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Is there a real deli in town anymore?

Cork's is gone. McAlister's and Jason's are both chain-food restaurants... so, where do you go?

Permalink Reply by Ron Da Bomb on February 11, 2009 at 4:33pm: If you are after sandwiches near that neighborhood...check out:

Tully's on San Mateo - good sandwiches and a real deli. Check out the frozen lasagnas and stuff. And check out the Italian bakery next door, too.
Oak Tree Cafe on Menaul/Louisana (same building as Chili's on the east side around the corner)
Cheese & Coffee on Louisiana just north of Menaul.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Noel on February 11, 2009 at 4:38pm: Thanks Ron for the fast and thorough follow-up. Will try both of these.

The Alibi review of Oak Tree Café is awe-inspiring.

Noel; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Ron Da Bomb on February 11, 2009 at 4:41pm: There's actually a third - Cheese and Coffee on Louisiana - but I couldn't find a link for a review.

Post your reviews of these and other shops you find! I am always on a quest for a good sandwich.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Noel on February 11, 2009 at 4:55pm: You and me both. I grew up in L.A. and used to go to Canter's for deli, Pink's for chili dogs and dozens of places for Italian subs.

Will let you know and thanks for adding Cheese and Coffee.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jeff on February 11, 2009 at 5:14pm: bay cities deli in santa monica is it!
canter's is awesome too.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Noel on February 11, 2009 at 5:25pm: Remember the Broadway Diner?; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by jeff on February 12, 2009 at 8:51am: hell yeah. i worked a few blocks away.; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Richard Levy on April 18, 2009 at 12:44am: Zucky's early in the morning. . on Wilshire (now gone); ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Noel on April 18, 2009 at 9:34am: Hey Richard,

Used to go to Zucky's quite a bit. A junior version of Canter's a few miles to the east.

Seems like all the old-world delis are disappearing, possibly because all the old-world people (like my grandparents) have gone.

An unrelated story: I used go to Zucky's quite often with a friend who had spent a year in Japan on a Fulbright. One day he called me and said, "this putz who I barely knew in Japan has shown up of the blue and says, 'I'm here,' so now I'm expected to entertain him. You want to come with us to Zucky's?" The fellow barely spoke any English, but my friend was fluent in Japanese, so everything went o.k. until we were leaving. The Japanese love foreign ethnic foods, usually. My friend would always buy some marbled halvah (a common middle-eastern sweet) on the way out and this Japanese guy asks, "what's that?" So my friend of course offered him some. Thank goodness we were outside by then. He started gagging, hawking, coughing, and my friend and I were beside ourselves with laughter. Why? Not at his misfortune, but the absurdity of how one is served so many slimy, gruesome-looking things in Japan or Japanese restaurants and here he was gagging on crushed sesame seeds, sesame paste and choclate!; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Big White Hat on April 18, 2009 at 6:07pm: Please post about Cheese and Coffee Noel if you go. I was less than impressed and found the sandwiches lacking as well as the service.

I have to weigh in on the LA deli's that I grew up on. Cantors was the favorite and Jerrys became the regular place. In a pince, Solley's on Van Nuys Blvd. has good menu.

But nothing beats the New York Deli, Wolfs, or the Carnegie Deli in Manhattan..; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by Noel on April 18, 2009 at 6:15pm: I never remember that they're there, but here's a listing and review of sorts:

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/976248/cheese_coffee_gourm...

... sounds kinda Greek from this.

And we still need to try Roma:

http://www.nmgastronome.com/abq/sandwich/roma.htm; ▶ Reply to This

Permalink Reply by killbox on February 11, 2009 at 7:32pm: i will 2nd both of these options!

there is a delli in freedmonts. in that shopping center at Lomas and San Metao, and there is Hello Delli, on Candelaia west of Carlilse.

In the downtown/unm area there is DG's on MLK around high or elm.; ▶ Reply to This