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Is Los Angeles the Best Jewish Deli Town?
What are you all, Galitzianers? The taste test for delis has always been corned beef sandwiches, but suddenly pastrami has come to the fore. When Woody Allen sent up Gentile tastes in Annie Hall, it was a corned beef sandwich he used for the gag (white bread and mayonnaise). MMinNYC is absolutely right, that the NY deli is disappearing, but a good NY deli is still head and shoulders better than an LA deli. There are exceptions, like the pastrami at Langer's, but the rest is pretty mediocre. In NY, it was always the bread and the water--and hand cutting. My last sandwich at Junior's in Westwood was inedible, so now I go up the street to the Persian restaurants. I've lived in both places for years and years, and my vote's for the Apple.
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Great list. Makes me miss the days I lived in the Village. And I guess all the walking keeps the calories off. As to Philly, I'm a Pat's guy (as opposed to Geno's), but if you want to go where the locals are, try John's Roast Pork (voted the best cheesesteak in town in several contests), or Tony Luke's (which has better roast pork with broccoli rabe but a good cheesesteak), or Sarcone's.