Classic American West Coast Boxing

[Randyman]

Frank, how was the homemade menudo? I'm with you, homemade is the best.

[Randyman]

The biggest pastrami sandwich (on rye) was at Carnegie Deli on 7th Avenue in New York. They were humungous and good too. Actually, Jeri ordered the pastrami and I ordered the Corned beef on rye. I ate mine and half of hers. The pickles the were out of this world.

http://www.carnegiedeli.com/home.php

Randy

[kikibalt]

Frank, how was the homemade menudo? I'm with you, homemade is the best.

It was great Randy, nothing beat home manudo.....

[THEHAMMER321]

The biggest pastrami sandwich (on rye) was at Carnegie Deli on 7th Avenue in New York. They were humungous and good too. Actually, Jeri ordered the pastrami and I ordered the Corned beef on rye. I ate mine and half of hers. The pickles the were out of this world.

http://www.carnegiedeli.com/home.php

Randy

Randy I looked at the menu of the Carnegie deli you posted, it is is identical to the menu of the Carnegie at the Mirage, so maybe the food is the same because in my opinion the Carnegie deli is the best Jewish type deli I have tasted,and didn't even have to go to New York.

[kikibalt]

The best pastrami sandwich in SoCal will be found at the "The Hat",
corner of Valley and Garfield, Alhambra, Ca.

I was in The Hat not long ago. It is great, but the best, I don't know.
Another long time Pastrami land mark that is possibly better is in Culver City, "Johnny's Pastrami" on Sepulveda.
It's been there for decades, from back when the "Little Rascals" were filmed on the streets of Culver City.
The S.G. Valley has "The Hat", West L.A. "Johnnie's". I've eaten at both many times including The Hat in Pasadena.
If you match one against the other, I'd have to say the result would be a "draw".
I'll get a photo when I return to Culver to work on Spider Man after the New Year.
Johnnie's is a simple place, kinda like the places in ELA where Frank & Randy know serve the best Mexican dishes.

Rick, there was a now defunct "Johnnie's" on the eastside at the corner of Eastern and Whittier Blvd where my buddies and I use to hang circa 1951, use to get a burger, fries and a coke for 75 cents, their pastrami's were also great.

[THEHAMMER321]

The best pastrami sandwich in SoCal will be found at the "The Hat",
corner of Valley and Garfield, Alhambra, Ca.

I was in The Hat not long ago. It is great, but the best, I don't know.
Another long time Pastrami land mark that is possibly better is in Culver City, "Johnny's Pastrami" on Sepulveda.
It's been there for decades, from back when the "Little Rascals" were filmed on the streets of Culver City.
The S.G. Valley has "The Hat", West L.A. "Johnnie's". I've eaten at both many times including The Hat in Pasadena.
If you match one against the other, I'd have to say the result would be a "draw".
I'll get a photo when I return to Culver to work on Spider Man after the New Year.
Johnnie's is a simple place, kinda like the places in ELA where Frank & Randy know serve the best Mexican dishes.

Rick, there was a now defunct "Johnnie's" on the eastside at the corner of Eastern and Whittier Blvd where my buddies and I use to hang circa 1951, use to get a burger, fries and a coke for 75 cents, their pastrami's were also great.

Ahh, the ''good old days''

[Rick Farris]

First of all, again I want to wish all my friends on cawcb a very Merry Christmas ,now getting to pastrami, is the hat or Arts a jewish type deli ?, I love those places even though I am a gentile, we have a very good one here at the Mirage, a little over priced but the portions are BIG.

Art's is a Jewish deli, but not a "Kosher" Deli. They have everything a Kosher Deli has, but also things "not Kosher".
Monica thinks they charge too much for their food, but I have to say the sandwiches are huge. And they are always busy, recession or not. Lots of major film industry people, actors, execs, etc. dine at Art's.
There is no better Jewish Deli in L.A.

The Hat isn't a deli. It's just a place with legendary pastrami sandwiches, like "Johnnie's Pastrami" in Culver City.

[Rick Farris]

The best pastrami sandwich in SoCal will be found at the "The Hat",
corner of Valley and Garfield, Alhambra, Ca.

I was in The Hat not long ago. It is great, but the best, I don't know.
Another long time Pastrami land mark that is possibly better is in Culver City, "Johnny's Pastrami" on Sepulveda.
It's been there for decades, from back when the "Little Rascals" were filmed on the streets of Culver City.
The S.G. Valley has "The Hat", West L.A. "Johnnie's". I've eaten at both many times including The Hat in Pasadena.
If you match one against the other, I'd have to say the result would be a "draw".
I'll get a photo when I return to Culver to work on Spider Man after the New Year.
Johnnie's is a simple place, kinda like the places in ELA where Frank & Randy know serve the best Mexican dishes.

Rick, there was a now defunct "Johnnie's" on the eastside at the corner of Eastern and Whittier Blvd where my buddies and I use to hang circa 1951, use to get a burger, fries and a coke for 75 cents, their pastrami's were also great.

Was it known as "Johnnie's Pastrami"?

[Rick Farris]

Art's Deli . . .
http://artsdeli.com/

Check out Art's on Facebook . . .
http://www.facebook.com/ArtsDeli

[kikibalt]

I was in The Hat not long ago. It is great, but the best, I don't know.
Another long time Pastrami land mark that is possibly better is in Culver City, "Johnny's Pastrami" on Sepulveda.
It's been there for decades, from back when the "Little Rascals" were filmed on the streets of Culver City.
The S.G. Valley has "The Hat", West L.A. "Johnnie's". I've eaten at both many times including The Hat in Pasadena.
If you match one against the other, I'd have to say the result would be a "draw".
I'll get a photo when I return to Culver to work on Spider Man after the New Year.
Johnnie's is a simple place, kinda like the places in ELA where Frank & Randy know serve the best Mexican dishes.

