As an L.A. native from a NY family, Katz was the mana and Charlotte was the desert. I drove 30+ miles to give my husband a taste of real, Jewish heaven on a plate. Sadly, this desert ooasis was merely a mirage. The interior is bland...like the food. If you know anything about authentic Jewish delis you will know the following antecdote sums up our experience perfectly:
My husband, being a Jewish deli neophite, wanted to roll up his sleeves and dig into an authentic, flavorful, bigger than your head pastrami on rye. When the waitress said, 'Lettuce and mayo on that?' I nearly had a stroke. Deli blasphemy. It was all downhill from there. Now, when I'm craving good Jew food, I gaze longingly at pictures of Brent's Deli out in L.A. and aanxiously await our next trip west.