The Roland Park Bakery & Deli now in Hampden on 35th &Chestnut. Why? Because it is an independent, local business, and the food is homemade and great!

Curb Shoppe by far. All burgers made fresh to order never frozen. All deli meats bought locally as well fresh also.

Eddie's Market (St. Paul St) or Tooloulou (Harford Rd)

What about Roland Park Bagel? Only place to get pork roll on a breakfast sandwich plus an amazing club on an everything bagel!

Curb Shoppe, without a doubt! The Shrimp Salad is the best in my opinion!

Whenever I want something good to eat instead of just filling my belly, I go to the Curb Shop Bar and Grill on Falls Road across from the Mt. Washington Bike Store. The place is bright and clean and I always seem to sit next to a friendly guy or gal who's fun to talk to. But the real winner here is the food. How about a homemade Chicken Noodle or a Beef Vegetable soup or a cup of Chile to warrm your tummy. Then something from the menu of sandwiches, platters, subs, or the daily specials, which include grilled and fried chicken combos, a huge BLT brimming with tomato slices and crisp bacon, or my choice - the Curb Shop Shrimp Salad. It literally is so big that the top slice of bread slides off the mound of fresh, meaty, and tasty shrimp. I like a dash of Tobasco and a little Worcester on it - it reminds me of Atlantic City many years ago when I took world-famous "dancer" Irma the Body to Kornblau's on Pacific Avenue and we split a shrimp salad and their new creation - the "Cloak and Dagger" (corned beef, cole slaw, Russian dressing). It was late November,1963 -the 22nd- the day we lost our best President.

Luigi's on The Avenue!