540386 Sat Jul 19 15:53:45 -0700 2008 9 19 Outer Boroughs 0 3883975 I just tried a hero, based on a recommend from these boards, from Caputo's Deli... And the news is not good. --Please keep in mind that this is only a critique of their hero (it was an Eh-talian Combo, purportedly). They seem like plenty well-meaning people and the rest of their goods looked wonderful, etc. However, As I was eating it I became confounded. What is so difficult about making a good hero/ grinder sandwich? Never mind a hot one...And why the hell do I have to go to Bensonhurst to get one? I might as well spend an hour on the train to go to 101 Deli in Rockaway... Or do I have to? Am I missing some gem out there?(I just discovered Defonte's, and they promptly closed shop for vacation.) But back to this Crapooto anti-hero: The bread was fine but unassisted by: --Sad, identity-crisis-having lettuce which was both stalky leaf AND shredded wilt? --Very unhappy bologna (at least go with mortadella I mean for the love...) And when I say mayo on both sides I mean it, K? --Some kind of skimpy smattering of cherry peppers and a waifish piece of provolone. -Whatever-prosciutto and Whatever-salami. I mean if you're going to make a heartless sandwich like that you shouldn't even bother. It looked as if an autistic person made it: like there was some kind of awful and inscrutable logic to its design. And I won't even get into finding excellent macaroni or potato salad (which they don't have anyway but would I'm sure be equally phoned in.) Note to Aspiring Deli Artists: If you're going to charge $9 for a hero and the sum of its parts is 2 to 3 dollars MAX, it better be a damn fine, perky, slathered, tangy, spicy-hot-sweet, fevered-dream inducing foot of wedded bliss. Because otherwise that's just Rude. Sat Jul 19 15:53:46 -0700 2008 211318 MickdaQuick 1 3884036 Go to Leoni's Mozzarella or John's Deli if you want a good hero. Sat Jul 19 16:34:14 -0700 2008 3883975 113604 JFores 2 3884052 I will, thanks. Right after I finish licking my wounds. Hate getting burned, but Caveat Emptor! Sat Jul 19 16:41:28 -0700 2008 3884036 211318 MickdaQuick 3 3884062 Or just skip the hero and get a dozen proscuitto balls from Joe's Perette. Fuhgeddaboudit! Sat Jul 19 16:49:49 -0700 2008 3884052 14693 Larry Brooks 3 3884069 Oh yeah, get the roast beef at John's. Sat Jul 19 16:53:57 -0700 2008 3884052 113604 JFores 4 3884344 For my money the roast beef at Clemente's is better than John's. Plus they have it every day. Sat Jul 19 19:54:43 -0700 2008 3884069 31906 Eggsactley 2 3884395 That's Lioni Latticini. I think that the hero place is actually called something else, but you can't miss it. They have at least 300-400 different varieties of hero, each made to order (including the cooking of the fillings in the hot ones). Spectacular. Also great, if a little quirky, is DeFonte's in Red Hook. Closes before dinner (even earlier on Saturday, not open Sunday). Sat Jul 19 20:22:49 -0700 2008 3884036 12428 bobjbkln 3 3892958 A & S Pork Store (Fifth Ave in Park Slope) has some good Italian sandwiches. Catene Deli (9th St. near 4th Ave) does too. Tue Jul 22 19:34:21 -0700 2008 3884395 12876 parkslopemama 4 3893098 didn't i just hear that a&s pork store is closing? Tue Jul 22 20:38:22 -0700 2008 3892958 13571 redgirl 4 3894247 While probably not as good as the other places mentioned, I haven't gone wrong at D'Amico's on Court Street. They have good Italian cold cuts and cheeses, make a nice hero and are the cheapest snadwiches around. Wed Jul 23 09:10:18 -0700 2008 3892958 17085 Matt M.