Chicagoist: One Great Sandwich: Gio's Panino di Avolo

whisky priest

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:41:11 -0600

gio's bread sux, otherwise, a brilliant sandwich.

Shannon

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 16:05:04 -0600

mm. heart-cloggingly good!

mike_thoms

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:16:55 -0600

is the relish finely chopped? There is a local import/export company...I think it's call Pagliacci and they make/import olive oils, capers, giardinera etc...they have a giardinera relish that might be the greatest condiment ever created. I love spicy food but i have to hard time choking down a big chunk of cauliflower when i'm eating a combo. the relish is everything you love about giardinera, finally chopped, soaking in a dark, spicy olive oil, also in hot or mild. i don't even really know where to find the stuff, I think they have it at Potash Bros. and some smaller specialty grocery stores. if you ever see it, buy it.

jeda21

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:03:09 -0600

The name of the sandwich is a play on words in Italian leading to the spicy ingredients... diavolo means devil and most spicy dishes are fra diavolo (brother devil) or also we have arrabiata (angry) or puttanesca (er... look up the word "puttana" on your own). Happy sandwich eating.

Chuck Sudo

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:55:22 -0600

mild or spicy

mike_thoms

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:46:54 -0600

do they really have giardinera relish?

Chuck Sudo

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:17:15 -0600

I'm paying for all that heat this morning, Mike.

mike_thoms

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:10:12 -0600

sweet jesus that looks good