Carmella's Market

Carmella's Market... this place is TRULY a neighborhood gem. It is adorably old school Italian, run by family. The business supports other local businesses- using bread from A&L Bakery, selling slush from Slush King, featuring various items from their favorite restaurants and stores. Nick and family are so supportive of all of their fellow neighboring business owners, always wishing them success and not attempting to compete and bring someone down, but to truly find a place at the table for everyone. In addition to supporting local business, Carmella's has been such a staple in the community. Nick and family offer discounts for law enforcement, for first responders, for teachers. He came through for me more times than I can count. He will help make any idea come to life and always went along with my ideas. I was the cochair of the School Parent Council at the Samuel Adams School for a number of years. Nick offered our staff special discounts, he would go out of his way to deliver an extra 2 foot sub when I told him how quickly the food was going at a staff event... he came through for us when I asked for gluten free bread for our teachers with gluten allergies... he brought my little vision of personal charcuterie boards to life. Nick was always a pleasure to work with. In addition to being such a big help with my events at school, my kids love Carmella's. The kids and their friends would beg to go to Carmella's after school for slush. The walk to Carmella's was so much easier for us than walking to Slush King and Nick got his slush from Slush King. My oldest was always so excited to get a fresh sub at Carmella's, and my picky little guy would always find a bag of chips, drink or candy to suit his needs. Nick pretty much always slid in a random treat for the kids on the house. Carmella's has old fashioned "penny candy", Italian groceries, hand stuffed peppers, freshly made meatballs, sauce, cutlets... everything is made with love and is so fresh... just like Nonni would make. Such an old school Italian feel. I love their Italian sub. And they appease me and put lettuce on mine even though that's not traditional. LOL I also LOVE their turkey sub. And really any sub. I just like their food. I don't like peppers but I've purchased the stuffed peppers for my family members for Christmas gifts and they LOVED them. Anyway... I guess I am saying Carmella's is a wonderful place. I hope they are in business for many many decades. They do an amazing job and I'm so proud of how far they've come.