If you are looking for a Chicago Italian grocery shop or are seeking lunch catering around the 60601 or 60602 zip code area, J.P Graziano is in your neighborhood. We are a fourth-generation family-owned and operated Italian grocery store. Located in Chicago's West Loop, we are the grocery shop with the most established presence and a reputation you can count on.
People come for subs, for antipasti trays, for our desserts, and to buy authentic Chicago-style Italian foods for their own pantry. Known locally for our imported Italian delicacies, we're also a popular choice for lunch for those who are nearby. Some will even come out of their way, craving the taste of our food. The sub shop at J.P. Graziano Grocery Co. continually gets reviews as one of the best places in 60601 and 60602 zip codes to get an authentic Italian sandwich.
Do you want lunch catering to your nearby office? Whether for a business luncheon, for a large take-out order for an office party, or if you are looking for the best Chicago, IL lunch catering options n the local area for an upcoming special event, we invite you to check us out.
People come for subs, for antipasti trays, for our desserts, and to buy authentic Chicago-style Italian foods for their own pantry. Known locally for our imported Italian delicacies, we're also a popular choice for lunch for those who are nearby. Some will even come out of their way, craving the taste of our food. The sub shop at J.P. Graziano Grocery Co. continually gets reviews as one of the best places in 60601 and 60602 zip codes to get an authentic Italian sandwich.
Do you want lunch catering to your nearby office? Whether for a business luncheon, for a large take-out order for an office party, or if you are looking for the best Chicago, IL lunch catering options n the local area for an upcoming special event, we invite you to check us out.
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We cut the meats and cheeses for each sandwich only a few short seconds before we put the entire sandwich together and wrap it tightly in heavy butcher paper.
We do not pre-slice the meats and cheeses and work off of stacks throughout the day.
Cutting our meat and cheese fresh to order ensures each sandwich we sell is at the peak of freshness.
We use a variety of Italian deli meats on our sandwiches: hot sopresatta, Prosciutto di Parma, genoa salami, hot capicola, hard salami, mortadella, and pepperoni.
We do not pre-slice the meats and cheeses and work off of stacks throughout the day.
Cutting our meat and cheese fresh to order ensures each sandwich we sell is at the peak of freshness.
We use a variety of Italian deli meats on our sandwiches: hot sopresatta, Prosciutto di Parma, genoa salami, hot capicola, hard salami, mortadella, and pepperoni.
The history of the J.P. Graziano Grocery Company began with a young Sicilian from the seaside town of Bagheria named Vincenzo Graziano.
In the early 1900s Vincenzo left Bagheria and set out for America, as a stowaway, pursuing the girl he had fallen for.
Leaving his hiding spot in the engine room, Vincenzo unexpectedly met one of his uncles who is bound for New York.
He learned from his uncle that the girl he desires was in fact already engaged.
Crestfallen, Vincenzo decided to follow his uncle to New York and assist him when he opened his butcher shop.
In the early 1900s Vincenzo left Bagheria and set out for America, as a stowaway, pursuing the girl he had fallen for.
Leaving his hiding spot in the engine room, Vincenzo unexpectedly met one of his uncles who is bound for New York.
He learned from his uncle that the girl he desires was in fact already engaged.
Crestfallen, Vincenzo decided to follow his uncle to New York and assist him when he opened his butcher shop.
Vincenzo Graziano came to Chicago penniless in 1905 and by 1933 had built a thriving business, the J.P Graziano Grocery Company, a business that his great-grandson operates to this day.
His affection and commitment to his family was always evident and his sons, Alfredo and Paul, followed closely in his footsteps both as fathers and as businessmen.
His fellow parishioners held Don Vincenzo, as he was sometimes called, in high-esteem for his generosity and warmth.
He helped his neighbors through difficult times with loans and jobs and he was honored many times at weddings as the Grand Marshal.
His affection and commitment to his family was always evident and his sons, Alfredo and Paul, followed closely in his footsteps both as fathers and as businessmen.
His fellow parishioners held Don Vincenzo, as he was sometimes called, in high-esteem for his generosity and warmth.
He helped his neighbors through difficult times with loans and jobs and he was honored many times at weddings as the Grand Marshal.
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