Rick, there was a now defunct "Johnnie's" on the eastside at the corner of Eastern and Whittier Blvd where my buddies and I use to hang circa 1951, use to get a burger, fries and a coke for 75 cents, their pastrami's were also great.

Was it known as "Johnnie's Pastrami"?

That I don't remember Rick....

[Rick Farris]

Rick, there was a now defunct "Johnnie's" on the eastside at the corner of Eastern and Whittier Blvd where my buddies and I use to hang circa 1951, use to get a burger, fries and a coke for 75 cents, their pastrami's were also great.

Was it known as "Johnnie's Pastrami"?

That I don't remember Rick....

Frank, there is a second Johnnie's Pastrami on West Adams Blvd. but I don't know if the Johnnie's on Whittier would be the same?

[THEHAMMER321]

Speaking of Jewish food, I like Jewish deli sandwiches, and chicken soup with matzo balls and also potato pancakes, but that's as far as it goes, they can keep the chopped liver and gefelte fish and pickled herring, yuck ! .

[Rick Farris]

This is the Johnnie's Pastrami I know . . .

http://www.johnniespastrami.com/

I just learned it opened in 1952, the year I was born. A few years after the "Little Rascals" raised in Hell in Culver.

[Rick Farris]

Funny! . . .

I think one of the greatest things about my wife Monica is her sense of humor. She is funny.
I love her impressions of the various customers she knows from Art's.
Some of the stories she tells about the customer's are funny. Some are beyond belief.
I never knew a woman who could bring me to my knees laughing like Monica.

[Rick Farris]

For Famous "Westside" L.A. Taco's, "Tito's Tacos", right around the corner from Johnnie's Pastrami.
This ain't Taco Bell. A Westside favorite. All they do is tacos. Very simple. When open, there is always a line in front.
Traditional or not, these Tacos are good!

http://www.titostacos.com/

[THEHAMMER321]

This is the Johnnie's Pastrami I know . . .

http://www.johnniespastrami.com/

I just learned it opened in 1952, the year I was born. A few years after the "Little Rascals" raised in Hell in Culver.

Looks like a 50s diner, love those places they always seem to have good hamburgers and shakes, Rick I know you are from Burbank,for some reason after my kids and I left one of the amusement parks we drove to a Tony Romas in Burbank, we went there on two separate visits 2002,2006, do you still have relatives there ?.

[Rick Farris]

This is the Johnnie's Pastrami I know . . .

http://www.johnniespastrami.com/

I just learned it opened in 1952, the year I was born. A few years after the "Little Rascals" raised in Hell in Culver.

Looks like a 50s diner, love those places they always seem to have good hamburgers and shakes, Rick I know you are from Burbank,for some reason after my kids and I left one of the amusement parks we drove to a Tony Romas in Burbank, we went there on two separate visits 2002,2006, do you still have relatives there ?.

No Paul. Nobody remains in Burbank, but I'm just a few miles away, at the moment.
As for Johnnie's, it's very small. Has maybe 5 or 6 booths and a counter that might seat ten?
Outside in back, there is a small covered patio with tables and chairs.

[THEHAMMER321]

Smoking and drinking




Sitting by the fire...12-23-2010

James, the Tiger, Connie and Linda, all Baltazar's

Frank, I like the flag in the background, the UCLA-USC "house divided".
It brings to mind Charlie & Chata. You look every bit the "kept man" in the pics.

Do I look cool or what?.....

Frank you are ''The Main Man'' with that cigar, Edward G Robinson would be proud.

[Rick Farris]

The Main Street Gym . . .

As I sit here, I look across the room to the TV.
Rocky-2 is playing. The sound that caught my attention was the hum of the Main Street Gym.
Rocky is in the gym, so is Mickey, the gym is in full session, just as I once remember it.
A good wide-angle shot reveals the entire gym floor, from bleachers across the floor to the rings.
Memories, right Randy?

[Rick Farris]

Frank, I like the flag in the background, the UCLA-USC "house divided".
It brings to mind Charlie & Chata. You look every bit the "kept man" in the pics.

Do I look cool or what?.....

Frank you are ''The Main Man'' with that cigar, Edward G Robinson would be proud.

Frank doesn't look his age. He has great hair, a good cut. A strong presence, warmth.
A Hall of Famer and Kept Man.
You may have something, Paul. Frank looks kinda like the Godfather sitting there.

[Expug]

Do I look cool or what?.....

Frank you are ''The Main Man'' with that cigar, Edward G Robinson would be proud.

Frank doesn't look his age. He has great hair, a good cut. A strong presence, warmth.
A Hall of Famer and Kept Man.
You may have something, Paul. Frank looks kinda like the Godfather sitting there.

Frank reminds me a little of Carlo Gambino sittin there.
Calm, easy going loaded with wisdom but not to be trifled with. Not at all.

[Rick Farris]

Frank you are ''The Main Man'' with that cigar, Edward G Robinson would be proud.

Frank doesn't look his age. He has great hair, a good cut. A strong presence, warmth.
A Hall of Famer and Kept Man.
You may have something, Paul. Frank looks kinda like the Godfather sitting there.

Frank reminds me a little of Carlo Gambino sittin there.
Calm, easy going loaded with wisdom but not to be trifled with. Not at all.

Don Kiki.

[kikibalt]

You guys are going to give me a complex if you keep this up....

[Rick Farris]

Speaking of Dons, Don Fraser turns 84 next month.

[kikibalt]

Speaking of Dons, Don Fraser turns 84 next month.

I believe its on the 27 of the month....though I might be wrong on the date....Connie and I are hoping that we can make it to his birthday bash on the second of Jan.