The restaurant was opened in 1967 and purchased by Ron Peskin in 1969 for $1700.

[1][2] The deli has expanded to a second location in Westlake Village, California.

[3][4][5] Brent's Deli has been highly rated by food critics.

[6] The deli is known for producing most of their own food in-house[7] and has been described as "unheralded but authentic".

[8] On The Best Thing I Ever Ate, Marc Summers says the best corned beef sandwich was at Brent's.