The reviews we received on the subject of Katella Deli’s pastrami from reader/voters were among the most dazzling we’ve had in our array of best-food subjects over the years.

4470 Katella Ave., Los Alamitos; 562-594-8611; katellabakery.com Katella Bakery, Deli & Restaurant is a landmark eatery in Los Alamitos and one of the first authentic Jewish bakeries in Orange County.

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 ...