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4901 Bryan St. Dallas, TX 75206

214-823-6180

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Best Meat Purveyor
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Deli, Italian

Hours: Mon-Sat: 9am-7:30pm Sun: closed

Price: $, $$

Payment Types: All Major Credit Cards
Attire: casual

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Alcohol: Beer/Wine
Reservations: Not Accepted

Parking: Lot Available

Description

While Jimmy's first opened in 1966, it wasn't until 1997 when heirs Mike and Paul Diablo decided to focus solely on Italian specialties and imported goods. Before then, the store catered mainly to the area's Latin American population. Now Jimmy's is legendary -- the most heralded Italian market in all of Dallas. It provides food (especially the house-made sausage) to local restaurants, among them, Italian eatery Urbano Café next door. There are many Dallasites who swear Jimmy's is the place. The shop is stocked with an extensive selection of imported Italian wines, domestic, craft and imported beer. There are enough pastas to wrap the globe several times over, and myriad specialty items and meats. Lots and lots of meats.

2010 | Best Meat Purveyor

You can stock the Italian kitchen of your dreams from the imported pastas, wines and cheeses lining the racks at Jimmy's, but the real show's in back, under the bright industrial lighting over the meat counter. This is where Jimmy's works its magic, manned by a crew that knows and appreciates the edible animal. Take a bite of the Italian Stallion, a sandwich fat with seven kinds of meat and two cheeses, and there'll be no doubting this 50-year-old family joint's credentials as a meat-lover's... More »
2009 | Best Italian Grocery

Whether the purpose of your visit is a picnic, dinner party or just an excuse to try a new bottle of wine, Jimmy's selection of Italian wine, cheese, meat and olives is like a veritable trip to the streets of Rome, or at least to Little Italy in New York. The family-owned store has been at its present location since 1966, and family recipes for meatballs and fig cookies lend the place an intimate and historic feel that's impossible to capture at a chain deli or market. In 2006 the store... More »
2008 | Best Spicy Italian Sausage

If you've ever had the Jimmy's Sausage flatbread pizza at Bolsa in Oak Cliff, you know how perfect the sausage is--just the right combination of sweet tenderness and spicy-hot piquancy. "Jimmy's Spicy" is one of several sausages made on the premises at Jimmy's Food Store, one of the treasures of Old East Dallas. You can get your own frozen pizza dough while you're there, so you can go home and make your own flatbread pizza. You might pick up a bottle of good Italian wine, some bitters... More »
2007 | Best Sub

The minute you take your first bite of a Jimmy's Italian sub, you realize what all those chain places are trying to do but don't. Jimmy's uses the best capicola, mortadella, provolone, pepperoni and Genoa salami with finely diced fresh lettuce, cherry peppers and Jimmy's own secret sauce all on fresh white or wheat loaf. It's fresh, sure, but you know what else it is that's a good idea for an Italian sub Italian. You can drop by Jimmy's and pick one up to go or grab a little table and eat... More »
2007 | Best Back Room

You know Jimmy's sausage and meatballs (and mortadella and prosciutto) are the stuff of legend, forcing chefs and gastronomes (why does foodie sound like a term for someone with a sippy-cup fetish) alike to knuckle under its culinary weight in devoted reverence. You also know the wine selection is the best ever brought forth from the entirety of the boot, flowing from Veneto, Compania, Tuscany, Piedmont, Friuli, Sicily, Sardinia, Trentino Alto Adige, Basilicata, Umbria and Marche. Jimmy's... More »
2006 | Best Muffuletta

Second-generation owners of Jimmy's Food Store, one of the true treasures of Old East Dallas, weren't defeated by a fire in 2004: They reopened a year later, and now they're doing better than ever. People come from all over North Texas to buy sausage handmade behind the counter, imported Italian groceries and wonderful cheeses. And now the store has a little table where you can eat. They're selling, among other things, the best muffuletta sandwich this side of Central Grocery in New Orleans.... More »
2003 | Best New York-Style Italian Family Grocery

Run by two Italian-American guys, third-generation owners; their mama makes the meatballs in the back. They make their own Italian sausage--hot, mild or how you like it. The wine selection is all Italian, all good and two bucks cheaper per bottle than the high-rent places. Every Italian condiment you can think of. People don't just come here from Plano. They don't just come here from Tyler. They come from as far away as Oklahoma City! You know why Because they're New Yorkers, from Brooklyn... More »
2001 | Best Lunch Deal

Whenever we take jaded locals to Jimmy's, which is across the street from Mai's and Hall's Hobby Shop (two more local landmarks), they're always shocked at the treats and treasures this place holds. They take it for granted that it's one more quickie convenience store, one more neighborhood stop-and-rob on an urban corner; they've driven by it a hundred times and never given it a second glance. It's their loss, and our job to correct their mistaken impressions: This place, owned and operated... More »

Baking Italian Tomato Sauce And Enjoying Jimmy's At Home

By Scott Reitz | Fri, May 25, 2012

Jimmy's is one of the first iconic brands I encountered when moving to Dallas. While I've seen their sausage on many menus, my favorite way to enjoy the DiCarlo's links is at home on a Sunday with a b... More »
How Jimmy's Conquered Dallas

By Scott Reitz | Thu, May 24, 2012

If you order a hoagie in Philly, there's a good chance it will come on a Sarcone's roll. Sure, other bakeries supply bread for some shops around town, but Sarcone's has built a legacy out of its sesame-seed-studded bread and that chewy texture tha... More »
Woman Drives Car Into Italian Restaurant, Probably Wanted Sandwich

By Scott Reitz | Wed, February 29, 2012

A woman drove her car into Jimmy's Food Store Wednesday afternoon, crushing two tables, smashing a few bar chairs and tearing a hole into the side of the the Italian deli. While nobody was hurt, custo... More »
Jimmy's Roast Pork Sandwich is a Keeper. Knock it Up and Renew Your Knot Subscription.

By Justin Bitner | Thu, December 15, 2011

Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW's most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he'll check it out. Venue: Jimmy's Food Store Sandwich: Philly R... More »
All Hail Caesar, With or Without Anchovies

By Hanna Raskin | Tue, October 19, 2010

Arguments over the most contentious ingredient in Caesar salad have lately centered on which type of anchovies chefs ought to use. "If it was my preference, it would be white anchovies," says Jackie ... More »
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dallasobserverbestof | Dallas, TX | 193 Reviews

| Wed, May 6, 2009

If you've ever had the Jimmy's Sausage flatbread pizza at Bolsa in Oak Cliff, you know how perfect the sausage is�just the right combination of sweet tenderness and spicy-hot piquancy. "Jimmy's Spicy" is one of several sausages made on the premises at Jimmy's Food Store, one of the treasures of Old East Dallas. You can get your own frozen pizza dough while you're there, so you can go home and make your own flatbread pizza. You might pick up a bottle of good Italian wine, some bitters and maybe a liter of limonata, as well. But it's that spicy Italian sausage that will stay with you the longest�in a good way.
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schambers30 | Dallas, TX | 75 Reviews

| Wed, May 19, 2010

Great sandwiches on the cheap!
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sfranch | Dallas, TX | 244 Reviews

| Tue, August 5, 2008

Best place in Dallas for a proscuitto, mozzarella, and basil sammy.
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