Food & Wine

"Langer’s doesn’t stray from the classic Jewish-deli template, but it does nearly everything better than most. The most famous creation is the #19: a hot pastrami, coleslaw and Swiss cheese on rye."

Food Network

"What can be said about Langer's Deli #19 Pastrami Sandwich that hasn't been said? Adam Gertler called it "sandwich perfection," Nora Ephron wrote it was "the finest hot pastrami in the world" and in 2001, Langer's was given a James Beard award. Surprisingly, the #19 calls L.A. -- not NYC -- home."

Lonely Planet

"Opt for 'Soup and Half Sandwich' and swoon over both the sandwich and some matzo-ball soup."

Lonely Planet

"The best pastrami sandwiches aren't in New York. They're at this retro deli, where the recipe and hand-carving of the meat hasn't changed since 1947. Sandwich 19 is the ultimate prize (peppery pastrami, Swiss cheese and coleslaw on double-baked rye)."

Time Out

"Operating out of the same storefront it's owned since 1947, this James Beard Award-winning LA eatery has consistently satisfied multiple generations' worth of hot pastrami cravings—and shows no signs of slowing down."

Zagat

"New Yorkers don't know what they're missing say fans of this circa-1947 Downtown deli legend where juicy, tender pastrami is hand cut and piled high on rye bread so perfect it could make you cry."

Farley Elliott

"Where to Find Heart-Stopping Heaps of Pastrami in Los Angeles: There is no conversation of pastrami without talk of Langer’s, an L.A. beacon since 1947."

Eater

"This near-perfect Jewish deli sandwich features house-baked rye bread, russian dressing, cheese, coleslaw and freshly sliced slivers of the most achingly perfect, smoked pastrami on earth. There is simply no equal when it comes to this pastrami."

Ed Levine

"Placed on still-warm rye bread, Langer's pastrami made more than a "nice" sandwich. It was, as Nora Ephron, our pastrami poet laureate, wrote in the New Yorker, a "work of art."

Hillary Dixler Canavan

"Langer is able to keep things just the way he likes them. And that includes the deli's legendary #19 sandwich, named for the dish's chronological spot on the menu: It's a heaping portion of pastrami served on Russian dressing-smeared rye and topped with coleslaw and Swiss cheese."