Opened in January, Anita Deli Sandwich is catty-corner from Crystal Beer Parlor and more than fills the space vacated by its predecessor.
Just before Thanksgiving 2020, Chef Patrick McNamara’s satellite shop Totally Baked pulled out of 348 Jefferson St. and returned to his Noble Fare home base. Anita Rentz had been one of McNamara’s employees at Totally Baked, and on Dec. 1, she and husband Robert became the location’s new co-owners and co-chefs.
“We had to start from scratch,” Anita Rentz recalled. “It was a shell.”
In a little more than a month, she and Robert designed and built out the restaurant themselves, turning a blank canvas into a fully functional and well-fitted deli.