When people in Birmingham want a huge, satisfying Italian sub, they know exactly where to go: Ranelli’s Deli & Cafe in Southside.
The homey restaurant at 1225 20th Street South is an institution in the Magic City, founded in 1971 by Sam Ranelli and his wife, Sara. For more than five decades, Ranelli’s Deli has been pleasing diners with its famed sub sandwiches, pizzas, pastas and salads.
One standout on the menu is the Richman’s Po-Boy Sub, a signature sandwich stuffed with ham, corned beef, peppered beef, Genoa salami, pastrami, Swiss and provolone cheeses, and topped with Ranelli’s olive salad. This sub, enormous and enticing, helped the beloved restaurant earn a spot in AL.com’s Birmingham Restaurant Hall of Fame…