sicilian pizza ? no, but you'll like it. i'm not trying to be an italian food snob, but rather to offer an "opinionated clarification". the "slab" is agoodtasting pizza if you like your sauce sweet. but it's only resemblance to silician style pizza (meaning pizza you would find in sicily, or anywhere in italy for that matter) is the shape and the cheese portioning. i haven't been to every city in italy, but i've going there for the past 8 years and i've sampled pizza from more than 30 different towns all around the country, including several on the island of sicily. not once have i tasted a sauce that sweet on any italian pizza, nor a crust that doughy and soft on a sicilian style pie. sicilian pizza has a moderately thick, crispier bottom and lighter middle. while i enjoy the "slab", i see many slices that have large bare patches without sauce or cheese and i won't pay $4.50 for a slice of flavored bread. so ... though i may sound like i speak sacreligious about one of portland's favorite pies, i think there's room for improvement on the evenness of the slices. as for the sauce, you either love it or you don't... that's not going to change. i just had to respond to those reviewers who call the "slab" a "real slice of italy". it's no more authentically italian than the chicken parmesan you'll find at the olive garden, but that doesn't mean you won't like it! :)
-----22 aug, 2012-----
new sandwich at miccuci's. they've added a couple of new sandwiches back by the pizzas. one is an italian that comes with a small canoli which i haven't tried yet. the other one i had today - genoa, provolone, mortadella, olives and mild hot peppers on a mufaletta style bread, all for $5. sounds like it should be delicious, but i was quite disappointed mostly in the bread, though the meats were rather bland as well. if you're accustomed to a new orleans style mufaletta, you won't recognize this sandwich. the bread was tough, chewy, thick and completely overwhelmed the meats. it was hard work to chew it and i actually gave up and took the sandwich home and put it on different bread! even then, neither the meats nor the spread had much zest or flavor. i'd rather see a cappicola or hot ham on there to liven it up. the green olives especially seemed lifeless, as if they'd been sitting in water for too long.
this is new for them and hopefully they'll work out the kinks, but i can't say i enjoyed it and would buy it again. i do recommend micucci's for anything else from their store... deli meats, cheeses, pasta, sausage, ravioli, wine, canned goods. i love the store and the service and shop there often, but this sandwich wasn't a winner... not yet.
-----09 feb, 2011-----
the best deli and wine - period !. if heaven were a grocery store, it would be micucci's. you already know about the pizza and pastries that knock your socks off, but the deli is without a doubt, the best in the city for quality and value. you won't find "boars head meats" here, thank goodness, but you will find great prices and tasty meats, cheeses and sausages, pastas and canned goods in individual or bulk packaging. the wine prices are the best around... really, no one is better and i drink a ton of wine so i know! there are lots of hidden wine gems on the shelves, so you'll be rewarded if you steer away from the common stuff and try things you don't know, like a $14 bottle of anglianico or a salice salento reserve. my only warning is this:micucci's is habit forming!