Auntie G’s Deli, Bakery and Barbeque is Open!
Named after the owners adored Aunt Gloria, Auntie G’s Deli, Bakery and Barbeque has acquired the space formally home of Ridgefield Grocery & Deli (near Kilometers).
Auntie G’s serves up comfort food at it’s best, along with a fine selection of deli meats and cheeses, rib-sticking barbeque as well as scrumptious baked goods and desserts, prepared with Aunt Gloria in mind. They also carry Italian specialties.
Stop by, give them a try, and let us know your thoughts. We love to share some reviews, right here on the blog!
Saturday night at home and it’s a rack of ribs from Auntie G’s – served with rice and baked beans, a choice of BBQ or sweet mashed potatos, and homemade chicken soup. Sour (garlicky!!!) pickles. Chef Paul is good!!! (And his wife Susan, inspired pastry chef, bakes with their own – bootleg! – limoncello – ask about it!)
We are lucky to lure this talented couple to Ridgefield from White Plains, where Paul owned Lexington Glatt Kosher — and can thank Auntie Gloria herself if she were only here to nod in assent. You’ll feel her spirt though – the one + only Auntie G passed away 6 months ago today and left Paul her home and his Uncle, who then challeged Paul to open Auntie G’s right on Danbury Rd, corner of Rt 7.
The ribs are the best, go try – 2 kinds, BBQ Baby Back and Dry Rub. Pulled pork is to die for. Open for breakfast at 6am – eggs, bacon, sandwiches, bagels from Manhattan and real deal lox cream cheese. Corn beef + brisket every day. I predict we’re going to be regulars. (And they deliver!!!)
I’m going there for eggs and NY bagels tomorrow. Thanks for the head’s up!
Sunday morning, 10am, Auntie G’s where Paul cooks up some smoked apple bacon (out of this world) eggs, and ham. In various combos (five people, five breakfast sandwiches) we enjoyed them on fresh rolls (brought in from the Bronx “while you were still asleep,” says Paul). Couldn’t leave with out another pound of Boars Head shaved ham ($4.99 pp-great deal), some swiss, and a few pickles (couldn’t wait til’ lunch, had them in the car on the way home). How ’bout you? Paul is ready and waiting to cook up some ribs, pulled pork, wings…I’m heading back to stock up for the big game. Good stuff.
The food is good but the guy behind the counter was so rude, not only to his employees, but to the customers as well. I doubt I will ever go back.
You have to try their knishes. Terrific!
The Marinated Chicken sandwich tasted like it was marinated in water and two sandwiches and two drinks was almost $30.
I always like to see new businesses in town succeed and I hesitate to put this negative review out however, a business should succeed on it’s merits, which is to say they need to put forth effort and price their goods appropriately to please and attract their customers and not just expect that people will come just because it’s there, and they should not assume that people will pay more than it’s worth just because (as we all know) EVERYBODY here in Ridgefield has a lot of money.
If I’m going to pay $30 for lunch than at the very least the chicken should be marinated in ketchup.
We’ve become HUGE fans! Mac and cheese is creamy, cheddary, and awesome, the brisket is delicious, the Philly cheesesteaks are outstanding (and actually taste as good as the ones in Philadelphia – a rare find in Connecticut!), and the pickles are great. We loved the stuffed cabbage (reminds us of Grandma’s) and can’t wait to try some of the other items, including the knishes.
So happy to have a great – and NOT Italian – deli in the area… a unique and welcome addition to the local scene!!!
(And the owner and his wife couldn’t be nicer – including offering up samples to try of anything and everything without even being asked!)
Auntie G’s is now featuring a fabulous chocolate line from “2 Chicks with Chocolate” named one of the top 10 Chocolatiers of 2009. The spicy hearts are unique & take chocolate to a whole new level!
This is great to know, especially with Easter upon us. Thanks for sharing.
Well, thanks to this blog, I found out that Ridgefield now has a BBW spot. Dropped by today to take a few things home, and wound up being given tastes of just about everything that Chef Paul makes on the grill. Good thing I wasn’t hungry.
His dry rub is quite good, and the sauce is not too sweet. Looking forward to when his Habanero peppers are ripe since I like spicy sauces. And his baked goods were very good.
Can’t wait to try a shot of Limoncello.
This is the best knish recipe i have ever used…Dough * 2 cups flour* 1 tsp. baking powder* 1/2 tsp. salt* 2 T. canola oil* 2 eggs * 1/4 cup water, room temperature* additional 1 T. canola oil…Potato Filling* 2 cups mashed, cooked potato (two large or three small)* 2 T. canola oil* 2 large onions, chopped* salt, black pepper, and garlic to taste…MAKES 24… Put all dough ingredients in food processor, pulse a few times, and then continue to process until the dough forms a ball. Put a tablespoon of oil on your hands, coat the ball of dough with the oil, and wrap the dough in plastic. Refrigerate the wrapped dough for 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350° F. Bake the potatoes in a microwave or conventionaloven, or boil in water. Peel and mash well. Fry onions in oil until golden. Mix onions, potatoes, spices…Divide dough into 3 parts, and roll into 10×6 inch rectangles. One inch from the edge, along the longer edge of each piece of dough, place 1/3 of the filling in a narrow, high row. Spread the filling evenly, and then, beginning with the edge closer to the filling, roll the dough around the filling, finally sealing the dough along the long edges. Place the long knishes on a large greased cookie sheet, and bake for about 40 minutes. Slice each of the knishes into 8 pieces before serving. Alternatively, the dough can be separated into 24 small pieces, and each piece can be individually filled and baked.