50 p o r t l a n d monthly magazine Downtown cited [to go into bricks and mortar].” L ongfellow Square locals can breathe easy with the confirmed revival of Joe’s Super Variety in the brand-new Hiawatha Building at 667 Congress Street. The new location, situated on the first floor of the sleek, eight-story building, may seem a world away from the shop’s origins, but owner Michael Discatio assures us that de- spite the change in appearance, Joe’s is still planning on keeping it real. “I can’t walk down Congress Street with- out people asking me when we’re going to open. All they say is that there’s no place to get a sandwich around here anymore.” Cus- tomers can enjoy the extended food, beer, and wine selections, but other than that, Michael expects to maintain the shop’s pre- vious atmosphere. No big deal. “Took an old building down. Put a new one up.” When asked how his grandfather and store founder, Joe Discatio Sr., would have felt about their brief closure, Michael says, “He’d be pissed. I closed for 17 months. He didn’t want to close for a single day.” n