Enzo's Delicatessen — Restaurant in Columbia

Apologies for such a mediocre photo – I started eating and forgot to get a decent pre-bite photo. What you see here is a Meatball Parm Sandwich on which I added tomatoes, extra pickles and hot peppers. I am super picky about meatball subs. This meatball sub ranks as one of the best I've had. I've had a lot. As good a meatball as the Meatball Shop used to have in Manhattan. The handmade meatballs had the perfect consistency; firm enough to hold together but tender enough to marry perfectly with the sauce & melted parm. Superb. The added hot peppers give a soft touch of semi-sweet and slightly tart heat. Extra pickles are just my thing for a meatball sub, yielding a mild vinegar undertone, and nice cold textural counterpoint to an otherwise soft mouthful. The sauce, oh the sauce, was devine. Right out of the pot on the stove in Goodfella's. Perfect marinara for the purpose at hand, in my opinion. The roll, as I was told by Jack, the manager, is imported from NYC, and it was perfection. But in toasting the sandwich people can screw up even a great NY sub roll. But not here, the bun was PERFECTLY toasted, just enough to give an audibly perfect crunch to its delicious crust, but not enough to stiffen the entire loaf; spot-on toasting, Enzo's, spot-on.

These big hearty subs are tightly wrapped in good old North End white butcher paper. No skimpy subs here. Enzo's is like a Italian sub delicatessen with REAL Italian meats, cheeses, sauces, and more, for sale. I could have bought TONS of items right off the shelves. Over time, I'll do just that. I would only recommend that all of their items be labeled a little better as to what they are selling, and how much they cost. An amazing container of marinated mozzarella balls was sans label and I had to ask what it was. BUT nonetheless, high marks for their visual selection of offerings. The cafe tables and chairs outside are very pleasant to sit in. Nicely shaded, cleanly bussed, and I expect over time they'll dress the area up even a little more. I do think plastic cutlery should be visually available inside for those who ask. (I didn't ask}. Note that they do not serve tap water, but have a fridge with drinks and hi-end bottled seltzer water. It's a good idea to study the menu a bit before going – there wasn't an absence of recommendations at to their house specialties when ordering. I'm from Boston, so I'm used to just getting down to business at the front counter, knowing that staff tends to warm up once you've order, and here it was the same. We were well taken care of. That said, this location isn't in Boston or NYC, and a little more front-end guidance for new customers might be serve them well.

At first, I gave the meatball an 8.2+ on the scale of meatball sandwiches I've eaten – North or South. But as I am still thinking about that great sandwich two hours later, I'm now upgrading to an 8.9+, for memorability. It was perfectly executed and possibly ranks at the very top for me. It's the real deal on an awesome bun. I might as well have been eating a sandwich on Prince St in the North End of Boston.

Lastly, a huge shout out to Jack, the manager, who made our sandwich, spoke with us, tolerated my questions, and really listened and remembered our names. He was naturally friendly and sincere. I've got to give Enzo's 5 full--on stars. Oh,...

Went here to celebrate my step dad's birthday. My step-dad is from New York and he will eat a deli sandwich or sub 3 meals a day and be a happy man! He loves Italian meats the hams and salami's and the different Italian bologna's this place had it all. Great sub bread too. In our family a good sandwich is a art form. I am pretty sure my husband married me for my sandwich making ability. Let's just say we have high sandwich standards 🤭. And we just found a hidden gem. The meats are fresh and come in abundance on the subs they serve, they definitely are not afraid of putting plenty of meat on theirs subs! They also have a great menu selection and I like that they stay true to their strengths, they know they make good Italian subs and they stick to that on the menu. Also they have other great finds in the store Italian sodas, pasta, cheeses, desserts and treats of all kinds! Including another family favorite 🌈 RAINBOW COOKIES 🍪. not just the sub par ones either the yummy true to form delicious ones. Last but not least they have a nice outside seating area. And even though it is by a busy street. It is kind of sunken in and has little brick walls around it so I was able to have the kids with us and not fear that they would run into traffic. In summary this is a awesome deli and although I have listed many reasons to love it. Hopefully you will take you and your family and find what makes you love this place because you are sure to...

I have tried 4 sandwiches from here and I probably will pass going here. I had the chicken parm, chicken vodka, Italian, and meatball parm. The chicken parm was okay, the chicken vodka wasn't much better. They don't really give you a enough sauce and they were both very dry. The chicken cutlets weren't nothing to rave about. They were very dry as well and you could tell they weren't made fresh to order. It was like they were sitting there for a good while. The Italian they put so much vinegar on it the bread was soggy and really the only thing you could taste is the vinegar. I took one bite and I wasn't expecting it to be that strong and it was like drinking straight vinegar. I could barely eat one half because I felt the vinegar in my nose from eating it and I ended up discarding the other half. The meatball was the better of the other 3. It was still dry because of the lack of sauce but the meatballs were decent. You may ask why I kept going back and it's because their menu and the the sandwiches sound delicious. And I just thought maybe they had an off day, maybe it would be better next time around. But it was very disappointing 3 out of the 4 sandwiches weren't up to par for the...