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… Continue reading The Original Nottoli & Son Review Chicago
Tag: Deli
Jungle Jims Dry Salami Review
When I did my post last week about my first visit to the magical food kingdom of Jungle Jims, I didn’t talk about specific products, wanting to give them their own space and time. Like their packaged (house brand) dry salami. Now if you love salami of all types as much as I do, Jungle… Continue reading Jungle Jims Dry Salami Review
Potbelly Sandwich Review
(Spoiler alert) I have missed out by not being a customer of Potbelly.I painted them with the “same brush” that I have used against a couple of their competitors that I truly don’t like, and that wasn’t fair. I was recently contemplating a visit when coincidentally the company invited me in for a taste. At… Continue reading Potbelly Sandwich Review
Certfied Angus Brand Deli Corned Beef
Geez, I just get finished with my “deli roast beef” smackdown, and I run into Certified Angus Brand on sale, which I previously had skipped over. Certified is a brand that was created by a group of Angus ranchers in the late 70s, who wanted to produce a higher quality product, held to higher standards.… Continue reading Certfied Angus Brand Deli Corned Beef
Hormel Deli Roast Beef Review
I’ve been trying out a lot of deli meats, lately, mostly pastrami and corned beef. I’m a fairly big snob / choosy about what I buy, eschewing the more inexpensive brands, which tend to be what I refer to commonly as “chopped, pressed, and form,” meat and other additives reconstituted to resemble roasts. I much… Continue reading Hormel Deli Roast Beef Review
Klements Corned Beef Review
Review of deli style corned beef rounds from Milwaukee manufacturer Klement’s.
Lunch Mate Hard Salami Review
Another bargain from Aldi’s (locator) this week was their “Lunch Mate” brand hard salami at $2.99 for an 8 ounce resealable pack, making is $6 per pound. Compare with your grocery deli counter, and you almost always save 30-50%. The product is made by Patrick Cuhahy’s Wisconsin plant, USDA establishment 28. Cudahy, founded in… Continue reading Lunch Mate Hard Salami Review
Fricks Ham Review
Ran into a product I hadn’t seen before, a boneless half ham from Frick’s Meat, a purveyor from Washington, MO (about 40 miles west of St. Louis, halfway between I-70 on the north, and I-44 on the south. Frick’s has been around for nearly a century and a quarter, and manufacturers processed pork products, including… Continue reading Fricks Ham Review
Vienna Beef Corned Beef and Pastrami
If you’re even an occasional reader of this site, you know two things for sure – I have a diminishing interest in purchasing most ‘deli meats’ because of real or perceived notion they aren’t ‘real.’ By that I am generally referring to two things – ‘roasts’ that are formed from meat and other ingredients into… Continue reading Vienna Beef Corned Beef and Pastrami
Field Liverwurst Review
My mom used to make me braunschweiger and mustard sandwiches to tote to school on occasion. Braunschweiger is a Midwestern term for liverwurst, which in the south is also called “Kentucky Pate.” The sandwiches were a respite from the steady diet of bologna, PB&J, and that crappy lunch meat that came in plastic packages, ham,… Continue reading Field Liverwurst Review