My Florida trip continued down south to V&S Deli in Boca Raton. V&S came recommended by my friend Paul Kosinski who moved down to Boca a few years ago. He never tried the chicken parm but said this is the best Italian deli in the area. The line was extended onto the sidewalk - but, as we've learned in the past, a long line doesn't mean a delicious parm. Unfortunately, that was the case here too. The chicken was very firm, not tender, and wasn't crispy. At first look it appear

My director just moved to Greenpoint and was raving about the pizza at Tony's so I figured I'd give the parm a shot. All the food inside looked great, with various flavored slices and garlic knot sliders in the display case. But I was there for the chicken parm, not the pizza. My director gave them the heads up who I was, so the pressure was on. The friendly owner confidently assured me the parm was top notch. When the parm came out it looked delicious. By the end this was on

Rocky's Deli felt like the perfect spot for my first guest review. Rocky's is a 24 hour deli close to where I grew up in Millwood, Westchester and is a go-to spot for many locals in the surrounding towns. I don't think I've been there when there wasn't a line, whether it's 2 pm or 2 am. The guest reviewer was my good friend, Adam Stern, with a couple special extra special guests joining us. The parm looked great, sitting on the warm sesame-seed coated bread. Upon a little fur

My day in Queens continued in Astoria at Sorriso Italian Pork Store. This parm came recommended by @jamesromalley. I really enjoyed Lou's, the Italian deli in Denver, but for the most part I enjoy parms from restaurants and pizzerias more than delis. The cutlets in delis usually don't have the proper specifications for a perfect chicken parm. Sorriso kept the trend, with the chicken cutlet too thick and a little dry. But the cutlets did have a tasty breadcrumb coating. The

Man, it's good to be back in New York. My first stop back was at Mike's Pizza in Long Island City. Long Island City is a cool neighborhood in Queens, bordered by the East River on the west and Astoria on the north. I found Mike's online with overall good reviews for the pizza so I wanted to give it a shot. Now, onto the parm - the bread was warm and toasted and had a fresh taste to it. The chicken was chopped up - not like the full cutlet I prefer. The chicken was a little to

Heeee hawww, the next stop was West Yellowstone, Montana at Wild West Pizzeria and Saloon. West Yellowstone is a cool little touristy town right next to Yellowstone Park. I met a guy in town named Steve from Chicago who claimed to be a "chicken parm specialist" and said this was the spot in West Yellowstone for chicken parm. He could only vouch for the platter though and never had the sandwich, which they call Billy The Kid. The first thing I noticed was the untraditional squ

It's completely random that my first review outside of New York is a place called New York City Sub Shop. The sandwiches were all named after different parts of New York - i.e Fifth Avenue, Wall Street, Central Park. I ordered the Midtown with the listed ingredients of chicken, marinara and cheese. The first thing I noticed was the bread which had a warm, fluffy texture. Upon biting it had the taste and feel of the bread at Subway which I am not a big fan of. The chicken was

I didn't love the chopped up, soft breaded chicken at Best Pizza. I enjoyed the spicy kick to the sauce. The sandwich felt like it was all bread and could have used more of the sauce. They get a #middlethumb rating. I'd only have this parm if I'm really craving a parm and there aren't any better options available. Note: It's $10