It lives in one of the oldest buildings in Shreveport, so old it’s on the National Registry. The section of town is hardly the best, and it’s only open at lunch. But the look, outside and inside, has to be seen to be believed, and they serve what they call a muffy, so designated (so my father tells me) because Fertitta’s was sued when they tried to use the phrase “muffuletta”.
The "small" muffy. The large one is bigger than my spread hand.
Fertitta’s muffy is an original, in part because of the home made olive salad they use, in part because it’s a sweeter olive salad than most. It doesn’t transport me the way the muffuletta at E. 48th Street Market Italian did, but something with a near 80 year history deserves some respect. I enjoyed the sandwich, enjoyed the meal, loved the ambience. The ambience alone makes this something of a “must visit” for a food aficionado in the Shreveport area.
Fertitta’s Delicatessen
1124 Fairfield Ave
Shreveport, LA 71101
(318) 424-5508
Food Near Snellville 
July 19, 2012 at 11:59 pm
Thank you for your kind words about my family’s restaurant. I’m glad that you enjoyed your Muffy. One correction however, is that the sandwich became called the Muffy because my Grandfather, Sam Fertitta, couldn’t afford a neon sign that would read: “Fertitta’s Home of the Muffaletta.” He had to shorten something, so he shortened Muffaletta to Muffy. The Muffy is a National Registered Trademark owned by my mother, and the name muffaletta is considered by the US Patent and Trademark Office to be a generic name that is usable by anyone. So people can get a muffaletta anywhere, but the only place you can get a Muffy is at Fertitta’s.