These foods are bringing the “sub” to the subway series.
While New Yorkers salivate over the prospect of the two local baseball teams facing off in an all-Gotham World Series, local restaurants are grabbing hometown “heroes” — sandwich specials sliced in their honor.
Benateri’s Italian Food in College Point, just a few miles from Citi Field and a favorite among Mets players, is serving up a special called the OMG, piled high with chunks of chicken dipped in vodka sauce, fresh mozzarella melted, crispy bacon and hot crushed red pepper. flakes on crispy oatmeal bread.
“This sandwich is hot and fiery, just like the Mets,” said co-owner Angelo Baretta of the sandwich, which is named for the Mets anthem made popular by infielder Jose Iglesias.
Taliercio’s in Middletown, NJ, introduced the Bronx Bomber on Friday, following the Yankees’ ALDS win over the Royals.
It consists of potatoes, shredded cheddar, ground beef, pastrami, Swiss cheese, hot mustard and Russian dressing, explained Eric Taliercio, who said customers have been flocking to the store for a taste.
One bit back and said, “It’s great that Derek Jeter would retire if that was the only way he could try,” he said.
Even southern New York immigrants are getting in on the act.
Rocky’s NY Deli in Savannah, Ga., is serving up the Polar Bear, a nod to Pete Alonso made with half a pound of roast beef, melted provolone and homemade onion rings in a horseradish cream sauce.
The tasty special debuted Tuesday after Alonso hit a game-winning three-run homer to beat the Brewers in the ninth inning of Game 3 of the NL Wild Card Series.
“We sold 45 in a day, making it our best-selling special ever,” said Rocky’s owner Bill Vissicchio.
“One customer said it looked like a polar bear with melted provolone cascading. Another said the pound of flesh was larger than life, as was Pete Alonso.
Vissicchio grew up on Long Island and has filled the walls of his Georgia restaurant with Mets memorabilia, including a railing from the old Shea Stadium and a freeway sign that reads, “Citi Field 821 Miles.”
He said 60% of his customers are New Yorkers.
Now gearing up to celebrate Aaron Judge’s World Series MVP win, Joe’s Deli in Spring Lake, NJ, is adding a hero filled with proscuittini, capicola, salami, hot soppressata, pepperoni, fresh mozzarella to its lineup and roasted and hot peppers.
Its owner, Joey Valentino, whose parents opened the eatery in 1984, said the subdivision will likely carry the #99 name, for the prolific Yankees right fielder.
“This is Yankee food through and through,” Valentino said. “We’re such Yankee fans that our cousin, Lee Mazzilli, played for the Mets and we were still Yankee fans.”
Meanwhile, Park Wood Deli in Midland Park, NJ, is creating a twist called the Grand Eastern—garlic-roasted pulled pork, smoked Virginia bacon, melted Baby Swiss, house-made plantains and sweet, mustard-infused pickles. yellow and served hot with Italian bread.
Owner Roger Schnorrbusch told The Post that he named the creation after the star shortstop “because he hit a grand slam last night, come on,” referring to Lindor’s sixth-inning blast in Game 4 of the NLDS on Wednesday.
On Thursday, after the Mets beat the Phillies, Hobby’s Deli in Newark, NJ, playfully whipped up Plucked Philly Phanatic Poutine — fries topped with pastrami and cheddar cheese — poking fun at the City of Brotherly Love team mascot.
Michael Brummer, who runs Hobby’s with his brother, Marc, said they serve it with “Francisco sauce,” aka turkey gravy.
During the Phillies series, they invited the Mets’ lucky charm – “Rally Pimp” Max Weiner – to meals and renamed their bathrooms the “Phillies Seating Section”.
They also changed their Philly cheesesteaks to “LFGM Flushing Queens Cheesesteaks” and served them with Polar Bear sauce, made from horseradish.
When they posted the renamed steak at X, they were bombarded with 75 comments, mostly from angry Philly fans, Brummer said.
“There was pretty bad commentary for most of the day, until the Mets scored five runs in the game. Then they were silent.”
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