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"It Mutz Have Been Love" by Mutzette
Lay a sandwich
On my pillow
Leave the Ketchup
On the ground
I wake up hungry
The sound of traffic
In Hoboken
And all around
Feed me now
I close my eyes
And munch away
It Mutz have been love
With Andrea now
It tastes so damn good
But I dropped it somehow
(f*** it, five second rule)
It Mutz have been love
With Andrea now
From the moment I chomped
To the time it ran out
Over 200 reviews with a 5-star average? Fake reviews? Or the world's best deli?
It's the latter.
What to get: Hey Cuz, What's Up, Prosciutto w/ Fresh Mutz.
Always: Get Fresh Mutz.
And then: Join me in singing "It Mutz have been love"
Owned by Andrea Bocelli, Andrea Lloyd Weber, Andreea aka Sahara (but thankfully Costi doesn't have a stake in it, but he does eat steak in it), and Andrea Dice Clay, this is one of the very best delis in North America.
Here at Andrea, I like the Hey Cuz and the What's Up, but you can't go wrong with anything. Getting Prosciutto with Fresh Mutz it's always a winning combination but everything they sell is a winning combination.
They have good prices, even though they don't do half sandwiches, which is slightly annoying. If you visit North Jersey and don't visit this Deli and the aforementioned others, then you are really really really missing out and I feel bad for you, son. I've got 99 delis but there ain't one that is as good as the ones in North Jersey.
As I have said before, the big secret is that Northern NJ is home to the best Italian delis in the world. Well I should say Italian-American but you knew what I meant when I said it. There are some great ones in Chicago and NYC (although I kinda consider this NYC but shh), in Albany and even Dallas. But there is nothing as good as what is in Hoboken and Jersey City and Union City.
There are a dozen spots in Ho-broken and nearby Jurbs (Jersey Burbs), all vying for the title of the world's best Italian Deli, and in the end it really comes down to the "big 5" (although I'm still exploring and finding new ones). I can't decide which of the 5 is best, and people I've taken to them have differing opinions. Although one thing we all agree on is: if the other 4 didn't exist, then the one remaining would be the best in the world. That's how good these 5 are.
Vito's, M & P Biancamano, Fran's, Andrea Salumeria, and Fiore. If I had a gun to my head and I had to pick one: I'd take all 5.
The selling point of all 5 (and all good delis in this area) is that they have Fresh Mozzarella. It's literally fresh, like, still gooey, warm, squidy, just made, and absolute heaven. Their imported meats are the best of the best. Their breads and seasonings, incomparable. You can't get any better than these sandwiches. Come and try for yourself. They have ruined all Italian delis everywhere for me, forever. For a traditional Italian sandwich, nothing will ever compare to Hoboken.
Andrea is right up there in the top five in both this region and nationally. Their fresh mozzarella is a warm gooey piece of heaven. They will give you a free sample if you ask for it. You will simply never find a better Deli then this. It's right up there, along with Vito's, Fiore, Fran's, and M & P Biancamano - all within 2 miles of this place. They have nicer service here at Andrea than most of the others, too.
The region is legendary for its freshly-made, warm, gooey, Fresh Mozzarella (aka Mutz), so make sure you try that, and get it on your sandwich.
Now let's finish up with some more Mutzette:
It Mutz have been love
With Andrea now
A Wich is all that I wanted
Now I'm gulping one down
It Mutz have been love
With Andrea now
It's where the Mutz grows
It's where the food never blows
And finally, a nice Mutzy rap:
I wanna give some advice to everyone HERE
And trust me on this, cuz I'm being SINCERE
If you want the best deli, the answer's CLEAR
This is a place you will all REVERE
It doesn't sell a Bagel with a fancy SMEAR
And they don't blast Sinatra in your EAR
The best deli is not on the Venice PIER
Or that place you went with that girl from CHEER
Or some hipster place selling Buffalo and DEER
Or some gastro-deli with local-sourced BEER
Or f*** Subway (he says with a SNEER)
(Eating at Subway is my biggest FEAR)
(Join with me in this Subway JEER)
(And also Jimmy John's does not ENDEAR)
The best deli is not in NYC (but it's NEAR)
Or even in Italy (which is quite QUEER)
It's over in NJ with all the top TIER
If you take your stripper GF, the men will LEER
Can you blame them for staring when they SEE HER?
She came several times with me last YEAR
And I feel like a tire cuz it was a GOODYEAR
Crap I just rhymed year with YEAR
Anyway let's continue, we haven't got all YEAR
The bread is delicious and the meat is SEVERE
How the cheese is so good is UNCLEAR
The wiches aren't DEAR and they cost a MERE
Seven or eight dollars, then they DISAPPEAR
As soon as they're handed to you by the CASHIER
For the best sandwiches in the Western HEMISPHERE
Head to Andrea SALUMERIA
WHAT