In 1947, Ambrose Campo returned from the Philippine Liberation as a U.S. Navy butcher and set up a new establishment at 2401 S. 62nd Street in a squat, two-story brick building in Southwest Philadelphia. Like countless Philadelphia business owners, Ambrose ran his butcher shop on the first floor and lived in an apartment on the second floor. Everyone in the family was expected to help out, whether it was mixing meatballs, washing windows, or sweeping up at closing time.

As supermarkets squeezed family butcher shops out of business, Ambrose’s son, Mike, decided to turn Campo’s into a delicatessen. Campo’s original cheesesteaks and famous hoagies have deep roots based in family, neighborhood, and hard work. The one ingredient crucial to our success over the years is personal service or as we like to call it, “love”. It has kept our customers coming back since we, Mike and Denise, took over. Philly History

After many Philly residents began moving to the suburbs in the late 90s, Campo’s Deli closed its 62nd Street location and moved to a new site at 214 Market Street in Old City. The Old City location was a hit and Campo’s was recognized for Best of Philly, TopRated by Zagat, and featured on the Food Network.

Campo's concession stands come to Citizens Bank Park, and Heater is named the official cheesesteak of the Phillies. Campo's was ranked 2nd best ballpark food in America.

Campo’s celebrated its 75th anniversary at the Old City Festival in 2022. The shop is still run today by Mike, Denise, their son Michael, and daughter, Mia. The first 4th generation Campo is now washing windows on the weekends for $5 an hour, because that is how we ALL started!

When Mike Campo says, “That’s not just a sandwich, that’s someone’s meal, make it great!”, it comes from his heart. Our business is more than just hoagies, cheesesteaks, and sandwiches. It’s personal… and it shows.

So, when you order any of the extra special foods that we make here in our Philadelphia kitchen, you’ll discover that, just like Ambrose and Rose, we don’t let anything leave without a little “love” in it.