at night restaurant information established 1931 food type jewish delicatessen street address 419 north fairfax avenue city los angeles state california postal code zip 90036 country united states other locations las vegas nevada website official website canter s deli on fairfax avenue in los angeles canter s deli is a jewish style delicatessen opened in 1931 in boyle heights and later moved to the fairfax district of los angeles california near the border of west hollywood where it is now . it has been frequented by many notable movie stars and celebrities . the restaurant has continued to serve traditional jewish food items including lox and bagels corned beef matzoh ball soup or challah . however it is not certified kosher being open on saturdays and offering many non kosher menu items e.g. ham sandwiches . canter s has remained open 24 hours most days except on the jewish holidays of rosh hashanah and yom kippur . contents 1 history 2 popularity 3 see also 4 references 5 external links history edit the canter family originally opened a delicatessen in jersey city new jersey in 1924 . they came west along with many jews from the northeastern united states and in 1931 they opened a delicatessen on brooklyn avenue in the boyle heights neighborhood which at that time had a substantial jewish population . after world war ii the jewish population of boyle heights left en masse for the fairfax district west hollywood and other west side neighborhoods as well as the san fernando valley and canter s followed the influx of jewish businesses west . a location at 439 north fairfax avenue opened in 1948 ; in 1953 the restaurant moved up the block into the former esquire theater which had previously shown yiddish language films resulting in a delicatessen much larger than its previous spaces . the restaurant was further expanded in 1959 and the kibitz room cocktail lounge opened in 1961 . the boyle heights location remained in business until the 1970s . 1 canter s quickly became a hangout for show business personalities given its location and late hours . it has remained such ever since . in the 1960s canter s became a late night hang out for hippies rock musicians and other countercultural types partially for the same reasons . also many rock musicians had grown up in fairfax and west hollywood and the sunset strip was only a half mile 0.8 km away . canter s has remained a favorite of rock musicians to the present day and is still open 24 hours . canter s is open every day except for the jewish holidays of rosh hashanah and yom kippur . canter s is known for its traditional deli favorites such as pastrami corned beef matzoh ball soup challah lox and bagels and brisket . it also has a large menu of other breakfast lunch and dinner options and has been awarded for its food many times over the years . for example los angeles magazine named canter s waffles the best waffle in los angeles . 2 esquire magazine called their monte cristo sandwich one of the best sandwiches in america . 3 the bar in canter s called the kibitz room has its own history and has been a favorite of music personalities . chuck e. weiss . 4 a regular at canter s who has his name on a plaque at the booth where he would sit wrote a song about the kibitz room called rocking in the kibbitz room . 5 although the restaurant is open 24 hours the kibitz room closes at 2 am . they have live music every night and were the launch pad for several bands most notably the wallflowers fiona apple and rick rubin s new project the vacation . the big jam has had plenty of a list musicians sit in including phil everly jackson browne melissa etheridge and marc canter s high school friend slash . 6 marc canter now the restaurant s owner published a book in 2007 about the early days of guns n roses . 7 the restaurant has been featured in several movies and television shows including hbo s curb your enthusiasm in the episode the blind date 2004 and amc s mad men in the episode time zones 2014 . in 2007 adam stein finalist on the fox tv show on the lot filmed dough the musical at canter s. canter s is also mentioned in the song oh daddy by the turtles . in 2003 canter s opened an additional location inside treasure island hotel and casino in las vegas . 8 it closed in december 2012 . 9 another location has been announced for the linq promonade next to the high roller 10 and also tivoli village by the end of the second quarter of 2016 . 11 on 14 october 2008 canter s celebrated their 60th anniversary . to mark the occasion the deli reduced the price of their famous corned beef sandwich to its 1948 price of 60 cents limited to one per customer for a period of 12 hours . 12 in 2008 canter s had opened another deli outlet at dodger stadium . 13 the operation at the baseball park was later closed in 2011 and was replaced by dodgertown deli . 14 today the restaurant is not certified kosher being open on saturdays and offering non kosher menu items such as ham sandwiches . on july 24 2014 president barack obama surprised the lunchtime diners and staff when he visited canter s. 15 bono from u2 visited the deli in 2015 and left a 150 tip . 16 popularity edit in 2006 canter s was serving 4 900 pounds 2 200 kg of pastrami per month 1 500 us gallons 5 700 l of chicken soup per week 4 000 knishes per week . 17 canter s is also prominently featured in ann patchett s novel the magician s assistant . canter s is mentioned in the song oh daddy by the turtles . chuck e. weiss wrote a song about the bar in canter s called rocking in the kibbitz room . 5 see also edit food portal list of delicatessens references edit bernstein leilah march 24 1999 . the soul of fairfax avenue canter s moved west from east l.a. s brooklyn avenue in 1948 and has been keeping up with evolving traditions ever since . . los angeles times . best of la eat dishes to die for and our favorite foods best waffle . los angeles magazine . april 2005 . archived from the original on 2010 01 14 . the best sandwiches in america . esquire magazine . february 16 2008 . chuck e. weiss at allmusic a b canter s at allmusic babayan siran march 7 2008 . guns n roses appetite for pastrami . la weekly . canter marc 2007 . reckless road guns n roses and the making of appetite for destruction . shoot hip press . isbn 978 0 9793418 7 8 . oclc 192027685 . austin tom march 1 2005 . on rye no mayo jordan mozer s update of canter s deli a tinseltown landmark is a hidden gem at treasure island . interior design via highbeam research . subscription required help . radke brock december 3 2012 . canter s deli out little richie s chicago dogs in at ti . las vegas weekly . jones jay april 6 2016 . las vegas in n out burger and canter s deli to go all in at linq promenade . los angeles times . martin bradley march 22 2016 . first word l.a. s canter s deli to the linq and tivoli village . eater las vegas . canter s celebrates legendary sixty years on fairfax with corned beef sandwiches . earth times . october 14 2008 . dead link scattergood amy april 9 2008 . catcher and the deli rye . los angeles times . shatkin elina march 31 2011 . la dodgers unveil doyer dog ; also more salads . la weekly . president obama makes surprise stop at canter s deli . kcbs tv . july 24 2014 . elliott farley june 2 2015 . bono left a massive tip at canter s deli is still weird as hell . eater la . behrens zach march 21 2006 . 8500 lbs . of beef . laist . external links edit canter s website reckless road coordinates 34 04 44 n 118 21 42 w 34.0788 n 118.3616 w 34.0788 ; 118.3616 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title canter % 27s & oldid 743500643 categories restaurants in los angelesfairfax los angelesjewish delicatessensjewish american history in californiajews and judaism in los angeleslandmarks in los angelesrestaurants established in 19241924 establishments in californiahidden categories pages containing links to subscription only contentall articles with dead external linksarticles 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