Garafolo’s Importing

Garafolo’s Importing is an Oswego corner grocery long known for its Italian sausage, along with discount beverages and friendly service. The store carries aged cheeses, fresh cold cuts and packaged meats, and it has grown into a three-part operation that also includes a catering service and a sandwich shop.

The cheese case is a draw on its own, with imported provolone, fontinella and bleu alongside fresh cheese curds and bulk ricotta. Shelves also hold olives, figs, dry lupini beans and cod. Platters of meat, cheese, veggies, pepperoni or cookies are available for gatherings.

What to Know

• Aged cheeses run from one year old up to three years old, an old-school Italian grocery specialty.
• The sandwich shop builds whole-loaf subs on Italian loaves baked fresh in the store.
• Garbage plates, panini, melts and fried chicken fingers also come out of the sandwich shop.
• Catering covers hot and mild Italian sausage, baked ziti, baked marinated chicken, chicken parmesan and lasagna.
• The famous Italian sausage comes in both hot and mild.