When I was in L.A. and Orange County the other week, something that struck me was how many places, including fast-food-style restaurants, had "pastrami" in their names, or prominantly displayed on their marquees.
One that was near to my hotel was:
Here is the[url='http://www.tommypastraminydeli.com/home.asp']website[/url], for those who want to peruse the menu.
Inside, the decor clearly was fast-food modern:
I ordered an "Original" (6 oz.) pastrami on rye to go. Here was the result:
It was pretty good. Enough fat on the pastrami for flavor, decent rye bread, and a good mustard. The pickle was good too. There also is a "Jumbo" (8 oz.), and other bread choices are available.
I wish that there some of these in my county - maybe we could swap some McDonald's?
We used to have two Schlotzky's, where one could get some drive-through-take-out corned beef, pastrami and other sandwiches, but the both of them mysteriously closed up one day.
