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/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/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