Sandwiched in History
Fossati’s Delicatessen in downtown Victoria still looks like it did 140 years ago. The tall facade, white clapboard siding, and iron rings—once used to tie up horses—protruding from the sidewalk testify to Fossati’s 19th-century origins.
Although it’s gone through many evolutions and its share of financial troubles, the business is still in operation thanks to a long line of Fossatis who fought to preserve what is now the oldest deli in Texas.
The first iteration of the business was a chili stand, opened in 1882 by Fraschio “Frank” Napoleon
