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| - Went here after seeing Primanti Brothers featured on Man v. Food.
Er, yeah...is this the best diner food Pittsburgh has to offer?
The sandwiches were totally bland, and although tall, not very big. They weren't particularly appetizing. I opted to not finish mine even though I definitely could have if I had wanted to. The bread was sort of cheap. Flavorless fries, and I'm pretty sure the only condiment I found was ketchup, or possibly hot sauce. I don't remember which overstuffed sandwich I ordered. I only remember the bitter taste of disappointment. I don't think it was all that cheap for what you get, either.
Primanti Brothers may have invented the overstuffed sandwich, but it seems like they have been resting on their laurels ever since...I don't know...the Industrial Revolution? (or whenever they first came up with the idea). The Panini's franchise in Cleveland, Ohio does overstuffed sandwiches better, and I'm not saying this because of some dumb, imaginary football rivalry, either.
What was really poor was the atmosphere of Primanti Brothers. The place is located by the river. Outside of Primanti Bros, there was this overpowering rotting fish smell. It was either rotting fish or loading dock garbage, but it smelled rather bad. The ladies room was terrifying. It was down a steep flight of stairs into this dank, dark concrete basement. I saw a cockroach in the ladies room, which was what I imagined a prison bathroom would look like. I'm not even sure if they have wheelchair accessible restrooms here (you might want to check before you make the trek).
My overall experience with Primanti Brothers was that its reputation as a good sandwich place is mostly hype.
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