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notbob wrote:

On 2008-05-05, TammyM wrote:

The thing I love about Andronicos is the quality of the meat.

Strange. That's why I DON'T miss Andronico's. I bought a $26 t-bone steak,
once (hand trimmed, aged for 2 wks, yada...). It was the most flavorless
chunk of slaughtered herd animal I've ever experienced. Cotton balls have
more flavor!

I've never been to one. You know Sacramento, NB, so you know that Cortis
is
the place to go for good meat.

I know what it used to be. The last time I went to the original Corti Bros
on Folsom Blvd (5-6 yrs ago), it was a decrepit, run-down, dump. Talk about
filthy! Having shopped there as a teen, when it was a clean and classy
example of a gourmet store, I was shocked. They had no goose liver pate,
they had no decent cheeses, the wine selection sucked, the produce was
wilted, the cold cases were leaking fluids, and the floor tiles were coming
up. In short, it was disgusting mess and I've never been back. Such a sad
end to a pioneering store.

nb

I've got a 'deja' feeling about this post but I'm going to do it any
way. Yes, Corti had a slump when they went through reorganization after
closing several stores a few years ago. They only have the original
store now and it is run by Darryl who knows his stuff. It is back up to
what it was 20 years ago. Great deli and meat departments, good breads,
good wine and liquor dept.s for their size and is the only source for a
goodly number of items in the Sac area. There are some good cheeses but
it is not as big a selection as you might find at bigger upscale stores.
It's still the best in town.

D.M.
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