Defonte's Sandwich Shop

It's an old school type of joint. Italian pictures and all that...Upfront the staff is nice and the sandwich I had was good. It was a pastrami reuben with Russian dressing. Bribed Olives were quite tasty... No seats inside, but picnic tables outside. I would try it again... It's kind of out of the way....

Can't beat this Old fashioned Italian sandwich shop. I literally drive an hour and half every other Saturday from Long Island for their addictive sandwiches. It's probably one the best sandwich shops around. All their sandwiches are FRESH and delicious. Roast beef sandwich dipped in gravy is way better than Brennan & Carrs. Their potatoes and eggs sandwich reminds me of legendary Dom and Sals on Ave. U. Fresh fried calamari and fried shrimp on Fridays are to die for. Mangia.

I came here on a cold Saturday afternoon to try the fare. With a group of 3 friends, and a steep ATM fee (or as they call it at delfontes, “atm machine”) of about 3.50, we acted prudently in having one of us take the money and the others “buy” the cash off of me Experience was good, and I did feel a little rushed because of the crowd so asked for the first sandwich I saw, a chicken cutlet special. It was pretty delicious, but I need to complain that I asked for a large size and was given a small, not noticing until I got to the car. My friends wanted small and got large. Wall is adorned with celebrity guests, and I don’t imagine they would ever disrespect James Gandolfini enough to give him too small a size. He would still be hungry, as he’s a big fellow.

We stopped here before a cruise. Very close to the Brooklyn cruise port. We had no idea this place had been on Guy Fieri's show. Sandwich was huge, and so good.

The bread was a little dry and they didn’t put that much Turkey on the wich, I loved every bite of it I’ll tell you now. It was fantastic. I ordered “The health” sando. Staff was nice and welcoming. Sad that I only got the chance to visit on my last day vacationing. In this part of Brooklyn that is very laid back. I will be back.