Ggiata Delicatessen

I have been. Arancini sucked lol. The sandwich was decent… but like others are saying there is better out there.

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It is a horrible looking arancini!

No orders on the phone nor through their website. Only through an app. Not my thing.

It’s a shame 'cause they’re pretty close to me.

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Truly, one of my pet peeves too. #GetOffMyPorchYouDarnKids :smiley:

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Pizzana was not good. I would rather have Jersey Mikes Italian sub.

Went to Ggiata Delicatessen today. Had no idea it was a ghost kitchen. Looked like I was picking up at an unmarked auto parts store.

Guy told me there are like 35 kitchens back there.

Caprese
Burata, heirloom tomatoes, basil etc. burata was so soft it was like eating a yogurt parfait. It was very nice though. Tomatoes were super flavorful.

Italian Roast Beef
“Roast beef, mozzarella, roasted red peppers, arugula, Calabrian aioli on charred seeded baguette.” $15

Italian wifey is, crazy enough, NOT a ciabatta fan. So she had it put on seeded baguette.

The baguette is not typical. Chewy kind of like a stirato. Like ciabatta in a baguette shape without the flour. Instead thousands upon thousands of sesame seeds. And when they toast the bread, a sesame explosion… in a good way.

Tender beef, the peppery arugula with the aioli and roasted peppers. Delicious.

Chicken Parm
“Chicken cutlet, pomodoro basil sauce, fresh mozzarella, fresh basil, basil pesto, grated Romano on charred seeded baguette.” $15

Didn’t think I’d like this with the sesame seeds. But it worked. Not very saucy (probably could have used a side of sauce) but nice. Not my favorite one in LA but good.

Joe Chips from a place called Joes Teas in New Jersey. Reminded me of the texture of Tim’s, or maybe Poore’s.

Crispy and a tad crunchy but not as hard crunchy as Kettle brand. Flavor was more subtle. Liked them.

Chocolate Chip Cookie
No. Just… no. Had that burnt taste like way too much molasses from maybe dark brown sugar. Plus dark underside.

Olive Oil
Limoncello olive cake with sour cherry drizzle, almond frosting, and candied pistachios.

Didn’t take it out. Wifey is saving it so I don’t know a thing. Looks good.

Edit: ok had the cake. Love it!!! The candied pistachios with the super sour cherry and sweet frosting. Expensive at $10 but damn… craveable

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Those sandwiches look great. The semolina reminds me of the East coast.

They do look great. Didn’t catch where from?

If your speaking of my photos, Ggiata Delicatessen.

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Ggiata is moving from the ghost kitchen to brick & mortar storefront on Melrose at Western!

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This is a photo from Jen Harris IG feed. My biggest pet peeve in sandwiches. This makes me so unreasonably mad. That bite I highlighted in red. I am so angry right now for no reason. Who would build a sandwich like this? Haha. Happy Thanksgiving.

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If you eat the actual sandwich, you will be even more furious.

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Serial killers and other assorted bad people

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LOL if this place was in Brooklyn or South Philly you best believe the locals will call them out on that piece of corner with no meat!!! The Dominican papi’s at the bodegas could construct a better sandwich than that. I can’t wait to smash some Lioni’s in Bensonhurst!

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So I take that it’s all hype?

The actual flavor is good, but utterly ruined by the chewy bread and ice cold lettuce. The bread was so chewy that after each bite, all the ingredients just slide out. Nothing pisses me off worse than having to reconstruct my sandwich after every bite while worrying that I may lose a tooth in the process. And they add ice cold shredded lettuce which adds no real flavor and just falls out after each laborious bite. The lettuce is an easy fix, just ask for it without. My sandwich was constructed evenly but it doesn’t matter, half the ingredients will be outside the bread after each bite anyways.

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I would think that’s the best bite. The sandwich is way to big anyway.

The Second Law of Thermodynamics is strong with that sandwich…

Jewish delis always shoved the meat into the center so when they cut the sandwich it was taller on the cut sides and looked more stuffed.

We Jews can make $1 of meat look like $16.

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The bread does seem thick. If they unfurled that ham slice to be evenly distributed at least the sandwich would more balanced. Seems like the bread to cold cuts ratio is just off. Not even including the ice cold lettuce comments. For these reasons I’m out.

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