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| - Let me get this out of the way: Go here. Eat their Italian beef. Smile for the rest of the day.
And now, the rest of the story.
My heart broke when Arizona Sandwich Co. closed their shop at this location, so imagine my surprise when I drove by yesterday after work and saw that an Italian deli moved in. It was immediately decided that I'd try them for lunch today.
Fast-forward to an hour ago, I pull up outside and am greeted by some guys out on the sidewalk clearly enjoying some rock music. I kid you not, I got high-fived as I walked in. Inside was nice and clean, the menus were simple and a bit liberal with the apostrophes, but I'll forgive grammar if the food is right.
And the food, it was very right.
I ordered their number one, the Chicago-Style Italian Beef. It took them a few minutes to toss it all together, so I hung out and listened to the good-old-boy banter. Everyone working (or hanging out) there seemed like genuinely nice guys, and when the food was done and bagged up every damn one of them fared me well. I dragged it back to work and unwrapped a slab of heaven.
The beef was tender but still moist. The roll was soaked through and only just holding it together, but did so throughout the nosh. The au jus was magical. The kind of flavor which makes grown men shed a single tear of joy.
Needless to say I will be going back. Next time I'll see how their Italian Hoagie fares against others in the area. They have stiff competition, but if their deli sandwich is as good as the Italian Beef, I know Mama's will win by a mile.
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