Amighetti's Bakery
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Amighetti's Bakery is an Italian American bakery and cafe located in the Hill
, the large Italian neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri
; as well as Hazelwood, Missouri
and Rock Hill, Missouri
. They are most known for their Amighetti's Special Sandwich. The Special is made with ham, roast beef, Genoa salami
, brick cheese
, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, pepperoncini
and secret recipe Amighetti's dressing on freshly baked Italian bread. They also make and serve fresh pasta.
Amighetti's Bakery was founded in 1921 by Louis Amighetti,an Italian immigrant, later by his son Louis Amighetti Jr. (His nickname was "Junior" to all who knew him.) who with his first wife Angela and children then later second wife Marge, grew the business to the point that in the late '60's/early '70's expanded from a small, traditional bakery into a sit-down casual sandwich shop. They later began selling their own in-house made varieties of gelato and also expanded to open another location downtown near Busch Stadium. Years later Marge and Junior sold their business to Anheuser Busch, staying on to continue running the enterprise.
The Schnucks
grocery store chain makes a sandwich called the "King of the Hill" that tries to imitate the Special. However, because Amighetti's bakes its own bread—much less uses its own proprietary sandwich recipe—, Schnucks' sandwich differs from that of Amighetti's.
The Hill, St. Louis
The Hill is a mostly Italian-American neighborhood within St. Louis, Missouri, located on high ground south of Forest Park. The official boundaries of the area are Manchester Avenue on the north, Columbia and Southwest Avenues on the south, South Kingshighway Boulevard on the east, and Hampton...
, the large Italian neighborhood of St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
; as well as Hazelwood, Missouri
Hazelwood, Missouri
Hazelwood is a second-ring suburb of St. Louis, located in northwestern St. Louis County, Missouri. The population was 25,703 as of the 2010 census. Hazelwood, a northern suburb of St. Louis, is located north of Lambert-St...
and Rock Hill, Missouri
Rock Hill, Missouri
Rock Hill is a city in St. Louis County, Missouri, United States. The population was 4,635 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Rock Hill is located at ....
. They are most known for their Amighetti's Special Sandwich. The Special is made with ham, roast beef, Genoa salami
Genoa salami
The original Genoese sausage is the salame genovese di Sant'Olcese, which is a "prodotto agroalimentare tradizionale" , and originates in the hilly interior of its province where pigs could be easily maintained on acorns, chestnuts, and hazelnuts of the local Mediterranean woodlands.Genoa salami is...
, brick cheese
Brick cheese
Brick cheese is a cheese from Wisconsin, USA, made in brick-shaped form. The color ranges from pale yellow to white, and the cheese has a sweet and mild flavor when young, and matures into a strong ripe cheese with age. It is medium-soft, crumbles easily and is somewhat sticky to the knife...
, lettuce, tomato, pickles, onions, pepperoncini
Pepperoncini
Peperoncini , common names Tuscan peppers, sweet Italian peppers, golden Greek peppers and Kyle peppers, are a variety of the species Capsicum annuum...
and secret recipe Amighetti's dressing on freshly baked Italian bread. They also make and serve fresh pasta.
Amighetti's Bakery was founded in 1921 by Louis Amighetti,an Italian immigrant, later by his son Louis Amighetti Jr. (His nickname was "Junior" to all who knew him.) who with his first wife Angela and children then later second wife Marge, grew the business to the point that in the late '60's/early '70's expanded from a small, traditional bakery into a sit-down casual sandwich shop. They later began selling their own in-house made varieties of gelato and also expanded to open another location downtown near Busch Stadium. Years later Marge and Junior sold their business to Anheuser Busch, staying on to continue running the enterprise.
The Schnucks
Schnucks
Schnucks is a supermarket chain. Based in suburban St. Louis, the company was started in 1939 with the opening of a store in north St. Louis city and now operates 100 stores in five states throughout the midwest. Schnucks also runs stores under the Logli Supermarkets and Hilander Foods banners...
grocery store chain makes a sandwich called the "King of the Hill" that tries to imitate the Special. However, because Amighetti's bakes its own bread—much less uses its own proprietary sandwich recipe—, Schnucks' sandwich differs from that of Amighetti's.