Traverso’s Gourmet Foods Wines & Liquors

I love this place, please dont change!
The deli is so fresh, the wine and liquor selection is extensive, I love walking in here because I always walk out with a new italian dessert or sweet snack food.
Italians know best!

I have to disagree with most folks and say I preferred the old downtown location– bums and all. So, you spend a 50cents on some dude begging for change. Big deal! You’ll spend at least that in gas to get to the new place anyway so… it’s a wash.
Seriously, though. I wanted to like the new place. It is definitely bigger, I’ll give them that. But, at least to me, it didn’t seem like their selection really improved much. Their cheese selection seemed roughly the same as before– and the size of the cheeses is way too big for us two. I like Oliver’s better in that sense– they have smaller pieces of cheese so we have less/​no waste.
One area that was really disappointing was their olive selection. I am CRAZY for olives and anytime I see them, I find it difficult not to buy some. There was not one jar of olives that appealed to me there.
This new place lacks some of the charm of the old place, but that’s made up for by the fact that the Traverso family is still there same as before.
Having an Italian (he would correct me to say «Sicilian») father, I used to count on Traverso’s to find little gems that I could surprise him with on my trips home. Sadly, I don’t think I’ll be making the trek up to this new location again anytime soon.

One of the only plaes inthe area that carries «Type 00» four from Italy. I’ve looked everywhere, WF, Olivers, Safeway, etc and no one besides them seems to carry it. They also have a great selection of imported cheeses and cured meats which I love. Itsnot the most comprehensive market around but for specialty products from Italy theydo pretty well. In addition I enjoy their Bourbon and Scotch selection and they fact they have a club to join for afficinados.
I still want to try their sandwiches, they look really good!