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For four star dining in Los Angeles, try Canter's. This is a great place. This very affordable restaurant has been around for the last 70 years, and is located in the Fairfax neighborhood. It's known for its deli. This place features live music. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice an energetic atmosphere. This restaurant features private rooms, breakfast, and brunch. This restaurant is open late and good for groups.
Conveniently attached to Canter's, the Kibitz Room is the perfect place to drink before or after you chow down. The music has expanded to include pop hits from subsequent decades. If you get there early...
citysearch.com - expert review - 10/20/2006
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This L.A. institution is a classic example of mid-century diner decor--replete with a kaleidoscopic, tree-patterned ceiling and flying saucer-like lamps. Open all night, the sprawling eatery is packed 24-7....
citysearch.com - expert review - 09/14/2004
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's expensive. True that. But the fish platter rocks my world. It always satisfies. How many things can you say that about? For lunch I'm fond of the orange, almond salad, the Greek salad and the…
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
my friend who works in the hollywood area, says that canters is a "hollywood must-do" place so she took me there after watching a movie at the grove, just down the street. its an old school retro feel…
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Canters is another LA institution. The people I was with are LA born-bred and they are so-so on this place. I thought it was a great Fairfax Experience.
yelp.com - user review - 06/30/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I like the bakery, I always buy my Challah there for leek bread pudding at Thanksgiving. I hadn't eaten here in years, but I've moved into the hood, so I tried it again lately. I gotta say, the deli…
yelp.com - user review - 06/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
After reading reviews of Canter's, I knew we needed to go. Took the family - two teenage boys and the hubby. Hubby ordered a Philly cheese steak and said it was delicious - cheese was perfectly melted…
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Canter's is great for what it is: an old fashioned delicatessen, complete with blue-haired waitresses and 1950s decor. Must haves: the pastrami or roast beef sandwiches. You should also try a dessert…
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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Very popular local place, but not that impressed with the food. I think it's over-rated. They could do with some modernization - Canter's has been around forever - it's a local institution in the Fairfax area.
lilaguide.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Here's where you go in LA for the best matzo-ball soup and 27-ft-tall sandwiches if you don't mind a chaotic atmosphere with Hooters-like noise levels.
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One word..rugglah!! The raspberry rugglah is the best here, every time I go to Canter's I got to get me some rugglah. Oh yea, recently tried the Poppy Seed rugglah..I know sounds really weird and some…
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Best reuben pastrami I put in my mouth. I only had a bite of my friend's but that was enough for me to be converted. The toasted bread (probably rye) was just wet with enough butter but crunchy. They…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
People have legit gripes about the spotty quality of the food and service, but this is THE place I'd always go to eat with my dad in my whelp (not Yelp*) days. The day after Father's Day, you best…
yelp.com - user review - 06/16/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
first of all, DO NOT get the pesto pasta. it is just a bowl of noodles drenched in oil. if you want it hot, they just stick in in the microwave and expect it to be good. my friend ended up ordering…
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Ok, I'm writing this review from the perspective of someone who has actually played at the Kibitz Room. Not once, not twice, but probably about 40-50 times. My band had a Friday night residency here…
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I finally made it to Canters after two years in L.A. I went with the corned beef reuben as I feel that is the best way to judge a deli. The sandwich was very good. Not the greatest reuben I've ever…
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great late night spot for breakfast, coffee and pastries. I would avoid ordering anything outside of the breakfast realm, due to fact that they specialize in breakfast. One time I ordered a chicken…
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't even know why I bother writing reviews of these firmly entrenched LA establishments that already have hundreds of reviews. Nonetheless, I feel like it's my duty as a native New Yorker to…
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
CANTER'S REUBEN. Need I say more. This is the best Reuben I have ever had. My only complaint about this place, is that it is a bitch to get to. Parking isn't bad but it can take 20 mins to get here…
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
It's a complete and total dump. With live music - that is, open mic nights on a tee-niny stage. Also the occasional so-called comedian, so be warned.
