Scottsdale’s dining money moved north decades ago; the DeFalco family stayed put on Scottsdale Road, running the same Italian grocery, deli and red-sauce counter since 1972. Formica, fluorescent light, recipes over a century old, and a single dollar sign that is not a typo.
The Italian sub is the benchmark — stacked properly, dressed the old way, slightly too big. The meatballs and red-sauce plates are where the family recipes go deepest.
When to go: 11:00 AM or after 1:30 PM on a weekday. Noon is the full civic experience, with the line bending past the shelves and nobody behind the counter in any hurry.