Taste MoCo: Best Deli in MoCo Tournament Winner: Filippo’s Italian Specialties in Wheaton
Filippo Leo has worked at the deli for over 30 years. He took over the deli back in 2012, a year after founder Thomas Marchone passed away. The deli, located at 11224 Triangle Lane in Wheaton, opened in 1955 and operated as Marchone’s until 2014.
Today, Filippo works alongside his son Christian running the day to day operations.
Last year, Filippo’s was the winner of our TasteMoCo tournament for “Best Deli” in Montgomery County.
Filippo’s beat out 31 other delis that had all been nominated by readers of the MoCoShow to win the award.
Full bracket below:
Below are some photos from a recent trip we took to Filippo’s:
Hours:
Thursday: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Saturday: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Sunday: 9:00 am–2:00 pm
Monday: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Tuesday: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:00 am–5:00 pm
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3 comments
Not one store on that list is a real deli. Not one.
Also, the “winner”, like most other Italian Deli’s is really just 5 salamis hanging from the ceiling and a couple of cento can’s and people think its a little Italy replica.
This town woudlnt know a good pastrami or a good canoli if it slapped them in the face.
Typical MoCo….gushing over mediocrity
Can you provide a few examples of what you consider a “real” deli, whether located in MoCo or some other county/state/country? And what is your definition of a real deli?
I looked at the brackets….COULD BE THE DUMBEST LISTING I’VE SEEN!!!
Bethesda Bagel isn’t a deli, nor is Bagletowne. There are Jewish Delis and Italian Delis Separate them into different categories. It’s almost like putting OUTBACK STEAKHOUSE in a competition w Capital Grille, or BLT, or Eddie V.