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Locked. No further comments permitted.Best Hole in the wall deli in OC?
Jan 17 2021 06:12PM more by NPembrush
Tags: Orange County, Leisure (All tags)

I was thinking of trying out the Moscow Deli in Huntington Beach. Any suggestions?
      
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Jan 17 2021 09:26PM     link to this

Mattern's German Deli in El Modena on Chapman Ave.
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Jan 17 2021 09:37PM     link to this

Claro’s in Tustin. Authentic Italian food.
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Jan 18 2021 09:42AM     link to this

Second for Claro's sandwiches...but he prepared to wait 30 minutes for a sandwich, they're not exactly fast! Be sure to grab a number at the deli counter as soon as you enter, and then you want walk around, shop, and enjoy the aroma in there -- smells like an authentic, old school Italian market in New York, without meat hanging from the ceilings!
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Jan 18 2021 10:05AM     link to this

Ur moms place
Aged roast beef
With an all she can swallow policy
Best deal in town!
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Jan 18 2021 10:09AM     link to this

That's funny
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Jan 18 2021 10:38AM     link to this

matterns definitely makes some good german sausage
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Jan 18 2021 12:30PM     link to this

I got some nice Italian Sausage!


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Jan 18 2021 01:43PM     link to this

I'm always on the hunt for the best pastrami sandwich...loved the one at jerry's deli in costa mesa before they closed

mr sandwich has a great one...not necessarily the traditional one on rye



InsearchofStarfish
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Jan 18 2021 02:48PM     link to this

thanks

I will give Benjie's in CM a try
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Jan 18 2021 03:03PM     link to this

Claro's in Tustin is outstanding plus the market has all of the best Italian food you could ask for.
NPembrush
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Jan 18 2021 03:56PM     link to this

@Kayman. Dude, you into necrophilia? 😀 back to smh 😄
@Everyone
Claro's in Tustin is awesome...and I never ordered a sandwich from them. Clearly I am missing a good thing.

Love the suggestions.

Also...Zeroes... Smh 😁
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Jan 18 2021 05:53PM     link to this

DiSimone’s in Huntington Beach

One of the best pastrami sandwiches I’ve had in OC.
InsearchofStarfish
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Jan 18 2021 07:03PM     link to this

I liked it...keep telling wife to pick me up one again...they have little dance studio near there and at 6days a week, so no excuse





Kayman
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Jan 24 2021 09:13AM     link to this

no, I'm into sex...why aren't you?
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Jan 24 2021 09:15AM     link to this

Katella Deli and Bakery in Los Alamitos has fantastic pastrami. Don't get the lean, get the 'fatty' version. They make their own and it's really good. I may get up there for a pound today. I haven't tried their sandwiches though.

The other suggestions up there are all great too.
NPembrush
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Jan 24 2021 09:44AM     link to this

I found a place called Mattern out of Orange in on Friday. Sandwiches are...meh but they are the guys who supply German deli meats around So Cal so that was neat.
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Jan 24 2021 12:12PM     link to this

I discovered Angelo’s Deli in Seal Beach.

Reminds me of the a few European ex-pats spots I knew back in the day in Costa Rica.

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Jan 24 2021 01:47PM     link to this

Champagnes Bistro & Deli in Newport Beach at the 73 & Bison Ave. ( near UCI campus )

I frequently used to get sandwiches for lunch when I worked in the area . Great place.

Full-service bistro with spacious seating for breakfast, sandwiches & hearty American entrees.
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Jan 24 2021 03:09PM     link to this

The subway in garden grove has a hole on their wall.
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Jan 24 2021 11:25PM     link to this

Um, Benjies NY Deli is on Tustin Ave in Santa Ana, not CM.
Been there a lot
Champagnes in Newport is not a real deli but it is very good
Started originally as a sandwich shop/market where the wine store is now
There's also Mustards in Newport Coast and Irvine
And, there's excellent Mexican delis in Santa Ana

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Jan 25 2021 12:06AM     link to this

"Um, Benjies NY Deli is on Tustin Ave in Santa Ana, not CM.
Been there a lot"