yelp.com - user review - 06/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Canter's may be my favorite restaurant in Los Angeles. Sometimes you just have to have matzoh ball soup. Admittedly overpriced, Canter's will be your Jewish mother if you feel a cold coming on. Why is…
yelp.com - user review - 06/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love themed restaurants!!!! Rainforest Cafe? YES PLEASE! Hard Rock Cafe? YUP! Planet Hollywood? HOORAY! This one takes the cake for originality. A Jewish theme??? YAY!!!! The decorations and…
yelp.com - user review - 06/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Canter's is like an old school NY deli. You wake in and you have just jumped back to the 70's. It's very retro but I think it's because they have changed anything since then. But I liked it. We went…
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is the big boss of Jewish Deli's. The one and only place you will need to know of when you think to yourself "Hmm, I want a sandwich on rye, where should I go?" It's Canter's and it's Delicious.…
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm not Jewish. And i'm not from L.A. (okay L.A. "area" but not L.A.). But i f'ing LOVE this place, and places like this. I'm a nostalgic, sentimental fool. and when my ex brought me here, i instantly…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I finally went to the OG one in LA the other day and it was very good. I got the Canters Fairfax which is corned beef and pastrami on rye. Just a great overall sandwich. I have also been to the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Dear Canter's, Thank you for putting up with my drunk friend Alan last night. He doesn't remember causing a scene or buying a whole chocolate cake, but I certainly remember eating some of it and damn,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Sky high piles of lox on my bagel!
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I was really looking forward to trying this place, but I was very dissapointed. 1st off the prices are pretty steep for an old dingy jewish deli. I know, its a throwback kinda thing, and thats its…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
good lox. delightful poppyseed cake. my dad loves the matzo ball soup. canter's is right around the corner from my dad's old office and it brings back a lot of comforting memories of sitting in the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Canter's makes a good hamburger. The secret is the bread and the pickles. However their french fries are a fried void of tastelessness. Order the bagel chips instead. Yes baglechips and a hamburger,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I go to the best Jewish Deli in all of Los Angeles and what do I get? A cheeseburger. But it's a goddamn GOOD cheeseburger, and the fries are the best I've had in ages. One of my friends had the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The Kibitz Room was rocking out on 80s hair bands the night I went. It was all sorts of crazy. The sort of crazy I liked. So I will be back despite it being cheesy. And the crowd was a bit meh.
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Awww, who's been going here since she was nine years old?!!? I can hardly be critical of the food because I've been eating it for so long it has passed into nostalgia and comfort. Kind of like how you…
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Canter's. Like a stalwart ex-boyfriend who posesses anti-social tendencies that more or less guarantee that he will never see the right side of a woman again, your consistency and reliability is a…
yelp.com - user review - 05/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
L.A.D.S. #2 (what's LADS? look up my Barney's Beanery review or look us up on facebook or myspace)
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I don't care where in southern California I am if I'm within 100 miles I'm going to Canters. I have rented cars delayed flights and travel plans of Friends and family to eat at this jewel of deli…
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Great late night spot to hang out. But the sandwiches are ridiculously overpriced. What is with places in Los Angeles thinking it's acceptable to charge over $10 for an egg and cheese on a roll. I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
all the years i've been growing up in los angeles, i've always heard about the glory of canter's deli...but i never seen/experience it for myself until yesterday. when my friend and i were visiting…
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The quintessential jewish deli lives up to the hype. I love that Canters' is such an institution that they have a branch in Vegas. I don't eat at the one in Vegas since I have the original a few…
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Canters. They're always open, huge menu that rarely (if ever?) changes, so all of their dishes are well prepared. I've never had a bad meal here and their portions are enormous! The ceiling is…
yelp.com - user review - 05/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
okay... warning, walk PAST the bakery section and have your meal first because if you don't, you'll end up buying everything on display. that being said... here's what to order: potato pancake (trust…
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Jesus, every last one of you is insane. I consider myself the king of diners. As my friend once explained to these girls we were trying to seal the deal with, diners are like porn to me. This one…
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
nice place to eat late with lots of l.a. history. the old lady waitresses are cute too, like the one from scotland. beautiful deli & bakery!
