Probably a lot of neighborhoods have similar places, but they are disappearing to quickly, replaced by corporate-owned chains or more "upscale" places. The simplicity of Zarri's has always been a selling point for me, along with their quality, friendly pricing, and friendly service.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: David Savage > There's a similar Italian deli not far from me. Your shot brings to > mind it's unique aroma. Coffee beans, fresh roasted chicken, cold > meats, cheeses, olives, sun dried tomato's all blended together. I > love just walking past that place. And when you go inside you have the > local Italians speaking Italian, the atmosphere is amazing. > > Nice one Shel. > > Dave > > On 10/7/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Zarri's Delicatessen has been an institution in the little community of > > Albany for 35 years. A family operation (the patriarch, Joe Zarri, usually > > called Mr. by his customers, still works in the store and recently turned > > 85 years old), they serve good food at reasonable prices (you can still get > > a sandwich for $3.00, and their imported Italian pasta can be had for only > > 89-cents for a package), and have a broad selection of olive oil, pasta > > sauces, a nice, but simple selection of cheese, and a fine selection of > > sandwich meats, as well as some old fashioned Italian favorites like salt > > cod. However, their biggest business is their sandwich trade - they sell > > between 600 and 1100 sandwiches a day depending on the day and the time of > > year. > > > > I visit Zarri's at least once a week for a lunch sandwich, or to sometimes > > pick up a favorite olive oil or some pasta. > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~ebay-pics/lineformstoright.html > > > > This was one of the first pics I took with the K18/3.5 on the istDS. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
