They’re bringing the “all” in the Daily Subway Series.
While New Yorkers are salivating at the prospect that both local baseball teams could face off in an all-Gotham World Series, local eateries are praising the hometown “heroes” – with special sandwiches cut in their honor.
Benateri’s Italian Deli In College Point, just a few miles from Citi Field Favorite among Mets playersis serving a special dish called OMG, which features chicken cutlets doused in vodka sauce, melted fresh mozzarella, crispy bacon and chunks of hot crushed red pepper on crunchy semolina bread.
“This sandwich is hot and on fire, just like the Mets,” said Angelo Baretta, co-owner of the sandwich named after the Mets. The anthem was made popular by infielder Jose Iglesias.,
Taliercio in Middletown, NJ, introduced the Bronx Bomber on Friday Yankees’ ALDS win over Royals,
It includes potato gratin, shredded cheddar, corned beef, pastrami, Swiss cheese, hot deli mustard and Russian dressing, said Eric Taliercio, who said customers are flocking to the store for the flavors.
One took a bite and blurted out, “It’s great that Derek Jeter wouldn’t retire if that were the only way he could try it,” he said.
Even New York immigrants down south are getting in on the game.
Rocky’s NY Deli Savannah, Ga. In, the Polar Bear is being served, Pete Alonso prepared with a half pound of roast beef, melted provolone and house-made onion rings in a horseradish cream sauce.
Tasty special begins Tuesday after Alonso Game-winning three-run homer added to club to defeat the Brewers in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series.
“We’re selling 45 a day, making it our best-selling special ever,” said Rocky’s owner Bill Visicchio.
“One customer said it looked like a polar bear with melted provolone. Another said that, like Pete Alonso, the half-pounder of flesh was larger than life.
Visiccio grew up on Long Island, and has filled the walls of his Georgia eatery with Mets memorabilia, including the old Shea Stadium railing and a highway sign that reads, “Citi Field 821 Miles “
He said 60% of his customers are New York natives.
Preparations are already underway to celebrate Aaron Judge’s victory World Series MVP, Joe’s Deli in Spring Lake, NJ, is adding a hero filled with prosciuttini, capicola, salami, hot soppressata, pepperoni, fresh mozzarella and roasted and hot peppers to its lineup.
Its owner, Joey Valentino, whose parents opened the deli in 1984, said the sub will likely be named #99 for the Yankees’ legendary right fielder.
“It’s a Yankee Deli through and through,” Valentino said. “We’re such Yankee fans that our cousins, Lee MazzilliPlayed for the Mets and we were still Yankee fans.
During this time, Park Wood Deli In Midland Park, NJ, a grinder called the Grand Lindor is being prepared – garlic roasted pork, smoked Virginia ham, melted baby Swiss, house-made bananas and sweet pickles, topped with yellow mustard and on Italian bread. Served hot.
Owner Roger Schnorrbush told The Post he named the creation after the star shortstop “because he hit a grand slam last night, Come on,” referring to Lindor’s series-blast in the sixth inning in Wednesday’s Game 4 of the NLDS.
On Thursday, after the Mets defeated the Phillies, Hobby’s Deli In Newark, NJ, the Plucked Philly Fanatic poutine was playfully recreated – pastrami and cheddar cheese curds topped with French fries – which was enjoyed city of brotherly love The team’s mascot.
Michael Brummer, who runs Hobby with his brother Mark, said they serve it with “Francisco sauce,” aka turkey gravy.
During the Phillies series, he invoked the Mets’ good luck charm – “rally brokerMax Weiner – told Daley and renamed his bathroom the “Phillies’ Sitting Section”.
He transformed his Philly cheesesteaks into “LFGM Flushing Queens Cheesesteaks” and served them with Polar Bear sauce made from horseradish.
when they Posted the replacement cheesesteak onHe was bombarded with 75 comments, Brummer said, most of which were from angry Phillie fans.
“There were a lot of nasty comments made for most of the day, until the Mets scored five runs in the game. Then they calmed down.”
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