Peter Stromquist

Category: Deli

  • Mr. Allison’s Diner Review – Arlington Heights, IL

    Mr. Allison’s Diner Review One day at Mr. Allison’s Diner Review.  I’m a nut for ham. Good, bad, fake. I love ham. I once went to a restaurant that offered “flights of ham.” Paradise. I have driven the back roads of “ham country” in the US – Virginia, Tennessee, Kentucky, the Carolinas in search of […]

  • Nanas New York Deli Review – Crystal Lake, IL

    Nanas New York Deli Review: Tiny take-out featuring “New York Style” overstuffed sandwiches. The “Waldorf” is corned beef, pastrami, swiss, Russian, and slaw on marble rye.  Exceptional deli meats. The “Gabba-Goo”  is salami, mortadella, hot capicola, lettuce, tomato, onion, vinegar, and oil on an 8-inch roll.  Again, exceptional on the meats. The slaw is creamy […]

  • The Original Nottoli & Son Review Chicago

    The Original Nottoli & Son Review Chicago The area around Harlem Avenue, just south of Interstate 90, about twenty miles NW of downtown Chicago, has truly become the area’s new “Little Italy.” There are literally dozens of Italian-centric delis, markets, bakeries and restaurants. I’ve looked at a couple of them before, including another deli named […]

  • Rex Italian Foods Review – Norridge, IL

    Rex Italian Foods Review – Norridge, IL Couple of years ago, I was driving down one of the major north/south surface streets in Chicago, Harlem Avenue.  It’s one of the streets chock-a-block full of ethnic eating and grocery establishments, primarily Polish, but more than a couple of old-timey Italian joints.  I stopped at one, Nottoli’s, […]

  • Lloyds Barbecue Company Review

      Lloyds Barbecue Company Review Lloyds Barbecue products are part of the line of Austin, MN based Hormel Foods.  I can’t say whether they started it organically or acquired it, just haven’t found that info.  The product is made and distributed out of a modern facility across the Missississippi River from the Minneapolis St Paul […]

  • Casey’s General Stores Sandwich Review – Midwest C Store Chain

    Casey’s General Stores Sandwich Review

  • Gloriosos Fresh Italian Sausage Review – Milwaukee, WI

    Today I used some of their fresh Italian sausages for a home-made pizza. I only picked up two, of the “hot” not “sweet” variety, and they run about four ounces apiece at about a buck twenty per. I have this quirk which there is no rhyme nor reason for. When I’m making a sausage pizza, I […]

  • Gloriosos Italian Market Review – Milwaukee, WI

    Seventy-year-old Glorioso’s in Milwaukee is one of several fine Italian deli/groceries the city has to offer. If it’s even remotely Italian, Glorioso’s has it on the shelf, in the counter or in the cooler. It’s a wonderland for foodies and cooks alike.  Naturally, I stocked up.  Sausages. Cheese. A muffaletta sandwich. So let’s talk about that.  […]

  • Chesters Chicken Review

    Chesters Chicken was originally  a licensed chicken concept that started in 1952 and has now evolved into a full franchise model offering. Located across the US and on two other continents, Chesters offers a “store in store” concept. That is, you will find Chester’s Chicken counters in gas stations, c stores, food courts, and the […]

  • Spartan Brothers Greek Grocery Review, Chicago, IL

    One of the joys (for me) of living in Chicago (or any big city and I’ve lived in a raft of them!) is having access to a preponderance of ethnic supermarkets. Within 20 minutes of me, I can partake of markets dedicated to Italian food, Indian, Asian, Polish, Ukrainian, Spanish, Middle Eastern, and Greek. It’s […]