Monte Carlo Deli & Pinocchio's Restaurant
3103 W Magnolia Blvd
Burbank
818-845-3516
A few blocks west of Handy Market BBQ, is Monte Carlo Deli & Pinocchio's Restaurant. I've must have passed this place a million times but never noticed it, because the front part of the building is blocked by a huge overgrown tree.
Monte Carlo Deli & Pinocchio's Restaurant a huge place with the front of the building an Italian grocery store and the back part the restaurant and deli. The deli is cafeteria style where the food is on steam or cold tables and you order what you want.
When ordering a sandwich to for dine in, the prices are higher because they include two salads.
Small meatball sandwich, $4.75. WOW, these meats may have been the biggest I've ever had. The meatballs were huge, moist, and full of flavor! The meat sauce was kinda of bland, lacking the bold flavors I expect. The bread did become mushy and fell apart from the sauce. Interesting that the bread for the sandwiches come with seasame, but the bread for large sandwiches do not. Overall I did like the meatball sandwich a lot. I may try their spaghetti and meatballs if I go back.
Large Monte Carlo Combination sandwich, $5.75, mortadela, cotto salami and dry salami, provolone cheese, mayo, mustard, and tomatoes and onions in olive oil.
One thing I won't try again is their Monte Carlo Combination sandwich. The meats were cheap low quality meats. I mean you're an Italian deli, at least use a good brand of meats. The mortadela tasted like baloney and the salami wasn't that much better. The tomato and onion mixture was fresh, but I'm not buying an Italian cold cut sandwich for the veggies.
Service was good. The lady was friendly and helpful.
I may go back to Monte Carlo and try the spaghetti and meatballs, because the meatball were awesome!! But, the bland meat sauce prevents me from rushing back.
