Like the earth, a sandwich is made of layers and gathers its strength from its meaty core, which pushes condiments toward the crust to erupt and bury fingers in deliciousness. Let rivers of mayo magma run with today's deal: for $5, you get $10 worth of sandwiches and drinks from Piemonte's Italian Delicatessen in the Tower District.

A Fresno institution since the presidency of Herbert Hoover, Piemonte's Italian Delicatessen slings sandwiches made with fresh ingredients straight from the Central San Joaquin Valley's copious cornucopia. Piemonte's sausage, meatballs, and Italian sauce are all homemade. Deli biteables—served on your choice of wheat, sourdough, or French rolls—include the Piemonte special with salami, ham, mortadella, and provolone ($5.50) and the Michel Angelo with capicola, Toscano salami, Genoa salami, nunchucks, and provolone cheese ($7.75). Veggie Velociraptors can sink teeth and talons into the vegetarian's garden of artichoke hearts, mushrooms, lettuce, tomatoes, and wax peppers ($5.75), and pathological liars can draw bologna-and-cheese power from the Full O'Boloney ($5) as they prepare to fake their way through performing open-heart surgery.

The old-fashioned deli counter's sandwich sculptors and cold-cut craftsmen provide fast and friendly service, giving you more time to view the vivacious vistas and 151-foot-tall Bruce Lee statues of the Tower District. You can buy multiples of today's Groupon as gifts, so treat your cutest coworkers or mail carrier to a lunchtime field trip to Piemonte's Italian Delicatessen.

Piemonte's is closed on Sundays.

Reviews

Seven Citysearchers give Piemonte's Italian Delicatessen a five-star average, Yelpers give it a 4.5-star average, and 85% of Urbanspooners like it.

• Love the sandwiches started eating there when I first started going to city college and haven't stopped. Highly recommend the Piemonte Special with smoked Gouda Mmmm. – CSMobileUser3, Citysearch
• This place is one of my favorite places to grab a sandwich & get lost in flavor…The staff is always moving but never to busy to overlook a hungry stare. – George San Mateo, Urbanspoon
• The bread is always soft and fresh and the selection of meats and toppings are vast. I always had the turkey (no onions) and was never let down. – Heather S., Yelp