Berolina Bakery and Schreiner’s Sausages have been serving Montrose for decades | Eater LA
"Right next door, Schreiner’s Fine Sausages (opened in 1952) feels like a time capsule: low‑slung ceilings, wooden booth seating, friendly service, dark wood detailing and stained‑glass lamps, and a largely unchanged chalkboard menu above the sandwich counter. I’m greeted by a long refrigerated case of house‑made products — bratwurst, knockwurst, frankfurters, Black Forest ham, smoked turkey, marbled beef cuts, multiple varieties of head cheese, pepper‑ and olive‑studded meat loaves, and even carne asada — with retail shelves full of German imports like Kinder chocolates, Bitburger beers, and holiday stollen. Nothing is priced over $10, a deliberate choice made possible by in-house manufacturing, and regulars sit in dim booths eating hot tri-tip sandwiches or pastrami on Schreiner’s dark, mild rye; other favorites include sandwiches stuffed with smoked and hot Polish sausages, liverwurst, bockwurst, and leberkase. I also like the deli’s grilled cheese offerings — one with gouda, ham and German salami, another with pepper jack, chipotle chicken and diced chiles — all available a la carte or paired with a cup of house-made soup (often chicken noodle, broccoli cheese, or a simple bean-and-veggie). Third‑generation owner Wally Schreiner’s credo, “If it doesn’t sell, we don’t sell it,” captures the deli’s commitment to traditional German fare and the local community." - Eater
