Worth a drive from anywhere is Bob’s Italian Foods. (It is imperative to stop at next door Bricco Panetteria for one of the stellar sfogliatelle, maybe the best $3 you can spend in the neighborhood.)Īt Bob's in Medford, the Deluxe Italian with prosciutto di Parma, sopressata, capicola, mortadella, provolone, pickles, tomatoes, onions, hot cherry peppers, olive oil, and seasoning. This is the most balanced of the North End Italian sandwiches, and my favorite among them. You can see the quality of the meats, the mortadella containing fine slices of green pistachios. Olive oil and vinegar are applied with a steady hand, along with a welcome sprinkle of fragrant oregano. Golden and crusty, the bread is good enough to eat on its own, dipped in oil or spread with butter. The Italian here is filled with mortadella, Genoa salami, soppressata, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, and hot peppers ($12.95). Duck down Board Alley off of Hanover Street and you’ll find Bricco Salumeria & Pasta Shop, a deli, grocery, and handmade pasta purveyor. Restaurateur Frank DePasquale is all over the North End, with spots like Bricco Ristorante & Enoteca, Mare, and Trattoria Il Panino. The Italian sandwich at Bricco Salumeria in the North End: mortadella, Genoa salami, soppressata, provolone, lettuce, tomato, onion, hot peppers, olive oil, vinegar, and oregano. The conundrum here is that Dino’s sandwich is too big to eat in one sitting, too messy and drippy with chiles, oil, and vinegar to save half for later. The crushed red chiles applied over everything make the sandwich pop visually and provide glorious, mouth-warming heat. Red onions are sliced ultra-thin in rings, the best way for onions to be sliced in the generous oil and vinegar applied here, they become almost a quick pickle. There are pickles in here, applied with restraint. The bread works, a neutral foil for the fillings. The sandwiches here are 16 inches long, stuffed with Genoa salami, mortadella, sweet capicola, and provolone. At Dino’s, a friendly and crowded cafe that also serves a long list of pasta dishes, you want the Italian’s Italian ($16). The search for the best Italian sandwich begins in the North End, Boston’s epicenter of the form. The Italiano from Salumeria Italiana in the North End: salami, provolone, lettuce, tomato, hot peppers, olive oil, wine vinegar.
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