NYC Food Guy Note: I’m on vacation in California so I’m sending you on a NY Food Tour to keep your stomach happy while I’m gone. Enjoy the deliciousness.
- What: Forget artisan breads and fancy olive oils, Faicco’s, an old school butcher shop, wedges prosciutto, ham cappy, your choice of hot or sweet soppresseta (go with hot), fresh mozzarella, your choice of roasted red peppers or sun dried tomatoes, lettuce, tomato, oil and vinegar, and salt and pepper in the middle of a traditional seeded hero roll. Simple, satisfying, fresh, and delicious
- Cost: $10
- Where: 260 Bleecker Street b/t 6th & 7th Avenue NY, NY 10014 212-243-1974
- Inside info: Snack on some store-made fresh mozz mozzarella sticks, potato croquettes ($0.75), rice balls ($0.75) or fried priscuitto balls ($1) while you’re waiting for your sandwich to be made. Faicco’s also makes delicious pork and chicken sausages so pick some up and bring them home.
Tags: best food nyc, NY Food Tour, Faicco's Italian Hero, Best Italian Hero NYC, Best Sandwich NYC
August 14, 2008 at 2:23 pm
THanks, looks like im headed to Bleeker
August 15, 2008 at 12:48 am
honestly, i need more meat on my sandwich. when the cheese is nearly as thick as the meat on there, i’m not dropping 10 bucks, sorry
August 15, 2008 at 2:33 pm
Not cheap but MUCH better than Lenny’s which you usually push. Thanks NYCFG. As an aside, get the prepared food at this place, it’s great. Got a bunch for Super Bowl this year and it was a hit. Mozz sticks are homemade I believe, much better than frozen.
August 16, 2008 at 7:31 pm
Jack,
Did you have the sandwich?
More Meat,
Your best bet for more meat is to just go to Katz’s, you’ll pay double the price of this sandwich (Try $18 for pastrami) But just look at this bad boy, tell me that’s not worth it?
Lauren,
Ha, yea, the Lenny’s is just more of a service to MidTowners trying to spice it up at lunchtime. Part of me dies everytime I post on Lenny’s but with a menu as expansive as theirs I feel it’s necessary to point people towards the good stuff.
August 19, 2008 at 4:07 pm
Nope, didnt make it, got lazy. Notices that your website is on the wall at George Keeleys on UWS, you been there?
August 19, 2008 at 8:27 pm
Jack,
Yea man, absolutely. I used to live around the corner from Keelys. The best bar on that whole stretch of Amsterdam Avenue. Bridgett, Justin, James, Sergio, Lobby, the two Lindsays, the people who work there and the free popcorn kick ass.
August 20, 2008 at 6:41 am
Nice, Im there all the time, live around the corner. Great beer selection and great people, we’ve probably crossed paths there before. Small world.
August 24, 2008 at 11:02 am
you certainly seem like a jack of all trades, jack!
September 25, 2008 at 1:51 am
[...] a small sandwich of nothing more than roast pork and bread, I have a hard time getting this over a huge Italian hero at Faicco’s, for nearly the same price. Porchetta has some good things going for it: Pride in their product, [...]
October 24, 2008 at 1:14 am
I made a point of getting over to Faicco’s and ordering the hero on my recent trip to NYC. I live in Tallahassee, Florida, where Italian heroes are pale imitations of the type, (we call them subs here). Faicco’s hero was indeed huge. I was only able to eat half of it, saving the rest for a midnight snack, but it was fantastic! Thanks for a great recommendation!
October 24, 2008 at 1:28 pm
Brett,
Glad to hear that the sub at Faicco’s was up to par. I split it with a friend when I ate it but that was only because we were getting another sub afterwards. Where else did you eat in NYC?