Edison Park
Neighborhood in Chicago, IllinoisWikipedia
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Oct 2, 2026
Michael PiffHOST
So the fact that we surpassed that by the final four round was crazy.
Michael PiffHOST
But Tony's Italian Deli in Edison Park came away with a big win.
Michael PiffHOST
If you listen to the announcement, they had a quote-unquote watch party because it was on the radio.
Michael PiffHOST
Like a listen
Kevin PowellHOST
party.
Kevin PowellHOST
They had a listen party
Michael PiffHOST
at Firewater Barbecue in Edison Park, and we called the winner.
Michael PiffHOST
It was between them and Frankie's of Oak Brook, which was very close towards the end there.
Frank CalabreseGUEST
And this map includes all the 41st Ward.
Frank CalabreseGUEST
So this map includes places like Edison Park, Norwood Park.
Frank CalabreseGUEST
Dunning, Forest Glen.
Frank CalabreseGUEST
So this is a more conservative area politically.
Jeanne SparrowHOST
I have never, I'm sorry, heard of the architect Bruce Goff.
Jeanne SparrowHOST
But when I looked at the photo of the home that's for sale in Edison Park, I instantly recognized the style.
Jeanne SparrowHOST
Okay.
Jeanne SparrowHOST
I've seen those my whole life.
Dennis RodkinGUEST
And he moves to Chicago at the invitation of Alfonso Ianelli, who was a sculptor who worked a lot with Frank Lloyd Wright.
Dennis RodkinGUEST
He's working here for Ianelli doing other things, and then he goes out on his own.
Dennis RodkinGUEST
In 1937 and 1938, he designs this house that just sold in Edison Park and a house in Northfield, does only a few other things here in Chicago before going back to Oklahoma, ends up having this incredible career because he's just fascinated flamboyantly creative, outrageously innovative.
Dennis RodkinGUEST
I mean, you can't even figure out all the words to describe his work.
Robert VargasGUEST
for one, it should be of no surprise to many people that Bridgeport is one of the communities because it was, you know, it's the home of the Daily Machine that had two generations in the mayor's office.
Robert VargasGUEST
Hyde Park, which houses the University of Chicago, Edison Park.
Robert VargasGUEST
And it's important to remember that many of these settlements were founded over some of the major investors of real estate in those communities.
Robert VargasGUEST
And so Rogers Park, I believe, was named after Wilfred Rogers, for example.
Michael PiffHOST
We've done wings.
Michael PiffHOST
And this was the most fun to watch from my standpoint, you know, watching not just the votes come through, but to watch the communities rally around these different sandwich places, all 64 of them, including our two finalists, which were Tony's of Edison Park and Frankie's of Oak Brook.
Michael PiffHOST
And my goodness, some of the celebrities that came out for these places.
Michael PiffHOST
Like what? Well, on the Tony side, we had Anthony Rizzo behind them.
Michael PiffHOST
They went through Manny's in the Elite Eight, and then D'Amato's in the Final Four.
Michael PiffHOST
And the winner is? The winner is, of our inaugural Best Deli Tournament, sponsored by Puckard Pickle, Toronto Baking Company, and Coop's Mustard, is...
Michael PiffHOST
Tony's Italian Deli and Subs of Edison Park.
Michael PiffHOST
Tony's, Tony's.
Christina ConnerHOST
But we actually, we had a lot of fun.
Christina ConnerHOST
We went to Edison Park, was the neighborhood that we liked the most.
Christina ConnerHOST
It's like very, very walkable.
Keegan WinfieldHOST
Mm-hmm.
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