One Great Sandwich: Gio's Panino di Avolo

Gio's Café and Deli in Bridgeport holds a soft spot in our heart. Years after we moved to the neighborhood, Giovanni Liuzzo, Ignacio Bautista and their staff still make the best Italian food in Bridgeport. Gio's was the subject of our very first post here on Chicagoist. Since then we've introduced numerous friends to the place and its charms.

These days it's quite hard to get a seat, so we order takeout. Breaking from tradition this week we ordered the panino di avolo from their sandwich menu. This monstrous cold panino ($5.25) is stuffed with fontanella cheese, pepperoni and spicy capicollo. AS though the capicollo weren't enough, we added hot giardinera relish to the sandwich.

Gio's Café and Deli is located at 2724 S. Lowe, phone 312-225-6368.