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
5 stars for atmosphere, not food quality. its a basic old-school deli. lots and lots of old people eating fruit cups and soup. the food is dependably good, but no, not winning any gourmet awards- but…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Summary: Deli's don't get more classic than this. Once you walk in, you smell that warm corned beef and pastrami scent on one side, and on the other side, the sweets of the bakery. This is a classic…
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Okay so hands down I'm giving the Kibitz Room three stars, not because of it's wonderful martini's, classy people and ambiance, but because it's probably the ONLY place in town where drinks are $4.50…
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
my coworker took me here the last time i was in lala land. traditional jewish deli, and apparently pretty popular down there. first thing i noticed when we walked in was the variety of meats in the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I am fortunate enough to have earned the title of Honorary Jew among my friends. My boyfriend is Jewish. Some of my best friends are Jewish. What is another thing they all have in common? They would…
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Warning: this is the perspective of an Irish gal from San Francisco. When it comes to traditional Jewish/Yiddish food, my knowledge is right on par with Pat Robertson... or Pat Boone. Basically,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really like this place. But it's important to remember when its appropriate. It's not a good "date place" nor is it fine dining or healthy. It's a deli that's open 24 hours a day. It has an…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Oy, you want I should review this place? You want I should tell you that the rugala is better than my mother's? That they are open 24 hours? That they have great live music sometimes? That they give…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What you expect from a Los Angeles institution: - Good, greasy food
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I appreciate that this delicatessen has a significant history behind it, and the triumph from its establishment has become such a success story that this diner has been featured in several movies and…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I made my first yelp list today for pastrami and realized that I neglected to review Canter's. I've only been there once, about six months ago, even though I pass their bench ads on Wilshire everyday…
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Every time i come here i tell myself i will never come back. Guess i am a glutton for punishment.
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Before I came to Canter's I really didn't understand the hype behind deli sandwiches. After it is just bread and meat, right? I've had Jerry's Deli and Nate n' Al's, so I really wasn't expecting…
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
LOVE IT! Everytime I come down to LA I try to make it to Canter's and Barneys New York on Wilshire, the Union Square locale just isn't the same! I digress the only thing I order is the pastrami on rye…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Dirty, smelly, covered in bugs, annoying, loud, smelly, awful. And that's just the people that work here.
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
let's start a petition to blow this place up. next will be canter's. they both epitomize the term: overrated.
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is one of the first bars I ever went to when I moved to LA in 2001. I was with a bunch of friends from NYC who grew up in LA and they all used to go here when they were 16 or whatever. I had a…
yelp.com - user review - 04/10/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
For true, old-school Los Angeles, and I mean from the old days, you have to come to Canter's. My parents used to come here on dates when they were my age, and I highly doubt that they've changed a…
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place makes me wish I was Jewish and that I grew up eating food like this. Damn my Lutheran parents!! I love Canters Deli SO much, I just wrote a song about it.
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
ewwwwwwwwww. Why does this place have four stars when it tasted like Dennys? 1: The first time I came here, it was pretty late and we already had dinner, so we just wanted dessert. When the waiter…
yelp.com - user review - 04/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Definitely the best jewish deli in Los Angeles by far... try the Mishmosh soup...it's a HUGE bowl of soup with..
