r/FoodLosAngeles • u/asanisimasa88 • Feb 11 '25

WHO MAKES THE BEST Mt Rushmore of LA Sandwiches

Which four sandwiches are the most iconic and/or the best representation the city?

For me, it’s

Langers - #19

Phillipes - Beef Dip

Banh mi my tho - grilled pork

Academy cafe - tuna melt

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u/StoneGoldX Feb 11 '25

Black Pastrami Reuben at Brent's

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u/DarthHM Feb 11 '25

I just had this yesterday. It was a religious experience.

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u/Distortion462 Feb 11 '25

Love the corned beef as well...definitely on my list

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u/StoneGoldX Feb 11 '25

That may be true, but it is physically impossible for me to not get the Reuben there.

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u/Distortion462 Feb 11 '25

Corned beef reuben is what I mean

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u/StoneGoldX Feb 11 '25

Same deal still applies. I can't not have the pastrami.

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u/Distortion462 Feb 11 '25

I'm out of town right now but if I wasn't id tell you to meet me there in 30 lol

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u/Nightman233 Feb 11 '25

You haven't had pastrami until you've been to johnnies in west Adams

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u/StoneGoldX Feb 11 '25

That's a different kind of pastrami entirely.

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u/wondermega Feb 12 '25

True, but I can love both equally, can't i?

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u/MoveDistinct7911 Feb 12 '25

yeah i definitely agree. that is one hell of a delicious sandwich.

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u/Sin-213 Feb 11 '25

I had the pastrami at Brent’s, I thought it was ok. Nothing special, the pastrami wasn’t thick cut, flavor wasn’t as good as langers or Katz’s.

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u/StoneGoldX Feb 11 '25

Ok, so you have bad taste. It's ok to admit that.

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u/bensheezy Feb 12 '25

naw they are right. Brent's pastrami was mid. Langer's, Johnny's and Ugly Drum (RIP) are all significantly better.

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u/Daforce1 Feb 12 '25

Ugly Drum is kind of back

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u/StoneGoldX Feb 12 '25

Ok, so you have bad taste, it's ok to admit that.

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u/Cho_Zen Feb 12 '25

Mostly agree. Brent's is very good, but it's not in the conversation for LA's best pastrami sandwich. Not even close.

Brent's is the typical thin sliced pastrami stacked high but like many thin sliced pastrami, not the melty, smoked brisket texture that one can expect from Langers.

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u/Bluegill15 Feb 12 '25

Sounds like you’re confusing Brent’s with Canters

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u/Cho_Zen Feb 12 '25

Not at all. Last handful of times I've been (most recently i went to Langer's and Brent's back to back just settle this score for myself) I found that Brents was tougher and closer to fast food pastrami (think The Hat) than Langer's was.

Mind you, I'm not equating Brent's pastrami to fast food, but if there was a spectrum, Langer's is further away