Tony’s Italian Delicatessen
536 E. Dunlap Ave., Phoenix, 602-944-5952, tonysitaliandeliaz.com
- Packs the deli menu with carnivore-friendly sandwiches like the Italian hero (five different meats) and the Special Italian (three different meats), plus three variations of salami sandwiches.
- Shelves stocked with aromatic imported spices, pastas, pastes, peppers, oils, olives and cheeses.
- Robust aromas are accompanied by authentic Italian family banter (the deli has been in the Abramo family since patriarch Anthony Abramo opened it in 1967).
DeFalco’s Italian Eatery, Grocery and Deli
2334 N. Scottsdale Rd., Scottsdale, 480-990-8660, defalcosdeli.com
- Combo deli-market founded by a pair of honest-to-Dio, first-generation Italian immigrants, Giovanni and Dora DeFalco, in 1972.
- The food counter offers a mind-bending array of hot and cold sandwiches, pizzas and calzones, and pasta dishes, including a chicken Parm that will blow your wig off.
- Take a Chianti home! Grocery area has a bello collection of Italian wines and pilsners to go with jarred sauces, dry pasta and more.
