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'''Central Grocery''' is a small, old-fashioned [[Italian-American]] grocery store with a sandwich counter located at 932 Decatur Street, in the [[French Quarter]] of [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. |
'''Central Grocery''' is a small, old-fashioned [[Italian-American]] grocery store with a sandwich counter located at 932 Decatur Street, in the [[French Quarter]] of [[New Orleans]], [[Louisiana]]. It is owned and operated by the Tusa family, who've owned the store since it was opened in 1906. The store was one of many family owned, neighborhood grocery stores when the French Quarter was more of a residential area. Though tourists are more common in Central now, it has retained much of its old world market feel. |
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It is famous as the home of the New Orleans [[muffuletta]] sandwich, and sells not only the sandwiches as take-out or eat-in, but also the ingredients of the muffuletta—including olive salad by the jar—for people who want to make the sandwich at home. |
It is famous as the home of the New Orleans [[muffuletta]] sandwich, and sells not only the sandwiches as take-out or eat-in, but also the ingredients of the muffuletta—including olive salad by the jar—for people who want to make the sandwich at home. |
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Central Grocery also sells |
Central Grocery also sells Italian, Greek, French, Spanish, and Creole table delicacies. |
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Revision as of 02:55, 19 October 2006
Central Grocery is a small, old-fashioned Italian-American grocery store with a sandwich counter located at 932 Decatur Street, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana. It is owned and operated by the Tusa family, who've owned the store since it was opened in 1906. The store was one of many family owned, neighborhood grocery stores when the French Quarter was more of a residential area. Though tourists are more common in Central now, it has retained much of its old world market feel.
It is famous as the home of the New Orleans muffuletta sandwich, and sells not only the sandwiches as take-out or eat-in, but also the ingredients of the muffuletta—including olive salad by the jar—for people who want to make the sandwich at home.
Central Grocery also sells Italian, Greek, French, Spanish, and Creole table delicacies.
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