Brent's Delicatessen & Rstrnt

(818) 886-5679

19565 Parthenia St
Northridge, CA 91324 34.2283 -118.5595

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Neighborhoods: Winnetka, South Valley

BRENTSDELI.COM

Years in business

Established in 1967

Hours:

Daily 6-9

Price:

$

Last updated 6.08.11

Category:

Catering, Delis And Delicatessens

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Family-Friendly Dining, Lunch Spot, Group Dining

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What People Are Saying About Brent's Delicatessen & Rstrnt

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In Short – Tucked inside a strip mall, Brent's comfy booths envelop boisterous crowds diving into New York-style deli food. Families dominate the two large rooms, from young couples with small children to multi-generation groups celebrating birthdays by sharing enormous smoked fish platters. From a textbook egg cream to a mammoth slab of four-decker chocolate cake, a meal at Brent's is a trip to deli heaven. This is a real deli, like the one you went to as a kid, with unflappable waitresses, a pickle plate delivered the minute you sit down, and mountains of halvah and Fox's U-Bet…

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Fun Fact:
See that fireman's ax hanging on the wall? That was a gift to the Peskin family in gratitude for the emergency workers that were fed after the Northridge earthquake.
ambiance
66.66999816894531% positive
  1. “If you want the best pastrami then you must go to Langer's (best deli in L.A., in the worst location).”
dessert
100.0% positive
  1. “Brents had a great menu, great dishes, and nice deserts.”
  2. “Everything is huge and yummy, even the deserts.”
drinks
100.0% positive
  1. “Their food is also served in the bar next door - but the bar allows smoking which is a real turn off when you're trying to eat great deli food!”
  2. “The coffee is super and by far, Brent's is the best deli in the valley and the best deal.”
food quality
91.25% positive
  1. “It was by far the best sandwich that I've had in a long while.”
  2. “The fresh roasted turkey sandwich is a must get.”
  3. “My boyfriend and I are always on the hunt to find the best sandwich in this part of the valley.”
  4. “Everything is fresh.”
  5. “the service was good, and the chilli size was delicious and abundant,”
  6. “the fries abundant and good, the pastrami good, the pickles good, everything we had was good”
  7. “The pastrami is divine but I can't help but go for the cinnamon raisin french toast, since they serve breakfast all day.”
  8. “Their food is also served in the bar next door - but the bar allows smoking which is a real turn off when you're trying to eat great deli food!”
  9. “As the minutes passed I daydream about the tasty chicken noodle soup, the succulent hot pastrami sandwich (or Monte Cristo.”
  10. “It is noisy, but the food is wonderful.”
  11. “had the deli omelette, which was pretty good and plentiful - I'm not sure the food served here deserves the praise I've seen posted by other readers, as I felt the food is good, but not knock-your-socks-off great.”
  12. “Rye bread is the best around, unless you need a Diamond bakery corn rye.”
  13. “Not only are the matzo balls delicious here, but the pastrami on rye is fabulous!”
  14. “But the food is delicious--best swee.”
  15. “This food is outstanding, the service quick and friendly.”
  16. “Brents had a great menu, great dishes, and nice deserts.”
  17. “Delicious sandwiches and great soups.”
  18. “Good clean healthy bomb deli sandwiches is alright with me”
  19. “food is good, but not any better than weiler's”
  20. “Great omelettes and even better lox and eggs.”
  21. “Good beef, pastrami, soups, but way overpriced, compared to Weilers.”
  22. “They are now the most expensive deli for their fish platters in all of Los Angeles.”
  23. “Corned beef can be good when not rubbery, but spices are inconsistent.”
  24. “The bagels are fresh and delicious, and the lox is hand cut - always fresh.”
  25. “Huge portions, fabulous corned beef & pastrami.”
  26. “Everything is huge and yummy, even the deserts.”
  27. “The prices are really not high compared to the famous NY delis where the sandwiches are $20, no exaggeration.”
  28. “Good food and delivery”
  29. “Their soups are exceptionally good especially the cabbage and matzo ball.”
  30. “Okay, Brent's sandwiches are wonderful.”
  31. “The knishes, Blintzes, mazto ball soup are all fantastic.”
  32. “You have to try the whitefish salad, the cheese blintzes which are even better than my grandmother's (she would absolutely kill me if she knew I thought so), the unbelievable chopped liver, and the awesome sweet-and-sour cabbage soup!”
  33. “The food is fabulous, prices are reasonable, lar.”
  34. “Mediocre deli food at best.”
  35. “Excellent food”
  36. “Best potato salad I have ever had.”
  37. “don't get out here offten but when I'm in the area and looking for a good sandwich Brents is where I'm going.”
  38. “Brent's is a bit expensive for the sandwich, but you'll discover it's well worth it when you take the first bite!”
  39. “The sandwiches are massive and the meats excellent.”
  40. “great food, moderate prices, great service, consistently outstanding.”
menu variety
100.0% positive
  1. “The menu is huge and they serve breakfast all day long.”
  2. “Brents had a great menu, great dishes, and nice deserts.”
overall
100.0% positive
  1. “Brent's was always a great place to meet and eat back in the day.”
service
100.0% positive
  1. “Great service.”
  2. “great food, moderate prices, great service, consistently outstanding.”
  3. “Special shout out to our favorite servers, Wendy, Andria and Francisco.”
  4. “the service was good, and the chilli size was delicious and abundant,”
  5. “Love the service and will always eat here for the rest of my life!”
  6. “This food is outstanding, the service quick and friendly.”
  7. “Service was friendly and efficient.”
value
77.77999877929688% positive
  1. “Huge portions, fabulous corned beef & pastrami.”
  2. “great food, moderate prices, great service, consistently outstanding.”
  3. “The menu is huge and they serve breakfast all day long.”
  4. “They are now the most expensive deli for their fish platters in all of Los Angeles.”
  5. “Brent's is a bit expensive for the sandwich, but you'll discover it's well worth it when you take the first bite!”
  6. “The food is fabulous, prices are reasonable, lar.”
  7. “Good beef, pastrami, soups, but way overpriced, compared to Weilers.”
  8. “The prices are really not high compared to the famous NY delis where the sandwiches are $20, no exaggeration.”
  9. “Everything is huge and yummy, even the deserts.”
wait time
100.0% positive
  1. “As the minutes passed I daydream about the tasty chicken noodle soup, the succulent hot pastrami sandwich (or Monte Cristo.”
  2. “This food is outstanding, the service quick and friendly.”
  3. “It was by far the best sandwich that I've had in a long while.”
  4. “love Brent's, but be prepared the wait on the weekends is very long.”
  5. “The menu is huge and they serve breakfast all day long.”
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

