If a deli makes the best sandwiches in Missouri and nobody outside the Hill neighborhood knows about it, is it still the best sandwich in Missouri?
Yes, obviously, but that’s also a problem we’re going to fix right now.
Gioia’s Deli sits on a corner in St. Louis’s Hill neighborhood, looking exactly like what it is: a no-nonsense, old-school deli that has been quietly doing extraordinary things with meat and bread for longer than most restaurants manage to stay open at all.
The Hill is the kind of neighborhood that makes you understand why people get attached to places…