French Dip

This page covers three Los Angeles counters for a French dip, the sandwich of thin-sliced meat on a French roll dipped in the roast's juices: Philippe the Original on Alameda Street by Union Station, which says it invented the dip and lets you pick beef, pork, lamb, turkey, pastrami or ham; The Hat at Valley and Garfield in Alhambra, the 1951 stand that made the pastrami dip its signature; and Langer's in Westlake, whose pastrami French dip comes with jus on the side. Cole's downtown, Philippe's old rival for the invention claim, closed in March 2026.

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The Hat – Alhambra

French Dip Grab a Sandwich Open Now Closed

The original Hat, at Valley and Garfield in Alhambra, under a neon sign that still says World Famous Pastrami. The order is the pastrami dip: hot pastrami on a dipped French roll with mustard and pickle, and the chili cheese fries the place is just as known for.

1 W Valley Blvd, Alhambra, CA 91801

Pastrami dip

Philippe the Original – Chinatown

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The Alameda Street counter on the edge of Chinatown, a block from Union Station, that says it invented the French dip. You pick the meat (beef, pork, leg of lamb, turkey, pastrami or ham) and the roll gets dipped in the roasts' own gravy before it's handed over.

1001 N Alameda St, Los Angeles, CA 90012

French dip (roast beef, pork, lamb, turkey, pastrami or ham on a gravy-dipped French roll)

Langer's Delicatessen – Westlake

French Dip Grab a Sandwich Pastrami Sandwich Open Now Closed

The deli at Seventh and Alvarado that LA holds up whenever New York starts talking about pastrami. Everyone orders the #19: hot, hand-sliced pastrami with coleslaw, Swiss and Russian dressing on double-baked rye.

704 S Alvarado St, Los Angeles, CA 90057

The #19 (hot pastrami, coleslaw, Swiss, Russian dressing on double-baked rye)

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