Capriotti's

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If one were to give an out-of-towner a tour of the best food Delaware has to offer, a stop at Capriotti’s is a must. This place serves some of the best hoagies in the area—and that includes Philadelphia, which is known for having the best hoagies anywhere. The original shop, located on Union Street in Wilmington, started serving up delicious hoagies over 30 years ago. Since then, Capriotti’s has expanded to more locations around the area, as well as across the country—as far as Arizona, Nevada, and Utah.


Without a doubt, the star at Capriotti’s is the turkey. While most other delis continue to use processed turkey, Capriotti’s always uses freshly roasted, pulled turkey on its hoagies. You’ll never want regular deli turkey again. In addition to the standard turkey hoagie, Capriotti’s offers The Bobbie, a highly recommended mainstay at the shop, which includes turkey, cranberry sauce, stuffing, and mayo.


While Capriotti’s is most famous for its turkey hoagies, there are some other great options, too. Below are our non-turkey favorites:


Jeff's Take:
Capriotti’s also has great roast beef, prepared in a similar style to the turkey—pulled in shreds, rather than sliced out of a processed roll. I’m also a big fan of the Capastrami: chopped, hot pastrami with Swiss cheese, coleslaw, and Russian dressing. Capriotti’s Italian hoagies and cheesesteaks are also good, but nothing special—there are much better options for those in nearby Philadelphia.



Mike's Take:
Jeff has pretty well covered all the other sandwiches offered here. I actually disagree about Capriotti's Italian hoagie and believe it is better than average. The best thing about Capriottis as a whole is their meat to fixings to bread ratio. Many subshops give you a few measley strips of meat and cheese and then fill the sandwich with lettuce and slap it on some generic roll. Capriottis shines because they use fresh rolls, a ton of meats, and adequate fixings to make the sandwich blend.




Capriottis
510 N. Union Street
Wilmington, DE
(302) 571-8929
http://www.capriottis.com/

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