Montesano Brother's deli

[DTBarton]

http://www.montesanobros.net/menu_store.htm

Just went to this place with my folks on Monday. About 4 miles north of Exton just off route 100 kind of behind the Eagle Tavern.

Very impressed with the selection of nice stuff. Cheeses from Dibruno's, sweets from Isgro's, nice olive oils and vinegars, cold cuts, pasta, etc. Real touch of the Italian market in the burbs.

We got a couple of sandwiches for lunch. The hoagie was very good (don't remember the name but it had prosciutto, salami, mozarella and peppers). The grilled chicken panini with pesto was good as well, could have been grilled a little more (nit pick).

One other suggestion. I bought a piece of Dibruno's mozarella/prosciutto roll, something I knew I liked. We ate some of it for a knosh, and then I was making homemade pizza and I said to my self, self, that stuff sliced on a pizza would be pretty fine. And it was. Being wrapped in the mozarella kept the prosciutto from drying out in the very hot oven, a problem I'd had before trying to use prosciutto on pizza.

[philadining]

That sandwich with the prosciutto, genoa, roasted peppers and fresh mozz is the "San Danielle" and it rocks!

That's a cool little place, I'm glad to see them staking-out a serious Italian deli in the midst of the generic strip-mallification of the area. That building used to house Wright's Deli, which made some decent sandwiches, but nothing like the current gourmet vibe.

It's really quite a thrill to be able to get Isgro's pastries, breads from a couple of South Philly bakeries, DiBruno cheese and more out in Eagle, PA.

You know, with these guys doing Italian grocery, Han Dynasty doing the trad Chinese thing, Los Mariachis covering Mexican, Birchrunville Store Cafe and Majolica for the inventive cooking, Sly Fox for beer... We Chester County folks might not have to come into Philly ever again!

[mrbigjas]

aw, we'd miss ya.