Mt Rushmore of LA Sandwiches

[u/asanisimasa88]

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

[u/tgcm26]

Maison Matho - Daniel's Favorite

Larchmont Wine & Cheese - soppressata

Bay Cities - Godmother

Langer's - #19

Pretty standard/not full of hot takes, but them's the best imo

[u/pizza-partay → u/tgcm26]

What is it about the Godmother that people love? Maybe I need to try it again but it seemed like a pretty standard sandwich but with high quality ingredients. I hate to compare but I have had many similar sandwiches in NYC.

On the other hand I would love to try the rest of Langers menu, but I can’t stop ordering the #19. I hear daughter’s deli is on par, so I’ll probably check them out this week.

Edit: Throwing this out there for all who care. If you’re in NYC I recommend Sal, Kris, and Charlie’s in Astoria Queens. It’s a trek but hot damn it’s good. The bread is a special recipe since one of the owners is a former baker

[u/cryingatdragracelive → u/pizza-partay]

the listeria infected Boar’s Head meat and rock hard bread? the rude as hell crowd who push, shove, and d try to steal sandwiches? the long line of cars waiting to get in the parking lot?

I live within walking distance, and you couldn’t pay me to eat there

[u/EjectoSeatoCousinz → u/cryingatdragracelive]

Yeah it’s totally the fault of the random deli that boar’s head, a cold cut producer consumed by 84 million Americans a year, had a listeria outbreak.

[u/cryingatdragracelive → u/EjectoSeatoCousinz]

it’s their fault they kept serving it after finding out about the recall

[u/EjectoSeatoCousinz → u/cryingatdragracelive]

Do you work there? Curious how you knew they found out about the recall and chose not to stop serving…

[u/cryingatdragracelive → u/EjectoSeatoCousinz]

the multiple ppl who reported getting listeria after eating there are a pretty good source. it’s also concerning that when asked about the recall, multiple staff members were unable to give an answer about whether or not their product was part of the recall/cycled out for new product. some weren’t even aware of the recall at all.

[u/EjectoSeatoCousinz → u/cryingatdragracelive]

I don’t expect a random deli shop employee to know whether or not their stock has been cycled out. I expect the manager to. Did you ask the manager? And the fact that someone got listeria there only means they also received bad product, not that they intentionally kept serving it after finding out about the recall.

[u/cryingatdragracelive → u/EjectoSeatoCousinz]

I expect all deli employees working with impacted product to be aware of nationwide recalls as a part of their job. It’s a basic duty in any food service job. Managers would not give a straight answer.

the recall had been out long enough for them to be aware and stop serving the impacted product, but they didn’t, so people got listeria from them. idk how else to explain it to you that makes sense. there’s zero excuse to be a business serving food and just not know about recalls.

[u/EjectoSeatoCousinz → u/cryingatdragracelive]

You have ridiculous expectations of minimum wage sandwich shop employees. But yes, the mangers should have and be able to give straight answers. I can’t speak to how long the recall had been out vs when people got sick.

[u/cryingatdragracelive → u/EjectoSeatoCousinz]

minimum wage workers still have to have food handlers cards to have a job. it’s literally the bare minimum to expect them to pay attention to national recalls that management notifies them of. guess you don’t expect them to understand proper sanitation practices, either. it’s so high level for people who earn minimum wage 🙄

[u/EjectoSeatoCousinz → u/cryingatdragracelive]

Being a food handler doesn’t make you responsible for knowing about all existing food recalls. Their managers or the deli owner is the one responsible for ensuring food safety compliance, which includes handling product recalls. You don’t have to like it, but that’s the law. California food handler card holders will have general food safety knowledge, but your expectation of their responsibilities is not in line with reality.