Salvo's landed on my radar via one of my brothers. He had been meaning to check it out due to good word of mouth and the fact that they specialized in Italian sandwiches. I can get into a sandwich, and since we had little solid plans on LDW, we decided to head to Queens to grab some lunch.
Salvo's started as somewhat of a pop-up, where they took orders via DMs on Instagram with deliveries being made via a moped or minitruck. Their brick-and-mortar is relatively new, and is nicely set up with a semi-open kitchen, some tables (inside and out), and some stool seating at the bar. The decor is relatively simple, but has a classic aesthetic with medium-dark woods and tile that adds to the feel.
Salvo's is mainly a lunch spot that specializes in sandwiches, though they stay open late twice weekly and converts to a wine bar with dinner service. The sandwich menu rotates, and they had about 8 of them available while we were there. There were three of us, so we decided on three sandwiches to share: the chicken cutlet, mortadella burrata, and the panella. They were also selling this awesome ItaloDisco graphic tee so I picked one of those up as well.
The sandwiches were great - each one of them brought something special, more than what you would get at a standard deli. The most special sandwich IMO was the panella - a chickpea fitter which is a popular Sicilian street food. I was wary about the texture on a sandwich, but it worked. I'm not a big cold cut fan, but even I found the mortadella quite good. The chicken cutlet was my favorite - super fresh with juicy chicken mmmm.
Service was good, the guy working the counter was super helpful and triple checked to make sure they had t-shirts in our sizes (and they did!). Overall, I had a great experience at Salvo's. They're serving good stuff here, and I would definitely return to explore more of their menu. read more