4 1/2 stars!
Oh Defalco's. You drain my bank account and you take up my entire lunch hour just driving to and from but I don't care, because you are delicious.
By far the best authentic Italian deli in the Valley, I have yet to have one thing there that I didn't love. They have a gigantic menu of options, featuring everything from hot and cold sandwiches, pizza, full hot pastas and entrees like the intoxicating chicken parmigiana, and a stacked deli case of side dishes with easily the best pasta salad I've ever had. Family owned and operated which is another littler perk in my opinion.
Let's put it this way. My boss is usually in town for a week to a week and a half every month and he still manages to eat there at least 6 times...it's that good.
They freshly bake all of their own bread daily, which is excellent. I prefer the Crispy Baguette with my sandwiches because it is oh so flaky and wonderful.
If you've got extra $$ to throw around they also have a quite nice-sized grocery selection right in the deli featuring authentic Italian delights. I'm talking everything from 30 different types of aged balsamic vinagrette to over 100 different bottles of Italian wine.
The only reason I have to take a half a star off is because if you make the fatal mistake of going there between the hours of 11:30am-2:00pm M-F and you did not have the foresight to call your order in advance, you will sit there for 45 minutes, EASY.
But now that I have mastered the timed call in approach, it is wonderful and you should all go if you haven't : )