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I probably would have been pleased with what the menu calls "sundry tomatoes," too. The "Soprano": soppressata, prosciutto, mozzarella, and sun-dried tomatoes, dressed with extra-virgin olive oil.
H/T Peter Genovese
Andrea Salumeria
247 Central Ave. (Manhattan Ave.-Sherman Pl.), Jersey City
201-653-1666
www.AndreaSalumeria.com
Closed Sunday
Hand-painted signage, 1144 Bronx River Ave. (Westchester-Watson Aves.), Soundview, Bronx
718-328-7847
Wholesale only; closed Saturday and Sunday
This hard roll, top-loaded with ham, cheese, bacon, and bell pepper, was carried off by the counterwoman to be rewarmed in the kitchen. When she returned, a couple who had already filled their shopping basket caught the aroma; conveniently, two top-loaded rolls were still on display.
Jola Polish Deli
110 Hutton St. (Central-Summit Aves.), Jersey City
201-721-6670
www.Facebook.com/Jola-Polish-Deli-803050859886559
Closed Sunday and Monday
Plus ça change: the Kwik Meal cart as seen one evening, years back, and a vegetable lover's meal from a recent visit, several presidential administrations later.
Kwik Meal
Cart stationed on West 45th St. near the southwest corner with Sixth Ave., Manhattan
917-412-4694
www.Facebook.com/KwikMealNYC
Veal parm hero.
Lioni Italian Heroes
7803 15th Ave. (78th-79th Sts.), Bensonhurst, Brooklyn
718-232-1411
Also at 406 36th St. (Fourth Ave.), Sunset Park
718-499-2011
www.LioniHeroes.com
Detail of signage at the former, Ninth Ave., storefront, which I know only in passing. (B&H, the photo, video, and audio store, is directly across the avenue.) The restaurant relocated nearby but left this beautiful dragon behind.
Ming's Restaurant
393 Eighth Ave. (29th-30th Sts.), Manhattan
212-868-1378
Bangladeshi bhuna khichuri, beef with yellow lentils and rice, accompanied by the essential plate of crisp palate cleansers.
Mama's Restaurant
37-34 73rd St. (37th Ave.-Broadway), Jackson Heights, Queens
347-448-6002
Buttery pastry, tempered only by a thin seam of not-too-oily, not-too-spicy tunafish, enrobes this hand pie.
Ghanaian snack vendor
Outside the Bronx Islamic Cultural Center (Masjid Annasr), 50 East Tremont Ave. (at Walton Ave.), Mount Hope, Bronx
Late-week afternoons might be the best time to find her
A sugar donut — nothing special, just the right one-dollar donut at the right time.
Morning coffee and donut cart
East 124th St. near the northwest corner with Park Ave., Manhattan
Possibly weekdays only
Chunks of stewed goat fleshed out my wakye (Watch-ay), a Ghanaian dish built on rice and beans. Grated cassava, pasty pepper sauce, and curls of spaghetti are typical accompaniments; for my order, a "medium," the chef tucked in plantain and cabbage, too.
Adom Cuisine
613 East Tremont Ave. (Arthur-Hughes Aves.), Tremont, Bronx
718-294-0792
www.AdomAfricanCuisine.com
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