Emily Wasserman

"A celebrity in its own right."

Helen Snyder Nixon

"The fresh sausage is sliced to order and delicious. It is moist and packed with flavor on nicely crisped bread. This is up there with the best deli sandwiches I’ve had and gets a high recommendation."

Meera Nagarajan

"Gioia’s Deli’s signature sandwich for decades: It’s that good. The star here is the house-made salam de testa, a thick-sliced, soft salami with a salty, rich flavor served on crusty Italian bread. You can choose your cheese and toppings, but we see no reason to mess with a classic: This legendary sandwich is best when loaded up with pepper cheese, pepperoncini and yellow mustard."

Holly Fann

"When you unwrap that parcel of hot salami and cheese on fresh bread daubed with mustard, all you feel is deep satisfaction, from your first bite to your last."

The Maus Haus

"Seasoned to perfection, the meat seems to escalade in taste with each passing bite. The bread is crunchy and fresh. Perfection."

Desiree Cabrera

"It was a fantastic sandwich! The salami is thick and sliced fresh to order. Good stuff!"

Jeni Flaa

"The meat was thickly-cut, unctuous, and tender. Nothing like the salami lunch meat circles of my childhood. The coppa and capicola added a slight kick and the chunky pickled peppers cut through the richness. Layered between toasted Italian bread with the perfect softness and chew, this was pretty much the perfect sandwich."

Lisa Cherkasky

"The flavor is rich and earthy and delicious. Try it on its own or in the “Italian trio” with mortadella and Genoa salami, peperoncini, onions and cheese on toasted garlic bread. Gioia’s salsiccia is tasty, too, especially when smothered with melting mozzarella cheese."

Visit Missouri

"Can't miss it. This signature sandwich will completely redefine the way you think about salami. The meat is made in-house and sliced to order. Keep it simple and top it with cheese, or spice it up with pepperoncini and giardiniera."

Abby Eats St. Louis

"Don't knock it 'til you try it — and when you try it, good luck putting it down."