The American Italian Deli
| Address: | 139 Main St, Los Altos, CA 94022, USA |
| Phone: | +1 650-948-6745 |
| Site: | italiandeligodfather.com |
| Rating: | 4.2 |
| Working: | 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–5PM 9AM–4PM |
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A Private User
This unassuming sandwich shop ranks amongst the worlds top great eateries. From the plastic coated tablecloths, to the plastic grapevine, there is something for everybody at the Italian Deli. It serves as a popular hang-out for the local high school kids, a reliable eatery for nearby office workers, and a meeting point for the real old timers (the Los Altoans who remember when there were orchards in Los Altos, and anybody who drove a Mercedes was a show-off). Its most famous sandwich, known as "The Godfather" was the brainchild of Nick Testa (now retired), and was a shrewd means of ensuring that otherwise slow selling deli-meat like Prosciutto and Mortadella would be consumed, thus ensuring a good stock rotation which ensured freshness (back when most Americans were used to eating Kraft "american processed cheese food" and mustard on Wonderbread, and nobody had even heard of Cappuccino ).
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Jeff Eger
This place has been an institution of Los Altos for decades. They still make great sandwiches with great bread, but portion sizes have gotten smaller and prices have gone up. Operating a deli like this in downtown Los Altos has probably become much more expensive over the years so its certainly understandable. I still recommend coming here though. They have some great sandwiches like the Godfather and Ironman. Try their Dutch crunch bread.
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Mirko P
This place used to have the best sandwiches in Los Altos. Sadly, it has been going downhill in the last year. The sandwiches are now mediocre and the quality is not that great anymore. It certainly cant be called an Italian Deli without any actual imported Italian meats, cheeses, and other deli products. Walk down to AG Ferrari if you want a better sandwich.
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Tammy Liu
Read the good reviews and decided to give this a try. Ordered the the meatball sandwich on Dutch crunch roll. Unfortunately, they microwaved the sandwich, I guess to heat up the meatballs. Well, the Dutch crunch was not crunchy anymore, instead was soft and chewy, totally destroyed the texture and flavors. Very disappointed!
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Geekette Bits Great Bits, Tasty Bytes
Ordered the chicken salad sandwich, the giant pickle, and the macaroni salad. I thought all were delicious. I got the toasted bread with the crunch top. I ordered delivery so I further toasted it in the over (400 degrees for 10 more minutes) and it was delicious! I like the extra crunch.
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Jesse Gebhardt
Love this deli! My favorite on the Peninsula. I grew up in NJ and delis are a way of life. This is the only one Ive been to that makes a sandwich thats even close. The Iron Man on a soft/sweet roll is the best (get extra dressing too)... but all of them are great.
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celly rwc
The sandwiches are Ok but they have no flavor the only good thing here is on Wednesday there chicken sandwich special. I do not recommend their salad I tried the potatoe salad and it had no flavor at all.
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A Private User
RUDE... Called to ask for the owner, and the lady said "Are you going to order something or not" I then repeated that I wanted to speak with the owner/manager and she hung up the phone.
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Kristin Rimbach
Great lunch spot for hearty sandwiches- meat lovers will love their Godfather and the Avocado Delight will please vegetarians. Limited seating outside great for sunny days.
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Bryan Robertson
Fabulous sandwiches made with the finest meats and cheeses with fresh-baked bread make this a true institution in Los Altos. Its been around for decades for a good reason!
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Wes Morrill
Sandwiches were made to order super fast. There was not too much seating but enough for the amount of people eating on-site. Good meatball sub!
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Gabriel Shapiro
Used to be the best place for a sandwich in Los Altos, get the godfather or the Ironman, those are your best bet for a good lunch.
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A Private User
Just dont touch your sack before the cashier has secured your sandwich, he can be quite testy. Cash only, no credit cards.
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A Private User
not only are the sandwiches yummy but so is that employee named Mark!!! OWWWWWW OWWWWWW....he can make my sandwich anyday!
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Anne Arjani
Yummy well priced deli sandwiches and great daily sandwich special. Great for a lunch place for Contractors.
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Mary Gagnon
Best sandwich I have ever had. Hard to find great food like this. Wish they had this deli in the Fremont area.
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Evan Rapoport
The Godfather was definitely one of the best sandwiches Ive had in a long, long time.
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Reto Meier
Phenomenal sandwiches. Check out the Godfather for a sandwich you cant refuse!
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Merry Yen
Great neighborhood deli offering the usual assortment of sandwiches.
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Gautham Bommannan
Fantastic sandwiches at a reasonable price. Highly recommend!
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kong king
I liked it when it was Rogers Deli and owned by Roger !!!!!
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Roy Frenkiel
The best sandwich joint in the Bay Area. Truly legendary
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A Private User
Best sandwich place in the area!
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Himanshu Pandey
Not a good place vegetarians.
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Karin Nelson
Great sandwiches shop
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tony kuo
Best sandwiches
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Daniel Herman
The Godfather.
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John Lynch
Great food.
