Spolumbo's

Had been wanting to come here for ages and finally made it on Saturday. Ordered the 9th Ave which is pictured here. It was pretty good - felt like it was missing something but otherwise satisfying. Large portions. Only complaint was every single table was filthy. Crumbs, smeared food, wet rings from beverages. It was mid afternoon and while it was steady, it wasn’t so busy that they could’ve have had a staff cleaning tables. The bathrooms are in the basement - hopefully there are more accessible washrooms on the main floor. This is something I always think about as someone with a limited mobility family member.

Update July 11 2022 - I love it, Wish I lived closer so I could eat here more often. But what happened to the bread on the meatloaf sandwich? The meatloaf is still outstanding, I'm not sure when they changed it from an Italian bun to this pita like bread but it takes a great sandwich and makes it very mediocre at best. Yuck. The Tomato salad is so delicious here, wow good! Update Jan 26 2022 - It's been quite a while since I've enjoyed the delicious food here, what with Covid and all I guess. But I had an appointment nearby so stopped in and grabbed a sandwich to bring home. Of course the cutlet parm, still incredible delicious! I've missed the pickles! Thanks for the delicious food again today. Original Review - I travel a lot, well not these days, but one thing I love and pretty much every city I've been to or town on any continent is the fact you can get a great sandwich pretty much anywhere. Calgary is my birthplace and I love this city, but I always tell people it is chain restaurant hell here. Spolumbos Is a special place, a place where everybody can feel welcome even though it is sports themed inside. It is owned by former Stampeder football players, and more often than not you are greeted by one of them coming in and yelled across the restaurant thank you when you were leaving. I don't mind the drive coming here because I know that the food is always incredible and then the atmosphere is great. I pretty much have to go-tos, either The Mamas meatloaf or the cutlet sandwich and I add hot peppers to both. Both of these sandwiches are so filling and you know you should only eat half and take the other half home but you can't stop because they taste too delicious with the amazing tomato sauce dripping down your hands and arms while eating them. Wow I'm getting hungry again! They also have a counter where you can buy different flavored sausages and a freezer where you can buy prepared meals all for very reasonable prices. This is a must eat at place if you are visiting Calgary and a must eat that place if you live here.

This is an iconic place in Calgary and, if you haven't been here before, you should definitely give Spolumbo's a try. I've shared many meals here over the years with good friends (my favorite is the Montreal smoke meat) and they make terrific sausages! What keeps us coming back is the desserts. We can never leave this place without bringing home extra peanut butter chocolate chip bars, date squares, chocolate brownies and the incomparable magic squares which are truly magic!