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defalco's is LEGIT. nader a. was going on and on about the cheesesteak, so i had to go try one. one bite in and that's what i texted him: goddamn.
step inside and it's like you're in a whole other city. defalco's is the kind of place you'd find on a random corner in a new york or chicago neighborhood, and we're all real lucky that for some reason it exists in scottsdale of all places. it's a REAL italian grocery and deli, the kind of place that is increasingly hard to find, but when you do you appreciate the hell out of it.
getting back to that cheesesteak with everything, it was amazing, perfect in every way: the bread, the way the meat and the cheese were working together to win me over, forever. i was so impressed that the next day, new year's eve, my wife and i drove down from north phoenix so i could show her what all the fuss was about. we ordered the meatball and the portobello mushroom, so that we could each sample a variety. we also got a side order of the mozzarella basil tomato salad (swimming in balsamic) and a slice of cheesecake.
the meatball was good (i really wanna try the off-the-menu reuben) but the portobello mushroom was STELLAR, and actually complemented the meatball sandwich nicely. the mozzarella salad was tasty, but that cheesecake was the best i've ever had, and i say that with full apologies to my own mother. i understand now why they used to use "cheesecake" to describe the titillating bits of those old pin-up models.
so yeah, great flavors, huge portions, great service, and an all around awesome place to eat.
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