About Us
Francolini's is an homage to the Italian delis all over New Jersey where owner Tara grew up. She grew up in a big, Italian family, where prosciutto and lasagna graced the Thanksgiving table instead of turkey. After moving to New Orleans in 2018, she quickly realized that while there were a ton of great food options across the city, there was a lack of her childhood food. She met Cesar Nunez while working at Longway Tavern and briefly discussed the idea of opening a deli. Cesar, a huge lover of both sandwiches and the Yankees, was immediately on board. Our goal is to have a local neighborhood spot where unpretentious vibes are paired with high quality food, to simply make people happy.
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Community Involvement
Francolini's is committed to giving back to the city that fuels us. Both owners, Tara Francolini & Caesar Nunez, have chosen a local charity that will receive a portion of monthly sales. Each month, a team member also chooses a charity that is meaningful to them to receive a portion of sales as well. While we will always respond to donation requests, please understand that we are a small business and while we would like to donate to all local causes, we feel that funneling our efforts into these businesses with a larger donation will make more of an impact than spreading ourselves too thin around a bunch of organizations.
Tara's chosen charity is Innocence Project New Orleans. She began donating to the New York chapter as a teen and has remained passionate about the charity in New Orleans.
We're proud to partner with Glass Half Full NOLA for all glass recycling, and we encourage patrons to bring their glass to us for recycling as well! We try to create as little waste as possible, and are always trying to get creative with would be waste. When you get sandwich catering orders you don't get single use plastic trays - the platter that it comes on has been thrifted (many by Tara’s mom) in order to provide reusable options. Feel free to hang on to it, or bring it back to the shop for $1 off your next order.
One of the only things Tara loves more than cutlet sandwiches are dogs. She and the Francolini's team adore the animals at Take Paws Rescue, and the humans too.