This is a great authentic Italian deli. If you aren't familiar with an Italian deli then you may not get this place. It's the kind of place where old Italian men come in the door and ask for the owner of the establishment to come slice there prosciutto personally, because the owner is the only one in the house that can slice the prosciutto thin enough for a true Italians liking. It's the kind of place where you can buy large quantities of dried Italian herbs to make huge pots of Sunday gravy. The deli meat section is great if you like Italian meats but like I said earlier, have Mr. Fraboni slice it for you, otherwise your going to have some college kid slice your meat too thick. I supopose you could get on Mr. Fraboni for not training his employee's as well as he should.
They have great Italian sausage. I still to this day have never had a better cannoli then I've had from Fraboni's.
Have any of the other reviewers ever been to an actual Italian deli before in Italy? Fraboni's reminds me of the Italian deli's in small villages in Italy. It's not exactly up scale or anything, but it is what it is. For Madison, this place is a gem.