I was a long time customer and left the area ten years ago. I decided to make the trip into town on two different occasions this past month for Italian beef, and their quality and freshness became so much better late in the afternoon. I was so sorry I took out early on my second trip to get there for opening at 11am for an early lunch. It was only then that I realized that all of the leftover slow-cooked beef had to be reheated in order to be used up first; this also included a heavy dose of salt!
Their Italian Beef becomes dry and tasteless from their morning prep method compared with their fresh product later in the day, high in sodium.
I would not trust this company for its catering service or buy their Italian beef by the pound for these very reasons.