Hi @BradFord ,
Nice! Yes, I agree. I like Daughter’s Deli as well, but it’s slightly different from Langer’s (just a touch). Still very good and if we were close by, we’d just go to Daughter’s for convenience. But Langer’s has more interesting menu items, their Pastrami (even though their daughter did get from the same source, it tastes just slightly different (not bad, just a bit different (very subtle)) is more enjoyable at Langer’s for us, and other items.
I liked Greenblatt’s but it wasn’t the same as Langer’s. Those soups you mention! I love those, but haven’t found a good source here locally (that we frequent, I’m sure there are places that have all of them on the menu at the same time).
Corned Beef Hash: Nice! @BradFord 's part of the Canned / American Diner-style Corned Beef Hash Club. Yah it’s classic.
Your meal at that Nor Cal place sounds delicious, almost like what I had growing up, but we never had diners with nice homemade pies as well. But Lipton Iced Tea, oh yes!