Damn. Pre-COVID, I went there a lot as well. (I also like Katella Deli).
I probably saw you and didn't even know it.
Scary.
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Jun 4 2021 12:04AM     link to this

just had the DiSimone’s pastrami...shit is really good. it also heats up well the next day...not too many sandwiches can make that claim

think it was like 18inches long? it's a little different than some others...bread is great
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Jun 4 2021 02:58AM     link to this

Not a hole in the wall, but Katella Deli is b0mb by
Los Alamitos Race Track, great pastrami, deli, and bakery good---made fresh daily!
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Jun 4 2021 03:47AM     link to this

i had driven by that deli many times on the way home from poker as the freeways were fucked up for years and years...never gone in though. need to make a better effort or the primary reason driving in that direction.
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Jun 4 2021 11:45AM     link to this

"Damn. Pre-COVID, I went there a lot as well. (I also like Katella Deli).
I probably saw you and didn't even know it.
Scary."

Are you sure I didn't give you Covid there?
I certainly tried

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Jun 4 2021 12:06PM     link to this

can't beat Jersey Mike's
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JM is a notch above Subway...🤔
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Jun 4 2021 04:28PM     link to this

I dig the pastrami sandwich at The Hat in Lake Forest.
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Katella
InsearchofStarfish
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desimones....off edinger in HB

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NPembrush
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Jun 5 2021 10:56AM     link to this

Thank you everyone for the suggestions. Those are great.
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Jun 5 2021 06:35PM     link to this

All of those Delis are shit...go to the original...Philippe Original French Dip in China Town...home of the bullshit chinese people...wuhan virus fucks...best sandwich on the planet...It's a fucking china virus...did NOT come from anywhere else...
Reaper_1
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Jun 5 2021 06:36PM     link to this

Cortina's Italian restaurant and deli in Anaheim.
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Jun 5 2021 07:14PM     link to this

Claros started in the SGV and have at least two shops in the OC. If La Habra is still open?

FUCK the Katella joint for a sandwich. Clean the bakery out and die from a sugar over dose. Yum

What a way to go.
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InSearchofGINA...
UHHH... I'm a good reason to drive in that direction.. we can DO All 3: Me, deli, & Poker
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I’ve been to New Delhi..... I don’t recommend it.
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European Deluxe Sausage Kitchen.
On Olympic near Doherty, in Beverly Hills.
Been going there for over 30 years.

Reminiscent of the wurstmeister shops in Bavaria, but they are also open to new ideas.
Surprisingly, they have some intriguing South African offerings. Biltong, a type of jerky, is a favorite.
They even have a great Andouille, that I use in gumbo.
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Jun 28 2021 06:57PM     link to this

BTW, found a qtr of that pastrami three days later in fridge...still great heated up with microwave


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@ Airmobile

European Deluxe Sausage Kitchen is amazing. The chorizo jerky and the German liverwurst in the gold tube are my favorites from there.
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If you enjoy a decent cuban sandwhich, keep DeSimone Deli & Bakery in your back pocket
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Gary's deli in Newport, on PCH just south of McArthur is awesome! Everything is fresh, and the portions are very generous . Love that place!

Also, the Bronx sandwich company in oc (Tustin, Costa Mesa and Anaheim locations) makes a great sandwich.
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Santa Fe Importers in Long Beach has a sister store in Seal Beach on Seal Beach Blvd, north of the 405 Fwy. Never had anything I didn’t like.
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Stay away from celestinos in Santa Ana off 17th it’s 🤮
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Jun 29 2021 08:51AM     link to this

All cool advice
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Jun 29 2021 09:29AM     link to this

irvine

try mr sandwich...jamboree/barranca


one of best pastrami's everything on it


roast beef is one of best everything on it...swap in pepper jack on RB and pastrami


tuna with everything on it...is one of best


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Jun 29 2021 05:13PM     link to this

T.C. Yummies.

Great sandwiches, only open during the weekdays.

2217 N Harbor Blvd, Fullerton, CA 92835

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Jun 30 2021 01:18AM     link to this

Kosher Bite in Laguna Hills. Hole in the wall, but real deli food.
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