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Nominated for: BEST Sandwich Shop
So you're looking for the real deal: a deli that sounds, smells and feels exactly like those you remember as a kid -- the ones where you stood nose-high to the counter while your mom ordered lunchmeat and chatted with the ladies every Saturday. Well, you're probably looking for Ricci Brothers, which sits on 11th Street just a roll of a salami away from the Italian Market. The feel is friendly and the gossip as spicy as the thinly sliced coteghino that graces some of the favorite sandwiches here. The menu itself is pretty typical for a South Philly deli, with 'medigan classics such as ham and cheese offered alongside highly Italianized versions so lush they almost stand up on their own and sing an aria from 'La Traviata.' Count on hearty, if not so healthy, helpings of salami, mortadella and cappicola nesting with provolone and mozzarella under a blanket of not-your-run-of-the-mill shredded-lettuce toppings, such as roasted sweet peppers and garlic-flavored broccoli rabe.
