Fertitta's Delicatessen

I found out about this restaurant through a Facebook page I follow. I thought, “How is there a historic place in Shreveport I have never heard of?!” So I set out to try their Muffy. The place is nostalgic with its decor and history. I love the paint job and the matching strips in the parking lot. I also liked that I could feed two people lunch for $24. The service was quick, there is plenty of room to sit, and it is pretty clean inside. The bad news is I didn’t care for the little sandwich with the cheap meat on it. I’m used to a massive muffuletta where I have to take some home. It was the first one I had that had mustard on it and that was the best part of it. I honestly left wanting a bigger muffy! I can see elderly people going here for year and years and it being there favorite place to go. It has elderly peoples’ hours too. I appreciate the atmosphere and the vibes the place gives I just want a bigger and better muffuletta experience myself.

My wife and I are slow food enthusiasts from New York. Yesterday we stopped in Fertitta’s and tried their Muffy sandwich. Years ago my wife had read about them, so when we planned our recent trip to Louisiana we knew that we needed to stop here. Wow! They did not disappoint at all! Their signature sandwich, The Muffy, was delicious beyond compare! The perfect bread to glorious meat, cheese and olive relish ratio. The Olive relish was not overly salty like you typically imagine olives to be, nor was it swimming in olive oil. The atmosphere was amazing. You just don’t see much history like this anymore, even in NYC. But the best part were the people. Agatha and her son run the deli. She has owned the business 42 years. Her son, Patrick, was a pastor in Alabama for several years but after his step-father recently died he moved back to help his mother run the deli. What awesome people. They are willing to bend your ear with stories about their family and history. It’s beautiful to see people who still have such a connection with their past generations. You also feel the warmth of love radiating from this place, it’s people and it’s food. They’ve been there in the same spot for almost 100 years now and I have no doubt that they will be there another 100 years.

The atmosphere was adorable!!! I have lived here 19 yrs and finally stopped in to get a "muffy!" I was so disheartened after taking a bite... I had to open it up to see if there was bologna in it~ gave it to my husband without saying a word & he too opened it up to see if there was bologna inside.... The meat looked cheap like the kind kids bought in the cheaper packages from the grocery store when we were in college... Real bummer 😔