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I seriously thought this place was gonna be the shit but i was wrong oh so wrong it started off well because our waiter was hella cool and they have a full bar we ordered quickly
yelp.com - user review - 04/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Look at you! You sexy Beast! Bless your pleather booths with high backs. Bless your latka, oh how delicious. Breakfast is out of this world and the kanish? Outstanding. Dr Bronners Black Cherry soda,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Having heard great things about Canters from some buddies, fiance and I thought it would be a fun place to kill some time before we went to see There Will Be Blood down the block. There was almost…
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Sincerely wacky experience--dining after-hours on very tasty under-done, garlicky pickles and a grilled-bread pastrami rueben, my friends and I were serenaded by the earnest musical stylings of an…
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Not really too sure about this place but I gave it 2 stars just because of the nostalgia in the air when you walk in. at our booth I seen a picture of the place that was dated back in 1948, wow!…
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
yum tried the brooklyn style (pastrami on rye with coleslaw) pretty yummy, but could have done without the coleslaw
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I always get the Mishmosh when I come here. It's the regular matzo ball soup with Kreplach, rice, and noodles. I add chicken and carrots to it as well. The bagel chips make it for me, I'd eat them…
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Yucky, grimy, skanky bar...and dark, very dark. So dark you'd need a seeing eye dog to find your peepee. When I got my drink it looked pretty promising until I put it up to my lips and felt something…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I hate this place. The menu is ginormous but I can still never find anything that sounds good to me. You either get a server that thinks they are a rock star or an old-as-Egypt granny or gramp that…
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Oh Yelpers. I have to say. I feel a little let down. I also have to say that 3-star rating is very generous, and in large part to our amazing waitress, who flawlessly handled a crowd of 50.
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Canters has been one of my dad's favorite eateries in Los Angeles since before I was born. As a result I have very fond memories of this place, along with a few colorful ones...including the one where…
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
"It comes with fries.' Four words that doomed my drunken encounter at the expansive 24 hour dining institution Canter's Deli. I came in with pretty high expectations of this joint, and a fierce hunger…
yelp.com - user review - 03/17/2008
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This is my first and last time going to Canter's. After months of hearing how great it was my boyfriend and his mom and step dad decided to try it out after seeing some local comedy. The rye bread was fresh...
citysearch.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
an old school classic go to joint in my 20'swhere i spent many a night throwing them back that the kibitz room bar and had my fair share of late night deli nosh at canters. never really saw the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Instant points in my book for all the free pickles and bagel chips (!) you can eat. Obviously I got a cup of matzoh ball soup and half a hot pastrami on rye. Excellent! Pastrami was piled high and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Canter's reminds me of my Jewish grandma's old Shmatee which means house coat in Yiddish. Sure it's not the most glamorous, but it's comfortable, big and roomy, been around for years and sooner or…
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I first moved to the Kosher Kanyon, I was excited to see a few "divey" type bars. Places you stroll to and socialize with the locals. Places where you're welcomed precisely because you're a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I have a T-shirt from this place that I wear occasionally, so I can't really hate on it, but why does everything cost $7382? I'm used to L.A. restaurants being expensive, especially the famous ones,…
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Coming from a Jewish family with a long history in the food business, trust me when I say that I have had my fair share of deli. After reading some of the other reviews, I am surprised by some of the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Trust me, this place may not offer the glamour from the interior, it may lack some curb appeal but I consider it a Hollywood historical diner. I get good vibes from this place and it has left a mark…
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
came here a couple weekends ago. late saturday night, around 2am-ish. first time there, and it was nice. if you don't want to get horded by drunk ass people, don't come sober at this time, haha. the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We usually get this food to go when we are going on a plane. I'm not eating meat anymore, but I must say, when I was..these were the best damn pastrami sandwiches I had ever tasted. We stuck to the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Canters: Nice historical old-fashion diner-style eatery. The experience was a little more worthwhile than the food. Couple things that stood out to me... 1.) We ask for a table for 5 and noted…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My Bubbe, may she rest in peace, frowns down upon me from the Great Kosher Kitchen In The Sky. Why? Because I'm a vegan, which means if she were alive today, and placed a bowl of her famous Matzo…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The waitress was snarky. The pickles were crunchy. And tangy.
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
awesome, awesome, AWESOME SO GREAT! Went here last night for a show (they have an attached bar where bands play) and ended up eating a hot pastrami sandwich on French roll with provolone and lots of…
yelp.com - user review - 02/28/2008
