For Mom’s Deli, word of mouth about its revival traveled fast.

The beloved sandwich shop quietly reopened its doors on Wednesday — and has sold hundreds of sandwiches without officially announcing its reopening at 5425 Hampton Ave.

“I don’t know that we needed one, being on Hampton,” said longtime store manager Danielle Bellm. The new location store in St. Louis Hills is bigger than the original location in Lindenwood Park, which closed in February.

Customers from across the region lined up on Friday — some for more than an hour and from as far away as Bonne Terre — to buy their favorite subs, including the Mom’s Special: turkey, ham, roast beef, pizza cheese, fixings and 1000 Island dressing.

“[The reception] has definitely been amazing, we missed them too,” Bellm said.

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