Touch of Italy Moves Beloved Parm Night to Mondays—For a Limited Time

For years, locals across Delmarva have planned their week around one dependable comfort-food tradition: Parm Night at Touch of Italy. Now, in a small but cheerful shake-up designed to brighten the start of the week, the restaurant group is moving its wildly popular Chicken Parm and Eggplant Parm specials to Monday nights beginning May 4—for a limited time.

If Mondays have long been the least-favorite day on the calendar, Touch of Italy is making a strong case for reconsideration.

Known for its house-made sauces, fresh mozzarella, Arthur Avenue–inspired ingredient sourcing, and Italian American classics with roots in Bronx tradition, the restaurant’s Chicken Parm has developed something close to a cult following. Regulars don’t just order it—they plan around it.

And now, that tradition gets a new night.

The Price

The Monday Parm Night special keeps the same approachable pricing that helped make it one of the most talked-about weekly dining deals in the region:

Chicken Parm — $17.99
Eggplant Parm — $16.99

Each entrée is served with a side of spaghetti and Touch of Italy’s house-made tomato sauce.

The special is available dine-in only at all three locations:

Lewes
Rehoboth Beach
Ocean City

Guests familiar with the crowds Parm Night typically draws may want to arrive early—or at least arrive hungry.

The Question of Muenster

Ask almost anyone who has had Touch of Italy’s Chicken Parm what makes it different, and eventually the conversation turns to the cheese.

Instead of mozzarella, the kitchen uses Muenster cheese—a choice rooted in classic Italian American cooking traditions from New York’s borough kitchens. The result is a topping that is creamy and buttery, delivering that rich, gooey pull diners love without becoming stringy or watery the way mozzarella sometimes can in baked parm dishes.

Touch of Italy still makes its own fresh mozzarella in-house for pizzas and other specialties. But when it comes to Chicken Parm, Muenster is the secret weapon.

Locals rave about it. Food bloggers regularly cite it as one of the restaurant’s quiet advantages. And once diners taste the difference, they tend to remember it.

A Sauce That Starts in the Shadow of Vesuvius

Of course, great parm begins long before the cheese melts.

Touch of Italy’s house tomato sauce is made from imported San Marzano tomatoes from Italy, prized worldwide for their balanced sweetness and low acidity. Grown in volcanic soil near Mount Vesuvius, these tomatoes bring depth and brightness that elevate the dish from familiar comfort food to something closer to tradition-driven craftsmanship.

Combined with house seasoning, fresh breading, and carefully prepared cutlets, the result is a plate that feels both nostalgic and unmistakably deliberate.

A New Night, Same Classic Comfort

Moving Parm Night to Monday isn’t just a scheduling tweak—it’s a small invitation to start the week differently. Instead of easing into Monday, diners can lean into it with a plate of something warm, familiar, and deeply satisfying.

For longtime fans, it’s the same dish they already love.
For newcomers, it might be the easiest introduction to what keeps people returning to Touch of Italy again and again.