I recently learned about the Salami Shop from the guy at Lele's cleaners. This is really valuable intel since I can get there and park within about 5 minutes. The sandwiches are awesome. My husband loves the Muffaletta and to be honest, if I wasn't slightly health conscious, I'd order it too. It's has excellent dried meats but what makes it is the olive spread. Yum - I always "tax" his. My order is the La Jolla Shores which has turkey, cheese and avocado. I order it light on the italian dressing, however. My daughter gets the Stephanie's sandwhich (named after the owner's daughter) which is cream cheese and strawberry jelly for a reasonable price of about $2.95.

Salami Shop is conveniently located right next to Starbucks and Bird Rock Yogurt so you could sit on the tables outside and enjoy something from all 3 places. Or you could get it to go and take it to the beach nearby. I have placed a phone order, picked it up and returned home within 10 minutes. In good weather you may have a tough time parking but I always seem to find a space somewhere nearby.

Anyway, this is our go to place for gourmet sandwiches. Check it out!

I go to this place every week to buy fresh cold cuts, cheeses, and other tasty Italian treats. The people that work there are friendly and make you feel like you're part of the their family.

I've never been a huge "sandwich" guy. I almost always prefer something else, be that a burrito or hamburger on the heavier side, or just a bowl of soup on the lighter side. But my wife brought home sandwiches from this place one day some months ago and they were absolutely excellent. And huge (like almost not-fit-in-your-mouth huge).

Ever since I have surprised myself by asking repeatedly if we could get sandwiches from this place again. And we have.

My favorite is one loaded with italian cold cuts and an olive tapenade that's called a "mufaletta." I'm pretty sure it's not healthy. But boy is it good.

If I have any criticism it's that the Salami Shop doesn't seem to be open very late. We've tried to get sandwiches from here for dinner a couple of times at, like, 6 PM-ish, only to find it already closed for the day. But if my biggest criticism of the "Salami Shop" is that it's not open enough hours, that probably tells you all you need to know about my opinion of it.