John - The Roving Reporter “posting”
Simon has descended on Los Angeles. He is the ultimate bon vivant, the most knowledgeable on anything meant to be eaten and one of the wittiest characters I know. We decided to go to the best deli in town–Langers in the McArthur Park Area, 7th and Alvarado…it has always been terrific.
I start salivating when I see the sign.
The Menu
The must order – #19 – it has been my favorite since I started devouring it in 1971.
Chopped liver…not quite as good as Lizziees (My editorial comment is that I add more chopped up hard-boiled egg plus lots of chicken fat)
THE # 19 sandwich – Pastrami, Swiss Cheese, Coleslaw, Russian style dressing on unbelievably good rye bread
chocolate shake
We decided to go to Musso and Frank after lunch on the subway.
Mural in the McArthur Park station
Unfortunately Musso and Frank was closed so we headed to the Roosevelt Hotel.
Roosevelt Hotel
Martini for Simon, Blended marguerita for me
What a wonderful day.
More on Langers here:
http://www.doshermanos.co.uk/
Langer’s is truly one of my favorite places to eat in the world. After traveling through Asia for two months, the first place I ate when I came back was Langer’s. You can’t find good pastrami on that entire continent.
John dreams of Langers when we are in France, Spain and London.
How does the pastrami compare to Katz’s?
Please make a comment so I can respond to Joel
Waiting for John to make a comment as I haven’t had Katz’s or Langers.
Number 19 is the reason to go to Langer’s. Been ordering that for at least 15 years. Scary . . . .
John’s comment:
similar, maybe a bit spicer, hand cut, medium thickness.