In 1902 Theodore Roosevelt was in the White House, the Model T Ford was still six years in the future and on the Portland, Maine waterfront a young Italian immigrant named Giovanni Amato began selling fresh baked rolls filled with meat, cheese and fresh vegetables to his fellow countrymen working the docks. In 1902, the Real Italian Sandwich was born. And from a small cart down on the docks came the beginnings of the Amato’s tradition. A tradition 105 years in the making and still going strong.