J & T European Gourmet Food

04/01/08

A Good Place Gone Way Downhill

by Maciek at Citysearch

This used to be a wonderful deli with super fresh cold cuts and sausages. Now, the product is often old and way too salty. Maybe they use more salt to cover up the taste of poorer quality. Also, be careful when you buy packaged goods - you may buy something that's past its expiration date. I've bought cookies, candies and bread that were stale. In addition to the steadily declining quality of their meats, the deli itself has become shabby, dingy and dirty. They haven't painted the place in years. I think the owners tried hard to please their customers when they first opened the place but now they're just raking in the dough because they're the only Polish deli around. I'm from Poland and I know how their products should taste. Apparently, they forgot or don't care. When I first notice the place going downhill, I gave them a few chances to improve. Since nothing changed, I no longer patronize J&T Deli.

• Pros: Good imported beers from Poland
• Cons: Poor quality of meats, old product, shabby dingy store

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barko– August 19, 2009 at 00:37:08 PDT

I've been an on-again-off-again customer since 1996. This is a quaint mom-and-pop polish deli...my experience with J&T is very positive. Space: some cosmetic work needed; "dingy and dirty" is very misleading. Product: Good, fresh, authentic. Exp dates: I've never had issues. Review seems malicious!

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11/30/09

It's time has passed

by PolishRabbit at Citysearch

Everyone says this is the place to go, but they are living in the past. Yes, it is the only Polish deli in LA, but the Polka Deli in Orange County has it beat because they carry Polski brand, fresh kielbasa. It is all natural, made locally and low in sodium. It is an authentic family recipe and tastes better than anything I've ever purchased at J & T. Polski tasts just like my Dad used to make. If J & T carried Polski Sausage, they might get my business back.

• Pros: Old World Appeal
• Cons: Sausage has gone down hill

Neighborhood deli specializing in Polish sausage and imported Eastern European delicacies.

by Contributor at Citysearch

In Short
The blinds that line the windows of this tiny deli/food shop, conceal a colorful array of people and goods inside. Customers chat with the proprietors in English and Polish while an intoxicating, smoky aroma from the plethora of sausages permeates the space. Beyond tall shelves stocked with beets, borscht and babka mixes, past colorful rows of pickles and sauerkraut lies the deli case, packed full of imported cheeses, smoked ribs, tenderloins, and long ropes of Polish, Hungarian, and hunter sausage links.