{"id":4580,"date":"2012-05-12T01:19:59","date_gmt":"2012-05-12T01:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/food\/in-print-rocco-s-deli-italiano-still-the-best-sandwiches-around\/"},"modified":"2012-05-12T01:19:59","modified_gmt":"2012-05-12T01:19:59","slug":"in-print-rocco-s-deli-italiano-still-the-best-sandwiches-around","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/in-print-rocco-s-deli-italiano-still-the-best-sandwiches-around","title":{"rendered":"IN PRINT: Rocco\u2019s Deli Italiano &#8212; Still the Best Sandwiches Around"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-18065\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_06921.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 06921\" width=\"620\" height=\"463\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Some of the best Italian style deli sandwiches for miles around can be found tucked away in a very unassuming industrial park right in the geographic center of Long Beach. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Co-owners Tony (a.k.a. Rocco) and Stefano have imported their family\u2019s cooking traditions from the Bronx to Rocco\u2019s Deli. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Tony has created a menu of about tw0-dozen\u201csignature\u201d sandwiches and each one is a specially designed combination of the finest ingredients \u2013 including Boar\u2019s Head meat and cheese \u2013 with a wide range of specialty ingredients and spreads to create some delicious results.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">My all-time favorite sandwich at Rocco\u2019s is the Roast Pork and Broccoli Rabe sandwich \u2013 that\u2019s right, they put green veggies in a sandwich.&nbsp; The result is an amazing blend of tender meat, rich cheese, and bitter greens with a slight kick of hot peppers.&nbsp; This sandwich amazes me every time I eat it \u2013 and I\u2019ve never seen it offered anywhere else.&nbsp; They also have a great Italian beef sandwich with Chicago style giardinara if you like a kick.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-18066\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_06911.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 06911\" width=\"620\" height=\"463\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The cold sandwiches are also terrific.&nbsp; The \u201cWall Street\u201d is made with Prosciutto di Parma and fresh mozzarella, basil leaves and sun dried tomato spread.&nbsp; Topped with lettuce, tomato, virgin olive oil and a touch of balsamic vinegar and wrapped in a soft roll, it has a slightly sweet and wonderfully rich flavor. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" alignright size-full wp-image-18067\" style=\"float: right;\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_06901.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 06901\" width=\"220\" height=\"295\" \/>Their Arthur Avenue is another stand out a shows clearly what sets Rocco\u2019s apart.&nbsp; They marry a traditional selection of cold cuts: Mortadella, Genoa Salami, Sweet Capicolla and Provolone, with some very special ingredients: arugula, sun dried tomato spread, olive oil and balsamic vinegar for a delicious end result.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rocco\u2019s also a large list of pasta and other entrees.&nbsp; Try their Orchiette with Sausage and Rapini and your mind will be blown. &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rocco\u2019s is only open for breakfast and lunch Monday through Saturday.&nbsp; If you don\u2019t get there early during the week, you will have to wait.&nbsp; But you will be glad that you did!<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Rocco&#8217;s Deli Italiano<br \/>2420 E. 28th Street<br \/>Signal Hill, CA 90755<br \/>(562) 424-8400&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Mon-Fri 8 am to 5 pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Sat. 8 am to 3 pm<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.roccosdeli.com\">www.roccosdeli.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-18065\" src=\"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/IMG_06921.jpg\" alt=\"IMG 06921\" width=\"620\" height=\"463\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Some of the best Italian style deli sandwiches for miles around can be found tucked away in a very unassuming industrial park right in the geographic center of Long Beach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":69685,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-4580","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-food","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4580"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4580\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4580"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4580"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4580"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=4580"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=4580"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}