Spinelli's Market — Attraction in Denver

The Classic Italian Sub was far and away the most mediocre sandwich I've eaten in Denver. The only memorable thing about the sandwich is how forgettable it is.

It feels absolutely wrong to call this a classic Italian sub when it's served on overly-bready ciabatta. The deli meats were lumped in the center of the roll, leaving about half of my bites without any meat or cheese. The capicola, ham, and salami were all bland and blended into a "generic meat melange" flavor. I asked for sharp provolone (and was charged extra), but I might as well have had a Kraft single on the sandwich for how tasteless it was.

Using whole-leaf lettuce on a sandwich is usually a plus, but doesn't make sense for an Italian sub. I barely tasted the roasted red peppers or the pickled onions (which included onion skins), and the oil/vinegar did nothing to balance the flavors of the sub.

If I was throwing a sandwich together at home with ingredients that had been sitting in my fridge for a couple weeks, this would have been a passable sandwich. If this was a pre-packaged sandwich at a gas station, I wouldn't have blinked twice.

Overall, this sandwich feels like someone asked Chat-GPT to assemble an Italian hoagie and didn't bother to double check that the end product matched their prompt. Check out Carmine Lonardo's in Lakewood or Primo's in Washington Virginia Vale if you're craving an actual Italian Hoagie.

The staff at Spinelli's was perfectly lovely and helpful. The service/staff deserve five stars, but the quality of the sandwich brings this down to three. We only stopped here for lunch, but the non-prepared food items looks lovely, if a bit pricey. Great selection of beverages and local coffees, and the produce looked fresh and well-stocked for a local market.

Staff/service: five stars Quality of packaged and non-prepared foods and produce: five stars "Classic"...

I have tried to like this places sandwiches so much. My family is always like “Let’s go to Spinelli’s!” I just sigh and go along with it. I’ve tried many of their sandwiches and none of them “hit.” Y’know? They are mostly mediocre and today mine was just plain not good. I think the sandwich was called the Gino’s hot & roast beef or something like that. The sandwich was Luke warm, the bread was awful, the peppers they add are flavorless and soggy. I have never enjoyed the peppers and they detract from the quality. the meat was pretty substantial but the quality was Arbys tier meat. I would have preferred Arbys over this sandwich because they would give you the proper amount of sauce. They offered like a 4oz ramekin of so so au jus which is maybe enough for 1/2 the sandwich. The worst part about the experience is that they charged me $14 for my sandwich before tax and tip. This doesn’t include a drink or chips. The prices don’t match the quality of the sandwich.

I gave this place 2 stars because it is a lovely deli with a wide selection. However, it will be a long long time before I decide to make a purchase here again. If you’re in the 1% and enjoy mediocre sandwiches then this...

Disrespectful and rude staff. I visited Spinelli's yesterday a few moments before they were closing. I am new to the area and did not realize that they closed at 7, as I was just driving by and wanted to grab something to eat on my way home. The girl at the deli counter (Becka) was impolite and appeared (based on her attitude) that she wanted to run me off, and it worked. Instead of politely letting me know that they were no longer serving customers a few minutes before closing (and that she would be happy to serve me the following day), she gave me an attitude and did not even have the courtesy of looking at me while doing it. There was also an older gentleman behind the deli counter and he just ignored the entire situation, even though he was aware of what was going on. The guy at the cash register seemed clueless when I asked for the managers (Cardi is the name I was given) contact information and available times that I could contact her. I will not be going back and it appears from other reviews, their rude staff is an ongoing...