Bella Gina's Italian Deli — Restaurant in Linden

Located at the Blockbuster Plaza off of St. Georges Avenue in Linden, this establishment is literally a hidden gem. Named after the owner’s wife, I have been coming to Bella Gina’s for many years, where the owner, Anthony, greeted us upon entering today and recognized me by name. Being an old-school Italian deli, my go-to sandwich is called Mama’s Delight, consisting of fresh mozzarella made in house, tomatoes, and pesto on a hard Italian bread cut into two. One of my colleagues accompanied me, and being a first-timer, she got the prosciutto, mozzarella, and roasted peppers on hard Italian bread. Both orders came with homemade potato chips. Besides sandwiches, they also have a large selection of Italian cuisine, salads, and Italian products for takeout and catering. The sandwiches are enough for two meals, are made fresh, and taste delicious. If you are in the area, give this...

this place has gone down the tubes. my husband and i have been going to bella ginas Italian restaurant for many years but the last few times have been terrible. first it was dirty around the cold cut case, we ordered the tortellini salad and it did not taste fresh at all slimy and looked like it sat there for a while. my husband came home the other day with stuffed peppers (the marinated ones) supposed stuffed with breading but it was no where near breading it looked like the consistency of vanilla pudding and also looked like it had been sitting there for a long time. i took a bite and threw it in the garbage. disgusting. we have decided that the only safe thing to eat there are the Pastosa frozen ravioli and they are not cheap. non of their items are cheap. i think i will find another place to purchase Pastosas ravioli they are delicious. sorry for...

GOLD STARS!!! This place is amazing I’ve lived in linden for about 8 years and I only discovered this place around my third. Been coming back since. Can’t believe it took me this long to drop a review.

This is the embodiment of a “what can I say about” establishment, they have everything

Their menu has simple sandwiches, more complex ones, full entrees, various salads (Mozzarella, antipasto, tuna, etc) and more for a decent price. My friends were first put off by the $16 sandwiches they ordered (avg is abt $12-14 just for the sandwich)

until they opened the box and saw it was bigger than their friggin head, the cuts are more than generous (just try the “fohgettaboutit” Sandwich 🚛)

Speaking of cuts, don’t forget this is a DELI!!! Their sliced meats and cheeses are A1, they even make their own sauces in house. Their vodka sauce...