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GW Deli Documentary

Documentary Film: A Popular Place

GW Presents A Popular Place

 

 

A Popular Place

For more than 70 years, Leo’s GW Delicatessen—a.k.a. “Deli”—has not only been catering to their customers’ cravings, but also created a major sense of community on campus. See why generations of GW students keep coming back for more.

 

 

 

 

 

GW DELI

“The clientele is one of the great things about the place because we've got these wonderful students, these highly educated students, and these incredible professors.”

John Ambrogi
Owner and proprietor, Leo’s GW Delicatessen

 

 

1945

Year Established

600

Estimated number of bagels sold per week (pre-COVID)

700

Estimated pounds of bacon sold per week (pre-COVID)

 

 

 

 

 

GW DELI

What’s Your Order?

Whether you remember the GW Deli’s sounds and smells, the friends you ran into there, or the towering piles of bacon, we want to hear your story. Tell us your favorite memory of the GW Deli.


Share Your Deli Order

 

 

 

3 stars

“It's a place that this is GW’s own thing. You know, you're not going to find this anywhere else. This is our thing. It's delicious, it's good. And it just almost feels like a place that you can call home because it's right here in the center of campus. So you know, you're at GW when you're at Deli.”

Ian Haimowitz, student

Ian Haimowitz
 

 

 

 

 

 

“Well, Deli's a place that even when there's a long line, you can see all the people from the classes you were just in. You could talk to them, talk about how hard a test was while also being able to be excited for some great food. I feel like everybody knows that people, whether it's one of the cashiers that everyone is in love with or whether it's some of the cooks in there. And it’s just a place that you know everybody.”

—Sofia Sotelo, student