LAist: Canter's Matzoh Ball Soup

ardevlin

Thu, 31 Jan 2008 17:35:34 -0800

sorry, but i went and tried this soup because of this entry and it totally sucked. the balls were tough and grainy. langer's downtown has the best!

sarahfenix

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:38:24 -0800

ugh... just thinking about the sodium is already starting to make my sideache.

db

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 08:06:06 -0800

Well, often when eating soup, especially at my favorite noodle house, the soup is served so hot my glasses fog over and I spend the next couple minutes stirring things around so it cools off. That wasn't the case at Canter's. The temperature of the both was typical of a deli/coffee shop. It was hotter than warm, but not so hot that I couldn't begin slurping it up right away. Thank God. Frankly, I didn't even notice the temperature, I was so busy enjoying the soup. So I'd say it was probably just right.

echo

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:40:12 -0800

have you tried their carrot cake yet ? oh my ..

Elise Thompson

Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:43:45 -0800

Maybe my younger waiter was able to get the soup to the table faster than the 80 year-old waitresses, so he could serve it while it's still hot. db: Was your soup hot?

PinLA

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 21:52:24 -0800

You must have been really lucky if you were able to call your broth "hot."

db

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 16:02:53 -0800

I'm back, and stuffed. At $19 for the matzoh ball soup, coffee and 1/2 a corned beef sandwich, it wasn't the cheapest meal I've had recently, but it certainly was delicious. My waiter was a Mexican who told me that, after 15 years eating there, he finally decided to get a job on the other side of the counter. Terrific folk and terrific food.

Elise Thompson

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 15:05:20 -0800

Matzoh balls - get your mind out of the gutter.

Carrie Meathrell

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:56:33 -0800

WHO SAID BALLS?????

Elise Thompson

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 14:27:02 -0800

I'd better check out Junior's balls then.

Andy Sternberg

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 12:04:44 -0800

I thought Canter's had the best matzoh balls until I got a hold of the balls from Junior's on Westwood.

db

Sun, 20 Jan 2008 11:22:29 -0800

Elise, you read my mind. Tuesday's my 49th b'day and, even though I've lived within a few miles of my Hollywood birthplace all my life, I've never been to Canter's. Earlier this morning I decided to fix that, and was ready to walk out the door, but I thought I'd check for any new LAist postings first. It must be kismet.