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Venerable Canter's Deli on Fairfax took over an existing deli at Treasure Island in May and is getting set to open a big new showcase in the Strip casino, and possibly others at the MGM Grand and Bellagio. Owner Gary Canter tells Andy Fixmer in the L.A. Business Journal that Canter's slots may not be far behind.
"A jackpot could be three matzo balls or three knishes."
Prices are 10% higher in the Las Vegas deli, and the cole slaw has been spiked with horseradish. Says Canter: "See, you can’t do that here. (They) would kill you if you make it spicy.”
Real Jews do not go to Canter's because it is not kosher. It's fine for goyim though.
Posted by: Luke Ford at October 26, 2003 12:19 AMOne question: Isn't Luke Ford a converted Jew? If so, what the hell does he know about "real Jews?"
Posted by: Mack Simmons at October 26, 2003 07:11 AMMack, I Am The Arbiter Of All Things Jewish. Converts are always more zealous.
Posted by: Luke Ford at October 26, 2003 11:19 AMJust don't ever order the Danny Thomas special at Canter's. I did once in the '70s and still remember that leaden sensation in the pit of my stomach. Is it even still on the menu I wonder? But I like Canter's; anything can happen there. Once I saw two guys get into a fistfight near the payphone...I think it was over who was more of a Real Jew.
Posted by: Cathy Seipp at October 26, 2003 12:14 PMI once ate at Cantors. I thought it was kosher. I ordered lasagna. I started eating it, then I asked the waitress if it was real meat. Yes. I almost gagged. Meat and cheese together. It's a shanda.
Posted by: Luke Ford at October 26, 2003 12:51 PMLet's make that our new lunch spot then! Just stay away from the lasagna, dear.
Posted by: Cathy Seipp at October 26, 2003 06:47 PMHow about a nice God-fearing kosher restaurant in Pico-Robertson?
Posted by: Luke Ford at October 26, 2003 09:10 PM
of LA Observed
Have they imported any of the waitresses from the Fairfax location, the ones who always call me "dear" (as in "Don't you want some soup with that, dear?")?
Actually, I haven't been to Canter's for years (more than a few, anyway). It was always a late-night choice, and I'm just not out late as much as I used to be (not nearly as much, in fact).
Yeah, but Vegas and Canter's -- I think it will work.
Don't you want some soup with that, dear?
Posted by: Tim McGarry at October 25, 2003 05:06 PM