Lorimer Deli

If a block has a faded Italian flag hanging from a telephone wire and the fire hydrants are painted in greed, white, and red, then you can probably assume the local deli is gonna be legit.
Lorimer Deli has a variety of sandwiches, an amazing selection of prepared Italian foods (meatballs and proscuitto balls are delicious), and a bunch of raw meats (italian sausages, steaks etc). They also have some frozen prepared foods. Pretty limited selection of non-​perishible Italian cooking goods but that’s not as important as the fresh stuff.
This place can be pretty busy/​slow on a Sunday afternoon. The lack of a queueing system makes the wait more stressful than needed (the occasional person will walk in and disrupt the semi-​line that has formed), but overall a really amazing and authentic Italian deli.

I dropped by on my walk home, after picking up a case of beer nearby. I got a ham hero for $ 5.25 after tax. They used Boar’s Head meat, and the bread was fresh. I got it with onions, tomato, lettuce, mayo, and oil/​vinegar.
This turned out to be quite a massive sandwich, which was a delightful surprise. And the fellow making my sandwich was quite pleasant, which is rare, and also a delightful surprise.
In fact, the sandwich was so big that half of it sufficed as dinner. I saved the other half for another meal.
All in all, a cute little shop. Support the little guy and buy a sandwich here! I recommend it. Go, suckas.

I like that there are a few combo sandwiches to choose from.
I like that they’ll also make you whatever sandwich you want.
I like that even though it’s the only place to grab some food within a few blocks, and as a result they could probably serve complete and utter crap and people would still have to keep coming in, that all the sandwiches turned out to be fresh and tasty.*
I like that three big hero sandwiches, a couple drinks, and a large bag of chips was only $ 22.
I like you, Lorimer Deli.
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*I like run-​on sentences, too.