Valentino Herrera, editor of food and travel blog TrippyFood.com, recently paid a visit to Langer’s Delicatessen-Restaurant with friends, and thoroughly enjoyed himself:
My sandwich arrived guarded by two dill halves on either side (apparently Langer’s eschewed the obligatory bowl completely). The sandwich was packed full of moist, steamy and fragrant pastrami, but it wasn’t as insurmountable as the human head-sized mounds of meat that completely obliterate the helpless slice of bread beneath it as served in New York delis. I brought the sandwich to my mouth, taking time to smell the spice emanating from the meat in a wafty steam and calculated the angle of approach for the first bite to include the maximum amount of meat with the minimum amount of cole slaw – shredded cabbage, your time would come my friend, but this moment was devoted to the pastrami. My mouth was filled with the most incredible flavor; I let the bite linger on my tongue, awash in saliva and ecstasy. With slight pressure (virtually no chewing required), the pastrami simply melted away as I savored each and every bite. The bread was spongy yet sturdy enough to hold the wet sandwich together; the contrast of the crusty rind and the soft innards lovingly enveloped the meat and coleslaw in a perfect storm of tastes and textures.
Trust us and go read the entire review – it’s extremely well written, delightful in its love of food, and a great encapsulation of the Langer’s dining experience. Thank you, Valentino, for such a wonderful review – we hope you’ll say hi next time you visit us at Langer’s!
