Extraordinary Pickles by the Gallon

Published on Tuesday, September 22, 2009, by C. Thi Nguyen / Edit Post

A longstanding favorite of many old Chowhounds is the pickles at Johnnie’s Pastrami. They’re extraordinary, zippy, lively, sweet things. You’ll crave them for days, says JEN10. And SoCal Foodie has found the source: A-1 Eastern Homemade Pickle Company, which sells to the public, but in bulk only: The minimum order is five gallons.

A-1 isn’t really a retail place; it’s only open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 2:45 p.m., and it’s closed for lunch from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. You can’t just stop in, either: Customers are asked to call in at least a day ahead to make their orders. But the A-1 staff are nice folks. Gary, who seems to do most of the public interaction, even gave SoCal Foodie a tour of the plant. But, if shopping for the pickles this way is too problematic, you can still get them anytime from Johnnie’s, reminds SoCal Foodie.

Johnnie’s Pastrami [Westside–Inland]
4017 Sepulveda Boulevard, Culver City
310-397-6654

A-1 Eastern Homemade Pickle Company [Downtown]
1832 Johnston Street, Los Angeles
323-223-1141

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  • Two things:

    1) Alton Brown's pickled veggie "how to" http://bit.ly/Bs4u0
    2) Cartoonist Lucy Knisey's AWESOME illustrated pickle recipe http://bit.ly/RAU4w

    Both are worth a shot if you have a lot of end-of-season veggies that need to be used...plus from a budget friendly standpoint, it's probably a lot cheaper than buying them at the above mentioned places.