04/25/12

The Secret to Brent's Deli

by f15actace

The food is awesome, and everyone knows it! So it's standing room only, waiting for a table, elbow to elbow~ eh! If you hate that kind of scene, if you're a barfly, if you'ld rather sit in a plush wrap-around booth and stare at a tv over a bar than listen to everyone around you try to chat louder than the table next to them, then GO next door to the StovePiper Lounge, where they will happily order your Brent's Deli order and have it sent over. Best of both worlds!

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/28/11

Boston, New York, Chicago and NORTHRIDGE

by MolecularG

Also posted on YELP Molecular G.

Molecular Gastronomy rocks, freezes and gels

Los Angeles, CA

5 star rating

2/26/2011

Our waitress WENDEE couldn't have been nicer. Full of personality, helpful, efficient and knows her menu. She also put up with us as first timers and very picky about Deli's east and west coast. We are not easy, but can be easily pleased with Great service and food. Thanks WENDEE and staff for making this wonderful.

We travelled some 48 miles each way on this blustery, raining, sleeting saturday. The place was packed, but waiting was less than 10 minutes. The service and food were exceptional.

Wendee helped us decide on the whats and why's each test dish would be good.

The immediate family of Phils Seafood sent us there. May G-d rest Irv.

With this reference we entered sort of starving and left with memories of my youth and a carbon copy clone of Bubby Cohens Beef barley Soup, Uncle Manny's Corned beef on extraordinary double baked sour rye, Fried Kreplach with grilled onions, Knaidelech the size of a softball, delicious in the chicken soup with just like home noodles. A Doctor Browns and Diet coke finished it off. Wendee was at the table at least 7 times and her counterparts came by a few times as well. The buss boys and cashiers were great.

Then the to go orders, OMG more of the same.There was WENDEE making sure our to go order was to our liking. The counter help could have been from South Poland, knew their stuff, sliced it perfectly and presented it extremely well. Like Perfect.....Perfect Rice and bread puddings, breads, bagels and what else did I nosh on long 1.7 hour in the rain drive home. BEEF BARLEY

I dont usually pay attention to Zagats anything, but at least they agree for 14 years.. How about a Torrance or Beach Cities location?

4 Star Rating: Recommended

05/27/10

Good food and delivery

by Glenn H

We were looking for a good deli close by -- usually we would do Mort's in Tarzana, but that's a litte far for us now. Brents had a great menu, great dishes, and nice deserts. I had a cornbeef on pastrami and rye, which was decent. The black and whites from the bakery were wonderful, top notch. Definitely a place we will keep on our go-to list.

  • Pros: Great menu
3 Star Rating: Average

05/27/10

I've just returned to LA after 7 years

by dretceterini

and went to Brent's for the first time since I've been away. It's nowhere as good as I remember, and has gotten very expensive. $20 for a corned beef sandwich and a drink, tax, and tip is a lot of money..

5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

01/27/09

A Pleasant Surprise

by angelicfaeree

My boyfriend and I are always on the hunt to find the best sandwich in this part of the valley. I had read about Brent's online and decided we should try it. It was by far the best sandwich that I've had in a long while. The french dip turkey and pastrami sandwich was to die for. Brent's is a bit expensive for the sandwich, but you'll discover it's well worth it when you take the first bite!

The Details on Brent's Delicatessen & Rstrnt

Place Categories:

  • good great food
  • best healthy bomb deli
  • fabulous pastrami
  • great service
  • best turkey sandwich
  • best brent
  • pickles good everything
  • great deli omelette
  • consistently outstanding moderate prices
  • mediocre deli food
  • good fries
  • good corned beef
  • great menu
  • very bad disposition
  • great place
  • delicious bagels
  • favorite servers
  • great soups
  • outstanding quality
  • delicious chilli size
  • always disappointed french dip
  • great better lox
  • great eggs
  • all fantastic mazto ball soup
  • favorite francisco
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