RUBICON DELI
RUBICON DELI
The Long Search Is Finally Over…
by Leslie Krouse
Well, I found it, The BEST DAMN DELI SANDWICH anywhere! RUBICON DELI in Mission Beach is that place. This is the freshest and most flavorful sandwich’s I have ever tasted in my entire life. And I have quite a bit of experience with delis, having worked in one for quite sometime. Freshness is a problem with deli sandwiches, if the ingredients aren’t fresh including the bread the sandwich isn’t as good as it could be. My good buddy Burke from the group Vokab Kompany recommended Rubicon Deli to me, and they insisted I go in and try it ASAP. Wow! I have never had such an incredible tasting sandwich in my entire life, I know I’m getting redundant, but it’s that good. The bread is amazing. Baked fresh in house everyday. They have 7 different types of bread to choose from, white, wheat, pesto, jalapeno jack, garlic, garlic cheese, and Blue Cheese. Each sandwich is its own loaf of bread. And for those carb-conscious individuals, you can order the bread “Naked” they will scoop out the center for you, but you still get that amazing crust, with all the flavors. “You could literally go in there everyday for a year and never have the same sandwich” proudly boasts Evan, one of the owners. I have tried at least 4 different sandwiches, and everyone just as delicious as the last.
by Jon Tiffin
The “Rubicon Special” the turkey is sliced so thin it just melts in your mouth, combined with the Roasted Red Peppers, Smoked Gouda, Romaine Lettuce, and Pesto Mayo, it’s just heaven. I have had it on wheat, jalapeno jack, and pesto, and all delivers it’s own unique flavor combination, I suggest adding bacon, but I put bacon on everything. The “Dom Pastram” if you are a fine connoisseur of Pastrami sandwiches than this ones for you. Piled high with the highest quality of piping hot meat, melted Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, pickles and onions, and of coarse mustard. Now lets get into the mustards for a minute. This is where you can really see that they do care about the food they are serving. They have brought gourmet into the deli, featuring 4 types of Napa Valley Mustards. Honey Hot & Sweet, Green Chile & Garlic, Herbs of the Valley, and my personal favorite Habanero (this will kick your taste buds into gear). There is also Inglehoffer Cranberry Mustard, which is great on the turkey. There is one last sandwich I’m going to talk about, the “Spicy Tuna.” Wow, where do I start, of coarse the Tuna, totally fresh albacore, not fishy at all, this is a requirement for me. They put a generous helping of tuna salad, then they top it with pepper jack cheese, romaine, tomato’s, pickles, onions, avocado, peppercinis, and Habanero Mustard, this is such a big sandwich you need two hands to pick it up, and taking a bite, well it ain’t pretty, but it is so worth it. Sandwiches aren’t the only food to die for there. They have an Acai “Belleza Bowl” to start off your day, some perfectly formed bread bowls that house some of the most flavorful Soup De Jour’s, and a “Love at First Bite” sandwich to finish it off. Well, enough about the food, I could go on and on. Here’s what I found out about the history behind the Rubicon Deli.
by Jon Tiffin
The original Rubicon Deli was established in 1993 in Tahoma, which is located on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe. Named after the Rubicon Trail, which historically runs from Georgetown, CA to Tahoma, CA at Lake Tahoe. It started as an Indian trade route, became a stagecoach route and is currently one of the premier four-wheel drive trails in the country. Although the meaning of the Rubicon originates in northwestern Italy where lies a stream that Julius Caesar crossed with his army, breaking a forbidden law crossing it, in which it committed him to war against the Senate and Pompey. The ensuring civil war resulted in victory for Caesar after three years. Giving Caesar’s crossing the Rubicon the meaning “THE POINT OF NO RETURN!” Which suits the Rubicon’s Product ideally because once you have eaten a Rubicon Sandwich you will never go anywhere else. Hence “THE POINT OF NO RTETURN.”
The original Rubicon Deli was created buy Cheri Corsiglia, loving mother of Evan Corsiglia who taught him the tricks of the trade, and thus making him one of the owners of the Rubicon Deli in Mission Beach. He teamed up along side of two long time close friends, Antonio Carasali born in Reno Nevada, but is a ten-year local of San Diego and graduate of USD, and Oliver Lang, Bay Area local, but an 8-year veteran in San Diego, and professional paintball player. They manipulated the successful formula that Evan had been taught so well, and put a spin on it with their creative personalities. They wanted to create a “locals” place where the food spoke for itself. “A big part of our day before was finding a great place, with good atmosphere, and where we were able to eat with our friends. Now we get to do that everyday,” says the trio. And they couldn’t be more correct. The second you step inside you realize you’re not in a typical deli. With a contemporary style café decor, you feel like you could be anywhere in the world. Fortunately you’re within steps of the ocean. Rubicon’s long history, and sense of creating a spot in the community for people to come in, hang out, eat killer grinds, and just be, is essentially what we are all looking for. So with this holiday season vastly approaching us, make it a point as you’re out and about shopping, to stop by and try it for yourselves.
Rubicon Deli
3819 Mission blvd
San Diego ca 92109
(park next door at the laundromat)
P. 858488DELI (3354) / F. 8584883355
