Koch's Deli

The legend began on June 25, 1966, when Sidney & Frances Koch opened Koch's Take Out Shop on their 28th wedding anniversary. "My parents always wanted a place around a campus," Bobby reminisced in a January interview with Family Business. "They loved being around students." Bobby remembered his mother delivering homemade chicken soup to anyone who was sick. "She was the quintessential Jewish mother," he said. Family members handed out sliced meat to customers waiting in line, most of whom they greeted by name. Bobby and Lou gradually took over for their parents in the 80s and renamed the business Koch's Deli.