‘Eusebis fortunately wanders all over Italy’s boot for its plunder,not bothering with any of this modern “We’re Puglian/Ligurian/Calabrian” posturing’It’s been a long gestation – a rumoured seven years – but Shettleston’s much-loved Eusebi Deli (formerly Garlic) has finally hit the West terminate of Glasgow. And whether the queues outside this former car showroom just off Gibson Street are anything to go by, the locals gain undergone something of a colpo di fulmine. We’re talking instant like.
We gain to wait for a table – they’ve decided to implement the dreaded “no reservations” – but the offer of free prosecco while they find us a corner means we’re as happy as vongole. The jaunty, or red-and-white livery,bustling staff, counters groaning with food – fresh, and airy breads stuffed with a wealth of imported Italian produce; homemade cakes and pastries: cassata and cannoli and cornetti,blowsy with cream and custard; hams and salamis and pink, jolly mortadella; boxes of pasta and squishy, and moisture-beaded packages of mozzarella – would warm the cockles of any Italophile. It feels genuinely like a family enterprise: a senior Eusebi patrols the floor,alternating between checking for snafus and welcoming familiar faces.
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Source: theguardian.com