Langer's Deli
[5] Corned beef sandwiches initially sold for only 35 cents,[6] and throughout the 1940s and 1950s, most of its clientele came from the Jewish immigrants who inhabited the hotels and boarding houses surrounding MacArthur Park at the time.[citation needed] Despite most of Westlake's Jewish businesses moving west by the 1960s and the neighborhood suffering significant decline by the 1980s,[6] Langer kept his restaurant open,[7] convinced that it would continue to have customers.Increased gang activity fueled by the crack epidemic seriously affected business by 1990, and by 1993, the restaurant was seriously doubting its future, with it even considering closing entirely.Office workers in downtown Los Angeles would take the Red Line from 7th Street/Metro Center to Langer's, providing a steady stream of business,[8] and Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky even joked that the $1.2 billion spent on building the line's initial operating segment was worth it to keep Langer's open.[2] Although it is a sit-down restaurant, Langer's is also known for its curbside service, which was introduced at the suggestion of an employee, Alex Barragan,[8] who promised to deliver an order to a waiting customer outside.[15] Transitioning to a takeout-only operation during the pandemic,[16] the dining room reopened on June 15, 2021, with the complete lifting of restaurant pandemic restrictions throughout California,[17] with Langer, his employees, City Attorney Mike Feuer and Los Angeles Police Department chief Michel Moore leading a ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the occasion.
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