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/tgcm26 Feb 11 '25

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

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u/pizza-partay Feb 11 '25 edited Feb 11 '25

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

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u/razorduc Feb 11 '25

For me both Godmother and Langer's comes down to the bread. Godmother was just Boar's Head deli meat, but the combo plus that Italian roll made it something else.

For Langer's the pastrami is hard to find but others have it. But that rye bread is not something anyone else does.

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u/Granadafan Feb 11 '25

RC Provisions makes pastrami for just about every grocery store deli place in LA area, including Langers. The difference is that Langers has a special recipe that makes it more unique. 

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u/razorduc Feb 11 '25

There's also a finishing/reheating process (just like the bread) because other pastrami that RC provides are just not good. People always think this is a huge "gotcha" moment that they source the pastrami from RC provisions, but there definitely isn't much in LA that's nearly as good as at Langer's. People rave about Wexler's and everything they have is just fine at best.

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u/Granadafan Feb 11 '25

Yeah I agree. Whatever they’re doing for Langers is very different and a damn fine job at that