LOS ALAMITOS – The last time I was at the Katella Deli, my waitress called me “hon.” As in, “Would you like a refill, hon? How do you like your soup, hon?” That’s the kind of place ...

Shirley Ratman, a Holocaust survivor who with her late husband, Sam, founded the Katella Deli Restaurant and Bakery in Los Alamitos, one of the largest family-run businesses of its kind in the ...

The family business eventually immigrated to Los Alamitos, and, since 1964, people have been coming to Katella Deli, on Katella Avenue at Lexington, for traditional Jewish baked goods, great ...

In the mid-’60s, my father would meet the founder of Katella Deli, Sam Ratman, in the kitchen and fill up a bag of bagels and bread to take home to us. The best. Over the years, Katella Deli has ...