Taylor Deli

Taylor Gourmet Deli is a hoagie shop with two locations in DC, one on the up and coming H street corridor in NorthEast, and one just a few blocks away from Chinatown in NorthWest. The first thing you’ll notice is the innovative use of materials all throughout the shop. Wood pallet planks adorn the walls. Paint buckets dangle from the ceiling, given a new life as lighting fixtures.

Nice.

Taylor Deli's Ceiling Lamps

The menu also boasts a wide selection of sammiches on classic, Philly style hoagie rolls, with each sammich named after the various streets of Philadelphia, even with a decent selection of Vegetarian options.

Jen ordered the Christian Street: Marinated Portabello Mushrooms, Arugula, Roasted Red Peppers, and Goat Cheese, with enough for her to have leftovers the next day.

Christian Street

I had a little bit of a harder time deliberating between the choices, but finally settled on the Penn Square: A Chicken Cutlet sammich with Proscuitto and Provolone cheese.

Penn Square

These sammiches at Taylor Deli are massive, but that doesn’t mean they can’t be accompanied by some sides. In my opinion, the sides here are some of the best things on the menu. Jen and I split an order of the Ridge Ave Raviolis and Rocky’s Risotto Balls. Both are deep fried until a crispy golden brown, and served piping hot with a side of marinara sauce.

Ridge Ave Raviolis

Rocky's Balls. Rocky's Risotto Balls, that is.

I wasn’t too big on the giant hoagie rolls themselves, but apparently that's how they serve 'em in Philly, so it's just my personal tastes. In retrospect, I should have taken up the offer to have a side of pesto with my sammich, because there’s a lot of bread to take down with these sammiches, but that’s just my fault in not listening to the suggestion of the guy working the counter. Jen loved her sammich, and we both agreed that the Risotto balls were outstanding.

Taylor Deli also offers a raft of other products on the shelves, ice cream by the pint, and several flavors of Boyle's soda on tap. Prices are very reasonable, and service is friendly and fast. If you’ve passed by either of the Taylor Delis without running in to try one of their sammiches, you're doing your gullet a disservice and should be reported to the authorities post haste.

Check out Taylor Deli on a map here, or Taylor Deli II on a map here.

Recommended for:

• Vegetarians
• Phanatics
• The inventor of Kitten Mittons
• Sammich lovers
• Paul Giamatti
• Paul Rudd

Not recommended for:

• Yankees fans
• Deep fried goodness haters
• Paleo Dieters
• Paul Simon
• Paul McCartney
• Mark-Paul Gosselaar

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