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June 5, 2008 at 1:43 am #587127
seattlesueMemberAnyone know where you can get a great Italian sub in West Seattle? Random thought, I know but we’ve been craving them. Don’t get me wrong Husky Deli and Sub Shop are quite tasty, but I’m looking for authentic Italian goodness. :)
June 5, 2008 at 2:44 am #626519
alkivikingParticipantHave you tried Angelinas? Don’t know if they have sub, but great Italian eats. I’ll ask around for ya.
June 5, 2008 at 2:57 am #626520
seattlesueMemberWe’ve been there, not sure if I ever saw subs on the menu, but definitely very authentic Italian.
June 5, 2008 at 3:36 am #626521
mhogfossMemberCafe Noveau (sp?) has some great sammies. I can’t remember if they have italian sandwiches.
June 5, 2008 at 6:20 am #626522
JanSParticipantbeing an east coaster here…I’m not sure you’re going to find “authentic”…wherever you go, don’t get mayo or mustard…just get oil and vinegar, a little salt and pepper…mayo, etc, on a sub is definitely west coast :) Luciano’s has an all meat sub that has potential, but it has pizza sauce on it…it needs more cheese, shredded lettuceonion,tomato..and the above oil and vinegar….wonder if you can special order?
June 5, 2008 at 6:30 am #626523
Bikefor1MemberOr if you don’t mind going ‘into town’, SALUMI will make you an Italian sub to die for.
June 5, 2008 at 6:33 am #626524
JanSParticipantI just bet they will….and while you’re there, get some of his Italian meatloaf…it’s just killer…and I have the recipe :)
June 6, 2008 at 2:43 am #626525
barmargiaMemberThere are a few great places downtown, Salumis, Tats on Occidental, the other coast deli (or something like that)
June 6, 2008 at 6:29 am #626526
theriedlerMemberI’m an east coaster too but I never was into the italian sub. Try napolis in south park. They have an “italian hoagie” which is probably what you’re looking for? Its three meats, lettuce some kind of oil all toasted (i can’t remember if it had cheese). I’m not really a fan of the style however it was tastey. I looooove the meatball sub there. Personally I think its the best meatball sub I’ve had, so hopefully the italian is considered good too.
June 26, 2008 at 5:05 am #626527
cjboffoliParticipantJanS: Where are you from back East that they call it a sub? New York? In New England it is more commonly called a “grinder” and I think “hoagie” is more south in Pennsylvania. Of course in my family it was always just a “sangwich.”
June 26, 2008 at 8:13 am #626528
JanSParticipantChristopher, I grew up about 60 miles northwest of Philly in Reading, PA.I remember seeing the term sub in a lot of places…but they were locally called, and it wasn’t a derogatory term, “wop jobs”…definitely not PC now – lol. Just another name for an Italian sandwich. The sandwich shop that we went to the most when I was a kid is still there, same location, same wonderful sandwiches, especially their steak sandwich..we never ate it with cheese…but smothered in grilled onions and the best spicy red sauce ever. I left there in 1965…and they haven’t changed one bit…amazing..took my daughter back there so she could have one.
My sister lived in western MA, and they were grinders there…..and yeah, I guess hoagies are a local PA term, too.
June 26, 2008 at 4:32 pm #626529
muthaMemberJanS, would that be Screpsie’s or V&S? I grew up in Reading too. :)
June 26, 2008 at 5:12 pm #626530
cjboffoliParticipantJanS: OMG, WOP job? That’s too funny. Any Dago or Guinea specials :-) Back in Boston I remember a particular favorite grind-AH that was made out of half a loaf of Italian bread. They’d scoop out some of the bread and layer it with salami, morta-DELL, gabba-GOAL, thinly sliced provolone, roasted red peppers, onions, oil/vinegar, and some oregano. Ma don that was a sangwich!
June 26, 2008 at 5:34 pm #626531
SueParticipantI grew up calling them a “hero” in NYC. Going back in August and that’s on my short list of things to stuff myself with, right after the pastrami on rye with a knish. :)
I always preferred a hot hero though: either chicken/veal parmagian with extra cheese, or potato (or peppers) and egg. And ain’t nobody scooping out any of that italian bread on my hero. :)
June 26, 2008 at 6:37 pm #626532
mellaw6565MemberSpeaking of East Coast – does anyone know where to get an authentic Knish?
June 26, 2008 at 6:49 pm #626533
SueParticipantmellaw, I found this online – haven’t checked any of these places myself: http://seattle.metblogs.com/2007/06/04/if-i-were-a-knish-where-would-i-be/
I’ve toyed with the idea of just ordering a $50 minimum order from gabilas.com (which is about 36 knishes) – I’ve got a large freezer, but am kinda afraid of what 2-day air shipping is from NY. :)
June 26, 2008 at 7:21 pm #626534
JanSParticipantmutha…WOW..Screpsie’s…in the morning before school, for a cherry coke and a cig…lolol. I grew up in East Reading…the shop I’m talking aobut is Tack’s Sandwich Shop at 16th and Cotton St…wow, small world..
Christopher…can we have them send some? Please? :)
and it’s gotta be oil and vinegar..none of that mayo/mustard stuff on mine, please :)
Sue, mellaw…wonder if these people might know where to get a good knish….and a little noodle pudding :)
June 26, 2008 at 7:23 pm #626535
JanSParticipantok..now I’m hungry…
mutha…when did you leave Reading? my folks (83 and 84) are still there. I’d love to compare notes with you sometime…
June 26, 2008 at 8:56 pm #626536
JanSParticipantSue…if you look on the soup menu page at this place in Fremont, it says they have knishes…bottom right corner…don’t know if they’re good or not…
June 26, 2008 at 9:05 pm #626537
JanSParticipantand I’ve read that the knishes here are really good…
LEAH’S, 2114 NE 65th St in Ravenna, 985-2647.
June 26, 2008 at 9:18 pm #626538
Bikefor1MemberGoldberg’s famous delicatessen just opened up in Factoria Mall. They have knishes. Seems like a chain to me.
June 26, 2008 at 10:50 pm #626539
cjboffoliParticipantSue: How could I forget adding “heroes” to the list?! And in certain parts of the South they call them “po boys” too.
mellaW6565: Yonah Schimmel’s on East Houston Street in NYC has the best knishes I have ever had, bar none. It is also apparently where Barbra Streisand gets her knishes while she’s in town. The place is a New York institution (only blocks away from Katz’s Deli where they make the best corned beef sandwiches in NYC). Schimmel’s does mail order. But the minimums are kinda big. Maybe you can go in with someone else. http://knishery.com/main.htm
June 26, 2008 at 10:59 pm #626540
GenHillOneParticipantChristopher, the link is tempting me to try. But for a knish newbie, can someone clarify…do they all have potato filling? (don’t get me wrong, mashed potato junkie here) – so if it says “mushroom” does it have mushroom and potato inside?
June 26, 2008 at 11:42 pm #626541
mellaw6565MemberKnish update – I went by Leah’s this afternoon (my taste buds having been stimulated by all this talk) and low & behold they have paper up over their windows and didn’t look open! Anybody know wassup?
June 26, 2008 at 11:51 pm #626542
hopeyParticipantGoldberg’s has actually been open for a couple of years — since 2005 I think. It is not a chain although I agree it has that look.
http://www.goldbergsdeli.com/ourStory.html
Before WS, I lived in Bellevue not too far from Factoria, and would eat there about once a month. The last time we were in there (maybe 3 mos ago?) they seemed to have undergone a management change. The food is pretty good, but since I’m not from the East Coast I can’t vouch for their “Jewish deli” authenticity.
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