Molinari Delicatessen
373 Columbus Ave
This is just a quickie, but I had to share.
I went to Molinari on Saturday with some friends from out of town. I’d never been, but they said they wanted sandwiches and I’d heard good things about this place, so we decided to stop in and grab lunch and then eat it in Washington Square Park and people-watch (that’s a whole different blog entry).
I was nervous at first, just because I didn’t want to take my tourist friends to a place that was sub-par, and have them forever associate SF with a limp turkey-on-wheat. But the minute we walked through the door and I saw the cheese case, smelled the fresh-sliced prosciuto, and felt the crush of bodies around me as we all scrambled to read the menu, I knew we were in good hands.
I ignored the menu and just went for what I wanted: prosciuto, mozzarella, and fresh tomatoes on a crusty loaf spread thick with homemade basil-garlic pesto. YUM. I got a root beer too and the total came to $10.50. Not super cheap, but pretty decent for a gourmet sandwich. And when we got to the park and I got to sink my teeth into my delicious lunch, I forgot I;d even spent any money at all (and that’s saying something for me)!
My sandwich was perfect: salty and fresh and fatty and just plain delish. And the bites I had of friends’ lunches were just as tasty (although I wouldn’t have traded for the world). We all agreed it was money well spent, especially considering that I could only fit half my sandwich in my stomach at one time, so really it was $5 for lunch and $5 for dinner that day!
To sum up: GO. Having lived in Italy, and just generally having always been an avid fan of all foods genuinely Italian, I highly recommend Molinari. I know I’ll be back this week when I start to get a craving for fresh-cut prosciuto… hm, maybe now’s a good time for a snack…
Until next dine,
Anne
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