised. Unless that is, you happen to go after the best kept secret at Langer’s: The Corned beef!

Click here to read the complete review at LATaco.com

Jewish Journal: David Sax Book Review

The Jewish Journal has published a review of David Sax’s new book, “Save The Deli”:

Brace yourself New York, because what I am about to write is definitely going to piss a lot of you off, but it needs to be said: Los Angeles has become America’s premier deli city

The review goes on to list the book’s local coverage:

Sax, who spent a lot of meals out here noshing his way to proof, presents his evidence: Nate ‘n Als, Arts, Canters, Brents, Greenblatt’s, Factors, Juniors and… Langers, home of the finest pastrami sandwich in the universe, much less the country.

Click here to read the complete review

Click here to visit the Save The Deli website

Jaunted.com recommends Langer’s

Our thanks to Jaunted.com (“The Pop Culture Travel Guide”) for their review of Langer’s and in particular, our #19 sandwich:

You’ll realize this is a special place once you set eyes on their signature item: the legendary hot pastrami sandwich, piled high on rye bread, topped with swiss cheese and coleslaw; kosher dills on the side.

In the eyes of many eaters, it’s this smoky, spicy sandwich that makes Langer’s stand above its many LA competitors.

Click here to read the entire review and visit their site. Thank you, friends at Jaunted! We appreciate your words of support.

Langer’s at Gateline.com’s Cooking Corner

Langer’s received a very nice mention in the Cooking Corner: Homemade Pastrami article by David W. Cowles, carried by the Peninsula Gateway (www.gateline.com). In the article, which discusses the merits of and tasks behind creating your own pastrami at home, David discusses the historical background of pastrami preparation, its Romanian roots, and the non-controversy over which delicatessen has the world’s best pastrami:

New Yorkers may be partial to Katz’s, but the reputation for having the best pastrami in the United States (and probably the entire world) goes to Langer’s, a Los Angeles deli that’s been around since 1947.

Langer’s is located at 7th and Alvarado near downtown, a few blocks from MacArthur Park, in what is now a heavily Latino neighborhood. The founder, Al Langer, passed away in June 2007 at 94.

Right up to the time he died, he went into the deli several times a week for a few hours to help with the lunch crowd and to greet old customers. His son, Norm Langer, runs the place. Norm has worked the deli — a family affair — since 1963.

At Langer’s, you order pastrami sandwiches by the number. No. 1 is pastrami, cole slaw and Russian dressing. Add Swiss cheese and the number changes to 19. Pastrami, chopped liver, and Russian dressing is No. 6. A grilled pastrami, sauerkraut and “nippy” (American) cheese is No. 44.

And there are more. These sandwiches are on rye bread baked by Bea’s Bakery in Tarzana.

Thanks for the kind words, David!