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Romanelli’s Italian Deli in Phoenix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It didn’t dawn on me until after our visit that how fitting it is that Romanelli’s Italian Deli is located on Dunlap Avenue.\u00a0 Visit Romanelli’s with any degree of regularity and you’re bound to be afflicted with Dunlap’s Disease<\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 Dan “The Tire Man” Marsh describes it as “Done lapped over the belt<\/em>” disease.\u00a0 The symptoms include “a sudden need to unbutton your pants after a meal (a classic blowout!), an inexplicable gravitational pull towards comfy sweatpants and the inexplicable disappearance of your feet when looking down<\/em>.\u00a0 Among the causes of Dunlap’s Disease are visiting Romanelli’s frequently.<\/p>\n

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Meats, Cheeses, Pizzas on Display<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In naming Romanelli’s 2023’s “Best of Phoenix” winner in the Italian Deli category, The Phoenix New Times<\/strong><\/a> may have said it best: “Walking into Romanelli’s Italian Deli is like gliding into an olfactory orgy. As soon as the smells of freshly baked bread, zesty spices, piquant peppers, tangy cheeses and cured meats hit your nostrils, your mouth starts watering, and your eyes start wandering<\/em>.”\u00a0 Though the Phoenix New Times cites only olactory and visual senses, Romanelli’s doesn’t exclude your other senses.\u00a0 Probably the most prevalent is sense of taste, when you finally get to bite down on an incomparably delicious meal and follow it up with a dessert that will certainly expand your waistline.<\/p>\n

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Salads on Display as Counterman Hands Sandwich to Guest<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Nor is your tactile sense omitted.\u00a0 Picking up one of those hefty ten-inch subs will give you a sense for how densely packed with meats and condiments a sandwich can be.\u00a0 And when you wrap your fingers around that light, springy bread, your appreciation for the construction of your sub grows exponentially.\u00a0 It would be easy to ascribe your sense of hearing to the crunching sound made when you chew on a crisp salad, but where your hearing is really exercised is in listening to the conversations among the staff, most of whom are family, Italian and New Yorkers.\u00a0 Both unabashed volume and snarkiness are on display.\u00a0 And don’t make the mistake as my Kim did of bragging you’re from Chicago.\u00a0 She may as well have told them the Yankees belong in Triple A baseball.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The Sandwich Menu<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Family owned and operated for over 40 years (since 1975), Romanelli’s is an Italian deli, bakery, grocery store and imported specialty foods shop.\u00a0 The deli sandwich and shop menu lists 24 sandwiches and subs.\u00a0 All are served on ten-inch white, wheat, sliced rye or hard-crust Italian bread with your choice of lettuce, tomato, red onion and Romanelli’s Italian dressing.\u00a0 Also on the menu are ten hot subs and eight fresh cold specialty sandwiches and salads.\u00a0 Party subs–three, four and six foot sizes–can be made for you, too.\u00a0 The menu also offers pasta dinners, homemade pizza, Italian pastries.\u00a0 You challenge will be in deciding just what to order.\u00a0 There’s just so much to choose from.<\/p>\n

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Italian Beef Sandwich<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

My Chicago born-and-bred bride should have known better than to argue the fine points of constructing an Italian beef sandwich<\/strong><\/em> with Romanelli’s sandwich savants.\u00a0 Sure, Italian beef sandwiches are the pride of the Windy City, but it’s pretty obvious the Romanelli’s sandwich crew knows what they’re doing.\u00a0 Still, she insisted that her sandwich be dipped.\u00a0 It wasn’t enough that she was handed a cupful of au jus.\u00a0 As the sandwich artist predicted, the moist and tender bread did fall apart.\u00a0 Mind you, au jus soaked bread is pretty good, but having to eat it separately does not an Italian beef sandwich make.\u00a0 Eating the thin shards of well-seasoned beef sans bread just isn’t the same.<\/p>\n

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The Italian Stallion House Sub<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Italian Stallion may have been the nickname of Rocky Balboa, the fictional character in the Rocky movies and its sequels, but for me the Italian Stallion House Sub<\/strong><\/em> is one of the very best Italian cold-cut sandwiches I’ve had outside of the Boston area.\u00a0 This stallion is constructed from ham, capicolla, Genoa salami, pepperoni and Provolone cheese with lettuce, tomatoes and Italian dressing.\u00a0 How anyone could order a six-inch size Stallion is beyond me.\u00a0 After polishing off the full ten-inch sandwich, I was ready for more.\u00a0 The bread to meat to contiments ratio is balanced, just enough of each to play off the other.<\/p>\n

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Seafood Salad<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

While standing in line waiting for my sandwich to be constructed, it was impossible not to notice all the salads on display.\u00a0 Every one of them looked absolutely delectable, but the seafood salad<\/strong><\/em> (crab, red pepper, celery, scallions, pasta and a mayo-based dressing) called loudest.\u00a0 There’s a netful of crab in this salad, the real stuff.\u00a0 The melange of flavors and textures made for a delightful side…so good I polished off more than half of it in addition to my Italian Stallion.<\/p>\n

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Lemon Lime Italian Ice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When the summer heat hits, few things are as refreshing as a cold, delicious treat.\u00a0 Fortunately in Phoenix you don’t have to wait until summer to indulge in something cold and refreshing.\u00a0 What stands out most is Italian ice, renowned for its fine, crystalline texture and burst of fruity flavors.\u00a0Also known as water ice, Italian ice<\/strong><\/em> is a frozen dessert made from finely granulated ice and sweetened fruit flavors. It\u2019s similar to sorbet but without the dairy or egg ingredients found in some sorbets. This makes Italian ice a great option for those who are lactose intolerant or looking for a non-dairy alternative to ice cream. We brought home a 64-ounce container of lemon and lime that still hadn’t thawed out by the time we got back home.<\/p>\n

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Chocolate Cake on top; Lemoncello Cake on Bottom<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

For dessert, my Kim enjoyed a thick slab of rich, delicious chocolate cake<\/strong><\/em> while I enjoyed a luscious lemoncello cake<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0 My Kim called her chocolate cake the equivalent of Portillo’s which means it’s her standard-bearer.\u00a0 That chocolate cake was skyscraper tall, about twice as tall as the lemoncello (I feel so cheated).\u00a0 Other desserts included Napoleons, cannoli, baklava, cheesecake, coconut maroons and a number of other delightful treats.<\/p>\n

Romanelli’s Italian Deli has been named the Phoenix area’s best Italian deli so many times the category should be automatically reserved for it.\u00a0 Visit Romanelli’s and you risk Dunlap’s Disease.<\/p>\n

Romanelli’s Italian Deli<\/strong>
\n3437 Dunlap Avenue
\nPhoenix, Arizona<\/strong>
\n(602) 249-9030
\nWebsite<\/strong><\/a> | Facebook Page<\/strong><\/a>
\nLATEST VISIT<\/strong>: 24 December 2024
\n# OF VISITS<\/strong>: 1
\nRATING<\/strong>: N\/R
\nCOST<\/strong>: $$
\nBEST BET<\/strong>: Italian Stallion House Sub, Italian Beef Sandwich, Seafood Salad, Lemon Lime Italian Ice, Chocolate Cake, Lemoncello Cake
\nREVIEW #1439<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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